# Have you ever had a stroopwafel? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 29, 2017, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278 "2017-03-29T11:21:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/21 "2017-03-29T15:28:52Z")
My cousin’s ex-wife, who is Dutch by birth, brings us a stack of homemade waffles every Christmas. Neener neener. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/22 "2017-03-29T15:31:36Z")
My husband’s previous company was headquartered in Delft and he would go a couple times a year. Sometimes I’d meet him over there, but the times I didn’t, he always brought back a couple packages of stroopwafel. I believe that World Market also carries stroopwafel too but their website is currently down so I can’t confirm. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/23 "2017-03-29T15:39:41Z")
I live in the middle of the Dutch part of Michigan. They’re literally everywhere. We commonly use them as coasters and to balance tables in a pinch. Some spring days, I have to shovel piles of them out of my driveway. Restaurants use them as after-dinner mints. Doctors’ offices have piles of them in the waiting room for patients. Stores pay \*you \*to take them off their shelves. Our wooden shoes often get stuck in all the syrupy stroopwafel residue on the streets. I just had 18 or 19 of them with my coffee this morning and have a stroopwafel casserole in the oven for lunch. I have three dozen stroopwafels nailed to the wall next to my desk so I can have quick access if I need a fix. My eldest son’s middle name is Wafel. They tell me my blood type is “Brown Sugar.” What was the question again? ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/24 "2017-03-29T15:44:58Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Once, a long while ago, my son ordered a box from a specialty on line store. Very recently we had pizzelle, which are Italian and very stroopwafel-ly. My wife actually makes stroopwafels periodically and uses a pizzelle maker to make the cookie part. So not very far off at all! Where do you people live that they’re not pretty readily available? Here in Dallas, they’re not super-available like other ethnic foods like tortillas or fish sauce, but still pretty common they’re always available at nearly every high-end grocer, most ethnic groceries and places like Cost-Plus World Market. They’re often available at the regular grocery and places like Wal-Mart as well. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/25 "2017-03-29T16:06:15Z")
The first time I had one, it was freshly made from [these guys](http://www.stroopiegourmet.com/). The words “stroopwafel” and “blackstrap” (the type of molasses) are related. “Stroop” in Dutch means syrup. “Stroopwafel” means “syrup waffle,” and “blackstrap” means “black syrup.” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/26 "2017-03-29T16:09:44Z")
My great-granduncle served in the Stroopwafel during WWII. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/27 "2017-03-29T16:12:54Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > My husband’s previous company was headquartered in Delft and he would go a couple times a year. Sometimes I’d meet him over there, but the times I didn’t, he always brought back a couple packages of stroopwafel. I had my first stroopwaffel in Delft last year. It was freshly made by a street vendor, and it was delightful. Several months later I got a packaged one on a flight, but obviously it wasn’t quite the same. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/28 "2017-03-29T16:18:16Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Is that the cookie that they serve on airplanes? If so, yes. United Airlines serves on US domestic flights during the morning hours. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/29 "2017-03-29T16:21:58Z")
I’ve had a large box in my kitchen since Christmas. I’ve had so many that I’ve gotten tired of having so many. Next you should ask who’s eaten a rijstaffel or sambal. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/30 "2017-03-29T19:58:27Z")
I think Trader Joe’s has a version. I haven’t looked for them in awhile. They call them something else so look at the cookie, not the name. I LOVE stroopwafels and while I haven’t seen them regularly around here, they turn up frequently in various stores. I also got a box yesterday of just the cookie, no center. They’re nice and buttery and were wonderful with tea. They’re made in Belgium and I felt very European. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/31 "2017-03-29T20:05:45Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > What was the question again? But where’s your salmiak drop? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/32 "2017-03-29T20:19:45Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > United Airlines serves on US domestic flights during the morning hours. That’s it then. I fly United usually and have had them. They’re yummy. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/33 "2017-03-29T20:39:56Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Where are they being encountered? It’s a common dessert in Colombia, where they called it _**[arequipe](https://www.google.com.co/search?q=colombian+sweets+arequipe+waffles&espv=2&tbm=isch&imgil=axnLnc8djaHjOM%253A%253BgSEUSL7LUTl7mM%253Bhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.pinterest.com%25252Fpin%25252F395542779748281524%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=axnLnc8djaHjOM%253A%252CgSEUSL7LUTl7mM%252C_&usg=__TJN4CL1XcVXtpm6byRA0wcRerSQ%3D&biw=1368&bih=734&dpr=2&ved=0ahUKEwjIuZWqyPzSAhVB0iYKHXdRCCAQyjcIJQ&ei=oBrcWMjpBcGkmwH3oqGAAg#imgrc=axnLnc8djaHjOM:)**_. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/34 "2017-03-29T21:48:05Z")
I answered “no,” but after looking at a picture of it, I realized I had one within the last two or three weeks. I can’t for the life of me remember where, though. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/35 "2017-03-29T22:40:38Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > [For those, like me, who have no idea what a Stroopwafel is.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroopwafel) > > Gooey/syrupy is not my cupa, so I don’t think I’d like this. > > Where are they being encountered? It should be my cup of tea. On paper, it sounds like exactly the sort of thing I’d like. In practice, it has a weird texture and a weirder flavor and just isn’t good at all. I got through half of one before giving up. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/36 "2017-03-29T22:55:09Z")
I answered yes, but it’d be more accurate to say that I’ve had the remains of one. Mom brought one back for me from one of her many travels, and just as instructed, I warmed it over a cup of tea. Except that apparently my cup of tea has a larger diameter than Dutch cups of tea, and as the cookie steamed, it softened enough that it collapsed into the tea before I could consume either. ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/37 "2017-03-30T00:45:19Z")
I don’t know, I’ve never strooped. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/38 "2017-03-30T00:48:24Z")
I’ve had them. Yummy. I got them at a store around here not too long ago. Can’t remember which one, though. ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278/39 "2017-03-30T08:04:04Z")
Yes, very often actually but they’re easy to find in Belgium. Yummy but a couple at the time is enough. When I was a kid, I used to have [lacquemants](http://belgicuisine.canalblog.com/archives/2012/02/05/23442419.html), when traveling carnivals came to town. They’re thin wafers, filled with syrup. Lots and lots of syrup. Good times. ---
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Being from the Netherlands, the answer is yes. These days they sell them in special variations. Covered with chocolate. And since a year or two with “speculaas” flavor (another dutch cookie, [Speculaas - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculaas)) I strongly believe that stroopwafels were part of the reason my wife fell in love with me. The packaged ones got her interested, a fresh one when she first visited sealed the deal. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278.md?page=3)