It's about time I blog about a Dutch delicacy.
So what exactly is a Stroopwafel?
Stroop = Syrup
Wafel = Waffle
It is one of Holland's true specialties, a very popular sweet snack to be eaten during coffee or tea time.
Stroopwafel is made of two thin layers of waffles with a rich chewy caramel-like syrup filling in the middle which glues them together.
The waffle is made of flour, cinnamon, sugar, butter, egg, dry yeast and water and the filling is made of brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and corn syrup.
These days hardly anyone makes them at home because a specialized pizzelle iron is needed to bake a proper stroopwafel. Furthermore, it's easily available in surpermarkets and market stores in The Netherlands. A lot of us are not aware that stroopwafels are available in Woolworths (Safeway) Australia, in a small section devoted to Dutch delicacies, usually next to the Mexican food section.
If you are interested in the history of the Stroopwafel: it dates back from 1784 when a Gouda (Gouda is a town in Holland) baker used some left over old crumbs and spices to bake a waffle and filled it with syrup.
Now that you know some facts aboutthe stroopwafel, do you know what is the traditional Dutch way to eat them?
The size and the shape of the stroopwafel is specifically made to fit a coffee mug perfectly.
See how it fits my coffee mug!
But why?
Lekker bakkie koffie!
Posts
12 comments:
OOhh these look and sound really yuummmm! Hee hee I like how it is warmed up by the coffee but will it make it soggy?
These are my absolute favorite sweet things that I can't make at home. Yum... They can be tricky to find in the US, though!
@FFichiban: Run to your local Woolworths and grab a packet. lol! This Dutch waffle is harder, it's nice to be eaten when it's warm, won't get soggy.
@Ashley: They are available at some Dutch online shops. I know the Aussie one dutchfood.com.au but I have not yet purchased anything from them. I am not sure if they deliver to other countries.
What a blast from the past. My uncle lives in Denmark and stroopwafel are very popular there too. I remember whenever my mom and I went to visit him, we would come back home with five bags of those apiece and freeze them. Mmm, I need to go find them now.
I like this post. I never actually realized that they were made out of syrup! Cool!
A friend also told me she recently found some miniature stroopwafels for sell at Trader Joe's!
How cool! I've never tried one but I really want to! I'll have to try to hunt one down.
I posted a recipe for stroopwaffels on allrecipes.com. They're no harder to make than some other kinds of sweets. I used a pizelle iron, so the design on them is different, but they are so delicious, we don't care.
OMG, I love these although I've only had the Trader Joe kind. They used to sell them only during the holidays. I would put one in the toaster oven to warm it up and with tea, they're the perfect snack. Thanks for sharing. Love your blog name, btw.
@Beatrice: Hope you can find some soon!
@Hillary: Thanks. I thought it was caramel until my hubbie told me it's syrup.
@Erica: Thanks for the great info.
@Stef: Hope you get to try one soon.
@Julie: Thanks for sharing. Too bad I don't have a pizelle iron :(
@Ninette: Thanks! I love my blog name too. :p
HELLLO!!!I found your blog by accident as I desperately want to buy stroopwafel but they're not available in Malaysia. I'm heading to Melbourne next month and I'm UBERLY excited to knw tht stroopwafel is sold in aussie stores!!!! I was more surprised when i saw the author was malaysian. Guess I get excited everytime i see a malaysian blogger! ::)
nice post! i was trying to figure out how i was supposed to eat them (properly) as i got given as a pressie. i was just told that it's nice with tea :) so thanks for an informative post!
Post a Comment