Gouda’s Gilde Originele Stroopwafel

Gouda’s Gilde Originele Stroopwafel 
 Heavenly Sweet Treat of Goodness

My addiction for Gouda’s Gilde Stroopwafel 
began in 1995 during a stopover  in Schipol 
in Amsterdam on my way to Helsinki.

I was still young, single and there was a free
taste  test in one of the shops in the airport 
 for this waffle and it was love at first bite.





I grabbed two boxes that I took with me

 to Finland and sustained my cravings for

this new found delicious pastry for a week.

 

In 2002, I returned to Europe, this time as a

married  man  with a five year old daughter.

We were on a three country tour which

began in Amsterdam where I introduced

my family to this sweet tasty treat.

And just like myself half a decade ago, 
it was love at first bite for my family

that we bought  several boxes that we
 took  all the way to Brussels, Belguim,

…and on to Paris, France.

Gouda’s Gilde  Stroopwafel also sustained

our sweet tooth when we grabbed several

boxes during our  stopover in Amsterdam

on our way to Athens Greece nine years ago.

We finally introduced our son to the waffle 

on his first European trip in 2012 where

we grabbed several boxes during our

Amsterdam stopover on our way to Berlin,



… that we took all the way to Prague,



…and  we again replenished our stocks

on our return to Amsterdam weeks later.



Unfortunately, the precious pastry is not available in the
 Philippines, so sometimes we had to satisfy our cravings 
with similar waffle versions from most 7 Eleven Stores,

…and Starbucks Naga,



....but nothing really comes 
close to the original.

Last December, my brother in-law working

in South Africa  texted us that he was on a

stopover in Schipol, Amsterdam . My whole

family looked at each other in a  collective

agreement  and only one thing mind: 

Gouda’s Gilde Originele Stroopwafel!







He returned to the Philippines and brought us

six boxes  of Gouda’s Gilde in a huge promo pack.



We savored tje creamy goodness of the

waffle that is best eaten when heated

fresh from a microwave oven, or placed

on top of a hot cup of coffee.



The perfectly baked dense waffle has

a very firm consistency on a bite

but melts in the mouth when eaten,





…while the caramel like filling was velvety

and had the exact sweetness the does not

overwhelm  the soft  but compact milky pastry.

The glorious taste of this heavenly sweet treat  will linger  in
 your subconscious  for so long that you would be desiring for
 more and it would captivate your craving as long as you live.