Oh, Nutella, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the fact that I for one morning (note to self: and one morning alone!) gave up my low carb diet to completely indulge in this ye basket of freshly baked bread, Nutella and sin. And indulge I did. I had five (5!) slices of deliciousness. And it was good. And worth it. Oh so worth it!
Over here in Sweden it’s quite uncommon to eat sweet breakfasts (other than cereals and even those are quite rationed by a lot of moms and dads) but when I grew up with parents who had lived in other parts of Europe for most of their lives until I arrived and when I myself traveled to visit relatives further south in Europe we often had Nutella on fresh Brötchen for breakfast. Or a thin chocolate bar between two pieces of bread for an afternoon snack for that matter. I say eat healthily the rest of the time and once in a while have some Nutella! It’s good for your soul!
Yes, this post was sort of brought to you by the people that want you to eat more Nutella but I wasn’t paid, just perked with a jar of delicious hazel nutty creaminess. Ah, Nutella how I love thee! And now Wille can finish off the jar while I’m not looking.
which begs the question, what is a common Swedish breakfast?
Posted by: kelly | October 17, 2012 at 07:09 AM
Where is my spoon? I want to dig in the jar straight away :-)
How do you teach your kids the days of the week? Let's start by allowing Nutella only at the weekend "Ooooh, Mummy, is it Saturday?" Or:"What day is it today Mummy?" "Sunday." "YEEEEEAAAAAH, we can have Nutelllaaaaaaaaaa"
Quotations from Middle Europe;)
Posted by: Katharina | October 17, 2012 at 07:20 AM
Too bad it's Wednesday today. Posts like this should only be allowed on Weekends......
Posted by: Katharina | October 17, 2012 at 07:21 AM
I can't speak for all Swedes of course but it's quite common to have oatmeal, sour milk with granola, crisp bread with cheese or cold cuts, egg, juice etc. We're not much of a donut, pancake, waffle breakfast eating nation, those are desserts to us.
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 17, 2012 at 07:43 AM
When my daughter was a teenager, I went on a Nutella-buying "ban" after finding a new jar, nearly empty, at the side of the sofa, with a spoon in it!
Posted by: Maddy | October 17, 2012 at 07:58 AM
How lucky are you to open your front door and find a basket of fresh bread and nutella. I too love that decadent chocolate hazelnut goodness.It's what made me put on the pounds years ago when I backpacked in Europe. I never grew up with nutella so when I first had it in a hostel it was love at first taste. I don't think there was a day after this where I didn't have my fingers in a nutella jar and I was traveling for 3 months :) Ah, those were the days.
Posted by: Paula | October 17, 2012 at 08:09 AM
Oooohhhhhh, I never let Nutella in the house until we had a German exchange student last year (we're in California). Now, I have a third daughter, and a new addiction to keep under control. We bought Brotchen at a local German food shop, but she also ate it at home (in Germany) with a thick and dark bread to offset the sweetness. She would warm it in the microwave with a banana as an after-school snack here. I went through jars and jars. Totally worth it.
Posted by: michele double you | October 17, 2012 at 08:13 AM
Oh I love Nutella, any time of day!
Posted by: Hxx | October 17, 2012 at 08:25 AM
I couldn't have any sweet things for breakfast (or ever), grewing up with a very wholesome mum. So I intend to be more forgiving with my children. But the daughter is allergic to milk and can't eat it and the son doesn't much care for it! So I can't buy it because the only one eating is me... (and after 40 my waistline does not forgive excesses like that).
Posted by: Anne | October 17, 2012 at 08:32 AM
Omg, how can you not much care for it??? i think I need to spank some sense into August. With a nutella covered spreader.
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 17, 2012 at 08:38 AM
Ah, yes, the spoon in the jar. Classic.
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 17, 2012 at 08:38 AM
When I studied in Vienna I had Nutella for breakfast EVERY morning. I rarely have it now, but whenever I do it instantly takes me back to that magical semester I spent abroad.
Posted by: Elisabeth@SimplyParkers | October 17, 2012 at 08:39 AM
I had to admit, I never tasted Nutella. But now I have to...:-)
Posted by: vita_margarita | October 17, 2012 at 08:54 AM
...och på bröd från Brunkans! Kan det bli bättre än så?! (För min del är det jämnt skägg mellan brunkanbrödet och nutellan, om jag ska vara ärlig.)
Posted by: Titti | October 17, 2012 at 09:14 AM
I love Nutella with sliced banana on top!
Posted by: April Sharman | October 17, 2012 at 09:25 AM
Ciao! I'm Elena from Italy and read your blog e.v.e.r.y s.i.n.g.l.e. day!
I'm so glad you like Nutella (have you ever tried it with crepes?)!
I hope you can come here, in Italy, and try our food, because we can have some problems but our food is the most amazing in the world! (sorry, but i'm proud to be italian!).
Kiss,
Elena
Posted by: elena | October 17, 2012 at 09:27 AM
You must!
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 17, 2012 at 09:38 AM
Oh, I love Italy. Haven't been to a lot of places, only Rome and Sardinia but it's so beautiful AND the food is so delicious!
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 17, 2012 at 09:40 AM
I had to laugh - my German cousin introduced me to Nutella when it first came out there in the 70s, but we never had it at home (more bread and marmalade types.. ;o). Then I met my husband... he's a spoon-carrying Nutella fan! Now I can't buy the stuff because it disappears overnight and his waistline can't cope LOL The girls always liked it but it's been a special treat as they grew up, but I'm not all that bothered myself, as I'm not sold on chocolate taste. Caramel, on the other hand... creamy salted caramel from Brittany on crêpe...mmmmhhh.... !!!
Posted by: MelD | October 17, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Living in Germany you can find even nicer stuff than Nutella. A huge German drugstore (DM) runs its own organic food line and their kind of Nutella is divine. Less sweet, pure hazelnut cocoa bliss. The Samba spread from Rapunzel found in whole food markets is also amazing. They even offer spreads with almonds or other nuts than hazelnuts and dark chocolate. Never leave my partner nor me unattended with a jar of these things...
Posted by: nicolezh | October 17, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Okay, here's a question. In the US, they say Nutella like nut-ella (n-uh-t, ell-uh). Now I live in Japan, and they say it like new-tella (noo, tell-uh).
Which is correct?
Posted by: April | October 17, 2012 at 12:04 PM
What a delicious post! My daughter and I LOVE Nutella. We eat it with bread and crapes and my daughter eats it straight from the jar (sometimes). When she was 7-8, bread with Nutella was the only breakfast should would eat before going to school. These days, I can't say we have it very often, but we usually have a Nutella jar at home to use when we feel like having a bit of its goodness.
Posted by: Zosia | October 17, 2012 at 12:18 PM
I was so surprised when I moved here to the Netherlands and saw how sugary their breakfast usually is! Sugar covered donuts. Bread with butter and CHOCOLATE SPRINKLES!? Bread with jam and Gouda cheese. And I thought American boxed cereals were bad! :)
Posted by: Jennifer | October 17, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Here is is noo-tell-a, stress on the e...
noo as in noon, tell as in tell and a as in a house (UK pronunciation)
I am craving a slice of bread and Nutella right now!
Posted by: nicolezh | October 17, 2012 at 12:48 PM
Over here we say nuh-tella stressing the e but since it's originally from Italy it's probably something like noo-tella stressing the oo and e and with a bit of waving the hands !?
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 17, 2012 at 01:00 PM
I love Nutella, too. Can't have/buy it since I eat the entire jar (with a spoon) within a few hours. It is wonderful!
Posted by: Annika | October 17, 2012 at 01:33 PM
You should have been paid by the people who want us to eat more Nutella!
:-)
I'm from the Land of Dulce de Leche and there's no place in this town for two caramel looking, incredibly sweet and unashamedly caloric spreads... but nice try.
;-)
I have a culinary - dietetic aspirational list. So far I've ticked off having dinner ready by 8 pm (which is wildly early by local standards, where people usually sit to eat at 10 pm), and a reasonable meal rotation. Next is having a good breakfast, but I'm so lazy and the bed warmth in the mornings just smashes my will.
Posted by: Julia | October 17, 2012 at 02:09 PM
My daughter likes making a "snickers" sandwich: Nutella with peanut butter!
Posted by: Irene | October 17, 2012 at 02:20 PM
My daughter hate it ! And my husband (he's italian) works for Ferrero (the company producing Nutella). She prefers belgian chocolate spread (I'm belgian). So, as I receive a lot of Nutella for Christmas I have to give it to friends. I'll be happy to give it to you but I live in Mexico !
Thanks all for the free advertising ! ;-)
Bonne journée
Posted by: www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawnda2cVGSm-T-oOa4freye-WV0ShFOe6jk | October 17, 2012 at 02:59 PM
Benita,
How I understand you...
If you like Nutella, please try Nigella's Nutella Cheesecake - sugar in the recipe is not necessary and is great frozen instead of just chilled!
Totally indulgent...
Let me know if you want the recipe.
I will post a photo next week!
Filipa
www.welc-home.blogspot.pt
Posted by: Filipa | October 17, 2012 at 03:01 PM
I am incredibly fond of the pure hazelnut spread I ate in Norway - Noette. So delicious, but I have never been able to find it here in the States. Nutella is good but Noette is, to my mind, even better.
Posted by: Judy | October 17, 2012 at 03:16 PM
Have you had the suikerbrood? It's Frisian. White bread baked with lumps of sugar in it. Not usually my cup of tea but it is really good. The sugar caramelizes - delicious!
My husband's family is Dutch and they all have incredible sweet tooths.
Posted by: Judy | October 17, 2012 at 03:18 PM
I "heart" Nutella, too! And that bread looks wonderful! My mother is from Germany, and her childhood friend would send us a Christmas package every year that included a jar of Nutella. Love that it is so readily available here in the States, now, and you can get a double pack of giant jars at Costco!
Posted by: Lisa Flaherty | October 17, 2012 at 04:38 PM
Nutella is awesome. I recently tried Trader Joe's Speculoos Cookie Butter. This stuff is pretty great as well - no Trader Joe's where I live, but I beseeched a friend in Texas to mail a jar to me. :-)
Posted by: Page | October 17, 2012 at 05:48 PM
sour milk... like a liquid yogurt, or kifer?
Posted by: kelly | October 17, 2012 at 06:20 PM
I'm totally addicted to this at the moment, it's getting out of control! I like having with banana on top! I think I'll go pop some toast on now...
Posted by: Rachel | October 17, 2012 at 06:42 PM
Ohhhhh i love Nutella with banana! I just dip a banana in the jar and eat :)
Posted by: Marcia Lavanda | October 17, 2012 at 07:05 PM
Yes, somewhere along those lines!
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 17, 2012 at 07:32 PM
Mmm, I googled it :). Thank you!
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 17, 2012 at 08:07 PM
A great Nutella-blog is http://bellanutella.com/!:)
Posted by: Annika | October 18, 2012 at 01:20 AM
Apartment Therapy, The Kitchn had a recipe for Hot Baked Nutella and Cream Cheese Sandwiches, OMG
(http://www.thekitchn.com/dessert-recipe-baked-nutella-cream-cheese-sandwich-recipes-from-the-kitchn-177279)
Not health food, but worth it once in a while.
Posted by: Caro | October 18, 2012 at 04:15 AM
I know!! My children are strange sometimes. I allow them to eat suger cereals if they want (a big NONO when I was a child) but they prefer allbran... August actually did like nutella when he was younger, but one day just "grew" out of it (didn't know you could). It's so unfair - I love peanut butter and nutella and would like if I could use my children for an excuse to buy them! (but on the other hand I would probably be more fluffy if I did...)
Posted by: Anne | October 18, 2012 at 09:18 AM
I didn't realize it was Italian! I had it in my head that it was Swedish. Learn something new every day.
Posted by: April | October 18, 2012 at 09:36 AM
Mmmm...nutella on a toast with som melted butter underneath and som cheese on top!!
Posted by: Helena | October 18, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Nutella-Stuffed Brown Butter + Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies – Recipe:
http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2012/09/nutella-stuffed-brown-butter-sea-salt-chocolate-chip-cookies-my-favorite-cookie-ever/
Posted by: Page | October 18, 2012 at 03:32 PM
Without the !:) at the end!
Posted by: Annika | October 18, 2012 at 05:22 PM
i read you from Nutela's city: Alba, Italy.
ciaooooooooooooo
Posted by: Cristina | October 19, 2012 at 02:28 PM
NuteLLa
Posted by: Cristina | October 19, 2012 at 02:28 PM
i cannot keep nutella in the house because i will walk by the pantry 10 - 20 times with a spoon in hand to scoop up that deliciousness all day long. i can only hope that the walking trips to the pantry burn the scoops of nutella calories eaten...or i am in trouble.
Posted by: ann | October 20, 2012 at 04:34 AM
If you love Nutella and icec ream you should try the nutella Ice cream in Switzerland (Lugano). We went there this summer and the ice cream there is delicious, especially the nutella icecream.
Have a nice weekend!
Posted by: Marianne | October 20, 2012 at 08:57 AM
I don't like Nutella, but have lived with somebody who ate Nutella almost daily. I prefer the version with more haselnuss, the one from organic shop.
http://csimg.shopwahl.de/srv/DE/00000086b0028vogq8/T/340x340/C/FFFFFF/url/rapunzel-samba-haselnuss-1er.jpg
And I agree with nicolezh.
Chocolate on bread is probably this:
http://www.sweets-online.com/images/produkte/i31/31416-31416.jpg
I eat something like this 1-2 a year (prefer cheese and ham for breakfast), but then this brand:
http://godiva-hamburg.de/out/pictures/master/product/1/chocospread_dark.jpg
Posted by: jja | October 21, 2012 at 11:23 PM
Please try a version without palm oil! Nutella I was an addict but I tried a bio version and now I cant eat Nutella again! You could try to make your own nutella, lot of recipes on internet better for your health!
Posted by: Madamebidule | October 23, 2012 at 03:42 PM
Hi i really like the storage jars you have in the picture, the white lid ones , can u tell me where you got them please. thanks, nicola
Posted by: nicola | November 02, 2012 at 09:55 PM
There are a couple of links in comments to this post of where you can find them: http://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2012/05/organizing-the-pantry.html
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | November 03, 2012 at 03:17 PM