Turrón is a sweet treat typically made of honey, eggs, sugar and toasted almonds, the most popular ones, or other nuts such as pistachios. It is usually shaped into a rectangular tablet or a round cake. In Spain, turrons are mostly consumed as a traditional Christmas dessert.

This confection was originally elaborated by the Moors in the small town of Jijona, just a few kilometers North from Alicante. They can be classified as hard or soft. The harder variety is known as “Turron duro” or “Turron de Alicante” while the softer one as “Turron blando” or “Turron de Jijona”, in reference to the two cities in which each kind became the most famous.

Spain is the biggest exporter of turrón in the world.