Saturday, February 27, 2010

Buttery, sugary heaven...

Walking down the cobblestone streets of the quaint University town of Maastricht, in The Netherlands, my friend stops me and says ""can you smell them?"" I take a gigantic puff of air and immediately am saturated with an odor so heavenly my mouth starts to water. Down the corner was a little candy shop that was open to the street where they were baking fresh, hot, buttery, Belgium waffles to order. The smell was so amazing and so fragrant that it filled the entire street! I couldn't believe it and of course couldn't resist. ""Mah ik een waffle ausblijft met zuker"" my friend so kindly orders in the native language a waffle with sugar for me. The baker pops a warm waffle out of the oven, dusts it with powdered sugar, and hands it over. I take one bite and am in love. The waffles are coated in honey so they have a slight crisp exterior yet perfectly fluffy interior. They were warm, moist, buttery and sweet...a perfect combination. Could it get any better than this, I thought? Then I saw that I could have ordered one slathered in dark Belgium chocolate. Did I just die and arrive in heaven? I love this country!

Quick note for my readers... I am currently in The Netherlands and will be traveling around this region until I make my way over to Ireland. I will do my best to blog my food adventures. Ciao!