Things You Didn't Know About Waffles

Are you truly a waffle aficionado? A waffle is a unique and one of a kind recipe. Through the years of popularising waffles all across Europe, it has now made inroads in India as exotic waffles in Mumbai. There are many hidden secrets about the waffle that many of you are unaware of. To know more about the background of this humble yet elegant recipe that is prepared on just two metal plates, read on and you will be surprised.

Waffles originated in the Medieval Ages

You will be surprised to know that the waffle has its existence since the middle ages. It has been a staple breakfast for most of the generations. The first official recipe of the waffle appeared in view around 1393 in Le Menagier de Paris, a French recipe book. It came in handy for women who needed to perfect the art of making waffles.

Netherlands Created the Largest Waffle

Netherlands has the privilege and honour of considering themselves as the country that created the largest waffle in the world. The waffle weighed 50 kilograms and was 8 feet in diameter. The brains behind creating this unique waffle concept was Stichting Gouda Oogst and was prepared in June 2013. Talk about just pouring honey on it and start devouring it!

Waffle Trainers!

Even a shoe company like Nike could not stay away from the charms of a waffle. Bill Bowerman, the designer in Nike, was suddenly struck with an idea of using honeycomb sole when he saw his wife using the waffle iron. He deduced that it would be the ideal sole for an athletic sneaker. And the rest, as they say, is history! Nike’s Waffle trainer was born.

Shortage of Cups resulted in Waffle Cones being Born

It is amazing to understand that how the quote “Necessity is the mother of all Invention” is put into practice. Somewhere around 1904 in Missouri, an ice cream vendor ran out of ice cream cups. He rushed to a nearby waffle vendor and requested the vendor to help him out. The vendor, in turn, took his waffles and folded it into cones. This is how some of the first ice cream cone was born!

Hope you enjoyed this bit of a trivia about waffles. If you too are looking in for exotic waffles in Mumbai that can cater for a variety of flavour demands, you could visit the World of Waffles outlets in Kalyan and Vile Parle and you would not be disappointed. For additional information on World of Waffles, you can also visit their website.