Turkish Hazelnut Spread – Şekerci Cafer Erol Fındık Ezmesi 350g
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Fındık ezmesi — spreadable hazelnut paste — is what Şekerci Cafer Erol, the Istanbul confectionery house founded in 1807 in Kadıköy, makes when it turns Turkish hazelnuts into a breakfast spread. Each 350g glass jar is made by hand in small batches, and the label carries the same "El Yapımı" (handmade) mark the house puts on its lokum and akide candy.
The recipe leans closer to the nut than most jarred spreads: 22% hazelnuts plus 17% hazelnut oil, blended with 4% cocoa, milk powder, cream butter, vanilla and a touch of salt. For comparison, Nutella's published ingredient list shows 13% hazelnuts. The difference is a softer cocoa note and a more pronounced roasted-hazelnut flavor — fitting for a spread made in the country that grows most of the world's hazelnuts along its Black Sea coast.
Spread it on warm bread, toast or simit at breakfast, fold it into crepes and pancakes, or stir a spoonful into porridge. The ingredient list carries no preservatives, so the maker's storage advice matters: keep it at cool room temperature (18–22°C), never in the fridge. Unopened it keeps about six months; once opened, it is best finished within a week.
Şekerci Cafer Erol states that none of its products contain alcohol or pork fat. Contains milk, soy lecithin and hazelnuts; produced in a facility that also handles pistachios, almonds and walnuts.
