Turkish Hazelnut Spread, No Palm Oil - Melodi 34% Hazelnut Cream 400g

Melodi Premium Hazelnut Cream is a Turkish hazelnut spread made with 34% hazelnuts and no palm oil. Unlike the dark cocoa spreads most people picture, this is a light tan, pure-hazelnut cream. Its color comes from the nuts themselves, not from cocoa, so the flavor that leads is roasted Turkish hazelnut rather than chocolate. The recipe is short and readable: hazelnuts, sugar, cow's milk powder, natural hazelnut oil, sunflower lecithin, and natural vanilla. There is no palm oil, and no added preservatives. With 34% hazelnut content, the nut is the main event, not an afterthought added for the label. Melodi is a heritage Turkish chocolate maker whose story began in 1957 in Samsun, when Kemal Tasar learned chocolate making in his father's shop and carried it to Istanbul. The 400 g glass jar is wrapped in cream gingham with a brown "Melodi 1957" ribbon and marked No GMO, No Glucose, No Food Coloring. The texture is smooth and spreadable straight from the jar. Spread it on warm toast, simit, or pancakes; swirl it into yogurt or oatmeal; use it as a dip for fresh fruit and biscuits; or fill crepes and pastries. Because hazelnut leads instead of cocoa, it pairs as easily with banana and apple as it does with a slice of plain bread. Ingredients: Sugar, hazelnut paste (34%), milk powder (cow), hazelnut oil, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), natural vanilla flavoring. Allergens: Contains hazelnut, almond, and milk. May contain traces of peanut, sesame, walnut, and gluten. No alcohol, no pork or pork derivatives. Store in a cool, dry place at 18 to 22 C. Do not refrigerate, which keeps the cream soft and easy to spread. Net 400 g.