Neapolitan wafers (also called gaufrettes in some countries, though this term can refer to other foods) are wafer and chocolate-cream sandwich biscuits, first made by the Austrian company Manner in 1898.

The basic recipe has remained unchanged into the 21st century.

[1] Manner still sells the biscuits in blocks of ten.

[1] Many other companies have copied the idea, most often coating the bar in chocolate.

They were mass-produced in the USSR and the Eastern Bloc for their cheap production cost, long shelf-life and simple production method.