Flying saucers (Flemish: Zure ouwels) or UFOs are small spheroidal capsules of sherbet-filled rice paper.

Astra Sweets, which purchased the Belgica brand, continues to manufacture flying saucers in the present day.

Flying saucers are officially registered as a traditional product of Flanders.

[3] They are also well known in the United Kingdom; their popularity in the country from the 1960s to the 1970s was attributed to the Space Race and an increased interest in science fiction.

[2] They remain a popular sweet in Belgium and the United Kingdom.