A FOOD TRADITION
Belgian cuisine
A diverse national cooking tradition combining Flemish, Walloon, Brussels, coastal, and Ardennes specialties with French, Dutch, and Germanic influences.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Flemish asparagus
A Belgian preparation of white asparagus served with chopped hard-boiled egg, melted butter, and parsley, often finished with lemon.
Flemish beef stew
Flemish beef stew is a slow-braised beef dish cooked with onions and Belgian beer, often thickened or enriched with mustard, bread, or butter.
Hochepot
A Belgian one-pot stew combining pork and beef with potatoes, cabbage, carrots, onions, leeks, and stock.
Liège hotpot
A Belgian Liège-style hotpot of potatoes, green beans, carrots, onions, and bacon or other cured pork, seasoned with vinegar.
Liège meatballs
Belgian meatballs made from seasoned beef and pork, bound with egg and breadcrumbs, and served in a sweet-sour onion sauce with Liège fruit syrup.
Liège salad
A warm Belgian salad of potatoes and green beans dressed with vinegar and commonly combined with bacon and onion.
Liège waffle
A dense, yeast-leavened Belgian waffle made from enriched dough studded with caramelizing pearl sugar.
Limburg fruit tart
A Belgian Limburg yeasted tart made with a wheat-flour crust and a generous fruit filling, commonly finished with sugar and dairy-rich dough ingredients.
Mattentaart
A Belgian pastry filled with sweetened fresh curd cheese, eggs, and sugar between layers of wheat-based pastry.
Mitraillette
A Belgian baguette-style sandwich filled with fried potatoes, a meat filling, and one or more sauces.
Moules-frites
Moules-frites consists of steamed mussels served with crisp fried potatoes, commonly accompanied by aromatics and a seasoned cooking broth.
Paling in het Groen
Eel is gently cooked and served in a warm green herb sauce, traditionally enriched with butter and brightened with lemon.
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