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Definition
Waffle; a Belgian snack made by baking a sweet batter of eggs, sugar, flour, and evaporated milk in a grid-patterned mold.
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How it's used
Borrowing directly from the English word waffle, this term is exclusively used for the Western style dessert. It is almost always served with toppings like ice cream, fruit, or syrup in Hong Kong cafes. Do not confuse it with the local street snack known as 格仔餅, which is thinner, softer, and usually folded in half with peanut butter and condensed milk.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 窩夫 to refer to the traditional Hong Kong style egg waffle, but that specific street snack is called 格仔餅 or 雞蛋仔.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
