How to pronounce Frisian sugar bread

Frisian sugar bread is written Fries suikerbrood where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /fris ˈsœykərˌbroːt/. In plain English letters that is FREES SOW-ker-broht, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. The recording above is by Marcel coenders, a native speaker, shared on Wikimedia Commons.

What is Frisian sugar bread?

Frisian sugar bread is a bread or pastry of the Netherlands. Where it comes from: Friesland. People usually eat it for breakfast and at teatime. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour. It tastes sweet.

Where Frisian sugar bread comes from

Frisian sugar bread is one of 30 signature dishes of the Netherlands on this map. See all dishes from Friesland.

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