{"id":136,"date":"2006-02-15T09:34:00","date_gmt":"2006-02-15T09:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sararosso.com\/wordpress\/2006\/02\/15\/supporting-the-olympics-through-chocolate\/"},"modified":"2012-01-26T17:11:51","modified_gmt":"2012-01-26T15:11:51","slug":"supporting-the-olympics-through-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2006\/02\/15\/supporting-the-olympics-through-chocolate\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting the Olympics through Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valentine ode: Candy Heart Art<\/a> by Moira Hahn
\nDangerous comedian: Italy minister wants to distribute Muhammed cartoon T-shirts<\/a><\/p>\n

Well, it’s no secret that I like candy. I even check out various<\/a> candy<\/a> blogs<\/a> to keep updated. How else will I know that Hershey’s came out with a M&M’s competitor, Kissables?<\/p>\n

Recently on Slashfood<\/a>, one of my favorite food blogging sites, they talked about Caffarel <\/a>Gianduiotti being the Official Olympic candy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I was first introduced to them via Sante, who is a strict chocoholic. He was a goner when I gave him his first Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup<\/a>. Speaking of, while going to get the link to their site, I notice they are advertising new Peanut Butter Caramel cups…send me some!<\/p>\n

Back to Caffarel<\/a>. I didn’t grow up with Nutella<\/a>, and while studying abroad in Italy, I managed to stay pretty immune to the hazelnut-chocolate lure many of my fellow inmates succumbed to (though I had found other vices). I particularly remember a few of them foregoing utensils and going straight in with their fingers when times were rough.<\/p>\n

So when I was first presented with this tiny, gold-foil-wrapped trapezoid, I thought, nice packaging. I wasn’t a big fan of Perugina Baci<\/a> so I was afraid it would be another chocolate-hazelnut dud. By the way, Nestle now owns Perugina, just like Hershey’s owns Sharffenberger<\/a>. Boo-hoo, sniff.<\/p>\n

So, the Caffarel gianduiotto (jahn-doo-YOE-toe) (also spelled giandujotto) was amazing. It starts subtle but as the heat of your mouth starts to break it down, you discover another layer of flavor and texture. It’s a bit stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth but I like that (peanut-butter bred, folks) and I’m hooked!<\/p>\n

Gianduia is everywhere in Italy, and as any of those links above will tell you, it’s a mix of chocolate and hazelnut. It is not a brand name, it’s like milk chocolate, dark chocolate, gianduia. It’s a base. I recently discovered gianduiotti fondente, or dark chocolate gianduia. I bought some last night for Valentine’s day (rewarding the both of us) but unfortunately, they had started to bloom<\/a>. I know it’s not supposed to affect the taste but it had a psychological effect and I didn’t enjoy it as much.<\/p>\n

Guess that means I’ll have to head to Torino to get some fresher ones!<\/p>\n

Last time we went to Torino, we had the best gianduia ice cream near a main square. As usual, I kept my eye out for a long line of people and non-tourists. We’ll probably be heading back there this weekend to take part in the excitement, and I’ll be picking up some other chocolate if I can. By the way, the best gianduiotti I’ve ever eaten are from Spes in Torino, and they were brought to me by a lovely student in Rome. They were so fresh I thought they were still setting up. Those of you going to Torino, I hope you check it out.<\/p>\n

So, support the Olympics. Eat chocolate. I’ll be doing my part.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Valentine ode: Candy Heart Art by Moira Hahn Dangerous comedian: Italy minister wants to distribute Muhammed cartoon T-shirts Well, it’s no secret that I like candy. I even check out various candy blogs to keep updated. How else will I know that Hershey’s came out with a M&M’s competitor, Kissables? Recently on Slashfood, one of…<\/p>\n

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