Nutella was invented to stretch cocoa rations during the Second World War.
Why it is true
Due to cocoa shortages in Italy, baker Pietro Ferrero mixed abundant regional hazelnuts with a small amount of cocoa to create an affordable chocolate spread.
Source: Culinary History
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