Nutella

[Trazom]

Nut-ella
or
Nu-tella

I honestly don’t know
Thanks..

[FoodieKat]

Nu-tella for me. Anyone tried it with peanut butter? Yum!

[erns53]

Are you kidding? Peanut Butter and Nutella were created to compliment each other. Or at least that's what it seems like.

I spent a summer studying experimental theater in Amsterdam (whoa). I was poor poor poor and lived the entire time off of two things:

Split Pea Soup with Rotwurst
and
Peanut Butter and Nutella Sandwiches. (Broodje Pindakaas und Hazulnootpasta!)

I wanted for nothing.

[toodie jane]

I was happy to find that Nutella is a brand name (sort of like 'Skippy' meaning peanut butter), and that here are better chocolate hazelnut pastes available. I happened upon an Italian Deli/Grocer which carried Baratti & Milano brand Crema Nicciole. Velvety and rich chocolate&hazelnut spread that leaves Nutella brand in the dust.

If you like Nutlella, try to find some other brands to try. They might cost more, but are worth it. http://www.amazon.com/Italian-Chocolate-Hazelnut-Gianduja-Nocciole/dp/B000YSJFTA

There is also a recipe for a rustic homemade version: http://foodandthoughts.blogspot.com/2...

[linguafood]

BETTER chocolate hazelnut spreads than Nutella? Why, that's blasphemy '-)

[toodie jane]

now that I've tried an alternative, yes! I always liked Nutella brand, but the flavor and sweetness index has changed so much. More sugar, less chocolate and hazelnuts.

[linguafood]

You know, toodie -- I honestly haven't had Nutella since my childhood. I am much more of a savory breakfast kinda gal, and I don't see any other daily meal that could include Nutella.... well, no, I guess it works nicely in a crêpe with bananas and nuts... but I don't make desserts at home often either, so.... you're probably right.

However, I remember my mom trying to save money and buying "lesser" generic brands, such as Nutoka or Nusspli. Actually, Nusspli ain't all that bad -- much nuttier. But inferior, of course, in the eyes of a child compared to the real deal :-D

[toodie jane]

I just use a spoon....: )

[Catskillgirl]

I thought it was just me! I loved Nutella when I discovered it in Italy in 1976. Bought the imported version in NYC in 1980 - it was fine, but maybe not quite as good as the original. Bought it for nostalgic reasons in 2007 and it tastes so different! Much less nutty and chocolatey - it tastes too much of sugar now. (the imported version, I mean). I thought it was just one of those foods that we enjoy as kids and less so as adults...

[nofunlatte]

Trader Joe's used to have a fabulous chocolate-hazelnut spread, but the discontinued it--bummer! I also think that the European Nutella has a different (better) formula than the American version (though I will still happily dip a spoon into the American jar!) Linguafood, who I believe is based both in Germany and the US, could, perhaps, elucidate.

[linguafood]

Even zough I have looked up ze word elucidate...;-P I'm afraid I won't be much help. Haven't had Nutella in 4ver, be it German or stateside.

However -- having had many a German beer that was licensed for production or imported for sale in the US, there is absolutely a difference in taste.

[nofunlatte]

It's a pretentious word meaning "clarify" and I'm sure I used it wrong! Hmmm, maybe a scientific Nutella experiment is in order--I'll eat a jar here, go overseas and eat a jar there! That's an experiment I could love.

Didn't know that about the beers. I don't drink much beer, but when I'm over there I drink what the relatives are serving, usually Furstenberg.

[justagthing]

Whenever I go to Germany, or someone comes back or visits from there (family), I always ask them to bring me some Nutella. It does seem to taste different than the stuff they sell out here. I kind of relate it to Nestle. Their chocolates overseas seems to taste so much better. In fact, today I noticed that Bristol Farms had several baskets of imported Nestle chocolates (Rolo, Twix, Aero, etc). I was so tempted, but alas, I stayed a good girl. :(

[MobyRichard]

TJ's chocolate-hazelnut spread seemed to be geared toward dark chocolate lovers, like me, and I loved it. I've located both an 'easy' and a 'more complicated' version of home-made nutella, and they're on my 'one of these days' list of things to try.

[Avalondaughter]

It is European in origin, no? That would mean NOO-tel-la.

Whatever you call it, if I could choose how I die, it would be with a spoon and as many jars of Nutella as it would take to kill me.

[Ruth Lafler]

It's Italian, and in Italian, the accent is usually on the second to last syllable, so it is, indeed, Nuh-TELL-ah.

[DeppityDawg]

The product is Italian, but the name is based on the English word "nut", which is difficult for many non-English speakers to pronounce. According to Wikipedia, Americans (and Italians) say "noo-TELLa", while British people say "nuh-TELLa".

[cdog]

my parents are straight off the boat and we grew up on this stuff and i still say the emphasis in on Nu...NU-tella

[justagthing]

Is that a short or long U?

[cackalackie]

I pronounce it - Noo-TELL-ah.

First time I bought it, and hardly even realised what it was, some Italian guys stopped by and saw it and exclaimed, "Ahhh, NuTELLa!!!" I'll never forget it. And that was 20-odd years ago.

[cdog]

emphasis on NU....is the right way to go..Nu-tella

[linguafood]

Actually, the emphasis is on Nu-TELL-a, though the first sound is probably more akin to noo or new... meaning it's a longer sound.

[nofunlatte]

This is how I pronounced it as I grew up (lucky me--visits to the German relatives occasionally, so I was introduced to this much earlier than my American friends!)
Noo-TELL-uh.

Tastes great any way you pronounce it!

[linguafood]

Nu-tella. Ain't nothing like it on a fresh breakfast roll w/some good butter.

[amanda3571]

I say "nuh-tel-ah".

[erns53]

I'm in this camp.

nuh-tel-ah. Yum.

[ericd74]

I'm by no means a pronunciation expert - in fact I pronounce just about everything with a slight boston accent - but I, and just about everybody I know, pronounce it Nu-tella. Tasty stuff however you choose to say it.