Wafer

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Wafer

Ice cream sandwiches prepared with wafers
Alternative names	Waffer
Type	Wafer
Cookbook: Wafer   Media: Wafer

In gastronomy, a wafer is a crisp, often sweet, very thin, flat, and dry biscuit,^[1] often used to decorate ice cream, and also used as a garnish on some sweet dishes.^[2] Wafers can also be made into cookies with cream flavoring sandwiched between them. They frequently have a waffle surface pattern but may also be patterned with insignia of the food's manufacturer or may be patternless. Some chocolate bars, such as Kit Kat and Coffee Crisp, are actually wafers with chocolate in and around them.

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  1 Communion wafer
  


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  2 Spa wafers
  


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  3 Christmas wafer
  


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  4 Oblea
  


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  5 Pink wafer
  


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  6 Freska
  


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  7 Variations
  


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  8 See also
  


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  9 References
  


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  10 External links
  

Communion wafer

Main article: Sacramental bread

A communion wafer is a type of unleavened bread consumed as part of the Christian ritual of communion.

Spa wafers

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A round Carlsbad spa wafer.

Polish Christmas wafers, depicting Christian scenes.

Special "spa wafers" (Czech: lázeňské oplatky, Slovak: kúpeľné oblátky) are produced in the spa towns of the Czech Republic (e.g. Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně, etc.) and the Slovak Republic (e.g. Piešťany).

Christmas wafer

Christmas wafers, whose patterns often depict religious scenes, are an Eastern European Roman Catholic Christmas tradition celebrated in Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian and Italian families during Wigilia (Christmas Eve Vigil).

Oblea

A variation of a wafer, considered a part of the traditional cuisine in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, Venezuela, and México, is known as an oblea. It is usually eaten as a dessert with two pieces filled with arequipe, dulce de leche (milk caramel), and/or sweetened condensed milk in the middle. In some places, they might contain cheese, fruits, or chantilly cream, among others.

Pink wafer

A pink wafer is a wafer-based confectionery originally made by Edinburgh's Crawford's Biscuits in the United Kingdom. It is now made by United Biscuits, the company that took over the firm in 1960, still using the Crawford's name. The snack consists of crème sandwiched between wafers (dyed pink).^[3]

Freska

Not to be confused with Fresca.

Freska is an Egyptian wafer sold only on beaches in the summertime. It is made from two thin circular wafers filled with a thin layer of honey syrup.^[4]

Variations

An Israeli Wafer

A chocolate-covered wafer

Some wafers are produced with a chocolate covering.

See also

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  Food portal
  

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  Waffle, the pressed cake


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  Loacker, an Italian wafer manufacturer


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  Elledi, an Italian wafer confectionery and manufacturer


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  Manner, Austrian confectioner known for wafers


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  Neapolitan wafer, the chocolate and hazelnut cream sandwiched wafers


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  Nilla wafers, a thicker, small, round American cookie with a vanilla flavor


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  Mille-feuille, the French layered pastry


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  Pirouline, a rolled wafer, filled with a flavored creme


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  Stroopwafel, the Dutch thin, caramel filled waffle


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  Tompouce, the Benelux pastry


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  Trakinas, a Brazilian wafer brand


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  Horalky, the Slovak wafer bar


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  ANZAC wafer, the ironic term for army-issue hardtack biscuit in World Wars I and II

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   ^ Dusy, T.; Rynio, J. (2004). Coffee and Espresso: Make Your Favorite Drinks at Home. Quick and Easy Series. Silverback Books, Incorporated. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-930603-39-4. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
   


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   ^ "Pink Panther Wafers 200G - Groceries - Tesco Groceries". Tesco.com. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
   


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   ^ "Swimming And Snacking On Egypt's North Coast". NPR. 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
   

External links

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  Media related to Wafers (snack) at Wikimedia Commons

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