What is the VLOKKEN?
Vlokken is a Dutch word for flakes. As a food product, these are various chocolate flakes, which are usually served at the top of sandwich bread. Sweets are sold in various flavors and are one of several types of confectionery administered in this way. They are popular daily breakfasts in the Netherlands, except for the former Dutch colonies of Indonesia and Belgium.
If you want to prepare VLOKKEN The most common Dutch way, a piece of bread -rubber is first spreading through butter or margarine. Then there are a few teaspoons of the wobble sprinkled over the bread, usually in a layer strong enough to cover the entire surface. Chocolate is then slightly pressed so that it does not fall during consumption.
Vlokken They are sold in a wide range of colors, textures and flavors. Common flavors include dark, dark -sweet and white chocolate. Sometimes their combination is sold together. They usually come in wavy, thin flakes.
in the Addice on Vlokken flakes, there are several other Dutch products that are similarly sprinkled on bread. Hagelslaag and kwinkslag are candy sprayed similar species used for desserts in several other cultures. These candies are also known as hail smaller, more uniform and less fragile than Vlokken . They are also crispy.
Muisjes are another type of Dutch sweet also served on butter baked good, albeit usually instead of bread. They are small, round, colored candies made of anise covered with sugar. They look similar to decorative Nepareils. Muisjes are traditionally served to celebrate a newborn baby, with pink and blue candies symbolizing girls and boys. Candies are also served crushed to bread for everyday consumption.
Though most Dutch people eat only VlokkenLO is sometimes used in different ways. Sweet can be consumed separately as a snack or used to decorate desserts. It can also be administered on other types of pastries or with a different slice of bread at the top.
Similar Vlakken's candies are also popular in other parts of the world, albeit more often for occasional consumption. In the United States to decorate desserts such as cakes, biscuits, donuts and ice cream, small candies known as loose. In New Zealand and Australia, the butter bread is called bread fairies and are commonly served to children for special events.