Nougat is a term used to describe a variety of similar confectioneries made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios or hazelnuts are common, but not peanuts) and sometimes chopped candied fruit. The consistency of nougat can range from chewy to hard depending on its composition. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2280x1264, 249 KB) Summary de: Nougat Schokolade und Praline Photographer: Markus Brunner Date:14. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2280x1264, 249 KB) Summary de: Nougat Schokolade und Praline Photographer: Markus Brunner Date:14. ... A confection selection The term confectionery refers to food items that are (or at least are perceived to be) rich in sugar. ... Magnification of grains of sugar, showing their monoclinic hemihedral crystalline structure. ... A jar of honey, shown with a wooden honey server and scones/biscuits. ... Hazelnuts from the Common Hazel Chestnut A nut can be either a seed or a fruit. ... Binomial name (Mill. ... “Walnut Tree” redirects here. ... Binomial name L. The pistachio (Pistacia vera L., Anacardiaceae; sometimes placed in Pistaciaceae) is a small tree up to 10 m tall, native to mountainous regions of Iran, Turkmenistan and western Afghanistan. ... Binomial name Corylus avellana L. The Common Hazel (Corylus avellana) is a shrub native to Europe and Asia. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ...

Distribution and popularity

In southern Europe, where it is likely to have originated, nougat is largely associated with the Christmas season.[1] Traditional nougat candy is produced mainly in Spain (where it is called turrón, or, in Catalan, torró) and in Cremona, Italy (where it is called torrone); Montélimar, France; and Belgium. . ... Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia (in the latter with the name of Valencian), and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian island of... Cremona is a city in Northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of the Po river in the middle of the Pianura padana (Po valley). ... Turrón de Alicante Turrón (Spanish), torrone (Italian), or torró (Catalan), is a nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, coated in crushed, toasted almonds, and usually shaped into either a rectangular tablet or a round cake. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Nougat is enjoyed in Australasia and the Far East as well. It is sold as a gourmet confection in both areas: producers' web sites are often bilingual in English and Chinese. In the U.S., many types of inexpensive candy bars include a type of nougat, typically in combination with chocolate. Although this is the most common use of nougat in the U.S., traditional versions imported from Europe are sold at many ethnic and international markets, and are particularly popular in the corresponding European-American communities. Australasia Australasia is a term variably used to describe a region of Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... The far east as a cultural block includes East Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and South Asia. ...

Variations

There are two basic kinds of nougat: white and brown. White nougat is made with beaten egg whites and is soft, whereas brown nougat is made with caramelized sugar and has a firmer, often crunchy texture. Albumen redirects here. ...

Spanish turrón follows the traditional recipes with toasted almonds (66%), sugar, honey (12%) and egg whites. Torrone from Italy includes these same basic ingredients as well as vanilla or citrus flavoring, and is often sandwiched between two very thin sheets of edible wafer.[2][3] Binomial name (Mill. ... Turrón de Alicante Turrón (Spanish), torrone (Italian), or torró (Catalan), is a nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, coated in crushed, toasted almonds, and usually shaped into either a rectangular tablet or a round cake. ...

Australian nougat is produced by a similar method to French nougat but usually has a 50% almond content and no pistachios, although it can contain Macadamia nuts, apricots, or other texture modifiers. The nougat is commonly produced in two varieties: soft and crunchy. During candy making, this is done by heating a sugar solution to different temperatures before folding in egg whites and honey. Species Macadamia claudiensis Macadamia grandis Macadamia hildebrandii Macadamia integrifolia Macadamia jansenii Macadamia ternifolia Macadamia tetraphylla Macadamia whelanii Macadamia is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, with a disjunct distribution native to eastern Australia (seven species) and Indonesia (Sulawesi; one species, ). Macadamia integrifolia flowers They... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Confectionery. ... Albumen redirects here. ...

A totally different nougat type is called "Wiener (Viennese) Nougat", or, in German, "Schmelz-Schokolade" (molten chocolate, because of its mellow consistency), which contains only sugar, cocoa butter, almonds, and cocoa mass.

Persian nougat, known as gaz, is a variety that has been produced in Isfahan, Iran for many centuries by Ashrafi nougat and other traditional producers. It contains the sugary extract of the root of Tamarix. A special kind of Gaz is referred to as Nogha (نوقا) in Persian. Nogha is almost exclusively made with walnuts instead of pictachios & almonds which are usual for other types of Gaz. The making of Nogha is very much the same as any other Gaz. The difference is that Nogha is usually spread between two very thin layers of wafers & cut into 10x5x5 cm cubes which are larger than ordinary Gaz cubes. Gaz is a sweet that originates from the city of Isfahan, located in the central plateau of Iran . ... Part of Shah Abbas large urban project in his new capital, the Chahār Bāgh Four Gardens, is a four-kilometer avenue in the city of Isfahan. ... Species See text The genus Tamarix (tamarisk) comprises about 50-60 species of flowering plants in the family Tamaricaceae, native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa. ... Persian (Local names: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ...

The "nougat" used as an ingredient in many modern candy bars is not similar to traditional recipes, but is a mixture of sucrose and corn syrup aerated with a whipping agent such as egg white or hydrolyzed soya protein. It may also have vegetable fats and milk powder added, and is typically combined with nuts, caramel, and/or chocolate. In contrast, European confections feature nougat as the primary component, rather than one of several. Milky Way/Mars, Snickers, 3 Musketeers, and Baby Ruth all have different types of "nougat." Contrary to candy bar legend, Twix contains no nougat but rather consists mainly of chocolate and biscuit, not wafer. A Twix bar, broken in half Candy bar is the most popular term in the U.S. for confectionery usually packaged in a bar or log form, often coated with chocolate, and sized as a snack for one person. ... Sucrose (common name: table sugar, also called saccharose) is a disaccharide (glucose + fructose) with the molecular formula C12H22O11. ... Corn syrup, whose chemical formula is C6H12O6, is a syrup made from corn starch and composed mainly of glucose. ... Albumen redirects here. ... Binomial name (L.) Merr. ... This article is about lipid molecules, for FAT see File Allocation Table. ... Powdered milk is a powder of a substance that when mixed with water creates a milk drink. ... Milky Way candy bar (US version) Milky Way chocolate bar (European version including Australia) The Milky Way bar is a candy bar distributed by the Mars candy company. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Snickers (original) Snickers (original) Snickers (original) Snickers is a candy bar made by Mars, Incorporated. ... Modern 3 Musketeers in the wrapper. ... Baby Ruth wrapped Baby Ruth opened Baby Ruth is a candy bar that is made of chocolate-covered peanuts and nougat, though the nougat found in it is more like fudge than is found in many other American candy bars. ... North American Twix Logo North American Twix Twix opened UK Twix Inside candy Twix is a chocolate snack or candy bar made by Mars, Inc. ...

See also

• Turrón
• Halva
• Gaz (candy)