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Hazelnut spread is one of those things that is much more commonly referred to as the brand name. No one says "Reynolds wrap" they say "aluminum foil". No one s
by jjeaff 7y ago
Hazelnut spread is one of those things that is much more commonly referred to as the brand name. No one says "Reynolds wrap" they say "aluminum foil".
No one says "hazelnut spread", they say Nutella.
No one says "resealable sandwich bags", they say ziploc bags.
- NeedMoreTea 7y agoMost people would just say "sandwich" unless the spread is somehow critical to the tale. I know it's a quote, but it sounds most odd to me as most people I know don't really brand drop in conversation. Coke is probably the big exception there... TIL what ziploc bags are. Just called "sandwich bags" here. Cling film isn't "sarran wrap" here either. :)
- kragen 7y agoThere used to be a distinction in the US: Saran Wrap was made of Saran and was much less oxygen-permeable than other cling films as a result. In a development that represents some kind of evidence about trademark law, Saran Wrap in the US is no longer made of Saran, due to concerns about plasticizers leaching into food; but it is still sold as "Saran Wrap". Here in Argentina, I can still get cling film made of PVDC, just not Saran-brand PVDC.
- Izkata 7y ago> Coke is probably the big exception there... Even then, it may not be. There are plenty of places where Coke has become the generic name for pop, and doesn't necessarily refer to the brand.
- nuxi 7y agoNutella though is a sugar-and-palm/vegetable-oil spread, which - probably accidentally - contains traces of hazelnuts, powdered milk and cocoa.
- richardhod 7y agoI don't understand the downvoting of the parent here, which is factually correct and worth noting. It's incredibly unhealthy and this is just down to marketing that anybody eats it. You can make really nice chocolate spreads with your own hazelnuts
- mkl 7y agoThe needlessly bad-faith "probably accidentally" is factually inaccurate.
- nuxi 7y agoJust to clarify: it wasn't bad-faith, I was just (trying to be) sarcastic, as most of the store-bought food nowadays "may contain traces of nuts and/or eggs and/or celery" etc.
- richardhod 7y agoAha, do note that sarcasm mostly goes down badly on hn, because literal people, and jokes historically frowned upon.
- heeen2 7y agoNothing in that comment is factually correct or worth noting. Do you realize what butter, Marmelade, Margarine or vegetable spreads are mostly made of?
- mrguyorama 7y ago>It's incredibly unhealthy and this is just down to marketing that anybody eats it. Because a spoonful of palm oil and sugar with hazelnut flavoring is tasty?
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- robocat 7y ago> No one says "resealable sandwich bags", they say ziploc bags. Everyone says resealable bags. I've never even heard the word ziploc. In New Zealand.
- thaumasiotes 7y ago> No one says "hazelnut spread", they say Nutella. For one thing, Nutella is chocolate flavored. No one would ever even consider calling it "hazelnut spread".
- soganess 7y agoIt's both! https://www.amazon.com/Ferrero-Nutella-Hazelnut-Spread-26-5/dp/B008TMIO2M https://www.amazon.com/Ferrero-Nutella-Hazelnut-Spread-26-5/...
- thaumasiotes 7y agoYes, I'm aware that it's made with hazelnuts. But in order for someone to refer to it as a "hazelnut spread", hazelnuts would have to be the dominant flavor. They're barely there at all. (Compare the consistency of nutella to the consistency of peanut butter.)
- soganess 7y agoSince we are splitting hairs, the container list the product as; "Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa". Quite prominently, in fact. Why would your definition be more valid than the manufacturers?
- jjeaff 7y agoWe are discussing in the context of what people use in everyday language. In the U.S., the use of "hazelnut spread" over Nutella is exceedingly rare. Even when dealing with an off-brand, non-nutella "hazelnut spread".