Wafer 513399 213054055 2008-05-17T15:31:46Z Enlarge 1286897 /* See also */ + manner {{for|semiconductor wafers|wafer (electronics)}} [[Image:Wafers.jpg|thumb|Israeli Chocolate Cream Flavored Wafers]] [[Image:Karlsbader-Oblate.jpg|thumb|Carlsbad spa wafer]] [[Image:Oplatki.w.koszyczku.jpg|thumb|Polish Christmas Wafers]] In cooking, a '''wafer''' is a crisp, sweet, very thin, flat, and dry [[cake]], often used to decorate [[ice cream]]. Wafers can also be made into [[cookies]] with cream flavoring sandwiched between them. They frequently have a [[waffle]] surface pattern but may also be patterned with insignia of the food's manufacturer or may be patternless. The word also refers to the special [[small]] round flat breads made for [[Anglican]] [[Holy Communion]] services; the word [[Host (Holy Communion)|host]] is used in the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] [[Mass (liturgy)|liturgy]]. These [[holy]] wafers often have an image of the crucified [[Christ]] imprinted on them. In the spa towns of the [[Slovak Republic]] (e.g. [[Piešťany]], etc.) special "spa wafers" (''kúpeľné oplátky'') are produced. In the spa towns of the [[Czech Republic]] (e.g. [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Mariánské Lázně]], etc.) special "spa wafers" (''lázeňské oplatky'') are produced. [[Christmas wafer]]s, whose patterns often depict religious scenes, are an [[Eastern Europe]]an [[Roman Catholic]] [[Christmas tradition]] celebrated in [[Poland|Polish]], [[Slovakia|Slovak]], [[Lithuania]]n and [[Italy|Italian]] families during [[Wigilia]] (''Christmas Eve Vigil''). ==See also== *[[Waffle]] *[[Manner]] *[[Nilla Wafers]] *[[Mille-feuille]] *[[Tompouce]] == References == {{food-stub}} [[Category:Cookies]] [[de:Oblate (Gebäck)]] [[ja:ウエハース]] [[pl:opłatek]] [[ru:Вафля]] [[sv:oblat]] [[he:ופלה]]