Neula
Introduction '''Neula''' (, plural: ) is a type of Catalan biscuit, eaten traditionally at Christmas with cava wine, which they are often dipped into, and ''torró'' nougat. Neula consists of a very thin sheet of a mixture of egg whites, butter, sugar and flour, flavoured with lemon and rolled.Other popular versions include neules stuffed with torró de Xixona, or covered with a chocolate lay. Traditionally eaten at Christmas, they are also eaten at other times, sometimes with ''crema catalana'' or ice cream.
Origin The noun ''neula'' comes from the Latin ''nebula'', meaning "fog", referring to the biscuit's fine and light texture. Some documents show that neules existed before ''torró'', and ''torró'' has been shown to exist at least in the Middle Ages and was eaten, for example, at Jaume I's daughter's wedding.
Production Artisan making neulesMaking neules at home is not easy  because of their lightness and slimness, so they are usually bought by Catalonians in professional patisseries.
Other products In Belgium there are ''gaufres'' that, even though they are much thicker and flat, have the same origin as ''neules''. The same origin have other some stuffed or not waffles, as Dutch ''stroopwafels''. In other regions of Spain there are a sort of rolled biscuits called "barquillos", but they are very much stronger, harder and thicker than waffles and ''neules'', bigger than ''neules'' and they taste different.
See also *Catalan cuisine*Pirouline
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