Re: Help! I don't speak Dutch.
Howard, on host 207.69.140.32
Friday, May 28, 2004, at 18:14:54
Re: Help! I don't speak Dutch. posted by commie_bat on Friday, May 28, 2004, at 12:44:42:
> > It has pictures of hazel nuts on it and the label says "Hazelnoot Pasta." Under that it says "Suikervrij." > > > Clearly this is some kind of hazelnoot paste, and "suiker-vrij" looks suspiciously like "sugar-free". > > > On the back it lists "Ingredienten" and I think I know what that means. Below that I find "zoetstof, plantaadrdige olie, 13% hazelnoten, magere cacaopoeder, magere melkpoeder, weipoeder, emulgator, and aroma." > > > > I think I saw powdered cocoa and powered milk, but nothing that looks like sugar to me. > > I think you're safe from sugar with this one. I don't know what the zoetstuff is, but the rest appears to be some kind of oil, hazelnoot, cocoa powder, (skim?) milk powder, whey powder, emulsifier and flavour. > > Course I don't speak dutch either. But my dog is German, so how hard can it be? > > ^v^:)^v^ > F"mmm, hazelnoot"B
I hope you and your dog are correct, because I ate some of the stuff and it was really good.
I think maybe Suikervrij is Dutch for sugar free. If my blood sugar numbers are low tomorrow, I will know it's OK. We don't get chocolate of that quality in the US. What does your dog say about German chocolate? Howard
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