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Foam Cakes (Schuimtaarten) in the Hautes Fagnes Peat Streams

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Foam Cakes (Schuimtaarten) in the Hautes Fagnes Peat Streams

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Foam Cakes (Schuimtaarten) in the Hautes Fagnes Peat Streams

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Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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Location: Malmedy, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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June 14, 2025

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They are formed from water that comes from the peat bogs, which contains foam-forming elements (vegetable saponin, unsaturated fatty acids). These foam cakes are attributed with healing properties

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June 21, 2025

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On the water you will find a layer of foam here, created by the movement in the water

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Elevation 680 m

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