The Biscoff Wars
Feb 17, 2011, 6:17 am
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The Biscoff Wars
Not sure if this has been posted somewhere already (I couldn't find it with a search), but there was an article in yesterday's New York Times Dining section about the fight between Belgium's Biscoff producers...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/di...tml?ref=dining
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/di...tml?ref=dining
Feb 17, 2011, 6:41 am
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Interesting. Thinking I need to get over to Belgium (or the Netherlands or France) to find me some of this magical Biscoff paste. Hmm, I guess if I can get it in Amsterdam or Paris I could earn miles on the way, too.
Feb 17, 2011, 6:54 am
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Feb 17, 2011, 7:38 am
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Feb 17, 2011, 7:55 am
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90% chance of heading to Paris this weekend ^
Feb 17, 2011, 9:29 am
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I love the Biscoffs, partly because they remind me of a Dutch version, called speculaas IIRC, that were available when I was a kid growing up in Indonesia. They are my equivalent to Proust's madeleines, linking taste and memory. Speculaas, Droste chocolate, and Almond Roca (usually rancid) were the three sweets that reached a remote oil community on Sumatra in the 1950s.
With apologies for going OT.
With apologies for going OT.
Feb 17, 2011, 9:39 am
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I love the Biscoffs, partly because they remind me of a Dutch version, called speculaas IIRC, that were available when I was a kid growing up in Indonesia. They are my equivalent to Proust's madeleines, linking taste and memory. Speculaas, Droste chocolate, and Almond Roca (usually rancid) were the three sweets that reached a remote oil community on Sumatra in the 1950s.
With apologies for going OT.
With apologies for going OT.
They certainly are both good -- but different!
Feb 17, 2011, 9:46 am
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Feb 17, 2011, 9:51 am
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Wishing that speculoos spread would make it to US stores. Discovered it on my last trip to Belgium ... the hotel had single-serve containers on the breakfast buffet (the same way we find jelly here). It functions similar to peanut butter except the texture is more grainy and the taste is sweeter. Somewhat addictive I think...