Duivekater

Cornelis Kiliaan (c.1530–1607) described in his Etymologicum the word duyvenkater as a kind of cake that is given as a New Year’s gift. This festive loaf of the Netherlands has managed to survive while the vollaard in Belgium has been almost completely lost, though living on in the cougnou, mantepeirden and klaaskoeken.

When you ask elderly people from the Netherlands about duivekater they will tell you that the main flavour was lemon. This