The cuberdon is a pointed purple sugar-gum cone in violet-raspberry syrup, produced in East Flanders: firm on the outside, liquid at the core, and sold from competing stalls on the Groentenmarkt since the 19th century.

The cuberdon was developed by a Ghent apothecary in the early 1800s as a sugar-and-gum pastille. The violet flavour and pointed cone shape became the Ghent standard. The stalls near the Groentenmarkt are famously competitive; the two main vendors have a standing rivalry for the best recipe that Ghent locals follow closely. The sweet is often called 'Gentse neuzen' (Ghent noses) for the shape of the cone. Bobonne Cuberdon in the old town is the principal artisan producer.

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