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Two basic kinds of nougat exist. The first, and most common, is white nougat or Persian nougat (gaz in Iran; turrón in Spain), made with beaten
History
Many legends exist around nougat's origins. Early recipes of white nougat were found in a Middle Eastern book in Baghdad in the 10th century. That nougat was called ناطف nāṭif.[6] One of these recipes indicates that the nāṭif comes from Harran, a city located between Urfa (now in southeast Turkey) and Aleppo, Syria. Mention of nāṭif was found in a triangle between Urfa, Aleppo, and Baghdad. At the end of the 10th century, the traveler and geographer Ibn Hawqal wrote that he ate some nāṭif in Manbij (in modern Syria) and Bukhara (in modern Uzbekistan).[7]
Distribution and popularity
In southern Europe, nougat is a prominent component of
The nougat that appears in many
In Britain, nougat is traditionally made in the style of the southern European varieties, and is commonly found at fairgrounds and seaside resorts. The most common industrially produced type[13] is coloured pink and white, the pink often fruit flavoured, and sometimes wrapped in edible rice paper with almonds and cherries.
When nougat spread to Taiwan, preparers there began to add milk powder as the main ingredient, plus sugar, cream, protein (some companies use whey protein refined from fresh milk instead of protein and protein powder), nuts (such as peanuts, almonds, walnuts, pistachios or hazelnuts), dried fruit and petals (such as cranberry, golden pomelo, mango, orange, longan, and osmanthus). These secondary ingredient have become unique features of Taiwanese nougat.
Compared to table-top nougat, French European nougat does not have any milk or milk powder ingredients. It is made by adding sugar or honey to egg whites and sprinkling in almonds or nuts. In addition, some manufacturers use edible rice paper to prevent the nougat from being deformed, which may affect the taste depending on the amount used.
Variations
Spanish nougat known as turrón follows the traditional recipes with toasted nuts (commonly almonds), sugar, honey, and egg whites.[14]
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.
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See also
- Chocolate
- Divinity (confectionery)
- Dodol
- Gaz (candy)
- Halva
- Lokum
- Turrón
- White Christmas (food)
- Chikki
- Malban
References
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- Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- triliteral root nṭf 'to dribble, to trickle', literally denoting a white viscous mass, as in ناطف الحوت nāṭif al-ḥūt, 'spermaceti'. Source: "ترجمة ومعنى كلمة ناطف"[Translation and meaning of the word nāṭif]. Almaany.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Moncorgé, Marie Josèphe (2018). "All kinds of nougat, A journey through the Mediterranean history of a confectionery". TAMBAO. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Jessop, Tara. "A Brief History Of Spanish Turrón". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- ^ "Torrone di Benevento". sito.regione.campania.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "15 of Your Favorite Famous Halloween Treats, Made Vegan! | One Green Planet". www.onegreenplanet.org. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
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- ^ Gangi, Roberta (2005). "Sicilian Torrone". Best of Sicily Magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
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- ^ Odense: Nougat - ingredients Archived 2015-04-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
- ^ Odense: Blød Nougat Archived 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine Pictures and description. (in Danish)
- ^ "Fransk Nougat". Marabou.se (in Swedish). Marabou. 17 December 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
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