The Lotus caramelised biscuit has a subtle taste and cinnamon aroma that combines perfectly with tea and coffee. It is often served in hotels, restaurants, cafés and pubs as a hot drink accompaniment.

It was his grandfather, also called Jan, who had devised the still-secret recipe for the biscuits, which he called Lotus, in 1932. They were speculoos, a simplified version of speculaas ...