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Speculoos

Speculaas or speculoos is a biscuit with origins in the historical region of the Low Countries (modern-day Belgium and the Netherlands).

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Variants

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Other speculaas-based products

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Etymology

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Associated cuisine
Belgian cuisine; Dutch cuisine
Course
Snack
Main ingredients
Wheat flour, sugar, cinnamon; Speculoos: sugar syrup; Speculaas: granulated sugar, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, white pepper; sometimes mace, ginger, coriander
Other information
Regional terminology and spice mixtures differ; see Terminology section
Serving temperature
Room temperature
Type
Biscuit

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Speculoos

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples94
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
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Speculoos

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related to Traditional spiced speculaas · 20
Speculoos → As, Belgian, Belgium, December, Dutch, Hasselt, Historically, However, January, Martin's Day, Netherlands, November, Saint Nicholas, Sinterklaas, St, The, They, Three Kings' Day, Together, While
related to Speculoos spread · 19
Speculoos → As, Bedenkers, Belgian, Biscoff Spread, By, Cookie Butter, Danny De Mayer, Dirk De Smet, Els Scheppers, In, Low Countries, Speculla, Spreads, The, The Inventors, This, Trader Joe's, United States, Workers
related to Belgian caramelized speculoos · 12
Speculoos → Belgian, Belgium, Brussels, Grand-Place, In Belgium, Intangible Cultural Heritage, Inventory, It, Maison Dandoy, Modern Belgian, Netherlands, The
related to history · 12
Speculoos → At, Delacre, Dutch, Early, Flanders, French, From, Increased, Industrialisation, Lotus Bakeries, This, Vermeiren Princeps
related to Etymology · 8
Speculoos → Another, Brabantian, Originally, Over, Spekulatius, The Belgian, The Dutch, The German
see also · 5
Speculoos → Biscuit, Cookie, Dutch, Food, German
Associated cuisine · 1
Speculoos → Belgian cuisine; Dutch cuisine
Course · 1
Speculoos → Snack
Main ingredients · 1
Speculoos → Wheat flour, sugar, cinnamon; Speculoos: sugar syrup; Speculaas: granulated sugar, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, white pepper; sometimes mace, ginger, coriander
Other information · 1
Speculoos → Regional terminology and spice mixtures differ; see Terminology section

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speculaas dutch traditional belgian made biscuit belgium variants biscuits spices also netherlands century sugar used caramelized term spiced early butter

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SpeculoosAssociated cuisineBelgian cuisine; Dutch cuisine1.00infobox
SpeculoosCourseSnack1.00infobox
SpeculoosMain ingredientsWheat flour, sugar, cinnamon; Speculoos: sugar syrup; Speculaas: granulated sugar, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, white pepper; sometimes mace, ginger, coriander1.00infobox
SpeculoosOther informationRegional terminology and spice mixtures differ; see Terminology section1.00infobox
SpeculoosServing temperatureRoom temperature1.00infobox
SpeculoosTypeBiscuit1.00infobox
SpeculoosVariationsBiscuits: thin biscuits; molded figures; chunky speculaas (thicker biscuits); stuffed speculaas (filled with almond paste); bread toppings: speculoos spread; schuddebuikjes (sma…1.00infobox
Speculoosis abiscuit with origins in the historical region of the Low Countries0.90text
cinnamoninstance ofSpices0.80text
nutmeginstance ofSpices0.80text
cloves were imported in large quantities from Asia by Dutch traders from the 17th century onwardsinstance ofSpices0.80text
and their wide availability led to experimentation with spices in baked goodsinstance ofSpices0.80text

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