So one of the indulgences I allow myself is a daily spoonful
of creamy hazelnutty-chocolatly goodness that many people prefer to slather on
toast. I say, begone bread and dig in man! Now, this is a fairly recent practise of mine
having being introduced to the wonderfulness of Nutella "au naturel" by a friend
of mine who, at the time, was nursing a broken heart…I must be honest, I cringed
a little when she told me she ate the rich velvety mahogany substance by the spoonful.
But, thanks to my dad, I had for sometime enjoyed peanut butter in this way, so
one day at the grocery store I picked up a jar to give it a try. Personally, I
think this is the only way Nutella should be enjoyed. I’ve tried it in gelato,
on bread, and even baked a cake with it but nothing retains its integrity in
taste and consistency as does savouring it one spoonful at a time. If I did a remake
of Mary Poppins I would have her sing, “A spoonful of Nutella makes everything
go down in the most delightful way”.
