What is the Key Difference Between Nougat and Meringue?
Both are made from whipped eggs and caramel syrup. Why nougat is viscous and meringue is soft and can become dry and crunchy?
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The basic difference is consistency: meringue tends to be lighter, airier, and drier, while nougat is more chewy.
This is achieved by different ratios of sugar to egg whites. Nougat has significantly more sugar in proportion to egg whites. (Compare this nougat recipe, ~4 cups sugar/honey to four egg whites, and this meringue recipe, 1/4 cup sugar to four egg whites.)
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The basic difference is consistency: meringue tends to be lighter, airier, and drier, while nougat is more chewy. This is achieved by different ratios of sugar to egg whites. Nougat has significantly more sugar in proportion to egg whites.Is nougat a meringue?
Nougat is made by preparing a meringue or whipping a solution of egg whites or gelatin or both and then streaming hot concentrated boiled sugar syrup (Hard-Ball Stage) into it while continuing to beat.How are meringues different?
French meringue is baked. Italian meringue is made by slowly beating hot sugar syrup into stiffly beaten egg whites and is used in frostings and atop pies and cakes. Swiss meringue is made by dissolving sugar and egg whites together over simmering water and then beating in an electric mixer.What is the difference between nougat and divinity?
Divinity is a nougat-like confection made with egg white, corn syrup, and sugar. Optional ingredients such as flavors, chopped dried fruit and chopped nuts are frequently added. Replacing the sugar with brown sugar results in a related confection called "sea foam".What is the difference between meringue and divinity?
In a meringue, the sugar syrup is cooked to about 240\xb0F or until the sugar forms a soft, malleable ball when a spoonful is dropped in cold water. For divinity, the sugar is taken a bit further to 250\xb0F (or the firm ball stage) where it can hold more structure.3 types of MERINGUE - what's the difference
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The key difference is that Meringue is mixed/whipped sweetened egg whites; while nougat is sugar/honey mixed with egg whites and other ingredients (nuts)
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