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. Catalan (Català, Valencià) is a Romance language understood by as many as 12 million people in portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of active Catalan speakers are in Spain. ... Nougat is a confectionery made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios or hazelnuts are common) and sometimes chopped, candied fruit. ... for the 2003 movie starring Jessica Alba, see Honey (movie). ... Albumen redirects here. ... This article refers to the plant. ...

Turrón appears to be of Arab origin; it is known definitely to have existed in the 16th century in the city that was then Sexona, later known by its Catalan name of Xixona, or the Spanish name of Jijona, in the province of Alacant/Alicante. Turrón is now common in many regions of Spain and Roussillon in France, but especially so along the Mediterranean coast: Roussillon, Catalonia, and València regions. Also, Bagnara, Italy, is known for it. There are three factors which may assist to varying degrees in determining whether someone is considered Arab or not: Political: whether they live in a country which is a member of the Arab League (or, more vaguely, the Arab world); this definition covers more than 300 million people. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Xixona (spanish Jijona) is a town in the Valencian Country on the eastern coast of Spain. ... Xixona (spanish Jijona) is a town in the Valencian Country on the eastern coast of Spain. ... View on Alicante and the Mediterranean City Hall Marina Seaside promenade and Castillo de Santa Barbara Alicante (Valencian: Alacant, Spanish: Alicante) is the capital city of the province of Alicante, in the south of the Valencian Country, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. ... Roussillon (Catalan Rosselló) is one of the historical Catalan Countries corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees). ... Roussillon (Catalan Rosselló) is one of the historical Catalan Countries corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees). ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... The Hemispheric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències by Santiago Calatrava, Valencia, Spain. ... Bagnara is a town of 11,229, located near the west coast of Calabria, in the province of Reggio Calabria, Italy. ...

There are variations on the product, the classic ones being the preparations named after Alacant/Alicante, Xixona and Agramunt. View on Alicante and the Mediterranean City Hall Marina Seaside promenade and Castillo de Santa Barbara Alicante (Valencian: Alacant, Spanish: Alicante) is the capital city of the province of Alicante, in the south of the Valencian Country, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. ...

See also

• Catalan cuisine
• Nougat