Waffle: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Batter- or dough-based food cooked between two patterned, shaped plates}}

By the 16th century, paintings by {{lang|nl|italics=unset|Joachim de Beuckelaer, Pieter Aertsen}} and {{lang|nl|italics=unset|Pieter Bruegel}} clearly depict the modern waffle form.<ref>[[commons:File:Pieter Aertsen 006.jpg|"Gemüseverkäuferin"]], Pieter Aertsen, 1567, Stiftung preussischerpreußischer Kulturbesitz – Staatliche Museen, Berlin</ref> Bruegel's work, in particular, not only shows waffles being cooked, but fine detail of individual waffles. In those instances, the waffle pattern can be counted as a large 12x7 grid, with cleanly squared sides, suggesting the use of a fairly thin batter, akin to contemporary Brussels waffles ({{lang|nl|Brusselse wafels}}).<ref name="bruegel">[[commons:File:Pieter Bruegel II-Combat de Carnaval et Careme IMG 1464.JPG|"Het gevecht tussen Carnaval en Vasten"]], Pieter Bruegel (the elder), 1569</ref>

By the mid-16th century, there were signs of waffles' mounting French popularity. {{lang|fr|italics=unset|FrancoisFrançois}} I, king from 1494 to 1547, of whom it was said {{lang|fr|les aimait beacoup}} (loved them a lot), had a set of waffle irons cast in pure silver.<ref name="cheruel 2">{{cite book|author=Adolphe Chéruel|title=Dictionnaire historique des institutions, moeurs et coutumes de la France, 1|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7SoFVJDSTgAC|year=1865|publisher=Libr. de L. Hachette|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7SoFVJDSTgAC/page/n553 477]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Les Français peints par eux-mêmes: encyclopédie morale du 19e siècle|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A8P-DznPKCEC&pg=PA220-IA5|year=1841|publisher=Curmer|page=220}}</ref> His successor, {{lang|fr|italics=unset|[[Charles IX of France|Charles IX]]}} enacted the first waffle legislation in 1560, in response to a series of quarrels and fights that had been breaking out between the oublieurs. They were required "{{lang|fr|d'être au moins à la distance de deux [[toise]]s l'un de l'autre.}}" (to be no less than 4 yards from one to the other).<ref name="cheruel" />

[[Croffle]] (a compound word of [[croissant]] and waffle) bakes croissant dough in a waffle pan and eaten with ice cream or maple syrup. It is a popular dessert in [[South Korea|Korea]]. On the Internet, jokes about "the greatest invention of the [[COVID-19|Covid-19]] Age" spread.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=이 |first=혜운 |date=September 8, 2020 |title="집콕이 만든 위대한 발명품" 크로플? 그냥 누르면 돼요 |url=https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/food-taste/2020/09/08/JAELFQZYTBDAPOTAEUP3LA3QO4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424060007/https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/food-taste/2020/09/08/JAELFQZYTBDAPOTAEUP3LA3QO4/ |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |access-date=April 24, 2021 |work=[[Chosun]] |location=South Korea}}</ref> There are various types of croffles that utilize various toppings such as basil, corn, cheese and so on.<ref>{{Cite web|last=김|first=태혁 기자|date=2021-04-01|title=커피베이, 맛과 비주얼 다잡은 인기 디저트 '크로플 5종' 새롭게 출시|url=http://www.todaykorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=285588|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-15|website=투데이코리아|language=ko|archive-date=2021-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415081828/http://www.todaykorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=285588}}</ref> It is also popular with people because it is easy to make and eat at home.<ref>{{Cite web|lastauthor=윤경희 기자|date=2020-12-22|title=집에서 만들기 쉬운 코로나19 시대 디저트…'크로플' 열풍|url=https://news.joins.com/article/23951754|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-15|website=중앙일보|language=ko|archive-date=2021-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415081827/https://news.joins.com/article/23951754}}</ref> The beginning of Croffle is the cafe "Le Petit Parisian" in Dublin, Ireland. According to the Irish newspaper Dublin Gadget (reported on July 20, 2017), Louise Lenox, a baker at the café in Camden Street, Dublin, first created a menu item called Croffle.<ref name=":0" />