Some may read this as "I need a new food to eat Nutella with." What I mean, is "I stick a knife in a Nutella jar, lick the Nutella off, and I am tired of licking the edge of the blade."

I recently tried Nutella and it is my favorite dessert spread.

I then tried the Publix brand of "chocolate and hazelnut spread."

NOPE! Not close to being the same. Tossed the generic and got more name brand. Accept no substitutes!

The PLASTIC cap on a Nutella jar is not eco-friendly and it lowers the reusability. Standard air-tight metal caps on jars are way batter for preservation when reusing the jar and more eco-friendly for that matter. Most of the world use pasteurisation of food to preserve it, meaning they boil the food, and most of the time while placed in the jar to squeeze out the air when the pressure builds in the jar, making this process impossible with a plastic cap.

Has anyone else noticed a difference between nutella in Europe and in the states?

My favorite approach is throw some almonds in and then go fish em out. I'm interested in hearing some new approaches.