Torrone (Italian Nut & Nougat Confection) - Great Valentine’s Day Treat!

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  • @foodwishes
    @foodwishes  4 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/246463/Torrone-Italian-Nut-and-Nougat-Confection/

    • @diabolicalhotshot
      @diabolicalhotshot 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good Day
      Can you leave out the nuts and make a plain nougat?

    • @nonenoneonenonenone
      @nonenoneonenonenone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm guessing you do all the stirring because it makes the best texture, and also burns calories.

    • @mrtrumpmrfaragemrjohnson324
      @mrtrumpmrfaragemrjohnson324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why do you speak so stupidly ?

    • @coolcucumbers7601
      @coolcucumbers7601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Food Wishes , hi, I wanted to ask, the recipe calls for honey. I am allergic to it, can I replace it with corn syrup?

    • @chrisfindsabitofbliss0473
      @chrisfindsabitofbliss0473 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      MR TRUMP MR FARAGE MR JOHNSON the more important question is, “how much dang almonds and pistachios does it take for this recipe?!”

  • @josiptumapa
    @josiptumapa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2009

    Chef John: “...Discard that piece”
    *- Me: “DONT YOU DARE.”*
    Chef John: “... Into our mouth...”
    *- Me: “that’s my boy!”*

    • @PauloConstantino167
      @PauloConstantino167 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      duh

    • @maahibanerje9013
      @maahibanerje9013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂 Same

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i never discard anything when cooking. If i wont eat it my dogs will and if they wont eat it my chickens will. One of my dogs will eat _anything_ even sriracha, so not much goes to waste.

    • @victoriatam8760
      @victoriatam8760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Great dry sense of humor 😉

    • @shawn13mertle13
      @shawn13mertle13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What you just said.

  • @CrabRangoon245
    @CrabRangoon245 6 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    For those having a bit of trouble with the recipe, I have done it several times and have gotten much better at it. One tip is to first heat up the pan and then pour in the honey. Warm up the honey first stirring constantly and then pour in the sugar. Also keep the heat real low. The darkest this stuff will ever get is the color of the honey at the beginning. If it starts to darken you have burned it. Start over. At the egg phase make sure to stir in a little at a time stir vigorously or else you may get lumps. Try your best to get the same beaten egg consistency as in the video too beaten eggs will make it lumpy. Best!

    • @drewbakka5265
      @drewbakka5265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the tips bro. I was going to finally try this tonight

    • @madisonwest4173
      @madisonwest4173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@drewbakka5265 how was it? pls lmk I wanna make it😫

    • @drewbakka5265
      @drewbakka5265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@madisonwest4173 so I used Goya honey because it was all we had so it was much darker than John's. But oh my goodness was the favor there.
      Only go with the light amber honey if you want it to be aestetuc

    • @madisonwest4173
      @madisonwest4173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@drewbakka5265 I did everything the man said in the video, and it didn’t turn out to be good… it was very sticky and looked like sugar wax. Idk where I went wrong, literally took me 3 hours to make:(

    • @Sherry.9
      @Sherry.9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks... Wish I'd seen this post before I made it this evening... It stayed light brown - not white - even though the fire was on absolute low... :( Guess I know where I went wrong now... Next time I'll halve the ingredients and try different batches - follow your tips and hopefully get a beautiful result...
      Thank you for this message it will certainly help all us newbies.
      Bigger thank you to Chef John for the fabulous recipe and hilarious training session!

  • @maureentuohy8672
    @maureentuohy8672 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Oh man, I remember buying this candy every holiday from Carmen’s Italian Food Store. It came in individual and very elegant little boxes with portraits is Renaissance women and men. It was such a wonderful treat.

    • @mjaylith5232
      @mjaylith5232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      When I was a kid, a neighbor of ours use to bring bunches of those little boxes back from Italy every year. We got them at Halloween & Christmas~~it was awesome.

    • @voluntaryismistheanswer
      @voluntaryismistheanswer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My Christmas stocking, sigh, where can I ever find that again?

    • @kenm.2793
      @kenm.2793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@voluntaryismistheanswer italian delis have them

    • @MegaBeanandCheese
      @MegaBeanandCheese ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@voluntaryismistheanswer The brand is Ferrara Torrone. They had plain, orange, and lemon flavored Torrone when I was a kid, but I think they have more varieties now (chocolate-covered, etc.).

    • @newtexan1
      @newtexan1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same! But my grandmother would bring them to us every August when she would visit from Italy.

  • @jimalden9355
    @jimalden9355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I have made this for 3 years now, following Chef John's instructions exactly. Perfect every time! Be sure to use a heavy-bottom pot, this really makes a difference. And low heat....this takes a while but it is critical. Once I cut them, I wrap each piece in a square of wax paper and then store them all in a tupperware container. They stay at perfect consistency right up to the last one disappearing in my mouth! People love these, so I add them to my Christmas cookie gift boxes.

  • @cruithne6021
    @cruithne6021 7 ปีที่แล้ว +478

    "Nothing that can't be rinsed or licked off" and "discard that little piece...into my mouth," are two of the happiest things I've heard today. Thank you Chef John. I love these videos!

    • @Automedon2
      @Automedon2 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh, I thought you were talking about the warm nuts

    • @healthyheartymeals6541
      @healthyheartymeals6541 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @lizethrodriguez6888
    @lizethrodriguez6888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +393

    I applaud him for having the patience to stir for 30 minutes then another 40 minutes lord knows I would've given up half way and just bought the damn nougat at the store

    • @msr1116
      @msr1116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Some things are only for those with lots of time on their hands or the really bored. Enjoyed watching the process but I'd rather just buy it.

    • @jn8922
      @jn8922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I don't have the arm strength to stir anything for 40 minutes. But I'm glad he mentioned the 15 minute method exists because I'm going to find it lol. I'm sure his method produces a delicious nougat and it's made with love but I just don't have the patience to try it.

    • @gabrielemagnabosco8926
      @gabrielemagnabosco8926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ever tried to make polenta in big batches?

    • @gameseeker6307
      @gameseeker6307 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      3 m u s k e t e e r s

    • @lancermitsubishi2179
      @lancermitsubishi2179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Charge fully a Stirio and let it run for the whole time. That is what I call handy gadget.

  • @asrafelicia
    @asrafelicia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I tried to make it last night.
    I only found Dark Brown kind of honey in my local store. But I tried to make it anyway.
    I never reach that milky color micture of sugar and honey because my dark brown honey, and I still tried to follow the instructions, I stopped at 30 minutes to whisk my eggs' white without turn off the heat (you said nothing will happen).
    Less than two minutes later I came back with darker brown color mixture, like burned caramel. I thought I messed up already. I mean last time I tried to make custard pudding, I burned my caramel, and the color was similar.
    I continued it anyway, I added beaten egg's white. I mean, the eggs has been beaten already. After I add my first and second whisked egg's white, It didn't mix. But I keep adding and stirring.
    It became lighter, pale brown. After almost 25 minutes after I added egg's white, I got that consistency. I tried to drop it on water and I got it!! I got that chewy texture, I thought I would get that hard candy texture. I taste it and the flavor was quite strong because I use dark brown honey.
    I also used cashew, because I can't find almond's. But it turn out well.
    Thanks for the recipe.
    I think this is my first time for not totally messed up with high sugar contains recipe.. :)

  • @deanarnold6284
    @deanarnold6284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We have to make this! My wife is a beekeeper and this year’s honey (harvested yesterday) is very light!!

    • @Trund27
      @Trund27 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ohhhh, that will be fantastic!! Fresh honey! Excellent.

  • @alphadelta5304
    @alphadelta5304 5 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    I tried the recipe today and it works very well, provided you respect these 3 recommandations:
    1) Use half honey and half glucose syrup to have a nice color and good taste.
    2) The temperature of the honey-glucose-sugar mixture must reach 97-100 ° C after 8 minutes of cooking and remain at this temperature until reaching the 30 minutes of cooking indicated by the chef. It is this temperature that will dissolve the sugar and not color the honey.
    3) After adding the whites, cook at 97-100 ° C for 30 minutes and test in water (not the ribbon test). If malleable ball and firm enough, it's good, if not, continue another 10 minutes and repeat the test.
    I hope these comments have helped you. Greetings from Lebanon.

    • @Designedbyalebanese
      @Designedbyalebanese 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tarek ANOUTI shoukran!!

    • @sorayayassine3439
      @sorayayassine3439 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you

    • @yildiz10518
      @yildiz10518 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Tarek ANOUTI glucose is so unhealthy tho

    • @W123
      @W123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lebanese master's in food and sweets تحياتي

    • @hliaam329
      @hliaam329 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tarek ANOUTI thank you

  • @recruitmentch
    @recruitmentch 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Hello! One way to get around the sticky spatula when pressing the torrone down in the tin is to use half a lemon instead. This is what my gran used to do. so basically cut a lemon in half and press down on the torrone with the lemon. the lemon surface is even and also the lemon juice won't cause any stickyness, so you end up doing it a lot quicker before putting the rice paper on top. it will also mean the rice paper won't rip either. saluti

    • @katharina...
      @katharina... 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Genius! Thank you for sharing 👍

  • @Tiger_Simple
    @Tiger_Simple 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I used to eat Torone during the holidays when I was a child, and just looking at this vid made me miss that wonderful nutty and creamy taste so much~

    • @juan1911
      @juan1911 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The sweet is Spanish and it's called turrón, it came from the Islamic pastry shop

  • @bluegirrafe17
    @bluegirrafe17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    TUURRRROOOOON

  • @leftyla
    @leftyla 8 ปีที่แล้ว +388

    I'll make this with my cats. All 34 of them. They can take turns stirring.

    • @rharris8890
      @rharris8890 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      +leftyla --can you upload a tutorial about how to get a cat to hold a whisk in it's hand? I have been trying to teach mine to do it and it is taking a lot longer than I expected

    • @whateverlol93
      @whateverlol93 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      You have 35 likes on this comment, 34 cats. Way to go liking your own comment.

    • @goarberuti5843
      @goarberuti5843 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      leftyla a

    • @Bj-yf3im
      @Bj-yf3im 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      leftyla When you do, film it and post to TH-cam! 😂😂😂

    • @user-zm9yc2kb8x
      @user-zm9yc2kb8x 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      bet your house stinks..

  • @SUPERIMIAINI
    @SUPERIMIAINI 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You just spoke to my heart...and stomach! Being Cuban TU'RON, is a staple during the holidays. After your meal you have some cuban coffee and tu'ron and the party goes on! Love this.

    • @cathys949
      @cathys949 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cuban coffee and tu'ron! What a sugar rush!

  • @m.g.trazor417
    @m.g.trazor417 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Put a little plastic down first, to protect it from my sweaty hands." My god, I don't think I ever heard of a more relatable step in a cooking video.

  • @anamariacruzshell4186
    @anamariacruzshell4186 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this it brings back memories when I was so young to reach up and get a piece when no one was looking

  • @reeooww
    @reeooww 8 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    Oohhh there's a Persian version of this that has pistachios and rose water. I loved it when I was a kid ☺️

    • @xLithePanther
      @xLithePanther 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +reeooww turkish delight?

    • @rkmugen
      @rkmugen 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +xLithePanther The idea is the same, but it holds the nuts/fruits in a suspension of dense gelatin instead of an egg-based meringue.

    • @MuffinatorXII
      @MuffinatorXII 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +reeooww rahat lokum?

    • @reeooww
      @reeooww 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +xLithePanther +MuffinatorXII it's called Gaz :) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaz_%28candy%29

    • @litlprayer
      @litlprayer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      gaz is sooo good lol. I always try any kind of nougat hoping it will taste like gaz but it never does :( do you know any good recipes? chef John I would love it if you could do a Gaz recipe!!!

  • @acbeaumo
    @acbeaumo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +589

    A treat made of nuts and sticky, white goo. I like where this is going.

    • @bskulldragon100
      @bskulldragon100 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Marwa Katir
      heey marwa
      add me on snapchat ;)
      saeedur

    • @sleepyjo9340
      @sleepyjo9340 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Marwa Katir do you like nuts and sticky goo?

    • @RoryRenee24
      @RoryRenee24 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Your comment has 69 likes. How appropriate, but disgusting.

    • @soraninja
      @soraninja 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      mmmm

    • @SuperPrettyPink101
      @SuperPrettyPink101 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Giggity

  • @ephrem3000
    @ephrem3000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At first, I was annoyed with the tonal pitchiness of his voice, but after having watched 30 of his videos, I find it adds a wonderful character to the videos, particularly with his sense of humor.

  • @arnoldcaines9012
    @arnoldcaines9012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I discovered this stuff in Pisa Italy... I fell in love with it...

  • @mrsmommy81
    @mrsmommy81 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2514

    Just go ahead and discard that piece.......into our mouth.

    • @Lenaxiss
      @Lenaxiss 8 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      +Kelly Mrsmommy I lost it at that point!

    • @mrsmommy81
      @mrsmommy81 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      lol yep!

    • @BrianFM79
      @BrianFM79 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's what she said 😂

    • @CindysReviews
      @CindysReviews 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lol i was just going to comment this

    • @terencemckenna6468
      @terencemckenna6468 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I made some. I would like to discard a piece of something in your mouth.

  • @medawson01
    @medawson01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I made this recipe seven times for Christmas gifts this year, 2018. The first try was a disaster. My sugar/honey mixture was way too hot for the egg whites. It turned out like a brittle. I watched Enzo Maragucci make his torrone, and noticed that he used a heat diffuser. I ordered one from Amazon, and two days later I was in business. My torrone was perfection. I had to cook the syrup/egg white mixture for 45 minutes. I used almonds, pistachios, candied orange peel, dried apricots and dried cherries to represent the colors of Christmas I packaged the bars in goodie bags with a tag about the history of torrone. Mine did not turn out white like yours; it is an ecru color, but who cares. It is delicious. Thank you.

  • @marioni116
    @marioni116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember eating this as a child at my Italian grandparents' home in Chicago. I never knew what it was called. Thank you!

  • @maryreyes368
    @maryreyes368 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Between listening to the instructions and reading the comments, I gained five years to my life. An added ton of serotonin (sp?) -- best invisible ingredient. Wow it does look delicious as I remember.

  • @pinkfreud62
    @pinkfreud62 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    My Italian grandma always had these in her house. She never made them, but bought them in those little boxes.

  • @HiyamAwartani
    @HiyamAwartani 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    It looks amazing I have to try it one day
    Instead of the lemon zest we (in palestine) add cardamom it gives such an amazing flavor

    • @jjjonse
      @jjjonse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks, I´m going to try that. Love cardamom.

    • @ham3749
      @ham3749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sounds good! I was thinking orange zest as well!

    • @utharkruna1116
      @utharkruna1116 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      How much do you use ?

    • @tofamv
      @tofamv 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Uthark Runa I’m not Palestinian but in my culture we use cardomom for our tea or most desserts usually we add 2 or 1 pods to 4 cups of the batter or liquid but, it u could totally add more depending on your taste ; )

    • @mamagen7998
      @mamagen7998 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      cardamom would be absolutely delisious my dear

  • @chessie2003
    @chessie2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I made this recipe earlier this year, and it turned out great! My advice is to worry less about the time of the stirring and mostly focus on the water test. My torrone was delicious but came out slightly too soft. It "flowed" if it was left out overnight. If I'd cooked it just a bit longer I think it would've been perfect.

    • @lj.3589
      @lj.3589 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Oh sorry to hear that. I hope it works out if/when you try it again. I had the opposite problem. Mine was rock hard once it cooled. I'm sure it's because by the end of cooking mine was lightly boiling despite my thick bottom pot, constant stirring, and the lowest setting on my stove. It never burned, but "plop....plop" the thick gooey paste would mutter. I actually turned off the heat a couple times. And it didn't turn brown from the boiling. They remained a lovely white color. No biggie though in case this happens to anyone. They microwave really well. They start to expand just like marshmallows in the microwave and soften nicely for consumption. Each of my bars that were roughly four of his squares put together would need around 20 sec in the microwave to soften. Just watch for the slight expansion that starts on the bottom.

    • @cydkriletich6538
      @cydkriletich6538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lj.3589 Thank you for that Heads Up…And the solution! I’m always a little anxious when it comes to cooking and/or whipping egg whites.

  • @cisium1184
    @cisium1184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my many Italian-American aunts used to make this every Christmas. Whenever I go back to Boston I stop at one of the bakeries in the North End and buy some. I had no idea it was easy to make.

  • @hailtothevic
    @hailtothevic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    I always assumed that these just magically appeared in airports around the world

    • @donnav6219
      @donnav6219 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Italian markets too.

    • @kuchangko6211
      @kuchangko6211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      victor maphosa Waw magically hahaha well that's you're opinion

    • @firstlast6437
      @firstlast6437 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@kuchangko6211 your

    • @logoseven3365
      @logoseven3365 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      victor maphosa
      Grandma. Every Christmas. She bought them.
      I think I’ll try and make this. Thank you.

    • @MmM-do6rg
      @MmM-do6rg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahaha

  • @debd5641
    @debd5641 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I can't thank you enough for sharing such great recipes. More than that, you share the tricks and techniques that others like to withhold when sharing a recipe. In my grandmothers time, there was one elderly aunt who made a particular cookie recipe that everyone loved. She was known far and wide for it. She gave out the recipe, but no one could ever make the cookies as good as she could. With a twinkle in her eye, she would say that maybe her's just had more love in the mixing. They were her claim to fame. Everyone agreed that no one.....No one.... could make the cookies like Mame. She lived with her brother and sister, those were the three siblings who never married, and they lived together into their 90s, and each died peacefully in their sleep at home.As Mame was 98, and had one foot in the grave, and the other on a banana peel, she asked my grandmother to tea. She served her famous cookies. That was the very last time my grandmother saw her aunt, as two days later, Mame never woke up from her afternoon nap. In that last visit, as they sipped tea and ate cookies, my grandmother once again told Mame that her's were truly the very best cookies, and no one could make them like her. Mame laughed. She said, "They could if they knew the secret." My grandmother listened as Mame told her that her cookies were the source of her pride. She said her sisters had children, grandchildren and great grandchildren that they were something her sisters were proud of, but all she had were her cookies. That's when she entrusted my grandmother with the information about her secret ingredient. She said it was pure vanilla. The recipe she gave out had 1 teaspoon of vanilla. She also never told anyone that it had to be pure vanilla. In her version, when she made them, she always used a full, almost overflowing Tablespoon of pure vanilla. After Mame died, when the holidays came every year, my grandmother would always bake "Mame's cookies." Grandmither would put a little photo of Mame, dressed in her best hat and gloves next to the platter of cookies on the credenza. There was a handwritten note from Mame that was the version of the recipe she passed out to those who requested it. That had been copied, and the copies were there for everyone to take home. Grandmother would break into giggles, and then into full gales of laughter when every year at the holidays. she recounted the story about Mame and her cookie recipe. She always ended the story by telling everyone that Mame - that little minx, got exactly what she truly wanted. She just wanted people to remember her for her cookies. Every year it was a tradition to tell the story of Mame's cookies. So, even in death, she was remembered for her extraordinary cookies.

    • @healthyheartymeals6541
      @healthyheartymeals6541 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @ruslitful
      @ruslitful ปีที่แล้ว

      It was so interesting to read about your Mame and her cookies.
      I want that recipe too! You described it so that I wanted to try these cookies! And May be to pass the recipe to my future grandkids with your tale about your Mame.
      Thank you for sharing this wonderful story!

  • @libbydimayo9942
    @libbydimayo9942 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for the recipe for this beautiful Torrone. I made these while watching your video following step by step, they turned out amazing I am so happy with the results. It takes a bit of time but we’ll worth doing, I’ll never buy Torrone again. ❤️🙏😋

  • @lynnkaminari6942
    @lynnkaminari6942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are a good teacher for first timers.

  • @fosstv45
    @fosstv45 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    this is probably the best cooking show on youtube

  • @srhalnon
    @srhalnon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +936

    This guy has the opposite of a valley girl accent. Instead of ending every sentence in an upward intonation, he ends every sentence downward.
    Id love to here him have a conversation with someone with a valley girl accent

    • @smctunes
      @smctunes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      It's a practiced cadence. His first videos were much more "normal dude" sounding and I am guessing he changed it up because it didn't capture his personality and energy as well as a more "uppity" way of speaking. It really is a "presentation voice," and not his real way of speaking.

    • @rustyfox2794
      @rustyfox2794 5 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      It's a very off-putting sing-songy sound, nothing at all like natural speech. Afraid I can't watch while listening to that!

    • @sk8erin8er
      @sk8erin8er 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Rusty Fox nobody cares, buddy.

    • @rustyfox2794
      @rustyfox2794 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      The Flash - it's called feedback.

    • @DefiledAtonement
      @DefiledAtonement 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I couldn't even finish it because of the voice thing.

  • @not.likely
    @not.likely ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your torrone AND your presentation. Always like the dry sense of humour

  • @cecilliastander3
    @cecilliastander3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love how he makes this so fun love his sense of humour

  • @pamyp21
    @pamyp21 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Oh my God, this is my childhood candy!! I'm hooked on theses things (so much that my boyfriend buys a bunch and offers me when I'm cranky), I need to make them!

  • @sheiliaw.4376
    @sheiliaw.4376 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you.. You've just showed me how to "finally" make a Big Hunk candy bar. Love it!

  • @mariolombardi3864
    @mariolombardi3864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This brings back great memories! Thank you.

  • @zoljargalenkhbold
    @zoljargalenkhbold 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    and stir, and stir, and STIRRR! lol thanks for this video!

  • @DecapitatedGumiBearz
    @DecapitatedGumiBearz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +520

    "Discard that piece... into our mouth"

  • @khendhrahsilverbridge2617
    @khendhrahsilverbridge2617 8 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Food wishes gentleman, THANK YOU! I stumble into your site by accident. You have made me cry and smile at the same time. How great memories of my darling Vóvó, my Portuguese/Italian grandmother. She made torrone and pinhada often and many other sweets. I lived with her in her tobacco plantation in Africa. When she died I left the continent because of the wars. All her cooking notes were destroyed. Now, here, I find them. THANK YOU! Do you know how to cook côcô queimado? Is made with coconut and has a burned taste that melts in your mouth. Also pinhada was made with pine-nuts and she put it in acold marble stone. After she cut it in bits. I have no idea how she made it . It was brown like caramel and sweet. Can you help, PLEASE? Sorry my English is not so good. I live in the USA midwest. Blessings.

    • @Hypatia4242
      @Hypatia4242 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The recipe you described with pine nuts reminds me of a type of fudge I know in Spanish cooking. Don't know the name, but it might be the one. Here, roughly, is the recipe. it might be the one you are looking for.
      2 cups of brown sugar, 1 cup of regular sugar, 1 cup of milk, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Bring all but vanilla to boil in a pot, then remove from heat and add vanilla. Then add 1/4 cup of honey OR light molasses to thicken -- you can alternatively use a candy base like corn syrup but its not as nice and you will need less of that. The temperature is like candy, so around 110 degrees for 30-40 minutes until it is thick at this temperature. Now get 1 cup of pine nuts. Mash all the nuts until they are very thin, then separate half and mash 1/2 cup of them until they are powdery. Add this powder to the syrup and combine for 10 minutes. Pour the mixture into a rectangular baking pan and then sprinkle the remaining pine nuts on top. Let it cool and you will have a nice sweet, pine-nut flavored treat.

    • @collegecareerresults7878
      @collegecareerresults7878 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your story is charming.

    • @Ramseds87
      @Ramseds87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey, there! For the "coco queimado" (actually 'cocada', a mix of caramel and coconut flakes) you will need:
      - 200g of coconut flakes
      - 200g of sugar
      - 200g of water
      - 200g of sweeten condensed milk (the "Brazilian type", called "leite condensado")
      - 1 table-spoon of butter to grease
      First of all, grease a refractory dish using the butter.
      Put the sugar and water in a non-stick pan. Lightly stir and then turn on the heat (high). After that DO NOT stir... leave it alone till it bubbles and gets an yellow-brown colour. Then, turn the heat down (low... really low), and wait till it gains a caramel colour (you can stir, but don't use any spoon or tools as they'll stick in the sugar. Try, instead, to careful churn the pan). Once you reach this caramel-like texture (although still liquid), it's time to add the coconut flakes. All at once. Now you can use, of course, a wooden spoon to mix the sugar and the flakes. When this mixture gets "dry", you can add the condensed milk. Mix it up quickly for about 1 minute or so. Then, take several spoon amount of the "cocoda", like a handful (or the shape you desire), put them in the large greased refractory dish and leave them to cool down. Then enjoy it.
      Hope it works well.

  • @alisn.7998
    @alisn.7998 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love your style, chef John, as much as your recipes. I’m watching your videos from northwest England .

  • @psychtank8681
    @psychtank8681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The sweet taste, the roasty peanut, the way it sticks to teeths. Ummmmmm👍👍

  • @fballer94
    @fballer94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    "Even out of focus you can tell how good thats going to be" hahahahah

  • @eviltango
    @eviltango 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mmmmh! I remember having those during the December months around St. Nikklaus day (or December 6th in my home country), together with bags of clementines, chocolate and peanuts.
    In Kindergarden St. Nikklaus aka Santa would visit with his dark sidekick called 'Schmutzlli' dressed all in brown. If we were good we would get a little bag with the above mentioned sweets after reciting a short rhyme, if you're bad we were told his sidekick Schmutzli would bag you up and take you away to work somewhere for a year. lmao every kid was scared to death of Schmutzli

  • @donnaflorence5673
    @donnaflorence5673 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks I love your narration and sense of humor. You make cooking fun. Great recipe

  • @murrayaronson3753
    @murrayaronson3753 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nougat, torrone, turron are all delicious. French, Italian, Spanish. Yours looks delicious.

  • @lolahernandez6871
    @lolahernandez6871 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I made it for the first time this past Christmas for my Italian family: THEY LOVED AND APPROVED!!! 😍❤

  • @noorarahimi1498
    @noorarahimi1498 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    That's almost the same as the Iranian (gaz) and thanks for sharing this. I always enjoy watching your videos

    • @alec984
      @alec984 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had the same thought when I tried the Gaz for the first time.. LoL

    • @menchualcarazmoreno1743
      @menchualcarazmoreno1743 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Spain there's something similar but only with almonds. It is said bring here by Arabs.

    • @thinderellaedwards1365
      @thinderellaedwards1365 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Menchu Alcaraz Moreno, Arabs are lovely people, excellent cooks, perfect hosts. I still can’t forgive them for inventing Algebra.

  • @annchee1329
    @annchee1329 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks delish and perfect

  • @kittynimitz7149
    @kittynimitz7149 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just found this...Thank you! Have wanted a recipe for this Heavenly treat, for years!! All the best!

  • @marunio1
    @marunio1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love it.Thank U Master for this recepi.

  • @lwpweb
    @lwpweb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Congratulations, your 30 + 40 minutes procedure really works to get finally a Torrone with the right consistency, i feel extremly happy with it. Thank very much for thisas the only one real working receipe here. And i tried a lot. Its worth the time of stirring.

    • @marywillis8372
      @marywillis8372 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much for your review. I haven't had this since grade school days so I'll definitely try this recipe. Be blessed.

  • @silverwhitesand2094
    @silverwhitesand2094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One excellent reason for slow heat method is maintaining the nutritional value of honey, instead of turning it into harmful. Thank you Chef John for your wonderful work, as always 🌹

  • @cindymackay-musso8317
    @cindymackay-musso8317 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for doing these less known recipes. I was so happy to see this - one of my favourite Christmas treats,

  • @strawberrycatastrofy257
    @strawberrycatastrofy257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +377

    How did you keep the nuts warm in the oven if your oven was broken? HOW, JOHN?

    • @dianebrady6784
      @dianebrady6784 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      A toaster oven...or perhaps a new use for a clothes iron.

    • @3006firefly
      @3006firefly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The warming drawer, maybe?

    • @-DreamWeaver-
      @-DreamWeaver- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I use my microwave to roast (even large quantities moved around regularly) or warm nuts - works a treat!

    • @jerseygirl07105
      @jerseygirl07105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He never mentioned oven. He did say, pour onto a pan, flatten and leave alone. Then take off wrap which he cut b/c he could not remove it.

    • @shawnpitman876
      @shawnpitman876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jerseygirl07105 Learn how to listen, fool. He said he reserves his nuts in a warm oven to keep them warm when he was mixing them in.

  • @lindagiovannazambanini6218
    @lindagiovannazambanini6218 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I grew up eating Torrone and love it! Never thought about making it at home but it's so easy! This is now on my to do list! Thank you!

  • @gsdtravels6457
    @gsdtravels6457 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My father bought these for us every Christmas, one of our family traditions. I will be making this recipe to offer to my siblings tthis year for some good memories, so thank you!

  • @selfreflection2117
    @selfreflection2117 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. This is suitable for someone who doesn't have a whipping machine. A LOT of stirring. 💪

  • @mrdasilver
    @mrdasilver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m Brazilian-Italian and torrone was a Christmas treat for me growing up. This makes me very nostalgic! I love it!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe, Chef John! 👨🏻‍🍳

  • @CZebelle
    @CZebelle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This looks like it should be a Christmas treat.

  • @August84118
    @August84118 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was my FAVORITE treat from the Italian store growing up.

  • @raffinataonline
    @raffinataonline 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A wonderful childhood memory. So yummy. And yes, the effort is so worth it. Looks gorgeous, Chef.

  • @DavidM-um2uk
    @DavidM-um2uk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    OMG this is my favorite candy ever - thanks!

  • @944gemma
    @944gemma 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This looks like a totally authentic Italian torrone! Great job.

    • @alec984
      @alec984 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the traditional soft one. Anyway he should have also added the natural lemon flavor.

    • @ThePenguinExpress
      @ThePenguinExpress 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@alec984 he literally added lemon zest

    • @donnav6219
      @donnav6219 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Next up the Amaretti cookies. Right?

  • @shawnholbrook7278
    @shawnholbrook7278 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have been looking for a nougat recipe for years! Thank you so much! This looks beautiful. 😊

  • @danielasoibelman7555
    @danielasoibelman7555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, one of favorites candies. It tastes like happy childhood.

  • @laurkr
    @laurkr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    in Puerto Rico we love to eat this for christmas! Delicious!

  • @NatalieCWilliams
    @NatalieCWilliams 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Omg!!! Chef John you made my year! When I saw this recipe, I got so excited because this is my FAVOURITE desert treat! Absolutely love nougat! Thank you for sharing this recipe. Had no idea it's so simple! 😃👍🏻❤️

  • @nonneyoddlokken3221
    @nonneyoddlokken3221 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your every crazy voice. I listened to so many videos. Your voice goes up and down. Idk but it makes me happy.

  • @MarciaBaker1205
    @MarciaBaker1205 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks delightful!

  • @viniciusrocha7125
    @viniciusrocha7125 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Tip: It tastes amazing with cashew nuts also. Love your videos, your narration and your recipes. I'm a huge fan who always enjoooy.

    • @aliciab6193
      @aliciab6193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! Where I come from we don't use pistachios, we use cashews, peanuts, and pretzels! Or whatever. Sometimes we don't put anything in it and just eat the goo 🤣

  • @Arias1101
    @Arias1101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In France we call this "Nougat", it is a speciality of Montélimar, a city in the southern part of the country. It is definitly my favorite sweet, but I never dared to cook it myself (mostly because I can have it easilly directly from factories sometimes :P).
    Yours definitly looks delicious !

  • @Ojja78
    @Ojja78 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is my absolute favorite food in the entire world.

  • @wyomingadventures
    @wyomingadventures 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome recipe! I will definitely be making this. Thanks Chef!

  • @themoonsoukaina8920
    @themoonsoukaina8920 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love it so easy 💜
    Thank you from Morocco 😻💭

  • @cydkriletich6538
    @cydkriletich6538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Interestingly, I just watched an Italian chef’s video on making this delightful candy, and his ended up looking too soft, more like marshmallows. I always think of the texture of this candy as being more Divinity-like, and it looks to me as if this recipe nails that texture. Also, this recipe has a little more honey than the Italian chef’s, and his did not have the lemon zest or the pistachios. The finished product of this recipe looks much more like what the traditional candy looks like, so I may give it a try. (I’m anxious about the amount of stirring cuz I’m 72 and have arthritis (!), and whipping/cooking of the egg whites.) BTW: A couple of years ago I watched a t.v. show where a candy shop somewhere on the East Coast (maybe Boston) demonstrated how they make this every year in big batches to sell during the Holidays. If memory serves me right, I believe the finished product, boxed very beautifully, cost something like $20 a pound, and that was before shipping! Thank you for this video and all the helpful tips.

    • @Trund27
      @Trund27 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder if a hand mixer would help you mix the nougat? If you have one, of course. Good luck on making this beautiful candy!!!

  • @ramonadaoud1825
    @ramonadaoud1825 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It looks so delicious , thank you , I will try it.

  • @deannajohnson3933
    @deannajohnson3933 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks so, so delicious. I totally want to try this!!!

  • @MaqAttaq1
    @MaqAttaq1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +625

    The nuts joke is really bad but I love it

    • @foodwishes
      @foodwishes  8 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      +MaqAttaq1 Yes, except that wasn't a joke. ;)

    • @MaqAttaq1
      @MaqAttaq1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Cold nuts gets hard really quick wasn't a joke? OMG

    • @dennisblogg
      @dennisblogg 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +MaqAttaq1 Half the reason why I subscribe to food wishes is because of the awful pun's. Love it! :D

    • @6309160583
      @6309160583 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      +Food Wishes A pirate with a steering column protruding from his pants walks into a bar. The bartender asks why he has a steering wheel coming out of the pirate's pants to which the pirate replies:
      "ARRRRRGH- IT'S DRIVIN' ME NUTS!!!!!"

    • @bluwolf098
      @bluwolf098 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      works well with WARM NUTZ
      i'm dead

  • @Burmilla.
    @Burmilla. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    TURRON!

  • @marthalucas1221
    @marthalucas1221 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That looks incredible! I need to try to make this. Thank you🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

  • @heavensangel1310
    @heavensangel1310 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the truly sweet chefs love the commentary And As Always ENJOY 😎

  • @midgedinardo6993
    @midgedinardo6993 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've been making this for a few years for Christmas. Thank you so very much. It is absolutely delicious. ❤️

    • @ss89591
      @ss89591 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mam, how long it stays? A week or a month? Please do rply.

    • @midgedinardo6993
      @midgedinardo6993 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ss89591, I wrap it in wax paper, 1 in square size. It stays over a month.

  • @freespeechisdead1565
    @freespeechisdead1565 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My father used to make something so similar to this. We would chop up maraschino cherries into the nougat and then roll the candy out into logs, then roll the logs into cut up nuts (roasted pecans and walnuts). To us it was a homemade nut log. I wonder if that whole time we were making Torrone as you call it.

  • @daisysmum7336
    @daisysmum7336 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really want to make this. I love Italian nougat.

  • @InglesFacilRocioBago
    @InglesFacilRocioBago 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just love this man !!! I met him long time ago and still lovely. Thank you, I might try ... who knows.

  • @stingyryy
    @stingyryy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I think this is also a dish called Gaz in Iran, have always had it growing up and this seems identical.

    • @kristir1262
      @kristir1262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yes! i was looking for the name!! thank you!!! my iranian friend used to get it in her care package from home... i thought it was awesome. couldn't remember the name though 🤗.

  • @anondeilvers91
    @anondeilvers91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    TURRRON!!!! TURRRRRRRRROOOONE!!!

    • @Its.Haze.
      @Its.Haze. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      TURRŌN?!?!

    • @anondeilvers91
      @anondeilvers91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Its.Haze. *TUUUURRRRRROOOØÖØØN!!!*
      *TUUUUŲRRRRRRRØØÖØØNNNNŃ!!!!*
      *TUUUUUUUÚŐÔÔÔŒNNNNNNNNNNN*

    • @Its.Haze.
      @Its.Haze. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@anondeilvers91 TURRRRRRRRŌN

    • @leog9573
      @leog9573 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      TURRRÓN!!! TURRRRRRRRRRÓN!!! TURRRÓN TURRÓN!!!!!

    • @MelissaThompson432
      @MelissaThompson432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Turron (TURR 'n) = torrone (tur OWN). Same candy, different language.

  • @JHattsy
    @JHattsy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After 4 years I'm finally giving this a try for Christmas

  • @fallenslave6684
    @fallenslave6684 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You made me so joyful. So simple.

  • @JohnDoe-tf5my
    @JohnDoe-tf5my 5 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    "Warm nuts are the best"
    Inner 12 year old: Tee hee!

    • @rndmcmmnt
      @rndmcmmnt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it's funny because it's true ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @bootscatsworld
      @bootscatsworld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Your a perv

  • @DraGnFly007
    @DraGnFly007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just LOVE your humor~~ "Sweaty hands." Thank you!

  • @annaleighstafford9463
    @annaleighstafford9463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is amazing, definitely got the time to make this during self isolation !

  • @norzilaismail5197
    @norzilaismail5197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoy the way u explain, and I can confirm that the taste is sooo gooood!

  • @trumpialighting1241
    @trumpialighting1241 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    OMG! I used to love this turron de Alicante! It's what it was called in Cuba and we used to get it for Christmas directly from Spain! It was hard though... I'm going to have to try to make your recipe; It looks delicious!!!

    • @mikaku
      @mikaku 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's because its from Alicante, SPain. Not italian.

    • @anghara2001
      @anghara2001 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      turron de alicante is made in Alicante, Spain, and can be only called that if it's made in Alicante as is protected by denomination of origin, if it's not from Alicante then it has to be called "turron duro"

    • @MrAhuraMazda
      @MrAhuraMazda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mikaku no its not. Its from Iran. This is an Iranian confection. Brought to both Italy and Spain by the spread of Muslims. I dont even think Spain has pistachios, those are grown in Iran.

    • @evelina2363
      @evelina2363 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In Italy we also have a traditional version that is hard, and another more modern type that crumble as you bite into it. But my favorite is this softer one. The only problem is that it disappears in a second! At least the hard one requires some time to be chewed :)

    • @joy7590
      @joy7590 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My Cuban friend always bought turron for Christmas. He claimed it was from Spain. He passed away a few years ago. I would have loved to make this for him. I am thinking he would have stopped buying it and started making his own.

  • @piskipa
    @piskipa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I absolutely love turron (in spanish), I could eat that whole thing in one sitting!

    • @mbartelsm
      @mbartelsm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's so much sugar, but it's so gooood

    • @hesspet
      @hesspet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "hip gold" we call those things in Germany :-) I can't resist to torrone.

    • @6rban100k
      @6rban100k 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hesspet In Saudi Arabia we call it throat relaxation

    • @menchualcarazmoreno1743
      @menchualcarazmoreno1743 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Similar name and ingredients but not the same sweet.

  • @cliffmathew
    @cliffmathew 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing! Looks better than any I see advertised online.