I knew that the marshmallow plant was used medicinally and perhaps as a sweet for thousands of years, but I wondered whether there was anything like a fluffy marshmallow during Vlad the Impaler’s time. It appears probably no. The marshmallow plant’s sap does not appear to have been whipped up like a modern marshmallow until the 19th century, whereas Vlad lived in the 15th century.
They did have marshmallow plants in Europe, though, so it’s possible that he tasted it, just not fluffed up. That being said, I’m also not clear about whether the marshmallow plant actually tastes like a modern marshmallow, which doesn’t contain any part of the marshmallow plant.
I knew that the marshmallow plant was used medicinally and perhaps as a sweet for thousands of years, but I wondered whether there was anything like a fluffy marshmallow during Vlad the Impaler’s time. It appears probably no. The marshmallow plant’s sap does not appear to have been whipped up like a modern marshmallow until the 19th century, whereas Vlad lived in the 15th century.
They did have marshmallow plants in Europe, though, so it’s possible that he tasted it, just not fluffed up. That being said, I’m also not clear about whether the marshmallow plant actually tastes like a modern marshmallow, which doesn’t contain any part of the marshmallow plant.