Uncle Beefy, thanks for the new year’s wishes. You have the nougat itch too huh?Sticky it may be, but you said it – totally worth it! Just think – you could have babka AND homemade nougat on our table. I just felt your eyes grow large !

sandra, thank you so much for your comment. I am so glad you found MyKugelhopf in your browsing. And I’m thrilled to hear about your family’s traditions, thank you for sharing – I had no clue that nougat was actually a traditional holiday food for Sephardic Jews – what a fun coincidence for me. I am from an Ashkenazi background, didn’t know that. I may just have to keep nougat as a regular Rosh Hashanah treat from now on! A little late, but Shana Tovah to you too !

Your nougat is gorgeous: I love the idea of adding dried figs. I also make nougat sometimes using honey and glucose syrup.

You know, sephardic jews from North Africa use to eat nougat for Rosh Hashana
because of its sweetness and also because of its color (white symbolizes purity).

My parents are from Tunisia and there’s always been nougat on the Rosh Hashana seder plate that we ate just after the meal to keep some sweetness in our mouth, another wish for a sweet year!