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| Alternative names | Sugar bean |
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| Type | Confectionery |
| Place of origin |  Belgium |
| Main ingredients | Almonds or chocolate, sugar |
A suikerboon (Dutch: [ˈsœy̯.kərˌboːn] ), or sugar bean, is a type of sweet traditionally given on the occasion of the birth or baptism of a child in Belgium, where they are also known as doopsuiker (Dutch: [ˈdoːpˌsœy̯.kər] , literally "baptism sugar"), and parts of the Netherlands. In French, they are called dragées. They resemble Jordan almonds and Italian Confetti.
Originally sugar-coated almonds, they are now often sugar-coated chocolates of the same shape and size instead.
See also
References
- Jackie Alpers. Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts. Quirk Books, 2013.