Description
A staple Taiwanese sweet where a rich milk-flavored soft candy (nougat) made from milk powder and butter is tightly packed with roasted almonds or peanuts.
Restaurants serving Taiwanese Nougat
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Almonds(or Peanuts)
- Milk powder(Whole milk powder)
- Starch syrup(Maltose)
- Unsalted butter
- Egg white
- Sugar
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Nut Prep] Roast almonds (or peanuts, macadamias) fragrantly in an oven and keep warm (if cold, they harden the candy when mixed).
- [Syrup] Put starch syrup (maltose), sugar, and water in a pot, heat to make a high 130°C syrup.
- Whip egg whites in a bowl until stiff peaks form (meringue).
- Stream the piping hot syrup into the meringue like a thread while mixing on high with a hand mixer (creates the fluffy nougat base).
- Add melted butter and massive 'whole milk powder (decides the rich milk flavor)', fold quickly with a spatula.
- Dump the warm almonds in, knead to distribute evenly throughout the dough.
- Pour into a square tray, press flat, cut into rectangular sticks before it cools and hardens, and wrap in oblaat (edible clear paper) and candy wrappers.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Rich milk aroma and roasted nuts
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Melt store-bought marshmallows, mix with milk powder and nuts (easy arrangement)
Pairing
Black Coffee or Unsweetened Black Tea
Trivia
[For Women] French nougat arranged Taiwanese-style, but Taiwan's features an extremely strong 'milk powder' taste and is packed intensely with nuts. The #1 popular souvenir after Pineapple Cake. The demonic arrangement 'Nougacrackers (Niu Ga Bing)'—sandwiching nougat in scallion crackers—is also a massive trend.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Chill in the fridge to enjoy a 'hard, crunchy' texture, or eat at room temp softened slightly to spread the milk flavor fully in your mouth!
Allergen
Dairy, Egg, Peanuts (Nuts)