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Stroopwafel

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A stroopwafel is a thin, round Dutch biscuit made of two layers of sweet baked dough held together by a treacle or syrup filling, often caramel. It was first made in the city of Gouda, in the Dutch province of South Holland, and has become a well known Dutch treat eaten throughout the Netherlands. The wafers are pressed from a stiff dough in a hot waffle iron until crisp, and while still warm the edges are trimmed with a cookie cutter so the wafer can be split into a top and bottom layer; a warm filling of syrup, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon is spread between the two layers before they are pressed back together, hardening as it cools to bind the halves into one biscuit. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1810 1
Origin Region
Netherlands 2
FAQs

Who invented the stroopwafel?

Gerard Kamphuisen is named the likely inventor, but the oldest known recipe dates only from 1840.

No one can say for certain. Science Meets Food, a site run by the Institute of Food Technologists student association, calls Gerard Kamphuisen the likely inventor and passes on a suggestion that he wanted to use excess bread crumbs and added a syrup to make a sweet dough. The same page says Gerard opened his own bakery in 1810, but the oldest known recipe was not recorded until 1840.
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Street Food Culture, Food Traditions
Source Stroopwafel (Wikipedia)

In Cuisine

Dutch Cuisine, Cuisines
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Uses Ingredient

Brown Sugar, Ingredients
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Butter, Ingredients
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Cinnamon, Ingredients
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Egg, Ingredients
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Flour, Ingredients
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Milk, Ingredients
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In the Other Atlases

Originated In

Netherlands

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Sources
1. Stroopwafel (Wikipedia)
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One story ascribes the invention of the stroopwafel to the baker Gerard Kamphuisen, which would date the first stroopwafels from somewhere between 1810, the year he opened his bakery, and 1840, the year of the oldest known recipe.
2. Stroopwafel (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Netherlands
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Netherlands
Netherlands
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Stroopwafel (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    First made in the city of Gouda in South Holland, stroopwafels are a well-known Dutch treat popular throughout the Netherlands.
  • Uses Ingredient: Flour, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Butter, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Brown Sugar, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Milk, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Egg, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Cinnamon, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Article body
    Today, stroopwafels are sold at markets, by street vendors, and in supermarkets worldwide.
  • In Cuisine: Dutch Cuisine, Lead paragraph
    First made in the city of Gouda in South Holland, stroopwafels are a well-known Dutch treat popular throughout the Netherlands.
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