Turrón

Turrón (Spanish: [tuˈron]), torró (Catalan: [toˈro]) and torrone (Italian: [torˈroːne]) is a southwest European 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. It's also known in Portugal and the countries of Latin America.

This article is about the Valencian confection. For the Filipino banana spring roll, see Turon (food).
Not to be confused with Touron or Turon.
Turrón
Turrón from Alicante, Spain
Alternative namesTorró, torrone, torrão, turon, turrone, nougat
TypeConfectionery
Place of origin
Main ingredientsHoney, sugar, egg whites, almonds or other nuts
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