• Food & Wine

Cremona Nougat Recipe

from IN-LOMBARDIA.IT

The Cremona Nougat Recipe is actually quite simple. It is concocted with a few quality ingredients that make it a unique, unmistakable product.

Egg whites, honey, sugar and almonds are the magical elements that give life to it. Every november there is a festival dedicated to the Cremona Nougat. 

The recipe for the king of Italian candy has won over the population's palate to the point of becoming along with panettone the perfect dessert item for the holidays.

Even though there are numerous variants of this concoction in the entire country, its origins are in Cremona, where it seems that in the XIIth century a local translated text in Arabic that described a similar treat called "turun".

Another version of this story tells that Emperor Frederick II had a few Arab cooks working in his kitchen. In any case, the Middle-Eastern influence is clear.

Nonetheless, the official date of its creation is 1411, when it was served at the wedding banquet of Francesco Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti in the shape of the city's Torrazzo tower.

On the same topic

Show all

Polenta and Misultin Recipe

Well-roasted polenta and salty missolitini to be skipped on the plate
Polenta and Misultin Recipe, a winning combination
  • Food & Wine

Salame d’Oca Ecumenico

The Salame d’Oca di Mortara IGP is an outstanding product of Lomellina’s gastronomic tradition.
Salame d'Oca
  • Food & Wine

A toast to the vineyards and wineries of Lombardy

Lombard vineyards and wineries are eager to welcome tourists and visitors to enjoy the last phases of the harvest. 
Calici alzati nei vigneti e nelle cantine della Lombardia - San Colombano
  • Food & Wine

La Torta di Mandorle di Varzi

Varzi Almond Cake
Varzi
  • Food & Wine

Parona offelle biscuits

  • Food & Wine

Milanese risotto recipe

One of the most typical and well-known dishes in Milan
Milanese risotto recipe, simple and tasty
  • Food & Wine

Lodi cheeses

Curiosities and characteristics of cheeses for you to taste in Lodi and surrounding area
Formaggi lodigiani
  • Food & Wine

Mushrooms

Valtellina
  • Food & Wine

Carnival sweets in Lombardy

Carts, masks, confetti and fun, Carnival is coming to Lombardy!
@inlombardia - Carnival Sweets in Lombardy
  • Food & Wine

Le Palle di Agilulfo

A traditional dessert from Lomello
  • Food & Wine

Tasting in Lombardy: Five flavoursome experiences

Mete Golose_Franciacorta
  • Food & Wine

Brescia Caviar

A surprise in the Po Valley
Brescia caviar, a delicacy of the Po Valley
  • Food & Wine

Rosemary Risotto from Montevecchia

A typical dish of the Brianza kitchen
Rosemary risotto from Montevecchia, a delectable recipe
  • Food & Wine

Bike riding along San Colombano’s Wine Route

San Colombano, Lodi
  • Food & Wine

Salame di Varzi D.O.P.

The origins of Varzi Salame are to be found in the dawn of time
  • Food & Wine

Taleggio

Taleggio DOP, a great talent of Italian cuisine makes Italians good forks, true gourmets
Taleggio
  • Food & Wine

The Truffle of Oltrepò Pavese

  • Food & Wine

Traditional cheeses of lombardy

It is from Lombardy that some of the most famous Italian cheeses come from all over the world
Traditional cheeses of Lombardy
  • Food & Wine

Where to eat in Lecco

The 6 best proposals about where to eat in Lecco
  • Food & Wine

Bata Lavar

A traditional pasta dish from the town of Canneto Pavese
  • Food & Wine