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submitted 1 year ago by Freitag@feddit.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

In German it's Mäusespeck = Mouse Bacon

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[-] Treczoks@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

Schaumzucker (German), literally "foam sugar"

[-] VitaminDrink@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Also "Mäusespeck", mouse bacon.

[-] Atomdude@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I've read that somewhere, too.

[-] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it reminds me of Schaumzucker (German), literally "foam sugar".

[-] chuckd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

According to my German FIL, it could also be "Mäusespeck", mouse bacon.

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Couldn't that also describe cotton candy? Or would that be more like felt sugar?

[-] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Cotton candy is Zuckerwatte, lit. sugar wool

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