Turrón de Alicante — supreme quality (200 g)
House : Castillo de Jijona — Jijona (Alicante) · since 1890
The hard bar, the one that cracks under the knife: 60% whole toasted almonds, honey and a wafer on top.
Origin
Castillo de Jijona is a brand of Turrones José Garrigós, S.A., a house based in Jijona (Alicante), the Spanish turrón town. Product of Spain. The box carries the seal of the regulating council for the Jijona and Turrón de Alicante PGIs.
Details
- Format: bar of 200 g
- Ingredients: toasted almond (60%), sugar, honey (10%), glucose-fructose syrup, egg white, wafer (potato starch, sunflower oil).
- Contains: almonds, egg. May contain traces of peanuts, other tree nuts and sesame.
- Gluten free. Full ingredient and allergen list on the label.
Serving
- Break it into squares at the last moment: it dries out less.
- With a short coffee or a sweet wine — moscatel, PX.
- Keep cool and dry.
Why we chose it: We wanted a genuine Turrón de Alicante under the I.G.P. “Turrón de Alicante”, and this box carries the Regulatory Council’s seal. It is made in Jijona by Turrones José Garrigós (Castillo de Jijona brand) with 60% toasted almonds and 10% honey, gluten-free according to the label.
At a glance
- Who it's for
- For anyone who wants the classic hard Alicante turrón, in squares with a black coffee or a sweet wine at the end of the meal.
- Ideal for
- Dessert
- On the palate
- hard, crunchy
- Label
- I.G.P. Turrón de Alicante (sello del Consejo Regulador de las IGP Jijona y Turrón de Alicante en la caja)
- Allergens
- Almonds, Egg
- May contain
- Peanuts, Other tree nuts, Sesame
Castillo de Jijona
Turrón from Jijona, made where it is made.
Jijona is a village inland from Alicante whose name became the name of a product: turrón. Castillo de Jijona is made there by Turrones José Garrigós, S.A., on the Jijona to Alicante road, kilometre 3.
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