Sprinkles

Sprinkles (Dutch hailstones ) is a Dutch sandwich filling of chocolate or colored sugar.

The elongated grains have similarity with hailstones, where the Dutch name comes. Some varieties have taken the grains in the form of flakes. Sprinkles can be scattered out of the box on a buttered bread or other pastries.

Just sprinkles with at least 35 % cocoa content may be chocoladehagelslag called; with a smaller proportion being cacaofantasie called. Due to the reduced cocoa and higher sugar content, the grains melt worse.

Sprinkles is available in different flavors. The best known are:

• Milk chocolate
• Dark Chocolate
• Mixture of milk chocolate and white chocolate
• Vruchtenhagel

Manufacturer

The Dutch company Venz began in 1936 with the production of sprinkles, for which only special equipment had to be developed. Although the naming rights remain with the company Venz, like chocolate chips are also called sprinkles in the vernacular. In general, similar products are labeled with chocolat hail.

Fame

Sprinkles is one of the best known Dutch confectionery. It is usually offered outside the Netherlands, Belgium and the former Dutch colonies Indonesia and Surinam only as decor for decorating cakes and desserts.

Due to the proximity to the Netherlands is known as sprinkles on bread especially in North-West Germany. For many people it is the typical Dutch breakfast sandwiches.

In Switzerland, was recorded in October 2011 at the retail company Migros on customer sprinkles in the assortment. However, it is only a variety with dark chocolate offered.

• Confectionery
• Dutch Kitchen