@rockblossom Nice to know but at $20.99 for 24, that’s a lot more expensive than meh’s deal for $29 for 96. They also charge $9 for shipping. It’s expensive to be on a gluten-free diet.
@cengland0@rockblossom Hi Celiac, I’m dad. These jokes typically resonate with my offspring but I’m starting to regret heading down this path at this moment. It was a knee-jerk reaction. Apologies… heh.
@heartny Same here. When they came through here however many months ago I considered them, but couldn’t decide if I was likely to enjoy them at all.
This time around I’m trying to figure it out again. But it seems like too big of a risk for something that might not be any good [to me]. Plus, it’s not like I really need more sugar in my diet. (Unless it’s really, really tasty…)
A friend of mine from Holland shipped me some many years ago 2 or 3 different makers and I fell in love and I’ve searched for them ever since and love them when they come up on meh because that gives me more to buy. The US ones yeah not so much but the real Dutch ones are the bomb
@Cerridwyn When the support guy from the Netherlands field office would visit us at the US mother-ship, he would always bring several packages to leave in the break room at work. Tried a couple, was not impressed - too sweet for my tastes.
A random, pretty good, local chocolate shop. I was there buying chocolate, of course. On the way out, I saw a box and said “Hey! I’ve seen those before!” And kept walking out.
I answered “in Gouda” but really it was a different city in Holland, which is also the Netherlands, which confuses everybody. It was in a local “street market” of various vendors: vegetables, bakery items, sausages, herring! So the ones you get in that way are fresh and quite a bit more enticing than these, though these are not terrible. (and these are NOT the ones from Canada with ‘healthy’ ingredients – no hint of healthiness here.)
@pmarin Also not in Gouda, but in another cheese - Limburg. Or really, in the small town of Brunssum. The fresh ones were wonderful, but I think the packaged ones here are a sad ghost of the originals. OTOH, I’ve only had a gluten-free version in the last couple of decades, so maybe I’m not the best judge of how these taste.
Living in Belgium - they’re fairly abundant here too. Which makes sense because they share a border with the Netherlands and half the country speak the same(ish) language.
@earl_danger When I lived in the Netherlands I lived near the German border and was accused of speaking Dutch in a “german” way (for example how one says “upside down” - used the german idiom rather than the dutch version of how it is say). Then when I lived in Germany I was accused of speaking german with a dutch accent. Of course if I didn’t know the german word a long forgotten dutch word would come flying out of my mouth. Pretty funny actually, not to mention I suck at learning foreign languages even when living in the country. I try. I take lessons, I’d even dream in that language on occasion (once or twice I was the dutch teacher and the dutch student in the same dream LOL) and then what would come flying out of my mouth, even though I knew far more than that was present tense simple words. I sounded like a dutch 3 year old.
@earl_danger@Kidsandliz my wife grew up in Holland, but then moved to the US decades before we met. And I studied German for years. So when I try to say any Dutch words, she says I say them like a German. It’s very hard to get the sounds right (like French, very difficult if you don’t grow up sounding out the sounds as a child).
Might just be a good story, but apparently it was very easy to tell German spies in World War II pretending to be Dutch, by just making them say some city names. In the legend it’s Scheveningen.
No clue. I’ve slept multiple times since then, and it was probably long enough ago that I wouldn’t have recalled the event unless there was something special about it. And, honestly, there’s no detectable amount of “special” in a stroopwafel.
And when did a stroopwafel get elevated to the level of an “experience”, outside of the moist imagination of a marketroid?
I once received two at a hotel as part of the welcoming package. Tried them there, never had an urge to get any more. I like chocolate, but not caramel.
Picked up a couple from Speedway (gas station) to see if they were any good. Wow, those caramel ones were delicious. I bought some from Meh last year for the first time and they lasted quite a few months. Tempted to try the maple one next but I still wish Meh offered these as a variety pack.
There’s an international market near me that has a good sandwich deli and grills sausages outside on weekends. I stopped by to get a sandwich, and while I waited, I saw a couple brands of stroopwafels in 10- or 12-packs on one of the shelves. Figured it was worth a try.
They’re super tasty, and as someone who pays pretty close attention to the amount of refined sugar I take in (try to have 40g or less a day), the ones I got were enough for a sweet treat with coffee without wrecking the day (I think they were 14g apiece).
It was 1847. Southern France. Marcel had just come back through the vineyard. We snapped our branches and got the cattle moving away from the vines, which were ripe from the sun that been persistent for a fortnight. He pulled something from his pocket… a gift from his papa who had just returned from a trip.
Never had one because I’m celiac and they are not gluten free.
@cengland0 There are gluten-free ones.
https://www.stroopclub.com/products/gluten-free-caramel-stroopwafel-3x-8-pack-24-total
@rockblossom Nice to know but at $20.99 for 24, that’s a lot more expensive than meh’s deal for $29 for 96. They also charge $9 for shipping. It’s expensive to be on a gluten-free diet.
@cengland0 @rockblossom Hi Celiac, I’m dad. These jokes typically resonate with my offspring but I’m starting to regret heading down this path at this moment. It was a knee-jerk reaction. Apologies… heh.
@capnjb Same English problem when you say “I’m” and any adjective like “I’m tired” or “I’m hungry.”
I will let you know when it happens.
@yakkoTDI Looking at the first few comments I am sensing a trend.
Never had one. Actually never heard of them before seeing them on meh. Guess I need to get out more.
@heartny Same here. When they came through here however many months ago I considered them, but couldn’t decide if I was likely to enjoy them at all.
This time around I’m trying to figure it out again. But it seems like too big of a risk for something that might not be any good [to me]. Plus, it’s not like I really need more sugar in my diet. (Unless it’s really, really tasty…)
@heartny Aldi and Trader Joe’s both have them on a fairly regular (but not always frequent) basis.
Never had one either.
A friend of mine from Holland shipped me some many years ago 2 or 3 different makers and I fell in love and I’ve searched for them ever since and love them when they come up on meh because that gives me more to buy. The US ones yeah not so much but the real Dutch ones are the bomb
@Cerridwyn The one that I tried must have been a US version, because I really don’t understand the appeal, and I love sweet stuff!
@Cerridwyn When the support guy from the Netherlands field office would visit us at the US mother-ship, he would always bring several packages to leave in the break room at work. Tried a couple, was not impressed - too sweet for my tastes.
Nevah had one
Nooit
I had some from the supermarket a long time ago. Maybe I was in my mom’s kitchen. It was love at first stroop.
In the future…
A random, pretty good, local chocolate shop. I was there buying chocolate, of course. On the way out, I saw a box and said “Hey! I’ve seen those before!” And kept walking out.
A friend at work brought me one from a trip she took to Holland (before they were common here.)
At home, and very lucky to have no line for the toilet.
I answered “in Gouda” but really it was a different city in Holland, which is also the Netherlands, which confuses everybody. It was in a local “street market” of various vendors: vegetables, bakery items, sausages, herring! So the ones you get in that way are fresh and quite a bit more enticing than these, though these are not terrible. (and these are NOT the ones from Canada with ‘healthy’ ingredients – no hint of healthiness here.)
@pmarin Also not in Gouda, but in another cheese - Limburg. Or really, in the small town of Brunssum. The fresh ones were wonderful, but I think the packaged ones here are a sad ghost of the originals. OTOH, I’ve only had a gluten-free version in the last couple of decades, so maybe I’m not the best judge of how these taste.
@pmarin
Germany - German
France - French
England - English
America - American
Mexico - Mexican
Holland/Netherlands - Dutch - wtf?
@macromeh And the “Pennysylvania Dutch” were Deutsch, so primarily from Germany!
Living in Belgium - they’re fairly abundant here too. Which makes sense because they share a border with the Netherlands and half the country speak the same(ish) language.
@earl_danger When I lived in the Netherlands I lived near the German border and was accused of speaking Dutch in a “german” way (for example how one says “upside down” - used the german idiom rather than the dutch version of how it is say). Then when I lived in Germany I was accused of speaking german with a dutch accent. Of course if I didn’t know the german word a long forgotten dutch word would come flying out of my mouth. Pretty funny actually, not to mention I suck at learning foreign languages even when living in the country. I try. I take lessons, I’d even dream in that language on occasion (once or twice I was the dutch teacher and the dutch student in the same dream LOL) and then what would come flying out of my mouth, even though I knew far more than that was present tense simple words. I sounded like a dutch 3 year old.
@earl_danger @Kidsandliz my wife grew up in Holland, but then moved to the US decades before we met. And I studied German for years. So when I try to say any Dutch words, she says I say them like a German. It’s very hard to get the sounds right (like French, very difficult if you don’t grow up sounding out the sounds as a child).
Might just be a good story, but apparently it was very easy to tell German spies in World War II pretending to be Dutch, by just making them say some city names. In the legend it’s Scheveningen.
Tried this brand at Trader Joe’s because I didn’t want to buy a giant box without trying them first. Meh. Very meh.
On a flight, I think, and then I got a box from Meh and realized that I don’t really like them. They taste kind of like sweetened dust.
That is because just as candy corn becomes bricks, stroopwafels become sand (or dust).
No clue. I’ve slept multiple times since then, and it was probably long enough ago that I wouldn’t have recalled the event unless there was something special about it. And, honestly, there’s no detectable amount of “special” in a stroopwafel.
And when did a stroopwafel get elevated to the level of an “experience”, outside of the moist imagination of a marketroid?
Work
From a hooker locked in the trunk of a car.
@detailer Who’s car, I wonder?
@blaineg @detailer WONDER NO MORE!!!
/giphy trunk full of dead hookers
Close enough giphy.
@blaineg Take a wild ass guess
In an alternate reality. Never in this one.
I once received two at a hotel as part of the welcoming package. Tried them there, never had an urge to get any more. I like chocolate, but not caramel.
At a coffee shop in a Barnes and Noble, because I will try anything with caramel.
Picked up a couple from Speedway (gas station) to see if they were any good. Wow, those caramel ones were delicious. I bought some from Meh last year for the first time and they lasted quite a few months. Tempted to try the maple one next but I still wish Meh offered these as a variety pack.
There’s an international market near me that has a good sandwich deli and grills sausages outside on weekends. I stopped by to get a sandwich, and while I waited, I saw a couple brands of stroopwafels in 10- or 12-packs on one of the shelves. Figured it was worth a try.
They’re super tasty, and as someone who pays pretty close attention to the amount of refined sugar I take in (try to have 40g or less a day), the ones I got were enough for a sweet treat with coffee without wrecking the day (I think they were 14g apiece).
At my house, after buying them from Costco
On the toilet where I first experienced their unique colon cleansing benefits.
@Felton10 THESE ARE NOT THEM!
These are regular cookies with a caramel filling. Or maybe you just have lousy innards!
@Felton10 @Kyeh
/giphy stroopwafel-virgin-here
@cbilyak you don’t seem any the worse-a little jittery though.
It was 1847. Southern France. Marcel had just come back through the vineyard. We snapped our branches and got the cattle moving away from the vines, which were ripe from the sun that been persistent for a fortnight. He pulled something from his pocket… a gift from his papa who had just returned from a trip.
Good times.
@capnjb
Ah, yes, those blissful years before the wine grape blight.
@werehatrack I know, right?
@capnjb @werehatrack
n’est-ce pas