Market Stall · Vanilla-Filled Waffle
Gaufre de Lille
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Unlike the thick grid-pattern waffles found elsewhere, the Lille version is thin and flat, hiding a sweet vanilla filling between two soft waffle layers.
Two thin, soft oval waffles are pressed together around a filling of sugar and vanilla, sold from pâtisseries and bakery windows across Lille. It's eaten out of hand, no plate required.
Why it's made this way: Lille's Flemish-influenced baking tradition produced this filled waffle as a market snack distinct from the airier Belgian gaufres just across the border.
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