(I think you should leave it like that)

Have a look at the pics and explanation here (the round ones are soooooo delicious!)

http://yumfood.net/articles/spain/day4.html
What is turrón? It's a flat block-shaped sweet, of Arabian origin, which comes in many different varieties. The two most traditional types, Alicante and Jijona, are both named after the Spanish cities where they were first made. Turrónes de Alicante are crunchy nougat-type sweets, made with honey, egg whites and toasted almonds and often surrounded by paper-thin white wafers. Turrónes de Jijona more closely resemble a rich, dense and oily marzipan.

HTH!
Naty :^)



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This is very interesting (http://www.jijona.com/IntroTurron.html)
;^)

Origin of Turrón
According to legend and existing information, turrón is of Arabian origin. Historical information exists that shows that in the 16th Century in the city of Sexona, later Xixona, and later still Jijona, they were producing the traditional turróns.

Definition of Turrón
A dough obtained from the cooking of honey, sugars and egg whites, to which is later added peeled and toasted almonds, the mixture is then kneaded into the traditional blocks.

The following points are vital in the making of turrón:


The exact cooking and finishing time (arrematamiento).
The uniform toasting of the almonds.
The caramelization of the honey, sugar and egg white mixture.
The even distribution of ingredients.

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Mind you, in the first explanation I copied and pasted, there\'s a mistake: \"turrones\" (plural form) does not take an accent mark, just the singular does.