Peekay friends must be familiar with meises or meses, we often find this food in various dishes such as cakes, donuts, ice cream and many more.
Interesting fact, it turns out that meises only exist in Indonesia. Of course in other countries it exists, but it has different names. In English, meises are known as Sprinkles. But this applies to all shapes of meises not just cylindrical lengths. Just as meises have a history of why they are called meises in Indonesia, in other countries there is also the same thing in naming them.
Want to know how people in other countries call meises? Let's look at other names for meises in the following 5 countries.
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In 1913, the Netherlands began producing chocolate sprinkles under the name hagelslag which was made by the Erven H. de Jong chocolate factory. Another variation of hagelslag with various fruit flavors is called muisjes. Well, the term "muisjes" is what is actually known in Indonesia, where it has become a meses which is synonymous with the color brown.
The Dutch indeed perfected meises in the 1913s, but meises were first discovered in France in the 18th century by bakers. In France, meises are called nonpareils, which translates to non-parallel, which means they have no equal when added to cakes and chocolate.
In Dutch itself, muisje means little mouse. What does a little mouse have to do with chocolate chips? Well, it seems necessary to highlight meises in Belgian, namely muizenstrontjes which means little mouse droppings. So you know, the relationship is now right?
Apart from Belgium which has a unique name, this time England is no less unique. In England meises are called hundred and thousands. Because the number of meises was large and uncountable, the English called them hundreds and thousands. This is also a kind of idiom for referring to countless things.
Lastly, there is America, Peekay friends. In America meises are called Jimmies. Looking at its history, this name comes from the Jimmy Fund Foundation which was founded in 1948 in Boston. The goal is to help children with cancer. The name Jimmy comes from a cancer patient.
One of the doctor's relatives who was the founder opened an ice cream shop. He added 1 penny to the price for those who wanted additional chocolate sprinkles as an ice cream topping, which was then donated to Jimmy's foundation. Since then, meises have been known as jimmies.
From the many grains of meises, it turns out that they contain many unique stories too, Peekay friends. Well, now Peekay friends don't need to worry anymore about choosing the best quality meises products, of course. Werner's is here as the answer. Werner's is the best decorating partner for cakes and ice cream. This product is bake-resistant, waterproof and also available in various colors and shapes.
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