Who can remember the first time they were allowed to eat chocolate for breakfast?
Nutella is more than just a “chocolaty hazelnut spread,” it is a way of life. From childhood memories to oozing hot crepes, from breakfasts on vacation, to free-spooning sessions on the couch, Nutella is present in the memories of many of the children and grown-up children in the world.
And it doesn’t have its own holiday.
We’re about to change that.
Sara from Ms. Adventures in Italy and Shelley from At Home in Rome solemnly declare February 6th “World Nutella Day” – a day to celebrate, to get creative with, and most importantly, to EAT Nutella.
How to participate:
- Make a recipe using Nutella. Eat Nutella with a spoon. A big one. Make art with Nutella. Wax poetic about Nutella. Cuddle with Nutella. Re-live your first experience eating Nutella. Offer Nutella as a sacrifice. Tell us your favorite hack involving those Nutella glasses. Have a Nutella-eating contest or a Nutella party!
- Take pictures, upload a video, and blog about it from now until February 6th, 2007.
- Email nutelladay [at] nutelladay [dot] com. with Subject: Nutella Day and include your name, your site name, and your permalink/URL by February 6th, 2007. You can also attach one 100x100pixel photo of your dish-etc. to include in the roundup. We’ll be posting the round-up on the 7th of February.
- On your blog, please include the Nutella Day participant button and have it point to this post or to www.nutelladay.com
- Tag/categorize your post with “Nutella Day.”
Don’t have a blog? Don’t let that stop you!! There are more ways to share!
- Tips: Send us your tips, usage and ways to enjoy Nutella at: tips[at] nutelladay*dot* com and we’ll post them on the Nutella Day site!
- Flickr: Add your photos to the Nutella Day Flickr pool
- YouTube: Add your Nutella-inspired video to the Nutella Day You Tube station
Some resources for Nutella ideas and recipes to get you started:
- Read about its history on Wikipedia, with BBC, or on the Nutella USA site.
- In the U.S. find a store near you that sells it with the Store Locator
- Watch a crepe with Nutella being prepared in Paris
- Nutella on Food Network or if you read Italian, check out 1000 recipes on the Nutella Italy site
- Nutella Pancakes from Slashfood
- The Nutella Supreme from Cream Puffs in Venice
- Ogle some serious food porn with The Girl Who Ate Everything’s Nutella Crepe
- Self-Frosting Cupcakes with Nutella from Baking Sheet
- Nutella Banana Muffins or Nutella Creme Brulee from Delicious Days
- A torta alla gianduia from Hungry in Hogtown
- Nutella Cookies from Alpine Berry
This is gonna be big! It’s gonna be HUGE! It’s gonna literally CHANGE THE WORLD we live in. Ok, maybe not. But it will at least bring some chocolate-hazelnutty goodness to people around the world, and that’s a start, no??
most of the children in the world? most of the children in the world are lucky if they have any breakfast at all… i doubt more than 5% of the world has even heard of nutella let alone tasted it…i never heard about nutella until a year ago myself, and still haven’t tasted it… this challenge almost made me curious to buy a jar though…
HOORAY! It’s about time :) I have two jars in the pantry waiting to party!
I am down for the cause!
TriniGourmet’s right, that was a bit of an exaggeration, I changed it from most to many. ;) Trini, not sure you saw that I participated in the Menu for Hope…I was very proud to have helped even a little bit for those in need.
Welcome Joey! Can’t wait to see what you cook up! And you, NYC…
What a great cause! I’m always amazed how many people have never experienced the wonder that is Nutella. Bravo for bringing it to the party!
A day for chocolate is MY kind of day. Looking forward to celebrating with you and Shelley!
Cyn
How fun! I already have a few ideas for a new Nutella creation.
Count me in!
What a fantastic idea! I’ll do my best to join you for this yummy event. A big hug from Panama :)
Melissa
Chelsea, I like your attitude, I’m looking forward to what you create!
Cynthia, you are definitely required at the party! Help us spread the word! Or come up to Milan and join my party!
Mary, I am excited one of our original inspirations is going to join us!!
Ivonne, you are instrumental for the drool factor for this event – I know you’ll blow us all away!
Melissa, Ciao e Hola! We’re looking forward to your participation!
oh my gosh, EVERY day should be world nutella day! can we just have world nutella year? I vote it starts now! :)
Can’t wait to participate on the 6th (which, incidentally, is bottle day for some of us Hoosier gals. what a way to bring nutella to the party!)
Tr
The next best thing to sliced bread! I have my NEW jar ready!
Oh man! I just found out about this!
Too bad, too. I just enjoyed Nutella by the spoonful while laying in bed too sick to move.
Hope it was fun!
I didn’t do something for this but after reading all the yummy recipes I have just bought my first jar of Nutella. It is so good! Now I have just figure out what creation I will make with it. Though spread on banana bread like this morning was just as good!!
Darn! I missed it! But every day is Nutella Day at my house. I love to have a Nutella/Peanut Butter sandwich for lunch.