CHALLENGE:
Purchase a jar of Nocciolata (see Amazon link below or Whole Foods Market / health food store) and Nutella (from your grocery store or link below). Do a blind taste test with the 2 hazelnut spreads and reply to my blog:
- Which is your favorite?
- Why is it your favorite?
- Details for your choice...
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I have been a huge fan of Nutella hazelnut spread for a very long time. I initially fell in love with this product, when I tasted a French crepe for the first time! The crepes were terrific - a thin pancake filled with fresh fruit and Nutella, then topped with whipped cream!! Honestly, I think the Nutella topped this delectable dessert! The popularity of crepes spread like wildfire in California and of course was already a hit in other metropolitan cities already. Eventually, Nutella became hugely recognized as well!! Nutella is best at warm temperature and drizzled over any dessert! We were hooked that it even took care of our chocolate cravings, since cocoa is one of the ingredients.
Up until about a month ago, Nutella was my preferred hazelnut spread, but soon discovered Nocciolata! According to the Nutella website all that is sold in the US is made at a Canada plant. Nocciolata is made in Italy and has so much more of a creamy texture where Nutella has more of peanut butter consistency. Nocciolata tastes more authentic...the flavor of the hazelnuts really overpower more than anything else. Since Nutella is now mass-produced and sold in almost every mega grocery store chain in the US - Albertson's, Wal-Mart, Target, Safeway, etc. - I have noticed that the quality is not the same as when I first had it. I also feel as if it has lost special flair and is now at the same level as Jiffy & Skippy peanut butters - no longer as specialty item. I found Nocciolata at Whole Foods Market recently, when I was searching for an organic hazelnut spread. I immediately fell in love with Nocciolata - just had so much more of an authentic, unprocessed taste to it!
My husband and I plan on doing the blind taste test this weekend to see, which we like best! I will post our results from the blind taste test!!
One of my favorite ways to enjoy Nocciolata is taking a teaspoon of it, add a pump of canned whipped cream on top and enjoy! Another way I enjoy consuming it is as a fruit dip, a cookie dip or just by itself on a spoon - AMAZING!
I look forward to your response!!
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