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Spreadable ... Nutella is a hit with eaters bot young and old. Source: News Limited
IN celebration of World Nutella Day — yes that’s right, a whole day dedicated to chocolate goodness — here are some things you didn’t know about the world-famous hazelnut spread.
1. We can thank Napoleon for the creation of Nutella
In 1806, Napoleon tried to freeze out British commerce as a means to win the Napoleonic Wars. The result was a mainland blockade that caused the cost of chocolate to go through the roof and left Piedmontese chocolatiers in a spot of bother, according to mental floss. Needing a solution chocolatiers in Turin started adding chopped hazelnuts to chocolate to stretch the supply as much as possible. The end result was a delicious paste named ‘gianduja’.
World War II saw a chocolate shortage once more so an Italian pastry maker named Pietro Ferrero once again turned to the faithful hazelnut and in 1946 created Pasta Gianduja, originally a solid block which could be sliced and served on bread.
Nutella’s creation ... Napoleon’s quest to win the war saw a shortage of chocolate hence the combination of chocolate and hazelnuts. Picture: AFP/Adrian Dennis Source: AFP
2. The name turned 50 last year
Pasta Gianduja became known as Supercrema when it went from a solid block to a spreadable paste. It was renamed Nutella in 1964 when the product was first introduced to the UK. The name is a result of combining the English word ‘nut’ and the Latin suffix for sweet ‘ella’ reported the UK Telegraph.
3. Italian kids got Nutella for free
Nutella became so popular in Italy that Italian markets began to offer free ‘smears’ of Nutella to any child who showed up with a piece of bread, according to mental floss. This trend was referred to as ‘The Smearing’.
Lucky kids ... Italian children got free Nutella spread on a piece of bread. Picture: Supplied Source: Getty Images
4. Who owns Nutella?
Nutella is made by Ferrero SpA which is owned by Michele Ferrero — Pietro Ferrero’s son. He is thought to be Italy’s richest person, estimated by Forbes to have a net worth of $26.8 billion. The company also makes Ferrero Rocher chocolates, according to the UK Telegraph.
5. It flies off the shelves
One jar of Nutella is sold every 2.5 seconds throughout the world reported mental floss.
6. Nutella goes missing
In 2013, five tonnes of Nutella worth about 16,000 euros (over $23,000 AUD) was stolen from a parked van in Germany.
Popular ... A jar of Nutella sells every 2.5 seconds around the world. Picture: Supplied. Source: Supplied
7. You could do what with Nutella
You could circle the world 1.4 times with the amount of Nutella produced in one year according to Nutella.
8. The Great Wall of China and Nutella
You could cover the Great Wall of China eight times with the number of jars of Nutella sold in a year, according to Nutella.
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