Belgian waffle

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Belgian waffles
A Belgian waffle with strawberries and confectioner's sugar
Type Waffle
Place of origin Belgium
Main ingredients Flour , sugar , baking powder , eggs , milk , butter
Variations Chocolate chip , blueberry , strawberry , Nutella , etc.

In English-speaking countries , Belgian waffles are a variety of waffle with a lighter batter, larger squares, and deeper pockets than American waffles. Belgian waffles were originally leavened with yeast , but baking powder is now often used. They are often eaten as a breakfast food; toppings vary from whipped cream, confectioners sugar, soft fruit, and chocolate spread, to syrup and butter or margarine . They may also be served with vanilla ice cream and fresh fruit (such as strawberries) as a dessert .

In Belgium itself, there are several kinds of waffle, including the Brussels waffle and the Liege waffle .

History [ edit ]

Further information: Food at the 1964 New York World's Fair
The Belgian Village at the 1964 New York World's Fair , where the waffles were popularized in the U.S.

Originally showcased in 1958 [1] at Expo 58 in Brussels , Belgian waffles were introduced to the United States by a Belgian named Walter Cleyman at the Century 21 Exposition in Seattle in 1962, and served with whipped cream and strawberries. [2] The waffles were further popularized in the United States during the 1964 New York World's Fair [3] at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens , New York City . These waffles were introduced by Maurice Vermersch of Brussels , Belgium. [4] Largely based on a simplified recipe for the Brussels waffles, Vermersch decided to change the name to the Bel-Gem Waffle upon observing that many Americans could not correctly identify Brussels as the capital of Belgium. [5] [6] These waffles were served with whipped cream and strawberries, and they were sold for a dollar. [1]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "Belgian Waffles" . CooksInfo.com . Retrieved 2009-03-19 .
  2. ^ "There's Something for All at Seattle's Fair" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . April 24, 1962. p. 2 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ Roberts, Sam (2008-07-27). "A Fair, a Law and the Urban Walker" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on November 13, 2013 . Retrieved 2009-03-19 .
  4. ^ Sands, Chris (April 6, 2023). "How The 1964 World's Fair Helped Popularize The Belgian Waffle" . Tasting Table . Retrieved May 27, 2024 .
  5. ^ Blumenstein, Rebecca (1989-08-22). "His Waffles Made Memories at the Queens World's Fair" . Newsday . p. 27 . Retrieved 2024-05-27 .
  6. ^ Kraig, Bruce (2013). "Waffles" . The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America . p. 554. ISBN   9780199734962 . Retrieved 2014-02-10 – via Google Books .

Further reading [ edit ]

  • Jacobs, Marc; Govenar, Alan (2016). " 'Belgian Waffles' Made in USA. World's Fairs and the Exploitation of National Adjectives for Food". In Teughels, Nelleke; Scholliers, Peter (eds.). A Taste of Progress: Food at International and World Exhibitions in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries . Abingdon: Routledge. pp. 149?164. ISBN   9781472441836 .
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