Real Belgian cuisine-what is it?

[Grog]

Waffles on the street.

I agree that one often eats better in Brussels than in Paris. Not so much because one cuisine is better than the other - de gouts et de couleurs on ne discute pas - but because so many Paris restaurants can be a rip-off. One has to know where to go to eat really well. In Brussels good food seems to be more equally distributed.

And, yes, beer. More beer, please. Such fantastic brews.

Oh by the way those interested in Belgium may want to look at http://fugitif.net My friend Hugues Van Rymenan has been posting a "photo du jour" every day since october 1996. Back then we had a joint blog post once a week. He is a great photographer and shows a lot of the Wallon countryside. He goes on many bike rides, too!

[papaver]

@ grog, well exactly that's what I mean with better. The quality of the food in belgian restaurants is better. The dishes are often pretty much the same. But it's easier to eat well in Brussels than in Paris.

[jobob]

And, yes, beer. More beer, please. Such fantastic brews.

Rather predictably , jobob pops head up

Oh my goodness, yes.

I worked at a biotech company about 15 years ago that made enzymes that went into Proctor & Gamble's laundry detergents (i.e., Tide), and one of the enormous perks of my job was that we had meetings at P&G's research site in Brussels about once a year, and I got to go to Brussels twice.

One of my favorite places to visit was an old pub naturally called Mort Subite ("Sudden Death"), more specifically known as A La Mort Subite. Astonishing variety of incredible Belgian beers.

Ah, memories ... (from their website)


It was sort of an initiation ritual amongst us to finish an entire huge glass of a brew called Gueuze, which tasted sort of like apple cider to me. Gueuze was definitely an acquired taste, which I never quite acquired, but I did finally manage to down the whole glass (on my second visit to Brussels).

Mort Subite has a website and I'm wondering if its a tourist trap nowadays. Well, it might have been one 15 years ago, but I wouldn't have known the difference.

There was also an amazing old pub in the town square of Brussels, I forget the name of it now. Um, come to think of it, there were at least a couple of amazing old pubs, just in the town square.

The thing that really struck me, though, with all the pub hopping I managed to do in Brussels was that it seemed to me that every single variety of beer that was served had its own unique glass.

Made me kind of wonder if they would refuse to serve a particular beer if they happened to be out of clean glasses for that beer at that moment.

[papaver]

Grote Markt/Grand Place

[Kimmyt]

Ooh the grand place... i recall them having a lovely flower market there on weekends in the summer?

[papaver]

Ooh the grand place... i recall them having a lovely flower market there on weekends in the summer?

It's every day exept on Mondays and Thursdays... till 14h pm.

[papaver]

This is my favorite place in Brussels



Gallerie de la raine... It's where the first Godiva chocolaterie is situated.

[jobob]

You're making me want to go back there!