How to pronounce Boûkète

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /bukɛt/. In plain English letters that is boo-KET, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Boûkète?

Boûkète is a dessert of Belgium. Where it comes from: Liège. People usually eat it on festive days and as a snack. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour. It tastes sweet.

Where Boûkète comes from

Boûkète is one of 32 signature dishes of Belgium on this map. See all dishes from Liège.

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• Salade liégeoise · Main dish · Liège

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• Tarte au riz · Dessert · Liège

  Tarte au riz, in Dutch rijstevlaai, is a single-crust tart filled with rice pudding.

• Herve cheese fromage de Herve · Snack · Liège

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Food of Belgium

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