Neuzen
Cone-shaped candy, locally known as neuzen, from the Dutch word for nose due to their resemblance to a human nose, are a popular delicacy in Ghent. Their French name is cuberdon and they are also known as Gentse neus (Ghent nose), neuzeke (little nose), or chapeau-de-curé and chapeau-de-prêtre (priest's hat), the later relating to the belief that a clergy member living in the city of Bruges created them. Another hypothesis is that the Ghent pharmacist De Vynck discovered the recipe in 1873 accidentally, while experimenting with packaging drugs in the form of a syrup to extend their shelf life.
The sweets are made with gum Arabic and are traditionally purple and raspberry-flavored, although many differently colored and flavoured variants are available. Neuzen are usually not exported outside Belgium, due to their limited preservability, of only 2-3 weeks.
Stick to Belgian chocolate :D
Neuzen
Cone-shaped candy, locally known as neuzen, from the Dutch word for nose due to their resemblance to a human nose, are a popular delicacy in Ghent. Their French name is cuberdon and they are also known as Gentse neus (Ghent nose), neuzeke (little nose), or chapeau-de-curé and chapeau-de-prêtre (priest's hat), the later relating to the belief that a clergy member living in the city of Bruges created them. Another hypothesis is that the Ghent pharmacist De Vynck discovered the recipe in 1873 accidentally, while experimenting with packaging drugs in the form of a syrup to extend their shelf life.
The sweets are made with gum Arabic and are traditionally purple and raspberry-flavored, although many differently colored and flavoured variants are available. Neuzen are usually not exported outside Belgium, due to their limited preservability, of only 2-3 weeks.
Stick to Belgian chocolate :D