View Full Version : What exactly are stroopwaffels?
stardust
10-22-2007, 12:34 AM
Not a dumb question at all, Darwoods. If it weren't for the opportunity to try them at Janismania, I would not know myself. I am answering this as a new thread because it seems you are not the only one who has posed this question lately.
Stroopwaffels (I understand this is the American spelling, not the original spelling) are a Dutch treat to die for. Two thin, crispy round pieces of waffle-indented cookie, wedged together with a kind of syrup. They are chewy when you bite them, and the rich taste of caramel, cinnamon and spices are indescribably delicious. They are sinful as hell, but heavenly to experience. And if you really want to take this sensory experience to another level, you dip them in Amaretto, like you dip Oreos in milk, then wash them down with more Amaretto. This was my own invention at a Rudie gathering, (and one of my finest accomplishents in my own opinion).
Marjan was kind enough to send me some real Dutch stroopwaffels once, and the quality truly was superior to any American made ones I had tasted. I have to stop now. I'm drooling.
aabram
10-22-2007, 11:30 AM
Here's a (Googled) website
http://www.typicaldutchstuff.com/stroopwaffels.shtml :)
Annabel
Darlene
10-22-2007, 11:45 AM
Sounds really yummy!!!!!!!! Thank you!
Ok, let's assume I can afford to buy some how much in American dollars is: Stroopwaffels
8-pack €1.99 250g ?????
peace,darlene
aabram
10-22-2007, 11:52 AM
Sounds really yummy!!!!!!!! Thank you!
Ok, let's assume I can afford to buy some how much in American dollars is: Stroopwaffels
8-pack €1.99 250g ?????
peace,darlene
Precisely 4.05 American Dollars, Darlene, but it's highly likely to change tomorrow
Here's a currency converter to help you with tomorrow's calculation.... :D
http://currencyconverter.uk.com/jump/ggo.html
david uk
10-22-2007, 12:04 PM
About 4 American Dollars, Darlene
it's actually about $2.80 (1 euro = $1.4)
Darlene
10-22-2007, 12:06 PM
Thanks david!
darlene
aabram
10-22-2007, 12:07 PM
it's actually about $2.80 (1 euro = $1.4)
Um......Darlene wanted it in US Dollars, David
Annabel
david uk
10-22-2007, 12:08 PM
annabel the original price was in Euros, not pounds- so 1.99 euros = 2.8 dollars.
aabram
10-22-2007, 12:11 PM
annabel the original price was in Euros, not pounds- so 1.99 euros = 2.8 dollars.
Oops!!!! :o Sorry David.... Must learn to read slower and to take in EVERYTHING it says!!!!!!
david uk
10-22-2007, 12:12 PM
Oops!!!! :o Sorry David.... Must learn to read slower and to take in EVERYTHING it says!!!!!!
it just means darlene can have more stroopwaffel to the $ :p
aabram
10-22-2007, 12:16 PM
it just means darlene can have more stroopwaffel to the $ :p
Quite agree, David and that can only be a GOOD thing.... :D
Marjan, who seems to be the 'stroopwafel (Dutch spelling) expert', says you'll have to place the thing on a cup of warm coffee and then let the syrup melt. I guess tea and hot cocoa will also do as I don't drink coffee. I didn't know all this. My background isn't Dutch. I never knew the 'proper' way to eat 'stroopwafels'. What I do know that the city of Gouda (yes, the one were the Gouda cheese is named after) is 'the home of the stroopwafel'. Buy one there fresh. Yum! 'Stroopwafels' in general are nice, but personally I like 'stroopkoeken' better. Same syrup but between two cookies (crisps for the Brits) I'd say try both kinds if you're making the effort of ordering them anyway :D
Eva
gisli
10-22-2007, 01:34 PM
Went to the Horti-Fair in Amsterdam some 11 days ago with two other guys. Being the Amsterdam expert I have become, I of course introduced them to the strange smoking coffeeehouses and a pastryhouse that serve freshly baked Stroopwabbles. They loved it so much that they had to have another and another and another......with a cup of chocolate.
So what exactly are Stroopwieslers???? One way trip to the best ever tasting experience your mouth ever will encounter.....mmmmmmmmmmmmm those Strustafflers......nice. Well worth the trip to Amsterdam.
david uk
10-22-2007, 02:06 PM
I remember after Janis's concert in Amsterdam in April 2006 she had been given so many stroopwaffels by fans that she was giving them away :p
mmmmmmmm..............
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/deemark/Photo%20Shoebox%20VI/stroopwafel8cm.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/deemark/Photo%20Shoebox%20VI/stroopwafel8cm.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/deemark/Photo%20Shoebox%20VI/stroopwafel8cm.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/deemark/Photo%20Shoebox%20VI/stroopwafel8cm.jpg
Mmm mmm mmm ... memories!
Darlene
10-22-2007, 06:01 PM
Come on guys I getting drool on my keyboard! ;)
peace,darlene
Oak Kitten
10-22-2007, 06:16 PM
I am actually partial to the Stroopkoeken, which are more cookie-like. But stroopwaffels also make a pretty good banjo. . .
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c70/rbalano/JanisIanROFLMAO.jpg
marjan
10-22-2007, 06:49 PM
Somewhere between all those lines about stroopwafels I read one that says .. How many packs are you planning to bring with you to the US next January????? :D
We still have some in the freezer, Marjan...I think Marcia and I cleaned you out of them last time we met! But, of course, fresh ones are very nice.....
Darlene, one last little tidbit: Stroop (pronounced Strope, with the long O), means Syrup, and Waffel means Waffle...(you thought I was going to change that? not.) Thus: Syrupwaffles. And they are really great!...they don't even have to be dipped in Kahlua or Amaretto to be great. Why gild the lily?
but....mmmmmmmmmmmm
DaveM
10-22-2007, 11:25 PM
Some of you seem to have stashes....are there limits on how many of these one can bring into the U.S.? And what is the best way to get them past Customs and the T.S.A.?
They are delicious and you won't believe how many different stroopwafels you can find in Dutch supermarkets. It's amazing...
MIMI
Have a look at this! http://www.janisian.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4084&page=3
MIMI:)
aabram
10-23-2007, 10:07 AM
But the rest of us can look but can't taste ..... :D Marjan, you could do a sideline in ....... Janis-type stroopwaffels!!!! :D and Mimi could be the marketing manager :p
Marcia Drummergal
10-23-2007, 11:21 AM
We still have some in the freezer, Marjan...I think Marcia and I cleaned you out of them last time we met! But, of course, fresh ones are very nice.....
....some of them were also from Agnes...hence...the stash.....
Marcia :D
aabram
10-23-2007, 11:26 AM
Hey, I wonder if the Christmas German Market will have them. I know they're not German, but .....well.... who cares!!!!!! :D
I know they're not German, but .....well.... who cares!!!!!! :D
Dutch people do. Because they are Dutch.
Eva
There is a supermarket nearby that sells so called stroopwafels, but they aren't as good as those I got from you, Eva, twice. Germans shouldn't try to imitate Dutch originals.
I think the Netherlands are the only place to get the real ones, I'm afraid, Annabel.
MIMI;)
Yes, I think it's quite impossible to imitate food from another country. It just tastes different.
Eva
Imitation Stroopwaffels? http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/deemark/Emoticons/boggedbig.gif Say it isn’t so!
DaveM
10-23-2007, 06:44 PM
I've seen imitation Polish food in several places. Only thing I ever wondered was "why?"
aabram
10-24-2007, 09:33 AM
Dutch people do. Because they are Dutch.
Eva
Oh Lord.... :o What have I started now!!!! I see my mistake, :eek: I apologise cos I just realised I must have said the equivilant of "Haggis isn't Scots!!!!!" Sorry!!!!!
There is a supermarket nearby that sells so called stroopwafels, but they aren't as good as those I got from you, Eva, twice. Germans shouldn't try to imitate Dutch originals.
I think the Netherlands are the only place to get the real ones, I'm afraid, Annabel.
MIMI;)Then I shall have to come up with something good if Eva will ever forgive me for what I said. I shall just have to attempt to trade something for some. I'm DYING to try the real thing (DROOL) :)
Annabel
Oh Lord.... :o What have I started now!!!! I see my mistake, :eek: I apologise cos I just realised I must have said the equivilant of "Haggis isn't Scots!!!!!" Sorry!!!!!
That's allright ;)
Eva
aabram
10-26-2007, 07:18 AM
That's allright ;)
Eva
Then Eva, may I send you the best Haggis (in my opinion) in Scotland for some Stroopwaffels????? I don't like the veggie haggis, but I can't eat the real one so I just have to go without now :( It goes with buttered "neeps and tatties" better to mix them together though (MUCH nicer), and don't forget the single malt :)
Annabel
Then Eva, may I send you the best Haggis (in my opinion) in Scotland for some Stroopwaffels????? I don't like the veggie haggis, but I can't eat the real one so I just have to go without now :( It goes with buttered "neeps and tatties" better to mix them together though (MUCH nicer), and don't forget the single malt :)
Annabel
Thanks! I am not sure if I would like haggis... But who knows... I am always into trying something I don't know yet. The neeps and tatties sound delicious in any case. The single malt is yours if you want :)
Eva
Eva
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