Turrón the Spanish Christmas Sweet
The ‘turrón’ (pronounced like ‘tu’- ‘ron’) is the favourite Spanish Christmas sweet. It is like a nougat stick. Alicante is known as the City of Turrón. To be exact, there are 15 of the 16 factories of Turrón in the famous village of Jijona. They produce for all of Spain and export to Japan, the USA, Argentina, Venezuela, etc. In fact, Spain is the largest turrón exporter in the world. Its mains ingredients are almonds and honey, and they can be soft or hard, but there are many variants such as: Toasted yolk turrón Truffle turrón Chocolate turrón, with different […]
December Traditions around the World
December is one of the most celebrated months of the year. Discover how other countries celebrate this festive period. Not every civilization in the world follows the same traditions. As you already know, at this time of year, most people in the Occidental World celebrate Christmas under the ‘belief’ that Saint Nicholas (or Father Christmas) will bring presents to the children that have been good during the year. Most people don’t know that this celebration is to honour a Christian Bishop that, in the 4th century, was well known in Turkey for his kindness and help with the poor. Jews, […]
