After WWII, there were not
enough cocoa supplies in Italy. So a pastry maker Pietro Ferrero
created his concoction made from hazelnuts, sugar, and just a
little bit of cocoa that was later transformed into Nutella, by
his son.
It began as a solid
block called pasta gianduja which could be sliced and served on
bread, but later evolved into a spreadable version called
Supercrema. The Nutella name came about during 1964
as a result of combining the English word ‘nut’ and the
Latin suffix for sweet – ‘ella’.