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Food And Drink Specialities Of Brussels What To Eat and Drink During Your Stay In Brussels
ou could be forgiven for influences including the French,
wanting to visit Brussels Spanish and Dutch who all ruled
for the eating choices over the land at some point in
alone. The city centre has a History. In fact Belgians
sprawling medley of restaurants culinary history can be traced
serving up fine cuisines and ales back to the middle ages.
and no trip to Brussels is
complete without visiting a You can enjoy starters such as
speciality Belgian Chocolate Croquettes aux Crevettes Grises
Shoppe and stocking up on sweet (shrimp) and Fondues au Fromage
treats for the journey home. (a type of cheesy croquette). A
speciality Belgian bread that is
Food & Restaurants In Brussels sweet is Choesels and Ardennes
pate is a pate comprised largely
From the traditional Belgian & of pork and garlic. Then there
French fare in and around Grand are main dishes such as Filet
Place to the more exotic ethnic American (served minced and raw
options such as the enjoyable mixed with onions and several
Italian fare offered by the spices). The Belgians do enjoy
string of restaurants in “Little their red meat and it can form
Italy” (along rue Franklin), the basis of many a meal. Ragout
Brussels is choc-a-bloc with d’agneau is a braised lamb dish
engaging dining opportunities. that’s marinated with herbs.
Pheasant and rabbit are also used
Of course, we all know that in some speciality dishes like
Belgium is associated with Moules Faisan a la Brabanconne and Lapin
(mussels) et Frites (Chips) but dishes.
it’s also regarded for a number
of additional dishes that have Anguilles au vert is an eel based
been shaped by a variety of soup and Andouillette a type of
sausage. For Tradional Belgian Food…
You may expect to see Brussels For pleasant food at reasonable
Sprouts somewhere – and you would prices, Chez Leon in Grand Place
be right (Choux de Bruxelles). delivers – As you may expect it
Chicory is one of the most used offers the Moules et Frites type
vegetables in Belgian cuisine, menu and children under the age
featuring in foods such as of 12 eat free.
Witloof where it’s wrapped in
cheese and ham. Similarly, Chez Patric (Rue des
Chapeliers) is popular with the
You can round things up with tourists who want to sample
Damme Blanche – vanilla ice cream traditional Belgian fare as is
served with a thick chocolate Brasserie de la Roue d’Or which
sauce. Or opt for other sweet is on the same street. La Rose
delights like Profiteroles or Blanche (Grand Place) is known
Tarte tartin (apple pie served for its stews or you can opt for
with cream). La Brouette for grander Belgian
fare.
There’s no shortage of quality
restaurants in Brussels – you can Italian
feast on fresh fish in the Lower
Town, enjoy dinner at any one of Noted for its warm atmosphere and
the high-class offerings along exquisite food, A’mbriana (Rue
rue Antoine Dansaert – in fact Edith Cavell) serves up quality
you can venture to practically Italian fare are reasonable
any part of the city and be prices. Nearer to Grand Place is
within five minutes of a good Rugantino and Senso (rue
place to eat. Franklin) offers well presented
food but is somewhat on the
pricey side. Also along Franklin Other International Restaurants
are Pappa e Citti and Napoli.
Le Forcado (Chaussee de
Asian Charleroi) is one of the few pure
Portugese restaurants in
While Brussels has a fairly high Brussels. Along Rue des
number of Chinese & Vietnamese Grands-Carmes is Canita Cubana,
restaurants, Indian fare is not which as you might suspect offers
as widely available and one of a wide range of Cuban cuisine. In
the best options is La Porte des the mood for African? Try Gri Gri
Indes Avenue Louise). located on Rue Basse.
La Cantonnaise (rue Tenbosch) and Beers In Belgium
Hong Hoa (rue du Pont la Carpe)
are among the favoured Chinese Belgium is the beer producing
options while La Citronnelle is capital of the world, and offers
an interesting Vietnamese a variety of hundreds of
restaurant along Chaussee de different beers. In fact, bars in
Wavre. Belgium often have a separate
menu just for their beers.
Spanish Depending on who you talk to,
Belgium produces anywhere between
Tapas Locas (Grand Place) draws 400 to 750 different varieties of
in a younger crowd and tends to beer.
be pretty good, cheap fare and
Casa Manuel (also in Grand Place) Brussels also hosts the “Beer
is also a nice place which serves Weekend” which is on for three
Portugese fare as well as days every September. With
Spanish. reasonable beer prices and free
entry, this is a must for beer
lovers everywhere. which are Lambics that have a
fruity flavour (very popular in
Some of the different types of summer).
beers include:
If you’re really into your beer
Blanche Beers – The most prolific then consider a visit to Musee
blanche is Hoegaarden, which Bruxellois De La Gueuze – one of
aside from being light in colour the best breweries in Belgium.
have a distinct citrus flavour Here you can take a tour of the
and have a low alcohol content. beer production process (and
taste a pint or two on the way).
Trappist Beers – such as Chimay
go back to the Middle Ages and It’s not just the staggering
are strong, yeasty beers with up variety and flavours of beers
to 11% alcohol. that’s interesting in Brussels –
equally, the ambience where you
Lambic Beers – are the most can enjoy your liquid nectar can
common in Brussels. Non-malted and should be part of the whole
wheat beers, Lambics have around Brussels experience. Having your
5% alcohol strength. A derivative pint in an old brown café or
of Lambics are Gueuze beers which within one of the many historic
are a blend of Lambic beers. Art Nouveau buildings is simply a
You’ll also come over Kriek beers joy to experience.
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