Vlokken

{{Short description|Dutch spread made out of chocolate}}

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| name = Vlokken

| image = File:Bolletje met chocoladevlokken.jpg

| caption = Vlokken as sandwich topping

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| country = Netherlands

| region = All across the country

| creator = De Ruijter

| course = Mainly breakfast

| type =

| served = Mostly as topping

| main_ingredient = Chocolate

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Vlokken (Dutch for flakes), also chocoladevlokken, is a commonly used sandwich topping in the Netherlands.{{cite book | title = Sweet Treats around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture | author= Timothy G. Roufs, Kathleen Smyth Roufs |publisher = ABC-CLIO |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=M_eCBAAAQBAJ&q=chocoladevlokken&pg=PA242 | date = 2014 | page = 242 | isbn = 9781610692212 | access-date = 5 June 2015 }}{{Citation | author = Malia Wollan | title = Breakfast: what children eat around the world | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 9 November 2014 | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/11213357/Breakfast-what-children-eat-around-the-world.html | access-date = 5 June 2015}} A vlok is made of chocolate and is curved, its size is about 0.5 cm x 2 cm x 0.1 cm. (approximately ¼" x ¾" x 40 thous)[http://www.voedingswaardetabel.nl/voedingswaarde/voedingsmiddel/?id=930 Voedingswaarde van chocoladevlokken (gem. melk/puur)], Voedingscentrum (Dutch)

It is sold in different chocolate flavors, including dark, milk, white and a mix of those three.

See also

References

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Category:Chocolate

Category:Dutch confectionery

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