Culinary historians believe waffles can be traced back to ancient Greece, where people roasted flat cakes between metal plates on long wooden sticks. The Greeks called these cakes Obelios – Obelius is a derivative of the name Obelix – who, if you recall, was a friend to Asterix. He wore blue striped oversized trousers, a large moustache and pigtails under a metal horned helmet. Maybe his legendary midriff was possibly…
