The Hagelslag Standoff

Welcome back to ramble, I'm Rick and today we're getting into something that sounds trivial

but is I promise you absolutely loaded with cultural weight. We are talking about

Hagelslag, chocolate sprinkles on bread, a Dutch institution, a daily ritual,

and for many expat partners a quiet little battleground. Here is the thing about hagelslag,

it is not just a topping, it is a whole procedure. You take real butter, not margarine,