This is very interesting. I thought this type of nougat existed only in France and Italy. By the way, could you tell me the accent of the one who did the voice over? It's fun to learn about the different accents within Spain. Thanks for this great lesson, Shui!
"¿Sabías cuál es el origen del turrón?" has been shared to the blog from the Spanish reading practice section of the learning library where you can find a large selection of interactive texts to help you with your reading skills.
Spanish online reading and listening practice – level B1
This reading and listening exercise is about the traditional Spanish Christmas nougat called turrón. This is suitable for level B1 Spanish students.
Like most countries, when Christmas comes round Spain has its fair share of speciality sweetmeats. Probably the most widely eaten is turrón, a type of nougat that is traditionally made with almonds, honey, eggs and sugar. The very solid turrón made with whole almonds is called turrón de Alicante, also familiarly called turrón duro (hard turrón), and the softer one made with ground almonds is called turrón de Jijona, which is – you guessed it, also known as turrón blando (soft turrón). Both of these are named after towns in the autonomous community of Valencia from where they originate. These days any confectionary can be made into a rectangular tablet and called turrón. There’s a kind of marzipan turrón made only with egg yolks called turrón de yema tostada. But you can also have chocolate turrón – turrón de chocolate usually with crisped rice; turrón de cacahuete – peanut turrón; turrón with candied fruits, there are many different kinds available!
Exercise: ¿Sabías cuál es el origen del turrón?
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Shui is Kwiziq's Content and Language Manager and Head of Spanish. She is an experienced technical writer, translator and project manager. Shui grew up bilingual English-Spanish in the UK, completing her studies in London, Madrid and Paris where she now lives. She speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian. Her love of languages and technical knowledge make her a perfect fit for Kwiziq.
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Hi Jenk - sorry for the late reply. As this is a YouTube video we don't know the presenter personally but I did listen to it carefully and made all our resident Spanish Experts listen to it again with the sole goal of identifying the accent. I have to say we all agreed it's a pretty neutral peninsular Spanish accent with no regional markers. Hope that answers your question. Let me know if you are enjoying the other readers and language exercises! I promise not to take so long to reply next time.