Sunday, April 05, 2009

Sweet Weekend - Stroopwafels !

The weekend is here again...Saturday was good, it started with me getting some exercise that started from 9am till 11.30 am and more exercise from 1pm - 2pm. Food came next and the night ended with more food of course. :o). I'm feeling a bit peckish right now and I came across some pics in my archives that didn't help me out one bit but only made me more hungry!

What's this???

Van der Breggen
This tin contains one of my favourite snacks in the whole wide world. I first discovered these when I was in London back in 2000.

Stroopwafels

Presenting to you....Stroopwafels! Stroopwafels originate from Netherlands and each waffle is made from two thin layers of batter with caramel like syrup filling in the middle.When I first bit into one of these stroopwafels back then, I thought that it was going to be all I ever needed in life. It's really one of those "savouring with closed eyes" moments and they are really addictive. Err...but of course, along came other goodies and I realise woman shall not live by stroopwafels alone, hahaha! Anyhow, they still are one of my all time favourite. I have not come across any places selling this in Malaysia, anybody out there knows?

Stroopwafels

Best with a cup of coffee....ahhhhh, one of the best discovery I made in the millennium year (many others with a sweet tooth would love these too.). I haven't had the chance to try out fresh ones made on the spot which are sold on the streets. However, popping one of these into the microwave for a few seconds makes them even yummier! So, I would like to thank you, Pat for getting me these Van der Breggen Stroopwafels from Holland - you really know how to make my day, love yah!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, EVERYONE!


26 comments:

Hazza said...

I used to be able to get them easily here in Manchester but not seen any recently. I love them too, but tend to avoid as its so full of sugar! I'll see if I can bring some back this summer.

Life for Beginners said...

Man, this would be perfect right now --- for our Sunday breakfast! The Devil and I have no clue what to eat and this looks amazing... darn I wish we had some. :P

minchow said...

Oh how I long for these to go with my 3rd cup of coffee this morning!! An ex co-worker brought them back from her freq trips to visit family in Amsterdam. Sugar high maximus, seriously.

New Kid on the Blog said...

damn... am having a bad sore throat la!! means I can see but cannot eat lor??? :(

sc said...

gosh, sounds so sinful...but delicious!

Precious Pea said...

I have never tried this before! Any crumbs left?? Hehe...

Rebecca Saw said...

lucky u!!!

teckiee said...

looks yummy and fattening bwahahaha

J2Kfm said...

Stripwaffles? =P

hehe .... crispy, or soft? sounds good though ...

Anonymous said...

WOW! looks orgasmically good! YUMM!!

ai wei said...

Yum Yum, this must be great for a sweet tooth like me.

wmw said...

Hazza : Oh yes, you're in UK! Hahaha...hope you'll be able to bring back some stroopwafels and make my day.

LFB : Ahhh..., you two can just live on sunshine and fresh air lah! Hahaha...

550ml jar of faith : Oh yeah! The legal ultimate all time HIGH :o)

NKOTB : but sad to say, we want to eat also cannot, can't get here woh! :o(

sc : Extremely delicious...what's forbidden is always desirable! Hahaha...

Precious P : Crumbs also don't have anymore...only got the tin. I think still got some of the smell! Hahaha....

NomadGourmand : Ahhh...truly blessed I am. Hopefully, more of such blessed gifts for me! :o)

worldwindows said...

Looks like its filled with sticky caramel. Once a while is fine!

jason said...

OMG, Daniel just gave me some of that! They're sitting in my fridge now!

wmw said...

Teckiee : What is fattening, is always good. What is not, is questionable! Hahaha...

J2kfm : It's like some soft biscuits...but with all that in the center.

Burpandslurp: Hahaha..."closed eyes moments".

Ai Wei : I'm sure it would be for us.

WorldWindows: I think once a year should be okay??? Hahaha...I can't find it here.

Jason : I'm coming over to raid your fridge! :p

Ling's Passion said...

I have never tried this before. Since can't get in Malaysia will just have to settle for apam balik.

LianneK said...

this is one of my fav snacks too, although i find them a bit too sweet at times.

LianneK said...

will bring some back for you guys ;-p

HairyBerry said...

omg, thanks so much for blogging about this!!! this was my favourite snack in amsterdam!!! i got mine from the market where it was freshly made. the caramel is superrrr sweet but really good! ya lor, dunno whether can find here or not..sigh.

wmw said...

Ling : Hahaha...Apam balik will do for me too!

Lianne : Rejoice!

Nic : You ate a fresh one before???? Bah! Humbug! :p

Ethan W. said...

Aiya, I remember having something similar to this when I was younger. Too sweet :/

Unknown said...

In Europe, they place the Stroopwafels over the hot cup of beverage to warm it up.

Learn how to make Stroopwafels in my recipe blog search:
HERE

wmw said...

Ethan : Yes, you're too macho for Stroopwafels! :p

Rick : Ah yes...warm stroopwafels, Bliss! Mmm...thanks for the recipe link ;o)

mh said...

i love this so much too... luckily i'm in a Dutch company now, so once a while still can have this :-)

SoftBunny said...

I am selling stroopwafels if you are interested.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1149758

WaffleJunky said...

Hi all, I am selling stroopwafels 12pcs of 3.5" per pack check out my post here ...

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1779238