Do you know the difference between Mandorlato and Torrone?

They are the typical sweets of the winter tradition, the kings of the table second only to Pandoro and Panettone: they are Mandorlato and Torrone.

The difference between the two is minimal and lies in the processing method as well as the production area. Mandorlato is made in the town of Cologna Veneta in the province of Verona - here we have detailed the Mandorlato of Cologna Veneta - and the leading producers are the Speziali of Cologna Veneta, Casa del Dolce, and Bauce, who boast a multi-century tradition - while the hometowns of torrone are Cremona and Benevento.

The manufacturing process and the ingredients are similar. Both use honey, egg white, and sugar. Torrone contains more types of nuts such as: hazelnuts, pistachios, peanuts, almonds, sesame seeds, or walnuts; while the Mandorlato of Cologna Veneta contains only almonds.
Torrone is available in soft or hard forms. This depends on the ingredients and the cooking duration, which varies from a minimum of 2 hours for the soft one to a maximum of 12 hours for the harder type. For classic Mandorlato, the preparation continues for 8 hours. 

These delicious sweets have different and controversial origin stories. The torrone is said to have Arabic or Samnite origins.
In Cremona, according to sources, it made its debut in 1441 during the wedding banquet between Francesco Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti. Additionally, tradition states that it was made in the shape of the Torrazzo, the bell tower of the city at that time, from which it presumably took its name. It is known that in 1543 the municipality of Cremona commissioned a certain quantity of torrone to be given as a gift to some authorities.
On the other hand, the mandorlato is said to have already been tasted and enjoyed during the hegemony of the Republic of Venice, according to some historians including Alvise Zorzi.
 

What we have understood from these legends is that the origins of torrone and mandorlato are not well known, but they are very famous in Italy and around the world for their absolute goodness!