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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Golden Bonbon NougatsI’ve mentioned before of my love of French nougat and Torrones. Part of it nostalgia and part of it is that they’re a really terrific candy. While I was at the All Candy Expo, I was intent on finding a year-round supply of affordable Italian/French-style nougats. Golden Bonbon is made in Canada with an Italian family recipe (I even met Mr. Mazzucco). They make both soft and crunchy nougats, but I concentrated my tasting efforts on the soft ones because that’s what I prefer. Golden Bonbon boasts of their family’s long experience (three generations) making nougats and use traditional copper bowls and say that half the weight of the nougat is just almonds. Let me tell you, those were some tasty almonds, too.
Almond - nice delicate almond scent and plentiful almonds both whole and pieces in the mix. Only a light touch of honey but very smooth and a slight hint of amaretto. Orange - I can see the orange bits in the mix and it certainly smells orangey. The orange flavor brings out the honey notes, but the orange rind pieces can be a little tough. But the flavor combinations including the bold orange oils of the zest is really nice. Cranberry - like the orange, you can see the large pieces of cranberry in here. It has a wonderful dark fruity aroma. The nougat is soft as are the cranberry bits. They add a nice floral, fruity and sour bite to the nougat, but I’m not that wild about it compared to the others. Maple - the nougat on this one was slightly darker than the stark white of the others and smelled a lot like maple. Sure enough it tastes like maple, with its dark smoky tones and rich sweetness. It goes nicely with the almond and is certainly tasty, but it’s not really what I want in my nougat. The company says that they have wide distribution in both the USA and Canada and I think I’ve seen them at Cost Plus World Market ... now I need to look closer. I don’t know about the pricing, but if I can find them for less than $20 per pound, I think I may have a new favorite. I would probably stick to the regular almond ... possibly the orange, but I’m kind of curious about the coffee flavor they have too that I didn’t get to sample.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 8:17 am
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The Caffe Nougat is divine. I am eating one right now, right amount of grounded coffee bean flavor, but I can still taste the nougat’s sweetness. Very balanced flavor overall.
I’ve just stuffed myself with four of the Golden Bonbon nougats already, about to open the fifth one. My favourite flavour is the Maple Nougat Soft Tendre, they are the best!!! Love them!!!!!
My favorite are the blueberry ones. The blueberries are richly flavored, more tender than the cranberries or oranges, and just the perfect small size. I do also like the orange ones, for the reasons you have mentioned. They have more variability in flavor due to variation in the orange rinds.
My coworker brought a bag of Maple Nougat (crunchy) from Canada and it was so delicious! I can’t stop eating them… Not too sweet but hint of maple flavor and chunks of almonds add great texture to it. Where can I get them in the U.S.?
I picked up a bag of maple nougat (crunch) at the Vancouver Airport and had one piece left by the time I got back to Maine. U.S. distributor is Prince of Peace 1-800-675-4784 but you have to order a case of 24 bags (I ordered 2!). Try eBay as I may have to list a few. Also, http://www.thegreatcanadiangiftcompany.com in Ontario is a pleasure to deal with and accepts small orders.
I just few handfuls of almond, coffee and maple nougat from a store near world trade center in NY and i am in love with them…I was just wondering if anyone knows where are they available in main manhattan region..
I came across Golden Bonbon nougat at Vancouver airport, bought some and simply cannot stop eating them. They are great for ” pasalubong” or arrival gifts. Just love them!!!
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