Jijona, Alicante
Laura Colomina Masiá
Turrón made by the children and grandchildren of master turroneros, in the heart of Jijona.
- IGP registered
- Artesanía Comunitat Valenciana
- 71% almond, Jijona Suprema
- Made to order, no stock held
Seventy-one percent toasted almond, and never made until it's been ordered.
Artesanías Laura Colomina Masiá is a small obrador in the centre of Jijona, Alicante, run today by the children and grandchildren of master turroneros. Laura Bernabeu Colomina, of the family's newest generation, now handles the day to day.
Their turrón de Jijona is 71% toasted almond, well above the 52% the IGP sets for its top grade, sweetened with honey rather than substitutes. Alongside it they make turrón de Alicante and hand-shape mazapán into traditional figuritas, a craft of its own, outside the turrón IGP but no less their own. Nothing is held as stock: every order is made fresh, once it's been placed.
We're proud to bring their turrón de Jijona, turrón de Alicante, and mazapán figuritas to our customers exactly as their family makes them.
What makes them different
Five things worth knowing
- One of the smallest turrón houses in Jijona, run by the children and grandchildren of master turroneros.
- Their turrón de Jijona is 71% toasted almond, well above the 52% minimum the IGP sets for its top grade.
- Holds two accreditations: the Jijona y Turrón de Alicante IGP and Artesanía de la Comunitat Valenciana, granted only for proven artisanal method.
- Makes turrón de Jijona, turrón de Alicante, and hand-shaped mazapán figuritas, all under their own name.
- Holds no stock and makes every order fresh, once it's been placed.
Protected origin
Jijona y Turrón de Alicante IGP
IGP, Indicación Geográfica Protegida, is the EU's protected-origin mark. It guarantees a turrón sold under the name was made to the traditional method in the historic Jijona and Alicante production area, and answers to the Consejo Regulador Jijona y Turrón de Alicante that oversees the standard. Mazapán isn't covered by this IGP; it's the family's own recipe, made the same way beside the turrón.
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