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The word nougat comes from Occitan nogat (pronounced [nuˈɣat, nuˈga]), which means 'nutted' or 'nutty'. Three basic kinds of nougat exist. White nougat (also known as Persian nougat) is made with beaten egg whites and honey; it appeared in the early 7th century in Spain with Arabs.
The inhabitants offered them one quintal of Nougat (equivalent to 95 pounds (43 kg)). The sweet's reputation spread from this point. The success of Montélimar nougat is mainly due to Montélimar's mayor, Émile Loubet, who was later elected President of France (1899–1906). During this period, he undertook a huge campaign promoting the nougat.
Turrón (Spanish:), torró (Valencian:) 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.
This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).
Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. [28] The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those words are constructed in the clue. The second way is the hidden ...
The Milky Way bar is made of nougat, topped with caramel and covered with milk chocolate. It was created in 1923 by Frank C. Mars and originally manufactured in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The name and taste derived from a then-popular malted milk drink of the day, not after the astronomical galaxy. [3] [4]
Snickers (stylized in all caps) is a chocolate bar consisting of nougat topped with caramel and peanuts, all encased in milk chocolate. [4] The bars are made by the American company Mars Inc. The annual global sales of Snickers is over $380 million, [5] [6] [7] and it is widely considered the bestselling candy bar in the world. [8] [9]
Wiener nougat is a type of nougat candy. Wiener nougat differs from French nougat by only including sugar , cocoa , cocoa mass and almond , whereas French nougat also includes egg white . Like other types of nougat candy in Finland , Wiener nougat is mostly sold at Christmas time.