Flying saucer (confectionery)

Flying saucers (Flemish: Zure ouwels) are small spheroidal capsules of sherbet-filled rice paper.[1][2]

Flying saucers
Place of originBelgium, United Kingdom
Main ingredientsSherbet and rice paper

History

The first flying saucers were produced in the early 1950s when an Antwerp based producer of communion wafers, Belgica, faced a decline in demand for their product. Astra Sweets now owns the Belgica brand and continue to make the product. Flying saucers are officially registered as a traditional product of Flanders.[3] Their popularity in the United Kingdom from the 1960s to the 1970s was attributed to the Space Race and increased interest in science fiction.[2]

They remain a popular sweet in Belgium and the United Kingdom. Flying saucers came 12th in a 2009 poll among adults for 'Britain's top sweets'[4] and experienced a resurgence in popularity, along with other traditional sweets, in the 2010s.[5][6] They have also been featured on lists of vegan sweets for Halloween.[7] They were also a popular sweet in Ireland.[8]

See also

References
  1. "The lasting allure of the flying saucer". BBC News. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. "Sweet history lesson on the evolution of confectionery". belfasttelegraph. 2018-08-23. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  3. Traditional products of Flanders (in Flemish)
  4. Renton, Alex (10 September 2009). "Goody goody gumdrops". Times 2. The Times. London. pp. 8-9.
  5. Salter, Katy (2014-08-06). "Sherbet dips, flying saucers and the British retro sweet revival". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-05-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Why are retro sweets tasting success?". BBC News. 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  7. Allen, Elisa (2017-10-25). "9 ways to have a vegan Halloween". Metro. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  8. "23 Undeniable Tastes Of An Irish Childhood". Lovin.ie. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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