Sprinkles (sometimes known as "jimmies" or "hunreds-and-thousands"; see below) are very small pieces of confectionery used as a decoration or to add texture to desserts – typically cakes or cupcakes, cookies, doughnuts, ice cream, and some puddings. The candies, which are produced in a variety of colors, are usually too small to be eaten individually and are in any case not intended to be eaten by themselves, being nearly flavorless. In the Netherlands, chocolate sprinkles, or "hagelslag," are used as sandwich topping for sandwiches with sweet contents, this is also common in Indonesia, once a colony of Netherlands