People want to move overseas for McDonald’s Italy Nutella burger

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McDonald’s has been experimenting with several mashups and new concepts at a few global locations but the Golden Arches may have finally found a real sweet spot with a new pastry. 

In Italy, the chain just unleashed a dessert it’s calling a “Sweety with Nutella” at its McCafe branded stores. The “sandwich” is served in a traditional cardboard burger box and features a layer of the chocolate-hazelnut spread baked into the bun so it’s sealed into the bread. The pastry does bear striking resemblance to a plain hamburger but there’s no meat in this product.

5 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT NUTELLA 

1. It’s Based On an Old Italian Recipe

Nutella is a play on gianduja, a mixture of about 70 percent hazelnut paste and 30 percent chocolate. It was invented in Turin during Napoleon’s reign around 1800. A blockade of the Mediterranean made chocolate scarce, so chocolatiers mixed it with hazelnuts, which were ample in the region. Gianduja took its name from a po[CENSORED]r marionette character.

2. It Can’t Be Called Chocolate Cream

Under Italian law, Nutella can only be called hazelnut cream, because it doesn’t meet the criteria for minimum cocoa solids

3. Ferrero Uses 25 Percent of the Global Hazelnut Supply
Each jar of Nutella contains about 50 hazelnuts.

 

4. It’s Like Spreading a Candy Bar on Bread
Nutella is 70 percent fat and sugar, and two tablespoons contain 200 calories, 11 grams of fat, and 21 grams of sugar. In fact, Ferrero faced a class action lawsuit a few years ago for falsely advertising that Nutella is nutritious.

5. There’s a World Nutella Day
It’s on February 5, but it should probably be April 20, because that’s the date in 1964 when the first jar left the plant.

 

According to Brand Eating, the product is served warm so the Nutella center oozes out when the bun is bitten.

Pictures of the new treat surfaced over the weekend with many Nutella fans clamoring for a taste.

The chain has not announced if the product is headed to U.S. McDonald’s locations.