What is a turron and when is it eaten?
Christmas in Spain is a time of different traditions from England or America, and one of the traditions most loved by Spaniards at Christmas time is the joy of eating Turron after dinner.
What is a Spanish turron?
Turron (or turrón as it is correctly spelt in Spanish) is Spanish nougat and comes in various forms. The two classics are turron de Alicante, which has whole nuts in a kind of honey candy. It’s hard and brittle and while tasty, I always worried I was about to break a tooth on it.
Where is Turron eaten?
Spain
Turrón is commonly consumed in most of Spain, some countries of Latin America, and in Roussillon (France). The similar Torrone is typical of Cremona and Benevento in Italy. There are similar confections made in the Philippines.
What is Turron Blando?
A tempting soft nougat made from the gold standard of almonds: the Marcona. It is typically served during the holidays in Spain but worthy of year-round enjoyment.
Is turrón hard or soft?
Turrón de Jijona is soft and chewy. The almonds are ground to a paste before they’re stirred into the honey and egg whites. The oil released from grinding the nuts keeps the nougat soft.
Is halva and turrón the same?
Turrón is one of the three types of nougat. It is a Spanish nougat made by mixing honey or sugar with eggs and toasted almonds. Halva is another Middle Eastern sweet of a similar consistency to nougat, however, it is not classified as a type of nougat.
How do you pronounce nougat UK?
In Britain we traditionally pronounce it NUGGAT, and many people still do so. However some give it its “correct” French pronunciation of NOO-GA.
Is Halawa a nougat?
Halva is another Middle Eastern sweet of a similar consistency to nougat, however, it is not classified as a type of nougat. Halva is made with sesame paste, hot sugar syrup and either flour or nuts (and comes in varieties of flavors.)