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In German it's Mäusespeck = Mouse Bacon

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[–] berkeleyblue@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m pretty sure alot of languages just imported marshmallow.

I come from the german speaking part of Switzerland and I don’t think I ever heard someone actually use the word “Mäusespeck” although it certainly would he understood I think. Everybody around me calls them marshmallows.

[–] Zenchyi@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I live in NRW and have never heard anyone call them Mäusespeck either

[–] Philipp@lemmy.loomy.li 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess you are born in this century. In the 80 it was what was written on the products in the supermarket.

[–] qtj@feddit.de 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For me "Mäusespeck" are smaller marshmallows that usually come in white and pink and in different shapes. Sometimes the shape of a mouse. Marshmallows are the larger white and cylindrical or cube ones that you put on a stick to roast on a campfire before eating.

[–] PagingDoctorLove@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

You have mouse shaped marshmallows?

Unfair.