Pålægschokolade () are thin slices of

chocolate Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans that can be a liquid, solid, or paste, either by itself or to flavoring, flavor other foods. Cocoa beans are the processed seeds of the cacao tree (''Theobroma cacao''); unprocesse ...

(or vekao) that are used as a topping (in Danish, '' pålæg'') on bread, such as

rugbrød (, ) is a very common form of rye bread from Denmark. usually resembles a long brown extruded rectangle, no more than high, and long, depending on the bread pan in which it is baked. The basic ingredient is rye flour which will produce a p ...

white bread White bread typically refers to breads made from wheat flour from which the bran and the germ layers have been removed from the whole wheatberry as part of the flour grinding or milling process, producing a light-colored flour. Nutrition Wh ...

, similar to how

chocolate spread Chocolate spread is a sweet chocolate-flavored paste which is eaten mostly spread on breads and toasts or similar grain items such as waffles, pancakes, muffins, and pitas. Although it tastes, smells, and looks like chocolate, it does not solid ...

is used in many countries. It is common in Denmark. It is available in both milk and dark chocolate, with the milk variety being more common (the Danish confectionery Toms sells 70% milk and 30% dark). It was originally introduced to the Danish market by

Galle & Jessen Galle & Jessen is a Danish chocolate and confectionery brand founded in 1872 and now owned by Toms International. History Galle & Jessen was founded as an independent company by Edvard W. Galle (1844-1900) and Hans Jessen (1851-1907). It was initi ...

in 1963.

Producers

* Toms *

* Carletti

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