Very Belgian - Salade Liegeoise

 
Both a Very Belgian specialty. And my entry for this month’s Waiter There is Something in My …
Let me explain.
It has been a while since I last wrote on Belgian specialties. And it has been even longer since I last took part in a Waiter … event. Time to correct that. Time for a salad! [...]

Very Belgian - Le Pottekeis

Simple and delicious. Granted, it took me about 10 years to finally try this cheese combination out, but no regrets.  
Apparently a very Belgian (Brussels) snack, the pottekeis is … well, a cheese sandwich. Mixing together fromage blanc and  fromage de Bruxelles = pottekeis.
When I say Brussels speciality though, do not expect to find this in [...]

Very Belgian - Chimay, Fromage Trappiste

It’s been a while. Another very Belgian product - Chimay, Fromage Trappiste. Chimay as probably many know, is a trappist beer. The whole deal about trappist beers? There are only 6 of them in Belgium, brewed under strict trappist rules,  within the walls of a trappist monastery (I’m not joking, only beers brewed within the walls can call [...]

Very Belgian - Fromage de Bruxelles

After moving to Brussels, this was probably one of the first cheeses I tried. Brussels - Fromage de Bruxelles. How much more obvious can it get?
I was in for a shock. A self confessed cheese lover, the Fromage de Bruxelles was anything but love at first sight: incredibly salty, stinky (I know they say the [...]

Very Belgian - Le Cuberdon

More Belgium for you: le cuberdon. I doubt the name has any translation, but if it does please let me know.
Where do I start? I ignored both the cuberdons and the fact they are Belgian. A small survey though made me realize they are amongst Belgians (my colleagues) favorite sweets. As a sweet, as [...]

Very Belgian - La Biere

There is simply no way I can talk about Belgian products without talking about the Belgian beer. Problem is with the beer I have no idea where to begin. Which probably explains why I am keeping an entirely separate beer blog …
But for the sake of Belgian products, let me talk a little about the [...]

Very Belgian - Le Vin

You ask: what is Belgium all about? Well, chocolate and beer! Definitely not wine. I even ignored Belgium is producing wine. But here it is - Belgian wine.
Probably not the best known wine in the world and I can assure you, not easily available either. However having friends who like their food (and wine) means [...]

Very Belgian - Les Asperges

Well, it is officially here: the asparagus season. I probably could have easily missed this as (shock!) I am not the biggest fan of asparagus. Or so I thought. It seems living in Belgium I can not not like asparagus. We are not talking any green asparagus you might be used to. We are talking [...]

Very Belgian - Le Speculoos

Since I initiated this mini-series on Very Belgian products, all I see is very Belgian products. I am sure they existed before, but now I see them everywhere. A new hobby was born: step by step I am putting together a list of products not to be missed when or if you pass through Belgium.
Today [...]

Very Belgian - Le Vrai Sirop de Liege

Now, thinking about it, of course it all makes sense: living in Belgium, yet an expat, why not write about Very Important Belgian (VIB) products?
You’d think I would have figured this one out sooner. No! It took an e-mail from the USA, asking if I have a recipe for Tarte au Sucre (again, a VIB) [...]