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Nutella plant based: everything you need to know – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

We will eat plant based Nutella? The press rumors suggest this: the Turin edition of Corriere della Sera published a news report that Ferrero, the multinational company from Alba (Cuneo) that produces the famous spreadable cream, has registered the trademark «Nutella Plant Based namely vegetable Nutella, to the Italian patent office of the Ministry of Made in Italy.

Plant-based Nutella: the news that is going around the world

From here the rumor mill began: the news is now on news sites all over the world. If it were confirmed, moreover, it would be an epochal turning point in the world of the confectionery industry: theentry of a strong brand like Nutella into the world of plant-based food, in addition to probably delighting many consumers, it could create some headaches for hundreds of other companies around the world that have already sensed the deal in the plant-based segment and produce similar products. A rapidly growing market: according to Nielsen in Italy the sector is worth around 680 million euros and 5.8 billion in Europe.

Ferrero’s official statement

However, the company does not give certainties. In a statement released internationally from its registered office in Luxembourg, Ferrero made this known: «At Ferrero we constantly research and explore opportunities within new food trends, to respond to the needs and expectations of our consumers. Registering a trademark does not in itself confirm the launch of a product.

What does it mean? Basically Ferrero does not confirm, but to tell the truth it does not deny either. He points out an important legal detail, making it clear that if the patent had indeed been filed, it might not even be automatically linked to the launch of the new product. In its statement, however, the company simultaneously recalls its commitment to keeping up with the times. Which, in this case, could mean going towards each other to the needs of millions of consumers around the world who do not drink milk – contained in the Nutella recipe – due to intolerance problems, allergies, or because they have embraced a vegan diet. But also many others who simply want to change, perhaps only every now and then.

All the news about Nutella

Precisely for this reason if, in a few months, or years, this were to actually arrive Nutella plant based we wouldn’t be surprised, but on the contrary. Nutella is a brand symbolizing the innovation of the Italian companyborn thanks to the genius of Michele Ferrero, the founder, who sixty years ago – after a long series of products that are still iconic today (the Kinder egg, among many) – created this spreadable cream with hazelnuts and chocolate which has never lost popularity since then, but rather.

Suffice it to say that it is the only one to have a dedicated world day which is the Nutella Day: an idea from a fan, the then blogger Sara Rosso, which quickly became global and is celebrated every year on February 5th. Furthermore, as a tribute to her, as a symbol of Italian entrepreneurial excellence, a coin from the Italian Mint was created which represents a jar of Nutella.

If this new version of plant based Nutella actually arrived on supermarket shelves, it would be the latest in a long series. Over the years, in fact, Nutella has lent itself to various successful experiments, come on Nutella Biscuit to the Nutella Croissant, just born, which from January will be available in supermarkets: ready-made croissants to buy at the bakery counter or frozen to make at home. In short, let’s wait. Confident.

Plant friends: 7 varieties to keep at home – Italian Cuisine

The (surprising) effects of the plant world on our lives are known, but did you know that a ficus can be a prodigious air purifier?

“A beautiful thing is an eternal joy”. Thus proclaimed Mary Poppins, extracting from her magic carpet bag a large plant (perhaps a variety of Philodendron, a plant belonging to the Araceae family often found in our homes) to brighten up her room. What Mary perhaps did not know was that keeping one or more plants in the house not only has a decorative and highly therapeutic function for the mood (how much did we need green in the last year? How many windowsill gardens were born?), But it is also a powerful filter to purify the air. We asked Rita Baraldi, researcher of the National Research Council of Bologna, Institute for BioEconomy (IBE-CNR), to explain to us how they work and which varieties are best suited to the various environments of our homes.

The complete interview can be found in the January issue, now on newsstands. Here we present some of the varieties with the ability to "clean" the air to choose from.

ANTHURIUM SCHERZERIANUM

Dark green lanceolate leaves with white to red heart-shaped "flowers" (spathe). Loves the heat, fears the stagnation of water.

CHLOROPHYTUM ELATUM

Also known as a phalanx or ribbon, it has long light green streaked leaves and small white flowers. In a bright position, not in current. It resists dry air in apartments well.

EPIPREMNUM AUREUM

We all know it as potos, a climber with heart-shaped green leaves sometimes spotted with yellow. Love the light, not direct. Requires moderate watering.

EUPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA

It is the Christmas star, and it will be easy to find it in our homes at this time of the year. It fears drafts and sudden changes in temperature.

FICUS BENJAMINA AND FICUS ELASTICA

The first with small oval and sharp leaves, no more than 12 cm long, the second with fleshy leaves up to 40 cm long. They love the light, but not direct. They fear drafts.

HEDERA HELIX

Rustic plant, typical for outdoor use. It also adapts well to less bright and poorly heated interiors. It requires little care.

SPATHIPHYLLUM WALLISII

It has long lanceolate leaves, from May to August it "blooms" producing spadici (species of small white panicles) wrapped in white spathe. Love humid heat.

Illustration Luca De Salvia

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How an avocado plant is grown indoors – Italian Cuisine

Our new avocado seedling can grow from that large kernel that we usually discard. Here's how to overcome the social challenge of the moment

The quarantine weeks gave us time to rediscover our domestic passions. Including the one for the world of plants, of course, which combined with that for the kitchen has given rise to one of the most popular home challenges of these times, often and willingly also taken up on social media: the test in question consists in growing a seedling of avocado simply starting from the large central core, usually left to itself after asummer salad or an attempt to guacamole. Difficult? No, not particularly, although it is obviously necessary to follow some basic rules.

To make the tree you need the core

Everything, it was said, starts from the core of the avocado, which must be left half soaked in water and half exposed to air. So let's take four toothpick and with great delicacy we go to stick them perpendicularly in the core, so as to form a sort of cross-shaped structure. At this point we take a glass and fill it with water to the brim, and then lay our core on it, supported above the edge by the toothpicks: the most rounded part must be the one immersed in the water, because it is from there that will come out roots.

We put everything in a corner of the house – or the balcony – lighted on average and prepare to wait. It will take a few weeks (three or four) before it roots and Bud peep out: in the meantime, let's remember to change the water in the glass about once a week, and to keep the level constant day by day.

From water to the pot

At this point the roots will be well projected inside the glass, while on the upper part a graceful leaf will appear like a flag. It's time to photograph our avocado and make a feast of likes on social media, of course, but also to move on to the second phase of the operation #AvocadoPlant. We prepare a vase of at least 30 centimeters in diameter and fill it with potting soil. At this point we remove the toothpicks from the core and go to place them on the surface of the soil, burying the roots, but still leaving the upper part well in the air.

Let's water it regularly, even every two or three days, but make sure that there are no stagnations of water, because they could rot our green creature. And after all the effort – or rather, the wait – it would really be a shame. For the rest, everything can be done safely on the balcony of your home, or even on a window sill, at any time of the year: avocado, as a tropical plant, fears only the temperature changes and temperatures below 4 degrees. Then when the map reaches i 20 centimeters high, it must be ticked 5 or 6 centimeters at its top: a fundamental operation to be repeated from time to time, to encourage it to grow further. And, crossing the fingers, to produce some beautiful fruit.

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