The wafer is one of the most typical Christmas sweets, some theories point out that the existence of the neule (wafer) is previous to the nougat. Traditionally they have been consumed together with some kind of wine or cava, which was used to dip the sweet. This way of consuming it, that is, rolling a piece of angel bread, with the idea of dipping it, began with a nun since it was and still is today a common practice in the elaboration of sweets in religious orders.
The neule recipe combines the flour dough that forms the wafer, which is rolled in the shape of a basket and then sugar is added. Nowadays there are wafers filled with Jijona nougat or covered with chocolate, and also functional versions, for example, sugar-free (with lactitol, for example) for diabetics or gluten-free for coeliacs.
The image of the seal is a graphic composition of several elements with the letter N:
1. Neula is one of the most typical Christmas sweets.
Neuler is a kind of tongs with two round plates, into which the dough is poured so that it takes the shape of a circle. The dough is flattened between the two plates.
3. The name Neula comes from the Latin word Nebula, which is a type of “fog” that is not very dense.
The intention is to use the N as a symbol since it is the initial of the three words: Christmas, symbolized with the N of wafers and in the middle of the tongs (Neuler) and the white color symbolizes the little dense fog, the Nebulina, Latin name of the wafer.
The author, Clara Vives, highlights in her composition “Relevance, simplicity and humanism. Simplicity: only two objects: the wafer and the neuler. The humanism: prominence of the wafer with an artisanal elaboration.”
