Why “biscoff” is being discussed
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Biscoff is a registered trademark of Lotus Bakeries, while speculoos is a generic name. Hence why Lotus markets its under its owned name, and not the generic name; especially ou…
by JW_00000 · Oct 15, 2026
it isn't. It's a really old Belgian company that kind of was slowly there for 80 years being fine dozing off and selling their cookies on the local market. And suddenly an inven…
by 317070 · Oct 15, 2026
Biscoff is so filling, imho. like eating chalk. i cannot imagine eating more than a few, versus Reece's which I can eat dozen at once.
by paulpauper · Oct 15, 2026
Can you just let us have this one? The other countries already have plenty to talk about! More seriously, the biscoff variant is quite distinctively Belgian, as it's using caram…
by lbreakjai · Oct 15, 2026
Biscoff is a highly spiced cookie that's less sweet than most American cookies. And sugar is special because it's essentially a drug that our brains are programmed to seek out a…
by motionlessveloc · Oct 15, 2026
In Hong Kong I've seen a gourmet cheesecake shop selling "Lotus Biscoff" flavored cheesecake, and supermarkets selling Biscoff butter (basically Nutella, but with Biscoff flavor…
by thaumasiotes · Oct 15, 2026
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Speculaas or speculoos is a biscuit with origins in the historical region of the Low Countries. Read more on Wikipedia