Nougat Story

During the 17^th century, the town of Montelimar in France was introduced to almonds. The legend says that one of the residents, Aunt Manon not having any kids of her own was spoiling her nephews and nieces by making desserts for them every weekend. She mixed the freshly introduced almonds with honey from this region of Provence. This dessert became the specialty of Montelimar and Aunt Manon named it ‘nougat.’

During the 20^th century, the traffic going through Montelimar introduced people from other regions to nougat, which became very popular in France. There are many varieties of nougat today, but the most popular is the nougat of Montelimar.