There are also food accounts almost entirely dedicated to seeing what can be waffled: has attempted to waffle frozen dumplings, mochi, okonomiyaki, and Cup Noodle, while has made the series #canitwaffle, in which he puts everything from Smuckers Uncrustables to teriyaki steak in the waffle maker in his classroom. That means hot dogs, pasta, battered chicken wings, stuffing, straight Nutella, and whole croissants (which Castkova says is a shame, as it must ruin the lamination). “In recent weeks I’ve noticed that people are getting a lot more creative and trying different variations in the waffle maker,” says Recipes by Anne founder Anna Castkova. The chaffle experiments revealed a truth: It’s hard to have a waffle iron and not be tempted to put just about anything in it. Influencers filled their chaffles with vegetables and pepperoni, or sometimes just put cheese and meat directly into the waffle iron and called it a sandwich. The Keto diet also influenced a more varied use of a waffle maker, as the prohibition on carbs forced people to get creative with the idea of a “sandwich.” The waffle maker became a necessary tool for “ chaffles,” aka waffles made out of cheese and egg that served as ersatz bread and snacks in and of themselves. The first recipes were sweets-focused, criss-crossing multicolored batters into patterns or giving the waffle treatment to other desserts like brownies and doughnuts. But social media has powered the trend over the past few years, ever since everyone on TikTok got a mini waffle iron that costs about $10 at Target. I remember popular waffle hacks getting around at least a decade ago, when people were pressing pre-made cookie and cinnamon roll dough until it came out crisp and pocketed. Home cooks and influencers are finding out just about anything can be waffled, making the tool a surprising multitasker, and creating a food trend that has more staying power than your average…flash in the pan. Or maybe it’s best described as a testament to the power of the waffle iron, social media’s current favorite appliance. Maybe it’s more like fusion pizza, as if Wolfgang Puck was really trying to revamp the IHOP. The Instagram recipe, from Recipes by Anne, involves crisping sushi rice in a waffle iron and topping it with raw salmon, avocado, Sriracha, and mayo. The sushi waffle is neither sushi nor waffle, really.
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