Jijona/Xixona
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Jijona (Spanish: [xiˈxona]) or Xixona (Valencian: [ʃiˈʃona]) is a town and municipality in the Valencian Community on the eastern coast of Spain.
Turrón
The town is famous for a type of soft
Islamic conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
. Several factories produce turrón, which is all distributed for sale in December, although now they are trying to expand it during the other months.
This turrón is protected by European Union, through the IGP (Indicación Geográfica Protegida).[1]
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References
- ^ "Turrón de Alicante PGI / Turrón de Jijona PGI". European Commission. Retrieved 10 November 2023.