Last European summer, a hazelnut spread from Algeria took France by storm. The sweet white spread called El Mordjene became the darling of tik-tok influencers and was soon in short supply across the country with prices skyrocketing. Now the product has been banned from sale across the EU causing a diplomatic rift between Algeria and it former colonial power, France.

Guest: Lauren Collins, Paris correspondent for the New Yorker

How a hazelnut spread became a sticking point in Franco-Algerian relations.