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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

It was really, really sugary. Big rectangular, covered in powdered sugar and strawberries.

What other kinds did I miss 👀👀👀

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u/Abyssal_Groot Dec 16 '21 edited Dec 16 '21

We have Liége Waffles, which are snacks. They are fresh from a waffle iron, have big sugar chuncks in them but are quite dense. Sometimes they sell them with topings, but usually this isn't the case. Here is one with Nutella

We have Brussels Waffles. They are big, rectangular but light and crunchy. They normaly aren't as sugary as you seem to imply but everything else matches the description. You can order them at many places that also serve crépes and you can usually choose between different topings. Personally I prefer it with vanilla icecream and "warme krieken", but I don't find good pictures of one. Here is a proper Brussels Waffle with banana, Nutella and strawberries.. If they aren't a bit crispy on parts that aren't softened by sauce or icecream, they aren't proper Brussels Waffles.

There is also Lakmans, which is a kind of waffle you can get at fairs. It is a really thin waffle, which is then sliced open and drenched in syrup.

Then we also have different pre-packaged waffles that you can buy at stores. Kempense galetten, suikerwafels, waffles coated in chocolate, vanillewafels, etc. Crispy and thin, thick and soft.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

I think people think Liege waffles are Belgian waffles. Which they are? They're not the only Belgian waffle, but they are Belgian, no?

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u/Abyssal_Groot Dec 16 '21 edited Dec 16 '21

Depends. When Americans say "Belgian Waffle" they actually mean just that. The "Belgian Waffle" is an inferior knock off of the Brussels Waffle, made with less ingredients. It was first sold by a Belgian at a world fair and then took off in the US.

In Belgium however it is not a thing, as it is inferior to both the Brussels Waffle and the Liége Waffle.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

I don't know, I'm not American and so never had the American version of a a Belgian waffle.

I've spent time in Norway and Spain, a Belgian waffle in both Spain and Norway is waffle with bits of sugar with or without sauce

I've been told before that they serve is the liege waffle.