A nunt is a pastry originating from Jewish cuisine and vaguely resembling nougat. The pastry is predominantly served at the Jewish celebration of Purim, where self-made sweets are customarily given to neighbours and friends.
Nunt is traditionally made from dark forest honey, which is cooked along with sugar and then mixed with coarsely-cut walnuts. The result is placed on a smooth, wet board or an oiled marble plate, left to cool, and then cut into small rhombic-shaped pieces.
Variants of nunt exist where poppy seed is added along with the walnuts, or the honey is enriched with ginger or sesame.
