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Dutch cookies? |
Travel Info This has been driving me crazy for months. I remember there being a special kind of cookie in Nederland, festive, maybe eaten mostly around Kerstmis, and I can't remember the name of it! For some reason I'm thinking it's called "spekulaas" or something like that...again, I think it's kind of a Christmas cookie, and maybe it has like some filling in it sometimes? Please help me to restore my sanity. Travel Tips so many kind of cookies in Holland. Speculaas - It has a rich, spicy flavor, and is really crunchy. Mergpijpjes - A light cake, covered with a cream layer, marzipan and chocolate. Gevulde Speculaas - the filled speculaas. It's really soft, spicy dough, filled with a lovely almond paste, and topped of with real almonds! This is mostly eaten around 'Sinterklaas', a typically Dutch holiday, like Christmas. Only available in Nov-Dec. Krakelingen (puff pastry) A lovely puff pastry, shaped like a pretzil, topped of with a sugar coating. Gevulde Kano's (almond pastries) A soft cookie, filled with delicious almond paste, topped of with real almonds Gevulde Koeken (filled with almond paste) A soft cookie filled with almond paste stroopwafels Others Spekulaas is the right name, you will find it in Holland and Belgium (the best) This is was a Christmas cookie long time agoo, now you buy it in every decend store all year long! Spekulaas.. mmmm! I love it to! You`re right. Speculaas or Spekulaas (spelling is both right) is a spicey cookie usually popular around the december festivities. It starts with Sinterklaas though (not christmas). But, indeed, as another user said, it`s now available all year round. The best ones you will get at a real bakery. Supermarket Speculaas just doesn`t have it. Enjoy. Look here: http://www.littledutchgirl.com/catalog/i... Speculaas, mmm lekker! You can buy it in the USA also. yep, around christmas, but than around sinterklaas 5th of december we sell this stuff called spekulaas and gevulde spekulaas the soft kind that is filled with minced almonds, you can buy the regular kind in the states as well i remember, under the same name and gingerbread cookies sort of are like spekulaas i think. good luck with your search guess next time when you come back for a visit you need to stock up on some or send some home before going back hahahahhaa |
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