Middle Eastern countries also make forms of this confection, which may include ingredients such as rose or orange water. In Australia, mixed-nut nougat in both hard and soft consistencies is popular, and Asian nations make an assortment of uniquely flavored treats.
In Britain, nougat is a popular sweet sold at fairgrounds and seaside resorts, where it's often flavored with fruit. In the United States, nougat is often used as a filling for candy bars and sweets. This type of nougat, while loosely based on the European version, is made differently. Baby Ruth bars, on the other hand, contain thick, chocolaty nougat, but the manufacturers don't give away the particular flavor.
All these varying tastes, textures and brands make nougat extremely hard to classify. There's a definite similarity between the taste of homemade, all-natural nougat and what you'll find inside a candy bar, but it's difficult to describe. The natural stuff is fuller and more flavorful, and many people find nougat-infused candy bars lacking if they've ever had the real thing, but it's really all just a matter of, well, taste.
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When it comes to manufacturing this nougat in line with the Turin gianduia tradition, the focus is on the special flavours of the roasted nuts, which lend the nougat its typical flavour. As such, special attention should be paid to the roasting process in a roasting machine during production. The nuts must also be carefully harvested.
It is not possible to fully rule out fluctuations in quality caused by the harvest itself, especially when it comes to untreated organic hazelnuts. Once roasted, the kernels are crushed, mixed together with sugar, fat, cocoa butter and cocoa mass or milk powder and kneaded into a nougat. The nougat is then rolled out — some nougats are fairly thick, while others can be very thin. When it comes to nougat used in chocolate, the thin versions are generally preferred.
As with chocolate production, the nougat is then warmed and stirred in a conche as part of a lengthy process. By tempering and drawing out the individual particles during the conching process, you are left with a really fine and creamy consistency. The final colour of the nougat depends on the amount of cocoa powder added. The more hazelnuts a nougat contains, the higher the quality and the more solid the nougat. There is a clear price difference between nougats made with organic or fair-trade nuts and standard nougat.
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