#suikerspin

[bat-anon]

Creating characters and later finding accidental symbolism is so funny

Me originally: I want a name that reflects my OC’s main color. The Dutch word for cotton candy literally translates to “spider-spun”, so I guess she’s a spider Faunus now!

Me now, inconsolable: Oh my go.d… the scorpion DROWNED, but the spider CLIMBED BACK OUT *

[studioblanche]

Beste Suikerbonen - Snoep

De beste suikerbonen, een heerlijke combinatie van zoetheid en kunstzinnigheid, worden gepresenteerd door "Studio Blanche". Deze suikerbonen zijn een meesterwerk op het gebied van zoetwaren en hebben een verleidelijke suikerachtige laag en levendige tinten. Wij zijn vakkundig gebouwd. De suikerbonen van Studio Blanche staan ​​bekend om hun uitzonderlijke kwaliteit en smaak en zijn een heerlijke traktatie die bij elke hap een smaakexplosie biedt, waardoor ze een ideale optie zijn om van te genieten of een charmante toevoeging aan elke gelegenheid of feest. Bezoek hier:

[surr3al1sm]

How I think different Danceverses say “Cotton candy”.

Now this probably seems like the most random post ever, and honestly it is. But one of my favourite things to learn about regarding linguistics is how different countries have wildly different words for the same thing (Cotton candy being one of the funnier ones), and sometimes I think a little too much about how the different danceverses work and what their cultural differences would be. So this is a result of that.

Dancity: ‘Cotton candy’, just the basic one lol. I feel like Dancity would use cotton candy because I think Dancity’s culture would be comparable to the American culture we all know that is protrayed in popular media. So therefore I feel like they would use the same name.

Westerra: ‘Sugar cotton’, loosely based on the german ‘Zuckerwatte’. Now I know that Westerra is heavily based on like the wild west and western culture (and thus has nothing to do with German culture), but I feel like they wouldn’t use cotton candy, so I based it off a similar yet different play on the same words. It was important for me to have the ‘cotton’ part since I feel it fits with the whole western theme.

Carnavallium: ‘Spun sugar’, this one I’ve seen in all sorts of different languages so I don’t really know which one sparked the idea I just feel like they would call it what it is lol. Another fun fact is that since Carnavallium is like carnaval and circus themed I feel like they would be the biggest enjoyers of cotton candy. :)

Winterhaven: ‘Daddy’s beard’, based on the french variant (not even going to try tho, I don’t speak french). Why did I chose this cursed naming? Santa.

Eternyx: ‘Sugar spider’ based on the dutch ‘suikerspin’. This is the one that sparked this whole idea lol. I feel like they just would. Its the spooky factor but also just straight to the point with the sugar part. A big contender was the name in Afrikaans ‘Spooks asem’ which literally translated means ‘Ghosts breath’ but I wanted to be a little self indulgent with this one.

Sun Horizon: ‘Sweet cotton’, based on the portuguese variant (not even going to try just like the french variant). I was going to go with the Spanish name at first but that would mean using the same name as Westerra and I feel like the two danceverses are too different for that. So I went with the Portuguese version instead lol.

Cyberfunk: ‘Sweet cloud’, I’m not sure where this one originated but I found it on google and thought it was fitting lol. I could see Clementine using sweet cloud.

Wackygroove: ‘Old Lady’s hair’, this one is seen in multiple languages as well. I choose it because it made me laugh. Thats all really :)

Melosia Realms: ‘Candy floss’, the British english variant but I feel like a lot of variations are used here since Melosia Realms is described to have varied cultures. So I’d imagine people would have different names depending on where they’re from.

Floworld: ‘Candy floss’, just like Melosia Realms. Feel like these two danceverses would be very close in (general) culture due to both of them being closely tied to the flow. I do feel like coaches from Floworld would say that its the ‘correct’ way to say it, just like the British do.

[bumbelbee]

Het feit dat het personeel bij alles zegt 'sterkte' is zo grappig. Ik kocht een suikerspin en zij zei 'sterkte ermee' 😭

[tunisian]

in dutch we call cotton candy “suikerspin” (sugar spider) because its a web spun with sugar

[chiara-klara-claire]

Words with a cute literal meaning

🇮🇸 ástfanginn - love-captured: in love 💘

🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇩🇪 øyeblikket/ögonblick/Augenblick 👁 - eyeblink: moment

🇩🇪🇩🇰 Kindergarten, børnehavet - children garden

🇸🇪 påsklilja - Easter lily: daffodil

🇸🇪 färgglad - color-happy: colorful

🇳🇴 🇩🇰 kjæreste/kæreste - dearest - partner (gender neutral)

🇳🇴 kjærlighet på pinne - love on a stick: lollipop 🍭

🇳🇴 å være glad i noen/noe - to be happy in sb/smthing: to love 

🇮🇹 🇳🇱 🇩🇰 pulcinella di mare, papegaaiduiker, søpapegøj* 🦜🌊 - sea pulcinella (black&white carnival character), diver parrot, sea parrot*: puffin

🇮🇹 🇩🇪 stelle filanti, Luftschlangen 🌟 🐍 - stringy stars, air snakes - streamers 🎊

🇮🇹 solare ☀️- solar: adjective for a happy, positive person

🇮🇹 occhi della madonna** - Virgin Mary eyes: forget-me-nots

🇮🇹 Viola del pensiero - viola of the thought: pansy

🇮🇹 🇪🇸, Catalan - Principe azzurro/ príncipe azul/Príncep blau 🫅🔷: (light) blue Prince: Prince charming

🇮🇹 avere il sangue blu 🩸🔹- to have blue blood: to be of noble birth

🇬🇧 Sunny side up 🍳☀️ - 🇮🇹 occhio di bue - bull’s eye 👁🐮

🇩🇪 Edelweiß - Noble white

🇩🇪 Götterspeise - dish/fare of the gods: a gelatine pudding

🇩🇪 Abendland - Evening land: the West

🇩🇪 Liebesknochen 🦴💕 - love bone: éclair

🇩🇪 Gänsefüßchen 🦆 - tiny goose feet: quotation marks ‘‘’’

🇩🇪 🇫🇮 Das All,  maailmankaikkeus- ”the all”  “the world’s all”: the Universe (kiitos @pclysemia​) 

🇮🇹 🇸🇪 🇳🇱 chiocciola, kanelbulle, apenstaartje 🐌 🐒- snail, cinnamon bun, monkey tail: @ (at)

🇯🇵 花火【はなび】 🔥 🌺- fire flower: firework 🎆

🇫🇷arc-en-ciel - arch-in-the-sky: rainbow 🌈

🇪🇸 🇫🇷 cometa/cerf-volant/воздушный змей (Russian)/ بادبادک  (farsi) 💫 🦌 🐍 - shooting star, flying deer, air snake, wind-little-wind: kite 🪁

🇵🇱 malinka - little raspberry: hickey💋

🇫🇮 🇳🇱 🇿🇦 hattara, suikerspin, spook asem - little cloud, sugar spider, ghost breath ☁️ 🕷️ 👻 : Cotton candy

물고기 - water meat: fish

not really cute: Faroese 🇫🇴 hvalspýggja - whale puke: jellyfish 🐳

will keep this updated when i find/remember new ones! Also next up: aesthetic idioms

*also called Lunde**not sure if it is a regional thing to call them like that

[lelieblad]

soms vraag ik me af wat er over blijft als ik mezelf uithol, mijn huid afpel en het vlees voor de wolven in de veluwe gooi, me laat smelten, ontbinden, oplossen als suikerspin in water. als het had gewerkt, dan had ik het wel gemerkt.

[losttoliterature]

thought you should know that candyfloss in dutch is suikerspin, literally meaning sugar spider

[alyss-madelyn]

Technically from the Netherlands but my mum's from England and brought us up bilingual so I'ma say it counts... she's from Northamptonshire

Chips

Crisps

Not sure what those are. Dumplings maybe?? Parsley scones??

Biscuits

Fizzy drinks

Sweeties

Cigarettes

Hat, beanie if I had to get specific, but in everyday context I'd just call it a hat

Cotten candy (sugar spider if I'm feeling silly, cause of the dutch 'suikerspin')

i'm conducting an experiment. everyone who's from an english speaking country state your country, regional area and what you call the following images. i need to see something

[candy-floss-crazy]

Have you ever wondered just how candy floss is made. That fluffy sweet treat, also known as cotton candy, papa's beard, fairy floss, suikerspin depending on where in the world you grew up. One of the world's favourite treats, there is even a national candy floss day. Bride With Candy Floss The Scientific Explanation Candy floss is almost, but not quite, 100% sugar. There is a minute amount of colouring and flavourings, and if you go for our alcoholic range there is actual vodka, tequila and such like, but its mainly sugar. Now a typical candy floss machine, has a cylindrical drum, with space in the centre to pour this sugar mixture into. This drum performs two important functions. It rotates at high speed, forcing the sugar outwards against a wire mesh. Secondly, this wire mesh heats up to 186 degrees centigrade. This just happens to be the melting point of sugar. Candy Floss Head At this temperature, the heat breaks the bonds of the sugar molecules Causing the hydrogen and oxygen atoms to rearrange and form water molecules. The water evaporates leaving carbon behind, which begins to burn and caramelises the sugar. As the drum is still rotating at high speed, this liquid is flung outwards at high speed. It solidifies as it streams out, but it happens so quickly and the strands are only 50 microns thick that you only really see it as it hits the inside of the bowl. This is collected by the operator using a stick, or as they often do in the states a paper cones. The result is the classic fluffy candy floss we all know and love. The Real Way Fairy Floss Is Made Of course you try telling this explanation to an average excited kid and just watch their eyes glaze over. So just for them we have a real explanation. Inside the bottom of our candy floss machines, live a band of Irish Faerie Folk, the Sidhe. These happy little folk sit there merrily knitting away to turn the mixture from sugar into fairy floss. Once they have knitted it they push it out through the little holes in the centre drum. Whereupon it is collected by the operator. I know which explanation we prefer. Check Out Our FAQ's for more info on candy floss. Read the full article

[alsjeblieft-zeg]

071 of 2024

Do you say....

by joybucket

Alright so since I seem to be the only one here whose first language is not English, I will choose the English word I use the most and put the word from my native language in brackets okay?

1. pop, soda, tonic, cola, coke? 🥤 (frisdrank) 2. couch, sofa, or davenport? 🛋️ (zetel; official Dutch word is bank, but my dialect says zetel) 3. do you call the last meal of the day dinner, supper, or lunch? (avondmaal) 4. fall or autumn? 🍁 (herfst) 5. cotton candy, candy floss, or fairy floss? (suikerspin) 6. grocery cart, shopping cart, shopping trolley, buggy, or carriage? 🛒 (karretje) 7. fireflies, lightning bugs, glowworms, firebugs, or June bugs? ✨ (vuurvliegjes) 8. sucker or lollipop? 🍭 (lolly) 9. drinking fountain or bubbler? 💦 (drinkfontein/waterhappertje) 10. milkshake or frappe? 🧋(milkshake; we don't have our own word for that) 11. roundabout, traffic circle, or rotary? (rotonde) 12. sneakers, gym shoes, tennis shoes, or trainers? 👟 (sportschoenen) 13. sprinkles, jimmies, or hundreds and thousands? 🍩 (hagelslag; but in my dialect we say muizenstrontjes, which literally means mouse poop, no kidding) 14. potluck or carry-in dinner? (potluck; again, no other word for this. I've never heard anyone use it, though) 15. popsicle or ice lolly? (ijslolly) 16. stroller, baby carriage, pushchair, or pram? (wandelwagen/kinderwagen) 17. frosting or icing? 🧁 (glazuur) 18.sub or hoagie? 🥖 (belegd broodje) 19. highway, freeway, motorway, or expressway? 🛣️ (autosnelweg) 20. do you call the end of bread the heel, end, crust, or butt? 🥖 (kontje because I'm quarter Dutch; my husband says korst - literally crust) yard sale, garage sale, tag sale, or rummage sale? (garage verkoop) garbage can, trash can, wastebasket, dustbin, or rubbish bin? 🗑️ (vuilbak in my dialect; standard word is vuilnisbak) semitruck, tractor-trailer, or 18-wheeler? (trekker) bathroom, restroom, toilet, john, or loo? (toilet) ER or A&E? 🏥 (spoedgevallen) pothole, chughole, or chuckhole? (kuil) goosebumps or duck bumps? (kippevel) faucet or spigot? 🚰 (neither; in English we'd say tap, in Dutch kraan) you guys or y'all? (jullie) French fries or chips? (frietjes; no French! We strongly believe fries are a Belgian invention ) apartment or flat? (appartement) garbage, trash, waste, or rubbish? (afval) cookie or biscuit? 🍪 (koekje) parking lot or car park? (parkeerplaats) pants, britches, slacks, or trousers? (broek) windshield or windscreen? (windscherm) booger or bogey? (neuspeuter) dude or bloke? (kerel; boy is jongen) lollygag or faff about? (never heard of these terms ) theater or cinema? (bioscoop) fringe or bangs? (pony) barrette or hairslide? (haarspeldje) bulb or bauble? (gloeilamp) chips or crisps? (aardappelchips) closet or wardrobe? (kast) crib or cot? (kinderbedje) diaper or nappy? (luier) elementary school, junior school, or primary school? (lagere school) gas or petrol? ⛽️ (benzine) hood (of a car) or bonnet? 🚘 (motorkap) license plate or number plate? (nummerplaat) mailbox or postbox? 📮 (brievenbus) oven glove or oven mitt? (ovenwant) pacifier, binky, or dummy? (fopspeen) sled or sledge? 🛷 (slee) subway or underground? 🚇 (metro) soccer or football? ⚽️ (voetbal) suspenders or braces? (bretels) takeout (food) or takeaway? (afhaal) thumbtack or drawing pin? 📌 (duimspijker/punaise) tic-tac-toe or noughts and crosses? (boter-kaas-en-eieren in Dutch, but in Belgium we say oo maal oo) trunk (of a car) or boot? 🚗 (kofferbak) turn signal (on a car) or indicator? (neither, we'd say blinker; in Dutch, richtingaanwijzer) undershirt or vest? (onderhemd) vacation or holiday? (vakantie) vest or waistcoat? (gilet) zip code or postcode? (also postcode in Dutch) zucchini or courgette? (also courgette in Dutch) oatmeal or porridge? (havermout) socks or stockings? (kousen) underwear, underpants, or panties? 🩲 (ondergoed) pudding or custard? (vla; also pudding, but vla is typically Dutch dessert) hat or cap? (muts) shirt or top? (hemd for shirt, top for top) coat, jacket, or parka? (jas) college or uni? (universiteit)

[bat-anon]

Team ICNS: The only bitches on Remnant who got therapy.

[rabbitcruiser]

National Cotton Candy Day 

Head over to your local funfair for an airy, spun-sugar treat or whip up creative cakes and cocktails like cotton candy cupcakes and fairy floss martinis.

There exists in the world small clouds of utter delight, floating multicolored strands of spun-sugar all wrapped around a stick or served in a bag. Everything from the machine the produces this treat, to the men and women who operate it, and the very flavor it leaves in your mouth is purely magical.

When a treat has gained notoriety around the world and utterly defines what it means to attend a country fair, you know that it deserves a holiday of its very own. That’s where National Cotton Candy Day comes in, celebrating this best of the bestest treats!

Learn more about National Cotton Candy Day

Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, you’re going to love National Cotton Candy Day! You may think that the only type of people who don’t love National Cotton Candy Day is the dentists of the world! However, you may be surprised to learn that it was dentists who invented cotton candy, to begin with. Back in the day, it was known as fairy floss. Today, it is the go-to snack when going to a county fair. For most people, their childhood memories would simply be incomplete without this sugary delightful treat.

There are a number of different reasons why we can’t seem to get enough of candy floss! The main reason is that candy floss is essentially made from sugar, with the dye simply transforming the appearance of it. Who doesn’t like sugar? Another reason why we love candy floss is because of the appearance of it! It has a fun and exciting image. Did you know, though, that a cotton candy thread is thinner than a strand of human hair? Just because candy floss is thin does not mean it cannot be long. The longest cotton candy stretch over 1,400 meters. It was created back in July of 2009.

You may also be surprised to learn that cotton candy has different names all around the world. We love the name it has in France: barbe à papa. This means papa’s beard. It is known as suikerspin in the Netherlands, which means sugar spider. In Finland and Australia, it is still known as fairy floss. Moreover, in the UK, it is called candy floss, rather than cotton candy. If you are going to make your own cotton candy on this day, you may even want to come up with your own name for it!

History of National Cotton Candy Day

The history of National Cotton Candy Day is, quite simply, the history of cotton candy itself, and to find that history we’re going to have to dig a bit deeper than you might imagine. Unsurprising considering the number of names that the treat itself is known by, including candy cobwebs, hawai mithai, candy floss, and our personal favorite, fairy floss. So what are the origins of this treat? Well, it all depends on who you ask.

Cotton Candy is often suggested to have come into existence as a form of spun sugar in 19th century Europe, and back then it would have been as precious as gold. While today’s technology allows us to produce cotton candy with a simple machine and a little time, the process would have been incredibly labor-intensive and no doubt expensive, leaving Cotton Candy as the treat of the financial elite. Unsurprising considering that it was hand-spun at the time… Yes, you heard that right, by hand.

In 1897 the world of spun-sugar came to the masses when John C. Wharton and a dentist friend of his William Morrison (we’ll let you take a moment to suck in that irony) created a machine to make Cotton Candy and presented it at the 1904 World’s Fair. Since then it has exploded throughout the world and can be found in almost every culture you can imagine, from America to the Distant East.

How to celebrate National Cotton Candy Day

Celebrate National Cotton Candy Day by getting your favorite flavor and sharing it with friends. Ok, we’re just kidding, don’t share it, just eat it up until you can’t eat another bite, and write your dentist an apology note. Or, given that a dentist invented it, perhaps it’s you who deserves the apology note, hmm?

There are so many fun activities that you can try on National Cotton Candy Day. Of course, the goal is to always eat some cotton candy! But how about making your own? There are a lot of great recipes online that you can follow. Typically, you are going to need some food coloring, flavored extract such as raspberry extract, salt, water, corn syrup, and sugar. Recipes can differ, but these are the sort of ingredients you are going to need. You can have fun experimenting with your own candy floss recipes, and even more fun when you eat them afterward.

There are lots of exciting dessert recipes that call for the use of candy floss as well. This includes everything from cotton candy s’mores to cotton candy donuts and cupcakes! Sounds pretty delicious, right? The suggestions don’t end there either! You can make fairy floss whoopie pies, fairy floss ice cream sundaes, and much more!

Or, how about creating your own candy floss cocktail? There are lots of delicious options here too! This includes cotton candy champagne cocktails, prosecco and gin candy floss cocktails, and fairy floss martinis. There is something for everyone. Plus, if you are having friends around these sorts of drinks are certainly going to impress.

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[a-complete-nerd]

Apparently cotton candy in Dutch (suikerspin) can be read as either sugar-spindle or sugar-SPIDER

[mijnniemandsland]

Verwachtingsfroezel.

Tussen de lagen van opgewonden geschreeuw, het zinderende anticipatiegebrom en de allesoverheersende geur van suikerspin die zich vermengde met de onmiskenbare zweetmusk van avontuur, stond een bonte groep mensen in de rij voor de beroemdste achtbaan van het park, de Dondervlieg. Voor de fans van thrillrides was dit de ultieme ritsensatie, een adembenemend avontuur vol spectrosprongen en…

[esthersmekens]

Kent ge dat gevoel van geen propere kleren meer te hebben? In uw kast liggen alleen nog de onderbroeken die slecht zitten en aan de kapstok hangt alleen nog die kriebelige trui die mij er laat uitzien als een suikerspin.

Ik ben altijd al heel slordig geweest in mijn huishouden. Stofzuigen, poetsen, ... allemaal nie aan mij besteed. Mijn strijkijzer zit sinds mijn verhuis 2 jaar geleden nog steeds in een doos ergens in de kelder.

Maar ik dwaal hier af. Want wassen: das echt mijn ding! Laat mij efkes uitleggen hoe wassen bij mij in zijn werk gaat: ik prop alle kleding van dezelfde kleur (donker, licht en gekleurd) samen in de machine en was alles heel standaard op 40. Daarna (als ik zin heb, anders doe ik de was nog es opnieuw) hang ik alles op het droogrek en als ik kleren nodig heb, haal ik ze eraf en doe ik ze aan. Geen energieverlies met een droogkast en geen tijdverlies met opplooien en wegleggen. Win win win win win noem ik dat.

Dat systeempje heeft heel lang goed gewerkt, tot 2 weken geleden. Ik had energie voor veel dingen, maar de was uit die stomme machine halen, was er telkens te veel aan.

Mijn handdoeken en beddengoed zijn intussen zeker 3x gewassen en 0x opgehangen. Omdat ik vandaag echt wel mijn allerlaatste slecht zittende onderbroek aanhad, heb ik die mottige handdoeken dan maar uit de machine gezwierd en uit noodzaak onderbroeken gewassen. De energie (of druk van mijn billen die een deftige onderbroek willen) om deze lading op te hangen, was er gelukkig wel.

Lang verhaal kort: ik deed de was en omwille van bovenstaan verhaal verdient dat een applaus.