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Do you happen to have a source for that? My understanding is that Napoleon's Continental System caused a shortage of cocoa in continental Europe, so chocolatie
by desdiv 5y ago
Do you happen to have a source for that?
My understanding is that Napoleon's Continental System caused a shortage of cocoa in continental Europe, so chocolatiers had to substitute in hazelnuts. This became Gianduja[0], which later were modified to become Nutella.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianduja_(chocolate) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianduja_(chocolate)