Sweet temptations

[london1967]

I have just had lunch and, on top of that, had a couple of M&S Chocolate Chunk cookies so I can safely post about this, without abandoning my desk and rushing out to Sainsbury's to buy a jar.

I've been obsessing thinking about Nutella since reading a comment on brunorepublic 's journal the other day.

What is that makes this hazelnut and chocolate spread so alluring to me?

it's nostalgia, I think.

We were born in the same corner of Italy (Nutella is 3 years older but has fewer lines and wrinkles) and Nutella takes me right back to my childhood, to a time of innocence when I didn't know anything about what foods were good or bad for you.
I used to eat it by the spoonful (and I could still do it today!)

'Pane e nutella' (or being a Torinese, 'grissini e nutella' was just the perfect snack or merenda)

Nutella is part of the collective consciousness of many Italians: it even appears in Nanni Moretti's film "Bianca"




I wonder: is Nutella even better than sex?

Comments

Nutella

[pink-halen.livejournal.com]

In the last few weeks we have been hitting the Nutella hard. We went through two small jars so my partner bought the bigger size and we have eaten our way through two of those.

A number of years ago we stayed in a Landmark Trust Property near Smithfield Market. Around the corner was a little sandwich shop that catered to the workers at the meat market. It was the first time I had seen a Nutella Sandwich offered on a menu. I just couldn't order Nutella on Working class Bloke.

Re: Nutella

[london1967.livejournal.com]

I don't think I have ever seen a Nutella sandwich on a menu (but plenty of crêpes).

Nutella can be very addictive! lol!