That's Nuts: Torrone, the Italian Nougat Confection
Note: Lee Zalben, a.k.a. "the Peanut Butter Guy" is the creator of the Peanut Butter & Co., a New York sandwich shop with a national line of nut butters. Every week he'll chime in with some nuttiness. [Photographs: Lee Zalben] While I was in Alba for the White Truffle Festival this year (don't ask what The Peanut Butter Guy was doing at an Italian Truffle Festival), I had some time to indulge my sweet tooth with one of my favorite European confections. In Spain it's called turrĂ³n; in France it's called nougat; and in Italy it's called torrone (pronounced TUH-ro-nay). Torrone is a soft nougat made from honey, sugar, egg whites, and roasted nuts. The nuts vary from region to... More
