Turrón
Turrón from Alicante, Spain | |
| Alternative names | Torró, torrone, torrão, turon, turrone, nougat |
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| Type | Confectionery |
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| Main ingredients | Honey, sugar, egg whites, almonds or other nuts |
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Turrón (Spanish: [tuˈron]), torró (Catalan: [tuˈro] / Valencian: [toˈro]) or torrone (Italian: [torˈroːne]) is a Mediterranean nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, with toasted almonds or other nuts, and usually shaped either into a rectangular tablet or a round cake. Turrón is usually eaten as a dessert food around Christmas in Spain and Italy.
In Malta it is sold in street stalls as qubbajd during the parish patron saint feast of the various localities. Similar products are sold in street stalls of North African Arab states such as Tunisia.