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Nonpareils (or hundreds and thousands outside North America) are a decorative confectionery of tiny balls made with sugar and starch, traditionally an opaque white but now available in many colors...... The French name has been interpreted to mean they were "without equal" for intricate decoration of cakes, desserts, and other sweets, and the elaborate pièces montées constructed as table ornaments.

The term nonpareil can also refer to a specific confection made using nonpareils, namely, flat discs of chocolate coated with nonpareils, which are also known as chocolate nonpareils and freckles in Australia.

In the UK, Australia and New Zealand, nonpareils are known as "hundreds-and-thousands." In Australia and New Zealand, they are often eaten on top of patty cakes or on buttered bread as fairy bread, as festive items at children's birthday parties.

The term "nonpareils" can also refer to a specific confection: a round flat chocolate drop with the upper surface coated with nonpareils. This confection is also referred to as "chocolate nonpareils." Nestlé makes a variety marketed as Sno-Caps. In Australia, these confections are commonly known as "chocolate freckles," or simply "freckles." Nonpareils are also sold in the United Kingdom as "Jazzles," "Jazzies," "jazz drops" and "Snowies" (the latter being of the white chocolate variety).