The tasting notes reflect my personal opinion.
Name
Gaufrettes fourrées au praliné noisette
Main ingredients are palm fat, wheat flour, sugar, hazelnut praline paste (19%, made of hazelnut and sugar), egg yolk, emulsifier.
Manufacturer
Helwa Wafelbakkerij B.V, BP / P.O. Box 18, 9074 ZL Hallum, The Netherlands
Packaging
The 110g waffles are arrayed on a cardboard tray which is sealed by a printed plastic wrap.
Look
The waffles are very light brown and the filling is similarly lightly coloured.
Sound
The waffles break with clear, very crisp sounds.
Smell
The smell is mainly of baked/roasted dough from the waffles. There is no noticeable smell of the filling.
Mouthfeel
The waffles are very crunchy and airy. The crunch remains present throughout the experience. The waffles do not stick to the tongue as much as with other products. The filling is soft, slightly grainy and floury.
Taste
The initial contact with the waffles elicits roast flavours of the waffle dough. Tasted as a whole, the flavour of the filling is almost undetectable apart from a distinct sweetness and a hint of hazelnuts. Tasted on its own, the filling still has a very intense sugary sweetness but also some very noticeable notes of hazelnuts.
Aftertaste
The aftertaste is mainly sweetness at the centre of the mouth. There is a hint of waffle and hazelnut flavour towards the rear.
Summary
These waffles are very airy and crisp. Their flavour is mainly sweet but comes with notes of roasted waffle dough and hazelnuts.
Verdict
The waffles have a nice crunch that they maintain throughout the process. They also have hints of roast aroma and hazelnuts but this is combined with an intense sugary sweetness. 2 Stars.
Dates
Lot number: 5266 11:51, best before 09-2016, tasted 20/03/2016
