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Gianduja (Chocolate and Hazelnut) Spread by La Molina
The first great Ambassador of Chocolate in Europe was Anne of Austria, daughter of Philip of Spain and wife of Louis XIII. Marie - Theresa of Austria, daughter of Philip V of Spain married Louis XIV in 1660 and continued Anne's work. La Molina was one of Marie - Theresa's chambermaids. Her sole responsibility being to prepare the royal chocolate.
La Molina represents a new wave of Italian chocolatiers, a blend of Italian tradition and modernism.
Riccardo and Massimiliano Lunardi, brothers who grew up around their father's bakery, "Al Dolce Forno" in Quarrata near Pisa, have taken their love of chocolate to new heights.
La Molina Gianduja Spread is sinfully rich and creamy. It is made of dark chocolate and the "Tonda Gentile" variety of hazelnuts, considered to be the best in the world. This is Nutella taken up a notch and without the guilt, since all of the ingredients are natural.
We love it one toast, crackers, our lingue di gatto cookies, our panettone, a spoon or... just a finger.
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