nougat

noun

nou·gat ˈnü-gət

especially British -ˌgä

: a confection of nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For special occasions, like Christmas and New Year's, the chef prepares dishes including foie gras, turkey with stuffing, and iced nougat. —

Serena Coady, CNN, 6 Feb. 2023 Later spreading to Arabia and Andalusian Spain, nougat has been a favorite treat for Eid al-Fitr from at least the 10th century. —

Manal Aman, Woman's Day, 27 Feb. 2023 This gluten-free, no-bake dessert recalls the fluffiness of a soft French nougat and the rich milk chocolaty perfection of hot cocoa. —

Charlotte Druckman, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2023 The company’s gray salt caramels (dipped in dark chocolate) and smoked salt caramels (wrapped in milk chocolate) are like a better Milky Way, as one of my colleagues put it (without the nougat, though). —

Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2023 Its confiseries artfully sculpt spun sugar, lavish exacting attention on bonbons and extol the tradition of lavender-honey-pistachio nougat, particularly in Provence’s Montélimar. —

Laura Manske, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022 Midnight Dream, French-cocoa nougat in dark chocolate. —

Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2022 An excellent candy, particularly in the way the chewy nougat in the middle sticks to your teeth like epoxy, which is of course a compliment of the highest order (especially among dentists). —

Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2022 Originally created in a Scottish chip shop -- supposedly as a dare -- a frozen Mars Bar (a chocolate, nougat and caramel candy bar) is dipped in thick batter and fried just until the chocolate is gooey and slightly melted. —

Casey Barber, CNN, 18 May 2022 See More

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