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Let’s Go To Italy (Or My Kitchen) and Eat Some Nutella

by Kim on June 16th, 2008

 We’re not in Paris today and that is probably a good thing since the weather is not cooperating and being its crappy Parisian self.  Beautiful things sometimes think they can get away with that….being crappy and still be loved.  Not with me they can’t.  So, I decided we need to get out of town and spread our wings a bit.  We aren’t even in France anymore.  We, people,  are in Bologna, Italy and we’re going to make pigs of ourselves on one of my favorite foods, Nutella!!  And the photo that you see is a Nutelleria, a restaurant in Bologna devoted solely to Nutella goodness in all its forms.  

 For the uninitiated (shame on you, but that’s why I am here), Nutella is a creamy spread of chocolate and hazelnut paste.  Created in Italy in the 1940’s by Piero Ferraro, it was an attempt to extend the amount of chocolate that was available as it had been rationed during the war.  By adding hazelnuts which are plentiful in this region of Italy, it extended the supply and everyone was able to get their chocolate fix.  Originally called, “pasta gianduja” which means paste of a famous carnival character in the region of Bologna, it was later changed to “nut” for the obvious and “ella” to soften the sound.  If they had called it “super yumminess in a jar”, that too would work.  

Now that you know what it is, your own mind can work its personal weirdness and come up with millions of ways to enjoy this delicacy.  Folded into a wonderful piece of bread just out of the oven so it melts all over the place is a pretty good way to try it.  Tuck it between two shortbread cookies and you have an interesting dessert goodie.  Do you have a panini maker?  Bananas and Nutella on whole wheat or cranberry bread grilled to perfection is perfection.  Or, and this will blow you away I am sure–take a spoon dip it in the jar and enjoy.  That’s it.  Simple pleasures are usually the best, don’t you agree?

Ok-so go forth to your grocery store and get yourself some of this.  I find it in the peanut butter aisle–which reminds me.  After you dip your spoon in the Nutella jar, scoop up some peanut butter on the same spoon and you have something close to a peanut butter cup only sooo much better.  Have fun.

Additional information:  Epicurious 

Photo credit:  personal collection, left-over queen 

  

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