National Waffle Week

Happy National Waffle Week from September 2 to 8th.

Unique Belgique shares some waffle history:

• Waffles got their start in the Middle Ages as wafer cakes or crisps made of flat bread.
• Waffle cones filled with ice cream started at the St. Louis World Fair in 1904 when an ice cream vender ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle maker for help.
• Thomas Jefferson brought a waffle iron from France and held parties known as “Waffle Frolics” in the White House.
• General Electric invented the electric waffle iron in 1911, making waffles an easy, at-home meal made from cheap ingredients like flour and eggs.
• Americans enjoy waffles today because they are the perfect mix of warm sweetness with a crisp outside and a soft baked inside.  They can be served at any meal or as dessert.

Different type of waffles

• Belgian Waffles are an American creation based on Brussels waffles.  This is denser and thinner than the Brussels version.
• Liege waffle originates in Eastern Belgium and is a thick and chewy waffle topped with pearl sugar crystals sold as street food. 
• Waffles in Hong Kong are known as “grid cakes” and come in flavors like chocolate, honey melon and peanut butter.
• Vietnam Pandem waffles have a coconut flavor and a green color on the inside.

More celebrations happening here during the National waffle week. 

All rights reserved on opinion of the written content Createwithmom © 2012. Please Ask First