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{{Short description|Dutch spread made out of chocolate}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name             = Vlokken
| image            = File:Bolletje met chocoladevlokken.jpg
| caption          = ''Vlokken'' as sandwich topping
| alternate_name   = 
| country          = [[Netherlands]]
| region           = All across the country
| creator          = De Ruijter
| course           = Mainly breakfast
| type             = 
| served           = Mostly as topping
| main_ingredient  = [[Chocolate]]
| variations       = 
| calories         = 
| other            = 
}}

'''Vlokken''' ([[Netherlands|Dutch]] for [[Wiktionary:flake|flakes]]), also '''chocoladevlokken''', is a commonly used sandwich topping in the Netherlands.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> A ''vlok'' is made of [[chocolate]] and is curved, its size is about 0.5&nbsp;cm x 2&nbsp;cm x 0.1&nbsp;cm. (approximately ¼" x ¾" x 40 thous)<ref>[http://www.voedingswaardetabel.nl/voedingswaarde/voedingsmiddel/?id=930 Voedingswaarde van chocoladevlokken (gem. melk/puur)], Voedingscentrum (Dutch)</ref>

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

==See also==
{{portal|Food}}
*[[Hagelslag]]
*[[Muisjes]]
*[[Nonpareils]]
*[[Sprinkles#History|Sprinkles]]
*[[Pålægschokolade]]
*[[Fairy bread]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Chocolate]]
[[Category:Dutch confectionery]]


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