{"id":88599,"date":"2022-01-31T14:44:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=88599"},"modified":"2022-01-31T14:44:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:44:32","slug":"grab-the-bread-new-okja-choc-hazelnut-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/grab-the-bread-new-okja-choc-hazelnut-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"Grab the bread &#8211; NEW okja Choc Hazelnut Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, goeie more, buenos dias, guten morgen and bonjour. Words so beautifully full of possibility that they transcend and connect continents, cultures and countries. Different languages, yes,\u00a0 but the same opportunity to start your day full of promise and hope. It is said, that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and how can it not be if it involves a sunrise cuppa and of course the one thing we&#8217;ve all loved for generations: Chocolate Hazelnut Spread on toast.<\/p>\n<h4>A Brave New World<\/h4>\n<p>But hold on\u2026 how is it that in 2021 the current Chocolate Hazelnut Spreads on offer\u00a0 have more palm oil in them than hazelnuts? It&#8217;s true. Sad but true. Time for those ones to step aside and make way for <strong>okja<\/strong>\u2019s new offering, which boasts none of those kinds of shenanigans.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>okja<\/strong>, the clean label plant-based food and beverage brand from Cape Town has just welcomed a new addition to their range, Chocolate Hazelnut Spread.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"rir-row\"><div class=\"rir-cols-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Okja-2.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"rir-cols-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OKJA-Spread-Front-Med.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The brand, launched in 2019 by serial founders, Rui Esteves and David Chait, has garnered a cult following amongst Gen Z and Millennials with its iconic range of oat milks in bright and bold packaging. Visit any popular coffee shop or deli in Cape Town CBD and it\u2019ll be hard to miss their signature blue cartons lined across countertops and shelves.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a welcome change to the same-y looking brands that add to the clutter in grocery stores. Just one scroll through their (almost 300) reviews on Takealot and you\u2019ll soon find out that people really <em>really <\/em>love their stuff \u2013 and their chocolate spread promises to be no different.<\/p>\n<p>Glancing at the label, one immediately notices the lack of palm oil \u2013 a controversial ingredient in most other chocolate hazelnut spreads available. It also of course contains no dairy or flavourings.<\/p>\n<h4>Where to Get your Fix<\/h4>\n<p>Swing by your local baker, grab a warm, freshly baked croissant and (let\u2019s be honest, you\u2019ll want more bread to spread) sourdough, your pot of Chocolate Hazelnut spread from <strong>okja<\/strong>, your best friend or a stranger, sit down and enjoy one\u2026two\u2026five bites of pure chocolatey, nutty, goodness.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88600\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ok-ja-choc-hazelnut-spread-1x56-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ok-ja-choc-hazelnut-spread-1x56-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ok-ja-choc-hazelnut-spread-1x56-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ok-ja-choc-hazelnut-spread-1x56-1-940x526.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Breakfast should never be complicated, but, like your day &#8211; it should, hopefully, be uplifting. So go ahead, grab a spoonful without having to worry about what nasty ingredients might be lurking in your jar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>okja<\/strong> Chocolate Hazelnut Spread is available from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takealot.com\/okja-chocolate-hazelnut-spread-12x350g\/PLID73688815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Takealot<\/a>, selected SPAR stores, Faithful to Nature, as well as popular delis such as Giovannis. Retailing for between R69.99 and R74.99, it is also available from the <strong>okja<\/strong> caf\u00e9 in Camps Bay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feeling creative<\/strong>? Use your <strong>okja<\/strong> chocolate hazelnut spread and try this recipe for a <a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/recipe\/chocolate-hazelnut-braided-bread\/\">homemade braided bread<\/a>. To make the recipe plant-friendly, substitute the butter for a vegan-friendly margarine, swap the milk for okja oat milk and use this list of <a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/helpful-guide-to-easy-vegan-substitutes\/\">vegan substitutes<\/a> to swap the egg for a flax seed replacement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.okja.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">okja.co<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, goeie more, buenos dias, guten morgen and bonjour. Words so beautifully full of possibility that they transcend and connect continents, cultures and countries. Different languages, yes,\u00a0 but the same opportunity to start your day full of promise and hope. It is said, that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and how can it not be if it involves a sunrise cuppa and of course the one thing we&#8217;ve all loved for generations: Chocolate Hazelnut Spread [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88599"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88608,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88599\/revisions\/88608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}