Jour de Nutella

Jour de Nutella

Nutella Day

Nutella devotees launched February 5th as

World Nutella Day in 2007 through social networks and blogs.

This creamy chocolate and hazelnut concoction can be enjoyed as a 

simple spread on a pancake or combined with crêpes and ice cream.

How will you enjoy your Nutella today?

Need an idea? Email me and I'll send you 

an easy dessert that can be prepared by a child.

Street Vendor

75006, Paris

 

Jour de Nutella

World Nutella Day

Today you can celebrate "World Nutella Day 2013" - a day to eat Nutella, to spread it on a croissant or a baguette.  If you are in a hurry, you can just eat it off a big spoon.

There are probably hundred of ways to use Nutella and if you have something special in mind like Nutella Baklava, a Nutella Gooey Butter Cake, or Nutella Mascarpone Chocolate Tarts, just let me know and I will send you a link to recipes.  

Whether the "day" of Nutella is celebrated in Paris or not, 

you cannot miss seeing the big brown jar wherever crêpes are made. 

miam-miam

World Nutella Day

5 fevrier, 2013

 

Crêpe - Barbe à Papa - Glace?

Crêpe? Cotton Candy? Ice cream?

On most every trip to Paris 
I have a banana, Nutella, ice cream crêpe from a street vendor like this...

for a friend

Well, somebody has to do it

Ice cream vendor

Place de la Bastille

75004, Paris

La Chandeleur -- le jour des crêpes

For this crêpe maker, every day is le jour des crêpes.

The Catholic feast day, La Chandeleur, celebrates the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple 40 days after Christmas, on February 2nd.  It is also referred to as "Candlemas" or Candle Mass for the blessing of beeswax candles used in the church all during the year.

In France the day is celebrated with crêpes which must be eaten only after 8:00pm.  If the cook can flip a crêpe while holding a coin in the other hand, the family is guaranteed a prosperous year.  The many rituals and superstitions surrounding this date include the Groundhog Day test of whether or not the little animal sees his shadow.

We always have crêpes (if I am not traveling), and Holly goes out for her crêpes with friends.  I think that my photo is going to give you two days of feasts in one as Sunday (February 5) is World Nutella Day!  I think that I will have my crêpes with bananas, Nutella, ice cream, and a little dollop of Chantilly cream.  It is after all a feast! 

Will you have savory or sweet crêpes?

Rue Mouffetard

75005, Paris 

NO CRÊPES FOR YOU!

Well, I did leave out an "erie" place with delectable food in my post from yesterday: crêperie! However, this is more a street-vendor than a true crêperie.

In June he was at the corner of St. Germain and rue Bonaparte, in front of St. Germain des Prés church, with a steady line of customers day and night. We saw him several times each day as we exited the Mètro St. Germain des Prés. Certainly, it was necessary to have a banana and Nutella crêpe, but more than one?

I believe that Nutella is originally from Italy, but crêpes on the street just screams Paris to me! I carried jars home from Paris until I realized that the magic of the internet would bring this nectar right to my door. Even Delta Airlines has little individual packets in their club rooms now. Well, they did until someone (?) scarfed them all! Miam-miam.....