Mice on Crackers!

if you spent any time in the netherlands even just one night in the hotel you're sure to see this traditional Dutch staple on the breakfast table Hagelslag nope it's not haagel slaag it's hagelslag hagelslag hagel means hail in dutch hagelslag is a hail storm they are eaten on bread with butter - the butter helps them to stick they are like little sprinkles although don't call them that in the netherlands they're much more sophisticated than sprinkles these are not sprinkles you can see from the variety offered in supermarkets just how serious they take their hagelslag there is usually half an aisle devoted to it all the different kinds of varieties so it's really great that you know a little bit more about what hagelslag is but what you really want to know and why you are really watching this video is how do they taste I'll sacrifice myself like as if this is really the first piece I'm eating today let's just see how they taste this is actually really good the crunchiness of the hagelslag with the softness of the bread it's actually really yummy its kind of like licorice on bread the white ones - of course the other ones have different flavors different chocolates and different colors but this was really good this little guy sure likes his he's crazy about hagelslag while on the topic of sugary things the dutch like to put on bread i thought this would be a great time to introduce you to muisjes or translated mice no not that kind these are actually little anise seeds covered in a sugar-coating they come in pink and blue so why would they come in these colors well it's a tradition in the netherlands when a child is born at the family has guests over and they serve these pink for the girls and blue for boys why are they called muisjes well if you look really close you can see a little tail sticking out of the seed they are a little bit messy eat but they taste really nice just a bit too crunchy for my liking so on that note I'll end the episode here and give my dentist a quick call as always thanks for watching don't forget to subscribe to our youtube channel to stay up to date with our latest videos and see what we're tasting next until next time don't forget bring napkins