Gianduia or Gianduja is a traditional Italian chocolate that originated near Turin in the Piedmont region. In 1806, Napoleon’s Continental System restricted British goods from entering European ports under French control, leading to a shortage of cocoa. To adapt, local chocolatiers began mixing chocolate with finely ground regional hazelnuts, giving rise to Gianduia.

I did a taste test between Gianduia and Nutella and found that Gianduia has a more profound taste of hazelnuts and chocolate.  It truly is way better than Nutella and therefore I had to put it into puff pastry rolls.  Warning, these didn’t make it to dessert, they were eaten before dinner because the kids couldn’t stop eating them.  Therefore, hide them 🤣

Yeah, its Nutella Day! Let's crack open a jar and slather that deliciousness of chocolate and hazelnuts on whatever we like. Of course, if you are allergic to hazelnuts like my brother Vince, then stay away. Here is the story behind Nutella....

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Yeah its Nutella Day! Let's crack open and jar and slather that deliciousness of chocolate and hazelnuts on whatever we like. Of course if you are allergic to hazelnuts like my brother Vince, then stay away. Here is the story behind Nutella.... In Napoleon Bonaparte’s quest to concur Europe in 1806, he enacted a blockade that halted British trade. Due to this the flow of cocoa was interrupted and chocolatiers in Turin Italy found they couldn’t afford to make pure chocolat