Soft or hard, nutty orloral
- nothing stufs a Christmas
stocking quite like nougat.
Savour the holiday spirit.
Nougat
FIVE OF A KIND
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BETTENAY’S
MARGARET RIVER
NOUGAT CO.
SEA SALTED
CARAMEL NOUGAT
Nougat is proof that some
desserts are made for salted
caramel. The Bettenay
family take the more-is-more
approach, slathering their
honey and toasted-almond
bar with it to deliver a
genuinely salty sting. Chewy,
dense and intense. $18.95
for 200gm. bettenays-
margaretriver.com.au3
ROCHELLE ADONIS
ROSE PETAL
BARBERRY
PISTACHIO NOUGAT
An eye-catching patchwork
of pink petals and a pretty
perfume whisk you away to
the Middle East even before
the wrapper comes of.
Once it does, the Persian
flavours continue to unfold
throughout the flufy layers,
studded with bright
pistachio nuts and tangy
barberries. $15.50 for
100gm.rochelleadonis.com2
RINALDI
CONFECTIONERY
SOFT PECAN
NOUGAT BLENDED
WITH AUSTRALIAN
MALLEE HONEY
Roberto Rinaldi continues
the tradition of Italian turrón
on our shores, with his
nougats made with native
honey. Mallee honey gives
this slice a eucalypt-driven
intensity, which is tempered
with lightly roasted pecans.
$6.95 for 86gm.
rinaldiconfectionery.com4
BRAMBLE & HEDGE
STRAWBERRY
NOUGAT
A mighty block indeed.
On top, a mosaic of ripe,
freeze-dried strawberries.
Down below, a jumble
of almonds and hazelnuts,
folded through a pillow-soft
combination of creamy
white chocolate and vanilla
bean. For best results,
take a very big bite and
taste the whole spectrum.
$14.95 for 150gm.
davidjones.com5
SIMON JOHNSON
ALMOND NOUGAT
Here, whole Marcona
almonds, bound by honey
and smooth eggwhites,
have been moulded
by hand into a cluster
sandwiched between two
wafer-thin discs of rice
paper. Untraditional,
perhaps, but so strongly
reminiscent of breakfast
cereal in the very best way,
with plenty of texture to
boot. $15.65 for 100gm.
simonjohnson.com54123GOURMET TRAVELLER 29WORDS MATTHEW HIRSCH. PHOTOGRAPHY CHRIS CHEN. STYLING LISA FEATHERBY.
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