Turrón in Spanish, or turró in Catalan, is a nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, coated in crushed, toasted almonds, and usually shaped into either a rectangular tablet or a round cake.
Turrón appears to be of Arab origin; it is known definitely to have existed in the 16th century in the city that was then Sexona, later known by its Catalan name of Xixona, or its modern Spanish name of Jijona, in Alicante. Turrón is now common in many regions of Spain, but especially so in the southeast.
There are variations on the candy; the classic form described above is known as turrón de almendra ("almond turrón").
