Is Creme a Tatiner Gout Framboise better than Nutella?

The thing I’ve learned about spreads lately is that more chances need to be taken. I’m talking about not just me, but also the companies out there making spreads. While we all know that chocolate and hazelnut will make a fine spread, we should start looking at some creative options as well. That brings me to this jar of Baristella raspberry spread (or creme a tatiner gout framboise in French). A fruit flavoured, yet still chocolate based spread makes so much sense that I’m surprised no one has thought of it before. Keep in mind I’m assuming my cultural bias since I’ve never seen it before. It could be that there are parts of the world where this kind of thing happens all the time.

All I’m saying is that not only should the idea of fruit and chocolate blended into a nice spread work on paper, but the folks at Baristella have made it work in reality as well. The white chocolate makes this spread super creamy. The raspberries add a wonderful contrast to the deep chocolate flavour and texture. Best of all is that they’ve even added a slight sour flavour to make the raspberry flavour work so well. I would not only suggest you try this spread, as long as I’m in a country where this stuff is made, I plan on putting it into my rotation.

It could be that in a few months or years I’ll get tired of this spread, but at this very moment I would say that this is easily comparable to Nutella. A better way to describe it is that it compliments Nutella, in that if offers you a very different flavour (and even slightly different texture) while still being a creamy spread. In other words, if you like to have a few different spreads open in your cupboard, I would suggest finding a jar of this stuff to add to the mix. It will give you all the satisfaction you might get from Nutella, but it’ll also offer you a slight change of pace.