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Hagelslag or chocoladehagelslag are small, oblong, sweet-tasting chocolate granules, which are sprinkled on slices of bread or rusks previously buttered.

These are eaten traditionally by the Dutch for breakfast or lunch. Hagelslag is a typical Dutch food item that is not available in other countries; the exception is Indonesia (former Dutch colony), where you can buy hagelslag in stores. Indonesians use hagelslag to decorate desserts and cakes.

The name refers to the hail fall: hagel – hail and neerslag – precipitation.

Another variant is hagelslag vlokken (vlokken - flakes), i.e. chocolate flakes to sprinkle on sandwiches.

In other countries, including Poland, a whole range of products similar to hagelslag are used as confectionery sprinkles to decorate cakes, cookies, desserts and ice cream.