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So what the heck is nougat anyway?
Here's what Wikipedia says:
Here's what Wikipedia says:
"Nougat is a term used to describe a variety of similar confectioneries made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios or hazelnuts are common, but not peanuts) and sometimes chopped candied fruit. The consistency of nougat can range from chewy to hard depending on its composition, and it is used in a variety of candy bars and chocolates.
There are two basic kinds of nougat: white and brown. White nougat is made with beaten egg whites and is soft, whereas brown nougat (called nougatine in French) is made with caramelized sugar and has a firmer, often crunchy texture."
Spanish Scientists Crack Genetic Nougat Code
After years of research, Spanish scientists have discovered the chemical make-up of nougat, the tasty, soft compound found in candy bars such as Snickers. Six years of laboratory testing have finally paid off for the team of researchers based in a secret location somewhere in the Basque region of northern Spain.
"Well, we knew candy companies would try to get their sticky, chocolate-covered hands on our findings, so we had to establish a secret lab," said Juan Carlos Xavier, a world-renowned Nougatalogist and DNA specialist who worked on the project. The team of researchers had shipments of candy bars sent to the hidden location, dropped by airplane and recovered by the scientists under cover of nightfall.
The testing went smoothly, with the exception of one incident, "Once we had a big scare when we left all of our testing subjects, the candy bars, on the dashboard of our van in the middle of a sunny day. Luckily we were able to freeze the subjects in liquid nitrogen almost immediately," Carlos Xavier said.
"We used the current technology used in the Human Genome Project. We found that the basic ribosome in nougat shows that it belongs somewhere in the spackle & grout family," said Carlos Xavier. When the researchers arrived home it was generally noted that they had somehow each gained several pounds and developed horrible acne.
After years of research, Spanish scientists have discovered the chemical make-up of nougat, the tasty, soft compound found in candy bars such as Snickers. Six years of laboratory testing have finally paid off for the team of researchers based in a secret location somewhere in the Basque region of northern Spain.
"Well, we knew candy companies would try to get their sticky, chocolate-covered hands on our findings, so we had to establish a secret lab," said Juan Carlos Xavier, a world-renowned Nougatalogist and DNA specialist who worked on the project. The team of researchers had shipments of candy bars sent to the hidden location, dropped by airplane and recovered by the scientists under cover of nightfall.
The testing went smoothly, with the exception of one incident, "Once we had a big scare when we left all of our testing subjects, the candy bars, on the dashboard of our van in the middle of a sunny day. Luckily we were able to freeze the subjects in liquid nitrogen almost immediately," Carlos Xavier said.
"We used the current technology used in the Human Genome Project. We found that the basic ribosome in nougat shows that it belongs somewhere in the spackle & grout family," said Carlos Xavier. When the researchers arrived home it was generally noted that they had somehow each gained several pounds and developed horrible acne.
