An ode to the mouthwatering joy of waffles, as seen at Ignite San Diego 2 on August 3, 2010. Includes a recipe for Liège sugar-waffles. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CNguSJWWWQ

1. Liège, Belgium.
famous for many things
1 ? 2 Georges
Simenon
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2007/nov/02/noadjectivesnecessarysimeno
Simenon images from:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scatterkeir/3060821695/

2. My friend
sasha bonjour!
(me)
has:
• car
netherlands
belgium germany 2003
It is
(the 100-year
Liège
anniversary of
luxembourg simenon’s birth.)
france
hotel
Si Mais Non
(“but if not”)

3. “la Batte”

4. cooo
cooo HA HA
ha ha ha
ha! ho ho!
Age 3:
{
moving along... a year later

5. return to Liège!
the fancy Chez Nous! rue naimette 4, near center of the city
?
http://www.cheznous-resto.be/

6. waffles?!
!!!
As a street food! Quelle surprise!

7. waffles!
(Yes, waffles!)
But first:
a disclaimer

8. Now, wait, you say,
there are many awesome waffles out there.
mainstream legend
pancake mix
waffle mix
from scratch
frozen waffles
from mix
Brussels waffles
sourdough waffles
mochi waffles (moffles!)
wafflesicles (?!)
anything on waffleizer.com
unorthodox
i agree. however…
Images from: http://www.leggomyeggo.com/
http://www.geekosystem.com/waffle-popsicle-maker/
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080319f1.html

9. ☞ Liège waffles ☜
they are more awesome than other waffles.
1 dough
(not batter)

10. ☞ Liège waffles ☜
they are more awesome than other waffles.
2 pearl
sugar
(note: not this)
(Image borrowed from Amazon.)

11. I had forgotten about them until I went to
bruges waffles & frites, salt lake city, ut
Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/cubedude27/4670600425/

12. wafflequest san diego
2. Café Hue? 3. RGang Eatery?
1
2
3
(map stolen from yahoo)
1. Bibby’s Crepe Café?
(no longer makes them)
only one recourse…

13. Make them!
mapuyampay.cl
hostal gastronómico
cooking school

14. First attempt:
not quite right
So now…
(thank you, Ruth!)
the official recipe

15. 1. Proof the yeast.
1 package
active dry yeast
¼ cup
lukewarm water
1 Tablespoon
all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon
granulated sugar
(~5 min)
not necessary, but certainly fun to watch

16. 2. Make first batter.
1 ½ cups flour*
yeast mixture
1 large egg, size x 2
beaten
(~1 hour)
⅓ cup lukewarm
milk
* minus the previous 1T
…and let it rise in a warm place.

17. 3. Make second batter.
9T butter
½ cup flour
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
½ teaspoon
baking powder
½ teaspoon
cinnamon*
* theoretically optional
1T sugar
pinch of salt
it should have a paste-like consistency

18. 4. Mix the two by hand.
first batter
second batter
¼–⅓ cup add’l
flour
½ cup
pearl sugar*
* …or ¾ cup…
crushed sugar cubes
shape into 8–12 balls and let rise 30 min.

19. 5. Iron that dough, yo.
too crispy.
yes!
until golden and slightly undercooked.

20. nom.
http://huah.net/jason/
liège sugar waffles recipe courtesy Ruth Van Waerebeek:
http://mapuyampay.cl/
fell typefaces digitally reproduced by Igino Marini:
http://iginomarini.com/fell/
Thank you, sandy eggo.