This reading and listening exercise is about the traditional Spanish Christmas nougat called turr\u00f3n<\/em>. This is suitable for level B1<\/strong> Spanish students.<\/p>\n Like most countries, when Christmas comes round Spain has its fair share of speciality sweetmeats. Probably the most widely eaten is turr\u00f3n<\/em>, a type of nougat that is traditionally made with almonds, honey, eggs and sugar. The very solid turr\u00f3n<\/em> made with whole almonds is called turr\u00f3n de Alicante<\/em>, also familiarly called turr\u00f3n duro<\/em> (hard turr\u00f3n<\/em>), and the softer one made with ground almonds is called turr\u00f3n de Jijona<\/em>, which is – you guessed it, also known as turr\u00f3n blando<\/em> (soft turr\u00f3n<\/em>). 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 turr\u00f3n<\/em>. There’s a kind of marzipan turr\u00f3n<\/em> made only with egg yolks called turr\u00f3n de yema tostada<\/em>. But you can also have chocolate turr\u00f3n <\/em>– turr\u00f3n de chocolate<\/em> usually with crisped rice; turr\u00f3n de cacahuete<\/em> – peanut turr\u00f3n<\/em>; turr\u00f3n<\/em> with candied fruits, there are many different kinds available! <\/p>\n Watch the video, then read the transcript.<\/p>\n Click any phrase for the translation and links to related grammar lessons which you can add to your Kwiziq notebook<\/a> to practise later.<\/p>\nExercise: \u00bfSab\u00edas cu\u00e1l es el origen del turr\u00f3n?<\/h3>\n