Have you tried Hagelslag?
By Fleur
@Fleura (34319)
United Kingdom
March 2, 2026 6:46am CST
My partner’s work colleague just returned from a trip to the Netherlands and he brought some of these for everyone. We had never heard of them before but apparently they are a big thing there; practically everyone loves them on buttered toast for breakfast or as sandwiches for a quick lunch, which all seems a bit weird to the rest of us!
Hagelslag translates as hailstorm and they are basically big chocolate sprinkles. According to this article in the BBC, an estimated 750,000 hagelslag sandwiches are consumed every day.
Have you tried this Netherlands delicacy?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20250220-hageslag-dutch-sandwich
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@DaddyEvil (169860)
• United States
2 Mar
No, I've never heard of them and probably wouldn't eat them on bread. Sprinkle them on cake and they might be good.
But, I also don't eat Nutella, which is a chocolate hazelnut spread that a lot of people eat on bread here, too. *shrug*
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Of course! "In the name of science." 
@Fleura (34319)
• United Kingdom
2 Mar
@DaddyEvil Well I tried it - it was OK. Basically it was quite nice but I could take it or leave it. I'll let the girls eat them; they are the big consumers of chocolate spread around here too.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54372)
• United States
2 Mar
I haven’t, but would give them a taste. I enjoy new things.
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@wolfgirl569 (131021)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Mar
Never heard of it. But don't think I would want it on bread.
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@Traceyjayne (8895)
• United Kingdom
2 Mar
Not seen them. We were in Amsterdam in January and visited supermarkets on a daily basis but I don’t remember seeing those.
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@Ineeddentures (21909)
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2 Mar
I have not tried them
But I would be willing to.
I never saw them when we were in Amsterdam
Will check them out the next time we go there and I think we will go there again soon
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