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Originally Posted by davemac
I did check the date to see if it was April 1st.... Nougat festival...........? Brilliant festival though, and interesting photos.
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Cremona is famous for it's nougat production Dave and claims to be the place where it was invented - along with Montelimar in France!
"Cremona, 25th of October 1441: Bianca Maria Visconti married Francesco Sforza. The wedding, which allowed Sforza family to dominate the Duchy of Milan for over half a century, is strictly related to the birth of nougat. According to the legend nougat was made for the first time in occasion of the wedding feast and it had the shape of the
Torrazzo, the bell tower of Cremona cathedral. It can be stated that “torrone”, the Italian word for nougat, etymologically derives from “Torrazzo”."
The festival will finish next Sunday with a re-evocation of Bianca-Maria's wedding in the cathedral sqaure -I hope to go along to see it and get a few more pics!