A lacquemant syrup is flavored with what blossom?

A lacquemant syrup is flavored with orange blossom. The flavor comes from orange-blossom water or a similar citrus-flower essence, giving the syrup a floral aroma rather than a strongly fruity orange taste.

Lacquemants are thin Belgian waffles associated with Liège, although Désiré Smidts created them at Antwerp’s Sinksenfoor, or Pentecost fair. The wafer is baked thin, split horizontally while warm, filled with syrup, and often coated with more of that sticky sweetness. Its portable form made it especially suited to fairs and street stalls.

Orange blossom is easy to confuse with rose blossom because both are classic pastry flavors, and orange-flower water is also used in Middle Eastern, French, and Spanish sweets. Elderflower and cherry blossom are not the defining flavorings of a traditional lacquemant.

The waffle itself is distinct from a thick Liège waffle: a lacquemant is a delicate, filled wafer, usually served in a folded paper cone or sold in boxes. That combination of a thin waffle and floral syrup is the key identifying feature.