Hundreds and thousands (UK, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand) Nonpareils are a decorative confections of tiny balls made with sugar and starch, traditionally an opaque white but now available in many colors.

[2] The French name has been interpreted to mean they were "without equal" for intricate decoration of cakes, desserts, and other sweets, and for the elaborate pièces montées constructed as table ornaments.

Candy-covered anise seeds called muisjes, sometimes mistaken for traditional nonpareils, are sometimes offered at breakfast in the Netherlands to be served on bread and butter.

Like nonpareils, their function is more decorative than gustatory as their actual taste is indistinct, and the products they are applied to are usually themselves very high in sugar.

Nonpareils are also sold in the United Kingdom as "Jazzies", "Jazzles," "Jazz drops," and "Snowies" (the latter being of the white chocolate variety).