Were do waffles come from?

Question

Were do these delicious desserts originate from?

Answer 1

The first waffle was accidently created on a hot summer day in Houston Texas in 1901 when a careless breakfast cook spilled pancake batter on a manhole cover. He exclaimed "Ohhowaffle!!" (oh, how awful) and the name stuck. A Belgium tourist passing by took the idea back to his home country where the government, embarrased by not having any recognizable national cuisine, decided to present the dish to the world as a Belgian specialty.

Answer 2

The modern waffle has its origins in the wafers—very light thin crisp cakes, baked between wafer-irons—of the Middle Ages Wafer irons consisted of two metal plates connected by a hinge, with each plate connected to an arm with wooden handles. Some plates had imprinted designs such as a coat-of-arms or landscape, while some had the now-familiar honeycomb/gridiron pattern (there is evidence that in the 14th century only wealthy kitchens would have irons The iron was placed over a fire, and flipped to cook both sides of the wafer.

These irons were used to produce a variety of different flat, unleavened cakes (usually from a mixture of barley and oats, not the white flour used today). Some were rolled into a cone or tube, others were left flat. In 14 C. England, wafers were sold by street vendors called waferers. The modern waffle is a leavened form of wafer.

"Wafer" and "waffle" share common etymological roots. Wafre (wafer) occurs in Middle English by 1377, adopted from Middle Low German wâfel, with change of l into r. Modern Dutch wafel, French Gaufre, and German waffel, all meaning "waffle", share the same origin. The Dutch form, wafel, was adopted into modern American English as waffle, in the 18 C.

The Belgian Waffle was introduced into North America during the 1964 New York World's Fair by its Belgian inventor, Maurice Vermersch Observing that most Americans didn't know where Brussels actually was, he decided to change the name from "Brussels Waffle" to the "Belgian Waffle".
Waffles in Flanders are often associated with the Flemish comic strip Nero by Marc Sleen. The characters enjoy a waffle feast ("wafelenbak") at the end of nearly each adventure.
Frozen waffles made their convenience food debut in U.S. grocery stores in 1953.
Waffle House and Huddle House, are large chains of franchise restaurants in the (mostly Southern) U.S., specializing in waffles.
In Germany and the Nordic countries a waffle still means a wafer—and is thin, similar to a pancake.
Europe's largest waffle factory is situated in Nuth, The Netherlands, where a variety of waffles made up of two thin wafers with a spread of sugar cane syrup or sometimes maple syrup in between is popular (called syrup waffle or biscuit waffle).
Waffles were chosen as the sweet food item to represent Belgium in the Café Europe initiative of the Austrian presidency of the European Union, on Europe Day 2006.
The first fully electric waffle iron came off assembly lines July 26, 1911.

Answer 3

Brussels is the capital of Belgium and is the principal seat of the Belgian Royal Family and, also the capital of the European Union and if you intend to know after that it this is the place hotelbye . Brussels is an incredibly little, easy-going, and human-sized city for many its importance. Unlike anthers city making use of their hordes of tourists, Brussels is Belgium's main financial and academic center, which gives the town an even more workaday experience than different towns. Here, in Brussels, if you'd choose to see, you will get a proper experience for Belgian living, especially their excellent restaurant and café culture. While Brussels might not have the celebrity attractions of different Belgian villages, the capital has plenty of to keep guests entertained for a few days with a clutch of world-class museums and art galleries, in addition to quirkier views such as the Atomium, and some amazing remnants of previous architecture in the previous community quarter.

Answer 4

Desserts? waffles are breakfast food.. but whatever.

i believe they originated from France or Italy. Belgium possibly due to 'Belgian waffles' but whichever one it is, it's a European country.

Answer 5

They grow on a very tall tree and are usually picked in the dead of night. When first picked they are a dedlicate sghade of green soon ripening to a full blooded purple then going over to a pale lilac. Try to get them in the purple stage and eat them lightly grilled with pickled gherkins and strawberries. Don't be fooled into slathering them with clotted cream as it masks the taste of the waffles or as we say - Zer Vaffle borger... Beats der shitzen out ov zer vrenge toase.....................

Answer 6

Lord Waffling.
He invented them so he could laugh when he ate breakfast and scream "Waffles, more waffles!"
He eventually choked on a triple-stacker bite that wouldn't go down.
His last words were:
"I should have waited for the syrup"

Answer 7

waffles from the dutch meaning (soft layers of ****) a long time ago there was 2 balsags who married thier mother therfore there mother is a waffle

Answer 8

I pick them from the waffle tree I planted last year. It was touch and go at first but she's a beaut now.

Answer 9

A waffle iron.

Answer 10

uhh take pancake batter and put them into a waffle iron,... the exact same thing as pancakes only a bit diffrent shape