Zotter Crema Organic Spreads
For many people, breakfast includes the indulgence of nut-nougat cream. No wonder that new varieties are being created all the time. A nougat cream usually consists of sugar, vegetable fat, ground hazelnuts and cocoa. The only real difference to classic nougat is actually the larger amount of added vegetable fat. This ensures a softer consistency and thus better spreadability. Chocolatiers distinguish between "dark nougat" and "white nougat". The latter has its origins in the Orient and is also known as Turkish honey.
In white nougat, whipped egg whites are refined with honey, nuts, pistachios or candied fruit. This type of sweet has a long tradition in the Mediterranean region. Dark nougat, on the other hand, has only been around since the early 19th century. Unlike its white cousin, it is firmer and contains cocoa. Its invention is probably indirectly due to Napoleon. The so-called "Continental Blockade" imposed by the French Emperor from 1806-1814 was intended to prevent the English from selling their goods in Europe. As a result, colonial goods such as the cocoa bean became scarce.
The cocoa shortage of the early 19th century was also a huge challenge for the chocolatiers of Turin. In the praline capital of Italy began a feverish search for a substitute product. However, the solution to this problem was right at their doorstep. Back then, Piedmont was already famous for its delicious hazelnuts. And so the people of Turin began to add roasted and ground hazelnuts to their chocolate creations. The make-shift solution quickly became a sweet speciality called "Gianduja", which is considered the first version of dark nougat. Even today, dark nougat is a popular filling for chocolates and sweet pastries. But it is also eaten plain or spread on bread rolls as a cream.
The Austrian chocolate manufacturer Zotter, known for its high-quality chocolates, also has fine organic spreads for discerning connoisseurs in its assortment. Crema Organic Coffee Spread is conjured up from almond nougat, coffee couverture and milk coffee couverture and creamily refined with almond oil. Think Pink with Crema Almond & Fruit Spread. Pink almond nougat is enhanced with strawberry fruit pieces, pink raspberry pieces and sunny pineapple pieces. Rose oil gives this cream an elegant note. Dark chocolate meets fine hazelnut nougat in the spreadable Crema Organic Nut + Chocolate Spread extradark. And in the green Crema Organic Hemp Spread, hemp nougat is refined with matcha and hemp oil. Zotter Crema sweetens your day with fine nougat creams, delicious chocolate creams, aromatic peanut butter and creamy caramel butter.
