Speculaas
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| Alternative names | Windmill cookies |
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| Type | Shortbread cookie, Biscuit |
| Place of origin | Germany/Belgium/France/Netherlands |
| Main ingredients | Flour,sugar, butter,pepper,cinnamon,ginger,cloves,cardamom,nutmeg |
Speculaas(Dutch:speculaas,French:spéculoos,[spekylos],German:Spekulatius) is a type of spicedshortcrustbiscuit[1]baked with speculaas spices originated from theCounty of Flandersterritory in present-dayBelgium,Franceand theNetherlands.[2]
Speculaas biscuits are usually flat and are often moulded to carry certain traditional images (see image on the right). They are particularly popular around the feast ofSt. Nicholas(Dutch:Sinterklaas). The oldest sources on speculaas also mention weddings and fairs. In recent decades, however, it has become normal to eat speculaas all year round, especially with coffee or tea, or with ice cream.
Speculaas is primarily made and consumed in Belgium, France and the Netherlands, as well as inLuxembourgand the German regions ofWestphaliaandRhineland.It is also highly popular in the former Yugoslav countries, where it is manufactured by the Croatian food companyKoestlin.The cookie can also be found in Indonesia where it is known asspekulaasorspekulaaskoekjes,and usually served atChristmasor on other special occasions.[3]
See also
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- Cookie butter– Food paste made from speculoos cookie crumb
- Ginger snap– Biscuit with ginger flavor
- Kruidnoten– Dutch sweets
- Springerle– German biscuit
References
[edit]- ^Beelen, H.; Sijs, N. van der."Speculaas - (gekruide koek)".Onze Taal(in Dutch): 2013–2021 – via etymologiebank.nl.
- ^Larousse gastronomique(in French). Larousse. 2000.ISBN978-2-03-560223-7.
- ^"Resep Kue Zaman Penjajahan Belanda".i idntimes.Retrieved26 May2020.
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