Who doesn't know the stroopwafel? Everyone has sunk their teeth into this Gouda cookie, whose original name is actually syrup waffle. The syrup waffle was invented for the poor who couldn't afford more expensive cookies. The oldest recipe found in Gouda dates from the early19thcentury. In Gouda, you can taste stroopwafels in all shapes and sizes. From the crispy Kamphuisen syrup waffles to Markus' super waffles and from the well-known Punselie's syrup cookie to Berg's Bakery's Van Vliet syrup waffle.