Swedish Nutella is the most chocolately. and people who prefer a less sweet, and more nutty spread will tend to like German and Swiss Nutella the best, (although the German Nutella ranked better than the Swiss one). Belgian Nutella: of course, it's still Nutella, but it's the least favorite out of all 5 types tested.
Two of the four Ferrero plants in Italy produce Nutella, in Alba, Piedmont, and in Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi in Campania.
Thicker and nuttier
Both Serious Eats and Jim Webster of The Washington Post contend that the European version of Nutella is less sweet and has more hazelnuts. Webster writes that when a scoop of each is taken from the jar, the European version is firmer compared to the American version.
With its iconic design, Nutella® was launched in Germany.
The most likely reason: While the European one uses the same ingredients, it uses more hazelnuts than the North American one. I may have become a tooooooouch addicted to European Nutella; my love for the sweet, sweet chocolate crack was so pervasive that colleagues gave me a humongous jar of it as a birthday present.
According to Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli, Italian Nutella is “far more delicious and more hazelnut forward.” While the ingredients are mostly the same, the Italian version lists 13% hazelnut and 7.4% cocoa powder as two of the ingredients. The American version excludes these numbers on the food label.
Customarily, Italians grew up eating pane e Nutella – by spreading the creamy chocolate on a simple slice of bread. It is a perfect match and it's usually eaten at breakfast or as a snack. If you want to try this Italian tradition, you can find it at the Nutella Cafe' in University Place.
Although that is less than seven per cent of the population, Nutella is really popular with many migrant groups from Asia as well as with Americans. Vegemite, though, is eaten by more than 40 per cent of all Australians. Other research suggests that you will find a jar of Vegemite in nine out of ten Australian homes.
And to this day I have pronounced 'Nutella' like most other Aussies – when I'm reading my shopping list, in my head it's NA-TELL-AH. But it seems I've been wrong all along. According to the Nutella website, the delicious hazelnut and cocoa spread is pronounced NEW-TELL-UH. Yep that's right – “New-tell-uh”.
And Australians definitely love Nutella. The dedicated staff at Nutella's factory in Lithgow, NSW make 8.8 million kilograms of the world's favourite chocolate hazelnut spread for Australia and New Zealand each year.
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.
One of the big reasons that why Italian's love Nutella is the ease of eating it – no matter where you are in Italy you will be able to find it in every cafe & shop! Italian's start their morning a little different to how Americans start their morning.
Fun fact: The chocolate layer that surrounds the hazelnut in the middle of each Ferrero Rocher is Nutella.
It's safe to say that Nutella in France is the same as peanut butter in the United States: a staple. One of the most popular ways to enjoy Nutella is for breakfast. The idea is to toast bread, spread Nutella on it, and dip it into milk, either cold or hot.
Founded in 1946 in Alba, a picturesque town in the north of Italy, by brothers Pietro and Giovanni Ferrero, the Ferrero Group is now one of the world's largest sweet-packaged food companies with more than 35 much-loved brands such as Kinder, Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, and Tic Tac, sold in more than 170 countries.
HISTORY OF FERRERO IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Today, we employ over 300 people across our commercial operations in Australia and New Zealand and our factory in Lithgow, New South Wales. Tic Tac and NUTELLA® have been proudly made in Lithgow for over 40 years.
Is Nutella® Halal certified? Nutella® sold by Australian Food Service is sourced from Ferrero® factories in Alba, Italy and from Lithgow, Australia and is Halal certified. Please refer to the National Independent Halaal Trust website www.halaal.org.za for more information.
The health and well-being of consumers is an absolute priority for Ferrero. Is the vegetable oil in Nutella® hydrogenated? No. The vegetable oil contained in Nutella® is palm oil, which is naturally extracted from the palm fruit and gives our spread its creamy texture.
A jar of the Italian chocolate spread Nutella can reach 15,000 bolivares - $15 (£11) if you sell it on the black market.
It is important to highlight that the Australian factory was one of the first production plants to produce Ferrero products outside Europe. The production of Tic Tac started in 1976 followed by Nutella in 1978, always with the complete production cycle going from raw material to finished product.
Last, but certainly not least, Nutella on a spoon! One spoonful and you won't be able to stop. This is hands down the best way to eat Nutella and is sure to cheer you up no matter what.
But food, on average, is more expensive in Italy than in Germany. The Nutella Index proves this, with Nutella 30% more expensive in Italy than in Germany. But why is it so?
Brioche or Challah: An egg-based soft bread like brioche or challah toasts beautifully and is an excellent choice for creating your tartine Nutella.