
Belgium
Chocolate Bread Roll
Chocoladebroodje
Soft breakfast bun stuffed with Belgian chocolate, a bakery staple.
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Belgium
Chocoladebroodje
Soft breakfast bun stuffed with Belgian chocolate, a bakery staple.

Brussels, Belgium
Choesels are Belgian veal sweetbreads braised or browned and served as a rich savoury dish.

Wallonia, Belgium
Sweet braided Christmas bread shaped like the baby Jesus, traditional in Wallonia.

Dinant, Belgium
A Belgian very hard honey biscuit from Dinant, stamped with intricate designs, a regional and cultural icon

Belgium
Cramique is a yeasted Belgian sweet bread studded with raisins and baked to a glossy crust.

Belgium
Croquettes aux crevettes grises / Garnaalkroketten
A Belgian croquette with creamy béchamel and grey shrimp filling, served with lemon and fried parsley, a daily and brasserie classic

Wallonia, Belgium
Little fried dough puffs dusted with sugar, a Liège carnival and Christmas market treat.

Flanders, Belgium
Cuberdon / Neuzeke
A Belgian cone-shaped candy with raspberry flavor and soft center, a Ghent and street classic

Mons, Belgium
This Mons pork chop is served with the region's sharp, dark l'berdouille sauce.

Liège, Belgium
Cûtès peûres di Lidge are Liège pears poached until tender in a spiced sweet syrup.

Belgium
Dame Blanche is vanilla ice cream covered with warm chocolate sauce, a Belgian dessert-shop classic.

Belgium
Dark, malty Trappist-style ale with brown sugar, raisins and spice.

Flanders, Belgium
Echte Loo is a cheese from Lo-Reninge, rooted in local cooking tradition.

Antwerp, Belgium
Herbal liqueur first blended by an Antwerp pharmacist in 1863.

Finland
Sahti
Traditional Finnish farmhouse ale brewed with rye, juniper, and baker's yeast, unfiltered, EU TSG protected, ancient tradition.

Brussels, Belgium
Traditional sweetened lambic once served in every Brussels café.

Belgium
A Belgian steak tartare of finely minced raw beef with sauce américaine, served on bread with fries, a daily and brasserie classic

Belgium
A Belgian leek tart or pie from Dinant, with cream, cheese, or eggs, a regional and daily classic

Flanders, Belgium
Vlaams Roodbruin
Sour red-brown ale from West Flanders, aged in oak with a wine-like tang.

Flanders, Belgium
Asperges op z'n Vlaams
White asparagus with melted butter, boiled eggs and ham, a Flemish spring ritual.

Brussels, Belgium
Raspberry lambic with whole fruit added during fermentation.

Belgium
Deep-fried minced-meat sausage, a Belgian snack-bar staple often served with frites.

Brussels, Belgium
Fromage de Bruxelles is a cheese from Brussels, rooted in local cooking tradition.

Wallonia, Belgium
Fromage de Herve is a soft-ripened Belgian cheese from the Pays de Herve, known for its washed rind and assertive aroma.

Flanders, Belgium
Gaufres à la flamande are crisp-edged Flemish waffles with a light, tender crumb, served warm with sugar or fruit.

Ghent, Belgium
Gentse vlaai is a dense Ghent tart with a spiced filling and a dark caramelised surface.

Flanders, Belgium
Tierenteyn Mosterd
Ghent mustard is a coarse stone-ground mustard traditionally sold by Tierenteyn in Ghent.

Burkina Faso
A steamed bean cake from cowpea (niébé/benga) paste with potash, aromatics, and sometimes peanut powder; served with sauce; a traditional dish of the Bissa, Mossi, and Centre-Sud peoples.

Belgium
Geuze
A Belgian spontaneously fermented lambic blend, tart and complex.

Belgium
Lapin à la gueuze
Rabbit braised in gueuze beer.

Flanders, Belgium
Flemish one-pot stew of root vegetables and meat, the ancestor of the word 'hodgepodge'.

Wallonia, Belgium
Jambon d'Ardenne is a protected Ardennes cured ham with a deep savoury aroma and firm slice.

Belgium
Jenever / Genièvre
A Belgian juniper-flavored spirit.

Flanders, Belgium
Hazenpeper
Hare stewed in red wine, onion and blood-thickened gravy, a grand Flemish tradition.

Belgium
Belgian breakfast pastries from the bakery case, from Luxembourg buns to cream-filled rounds.

Belgium
Konijn in het zuur is rabbit braised until tender in a sharp sweet-sour Belgian sauce.