Waffles Waffles Everywhere!

Today in Sweden it is waffle day or Våffeldagen. Yes they preserve a whole day for the sacred enjoyment of waffles here. Awesome, right?! Actually Waffle day is supposed to be a world wide celebration nowadays but it's really a Swedish tradition. This means you can actually go a buy a waffle at the bakery, possibly a coffee shop if you can't make them yourself, or go somewhere where they are served like baby cafe.

Supposedly there is a historical background of waffle day too, but I couldn't really find a lot of reputable information on that. Anton says he always remembers there being a waffle day, so it has to have been around for quite some time. In the US Waffle day is the 24th of August because that is the day the waffle iron was created. I don't know anyone who actually celebrates Waffle day religiously in the US. In fact I myself had never observed waffle day until now. The good thing about the stores around waffle day is that they sell waffle mixes as well as waffle irons on sale so more people will also enjoy the tradition.

Waffle making time at baby cafe!

Waffles are eaten differently here with jams we don't usually have readily available at most stores in the US (ligonberry @ ikea & cloudberry) and real whipped cream. Waffles in the US are traditionally eaten with butter and syrup like pancakes, or powered sugar, strawberries, and whipped cream. Today you can really put anything on waffles like banana slices, chocolate syrup, blueberries, whatever fits your fancy.  The waffles here are softer and thinner than the ones in the US too, but I do like both.

I ate one waffle yesterday and one today in celebration. The one I had yesterday was decorated with whipped cream mixed with ligonberry jam. Today I had strawberry/ligonberry jam and whipped cream. It was yummy! Mums! I know a lot of people like to eat theirs with cloudberry jam and whipped cream. I sadly ate my waffle today before I took a photo of it to show you. Oh well I hope you join in on the fun and eat a waffle today too!