Monday 6 July 2015

13 Things You Didn't Know About Nutella

Nutella is the answer. Nobody cares about the question.

One jar of Nutella is sold every 2.5 seconds.

One jar of Nutella is sold every 2.5 seconds.

To put that into perspective: Across the globe, a baby is born every 8 seconds.

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Napoleon may be responsible for the world's Nutella addiction.

Napoleon may be responsible for the world's Nutella addiction.

Napoleon tried to stop British commerce in order to win the Napoleonic wars (and conquer the world, LOL). The result was a blockade that made chocolate prices skyrocket. Chocolatiers realized they could add hazelnuts to their chocolate rations for a larger supply. Hence, the hazelnut-chocolate spread.

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It wasn't always "Nutella."

It wasn't always "Nutella."

WTF is pasta gianduja? Exactly what this stuff used to be called, back when it came in the form of a sliceable loaf. Eventally, the loaf was turned into a spread and Ferrero rebranded as Nutella, combining the English word “nut” and the Latin suffix “ella,” meaning “sweet.”

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America was actually late to the Nutella game.

America was actually late to the Nutella game.

Nutella was introduced to the European market in 1964, but it wasn't until 1983 that it became available in the states.

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