A French Love Affair With Nutella (2024)

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A French Love Affair With Nutella? ›

Bread or Pastry

The French like to have a slice of bread with French butter, jam, or even Nutella. These are often called tartines, which you can see an example of a tartine recipe below.

Bread or Pastry

The French like to have a slice of bread with French butter, jam, or even Nutella. These are often called tartines, which you can see an example of a tartine recipe below.

Each day 1.35 million pounds of Nutella are produced

According to the Ferrero company's statistics, France is considered to be the largest consumer of Nutella in the world where over 25% of the world's production is consumed and produced each year.

After the Second World War, cocoa was extremely scarce. Founded as an Italian pastry shop in Piedmont, Italy, Ferrero turned this problem into a smart solution, creating a sweet paste made from hazelnuts, sugar, and just a little of the rare cocoa. The ancestor of Nutella^® was born.

Nutella. The first one is pretty obvious: Nutella. Nutella is a chocolate spread made from hazelnuts and is very popular in France. French people consume around 75,000 tonnes of Nutella per year, that's a quarter of all the pots produced worldwide.

European Nutella specifies percentages of each that 13 percent of the finished product is hazelnut, and 7.4 percent of the recipe is cocoa. No such proportions are offered for American Nutella—which is why many who have tried both verify that there are small but notable differences in color, flavor, and texture.

Nutella is high in calories, sugar and fat, all of which could cause health problems over time if consumed in high amounts. It does contain more natural ingredients than some similar products, which may be attractive to consumers.

Limited Competition: Nutella has few direct competitors that match its specific taste, texture, and brand image. This lack of competition allows the brand to set its prices without significant downward pressure.

The chocolatiers turned to an ingredient they had in abundance: plentiful hazelnuts from the Langhe mountains, just south of Turin. The chocolate masters created a spread of roughly 70% cocoa and 30% hazelnut paste - and thus, gianduja was born!

After doing some research, according to multiple resources, the letter N is black because the name 'Nutella' was originally used by another brand. So they simply changed the colour of the letter to ensure there wasn't a trademark issue.

Is it OK to have Nutella everyday? ›

Like any high-sugar food, Nutella should be viewed as a treat. The problem is that people often use it more as a breakfast spread than as a dessert. Consuming Nutella every day will increase the amount of added sugar in your diet, and most people already consume much more added sugar than is recommended.

Expect to eat dinner a little later

Unlike in some European countries, such as Germany and the Netherlands, where people tend to enjoy an early evening meal at around 18:00, the French prefer to wait until later to eat their dinner. In fact, they typically don't sit at the dining table until around 20:00 or even later.

The French typically eat dinner between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., but later evening meals aren't uncommon in major metropolitan areas like Paris. Thanks to its vibrant cafe culture, long lunch breaks are a popular concept in France, and the French tend to enjoy a substantial meal in the middle of the day.

Pair Nutella with toast, and not with just any bread (OK, any bread will be great), but a buttery loaf like Challah or brioche—or try it with a cinnamon-raisin bagel. For the best match of all, toast slices of banana bread and spread with Nutella.

Toast your bread lightly – a little crunch is good but you want a little softness too so the Nutella melts together with the bread when you chew it. Be creative with the toppings. Think about the jams, fresh fruits, nuts, seeds and dried fruit you have on hand and have some fun!

Typical toppings for crêpes sucrées include: Nutella, chocolate sauce, caramel, sugar, lemon and many more. Restaurant menus for galettes vary, but you'll most likely see the complète, with ham, cheese and an over-easy egg.