n 1950, Jesús Michel González created De la Rosa marzipan in Jalisco, inspired by the original recipe from Spain, but instead of using almonds, he used peanuts.
Today, De la Rosa marzipan is sold in dozens of countries and is recognized throughout Mexico, but Jaime Enrique Michel Velasco, one of González’s thirteen children, will never forget his principles.
“When I was 9 or 10 years old, I worked half a day grinding peanuts,” Michel said. “That’s where we come from, doing everything by hand, and God has blessed us.”
This weekend, De la Rosa marzipan seeks to break the Guinness record for the largest marzipan in the world and unite the Mexican migrant community in Santa Ana.
Michel invites people to celebrate and taste the marzipan that will be the largest in the world, during the event that is completely free.
In 2018, De la Rosa broke the same Guinness record with a marzipan weighing around 8 tons, but this time he is looking to create one weighing 10 tons.
“We wanted to make the largest marzipan in the world and we did it,” Michel said. “There were lines of four or five blocks, in total about 125,000 people ate it.”
The company has partnered with the Federation of Jalisco Clubs of Southern California (FCJSC) to launch the event and at the same time connect with the migrant community in the United States.
Every year the federation sends almost 4 thousand medical items to Jalisco to support the most needy communities and also helps with the reunification of families through dual citizenship procedures, according to a report by Telemundo.
The FCJSC aims to unite the people of Jalisco with activities that lead to the well-being of the community, to promote interest in the culture of the state of Jalisco and to unite the people to improve the living conditions in Jalisco and California.
“What we Mexicans need, and especially those who live here in the United States, is to have unity,” said Michel.
According to Michel, the FCJSC has the same goal of uniting migrants and they began working together at the event to raise awareness of the importance of helping communities in Jalisco with school renovations and donations of different medical supplies.
Salvador García, the president of the FCJSC, says that during difficult times with the government in the state of Jalisco, Michel has been a great help in supporting projects to benefit the Mexican community.
“Our obligation is, since there is no support from the state, nor federal support, to look for other alternatives,” explained García. “We knocked on doors with Don Enrique and for the first time an organization made an agreement with civil society.”
Recently, García announced several programs that the FCJSC is working on together for the benefit of the community, such as “Mejora tu Escuela” and blood donations.
Through the Mejora tu Escuela program, the federation has helped to cover leaks and paint murals, among other renovations, for different schools in the state of Jalisco with Michel’s support.
Currently, the FCJSC is coordinating blood donation campaigns to have reserves available for those who need them.
According to García, the idea of donating blood came from Michel.
“The commitment is to integrate migrants, then we teach or learn how to make strategic alliances that multiply resources,” he explained.
For García, the association is extremely important since Michel shares his vision to support needy communities in the state of Jalisco.
For now, both hope to see the Mexican migrant public at the event, while seeking to break the Guinness record and create another pride for the people of Jalisco from the United States.
“Let them not forget Jalisco, it is the land of mariachi, tequila and De la Rosa marzipan,” said Michel.
Source: laopinion
