Torró d'Agramunt

Turrón

Turrón of Alicante type
Alternative names	Torró, torrone, torrão, turon, turrone, nougat
Type	Confectionery
Main ingredients	Honey, sugar, egg whites, almonds or other nuts

Turrón (Spanish: [tuˈron])), or torrone (Italian: [torˈrone]), is a southern European nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, with toasted almonds or other nuts, and usually shaped into either a rectangular tablet or a round cake. It is frequently consumed as a traditional Christmas dessert in Spain and Italy as well as countries formerly under the Spanish Empire, particularly in Latin America.

This nougat confection is known by similar names in different languages. In Spanish it is turrón pronounced [tuˈron]). In Catalan, torró (pronounced [tuˈro] or [toˈro]). In Italian, torrone (pronounced [torˈrone]). In Brazilian Portuguese torrone pronounced [toˈʁoni]). In Sardinian turrone (pronounced [turˈrone]). In European Portuguese, torrão (pronounced [tuˈʁɐ̃w]). In Tagalog, turon (pronounced [tuˈɾon].