Turrón

Turron (Spanish) or torrão ( Portuguese) or torró ( Catalan) is a variant of the White nougat, a confection made ​​from almonds, honey, sugar and egg whites. It is usually processed into rectangular elongated panels. Other possible ingredients are sorted by Turrónvariation chocolate, candied fruit or peanuts. In Switzerland and in Italy ( Piedmont region ) states torrone and is produced by a similar recipe.

It comes from the Arab region and came to Spain, where it is shown to be manufactured since at least the 16th Century with the Moors. Today's nougat usually comes from the towns of Alicante and Xixona / Jijona in the Spanish region of Valencia. Nougat is eaten in Spain are traditionally at Christmas.

The two original nougat - nougat species Duro ( " Hard nougat ", also called Turron de Alicante ) and Turron Blando ( " soft nougat ", also Torró de Xixona or Turron de Jijona called ). Both types contain almonds, in the first case, all in a hard sugar - egg mixture, in the other case ground in a soft, slightly oily mixture. In Italy, the hard Torrone Classico is made with hazelnuts, he also has an outer layer of edible paper on.

In addition to these two classic styles there are still countless more. The best known are the Turron de Yema, prepared with egg yolk and both in taste from the texture very similar to marzipan, nougat de Chocolate with chocolate and nougat de Fruta with candied fruits.