A waffle is a leavened batter or dough cooked between two plates, patterned to give a characteristic size, shape and surface impression. There are many variations based on the type of waffle iron and recipe used. Waffles are eaten throughout the world,, which has over a dozen regional varieties such as Liège waffle, Brussels Waffle, Flemish Waffle, Bergische waffle, Stroopwafel and others.
International Waffle Day (March 25) originated in Sweden where it is called Våffeldagen.
Vårfrudagen, a Swedish name for “Our Lady’s Day” sounds (in Swedish) like Våffel-dagen (waffle day).
The waffles we know today first appeared in the Middle Ages.
Thomas Jefferson’s Belgian cook brought one of the first waffle irons to the US.
Eggo Waffles were first brought into supermarket freezer sections in 1953.
Parry Gripp created a song called “Do You Like Waffles” because of his love of waffles.
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