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Spanish nougat known as turrón follows the traditional recipes with toasted nuts (commonly almonds), sugar, honey, and egg whites. [15] Torrone from Italy includes these same basic ingredients as well as vanilla or citrus flavouring, and is often sandwiched between two very thin sheets of edible rice paper. [16]
Traditional versions from Cremona, Lombardy, range widely in texture (morbido (lit. ' soft ') and chewy, to duro (lit. ' hard ') and brittle) and in flavor (with various citrus flavorings, vanilla, etc., added to the nougat) and may contain whole hazelnuts, almonds and pistachios or only have nut meal added to the nougat. Some commercial ...
The latter lightens the dough and gives it its traditional whitish color. Traditionally, nougat was baked at home, not by skilled nougat makers (in French nougatiers). In 1701, when they were coming back from Spain on horseback, Louis, Duke of Bourgogne, and Charles, Duke of Berry stopped in Montélimar. The inhabitants offered them one quintal ...
The giurgiulena, also known as giuggiulena, cubaita or cumpittu, is a traditional Christmas nougat-like candy, typical of the Sicilian cuisine and in use in a large part of Calabria. [1] The main ingredient is sesame, which in Sicily and in Calabria is precisely indicated by the terms giuggiulena, gigiolena, giuggiulea or ciciulena.
From Spain to Scotland: New Year’s Foods Traditions From Around the World. Lauren Mack. December 30, 2024 at 8:57 AM. gregory_lee / iStock. New Year’s Foods Traditions From Around the World ...
Mantecado is a name for a variety of Spanish shortbreads that includes the polvorón.The names are often synonymous, but not all mantecados are polvorones.The name mantecado comes from manteca (), usually the fat of Iberian pig (cerdo ibérico), with which they are made, while the name polvorón is based on the fact that these cakes crumble easily into a kind of dust in the hand or the mouth.
Make these flavorful recipes for everything from ropa vieja to birria to tembleque to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with 25 recipes from Mexico, Puerto Rico ...
Leche frita – Traditional Spanish dessert, Spanish sweet typical of northern Spain; Manjar blanco – Dessert of milk or cream and sugar, thickened and flavoured; Marañuela – Spanish sweet; Miguelitos – Puff pastry dessert from Spain; Natillas – Spanish custard dish of milk and eggs, variety of custards; Pestiños – Andalusian sweet ...