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Lacquemant Wafel | Traditional Dessert From Liège, Belgium | TasteAtlas

Lacquemant wafel

(Lacquemant wafels, Lacquemant waffle)

Lacquemant is a Belgian waffle originating from Liege. This thin waffle is made with wheat flour, cut horizontally in half, then filled and topped with sugar syrup flavored with orange blossom. The inventor of Lacquemant is Désiré Smidts, who first made it in 1903 and named it as a tribute to his former employer, Berthe Lacquemant.


Nowadays, it is a popular treat at fairs in the Liege region.