Belgian Steak Tartare
The Steak Tartare is another Belgian classic. This dish is made from raw ground beef, shallots, capers, gherkins and sometimes includes egg yolk or mayo. Either way, you will want...
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Cuisine: Belgian Recipes
Recipes from Belgium are known to include many a decadent delight – but Belgium has so much more to offer. Check out these recipes below.
Belgian Mussels
Belgium is located right along the North Sea, a place famous for its impeccable seafood! For this reason, mussels are an incredibly popular dish in Belgium, often served with French...
French Fries with Mayonnaise
Belgium is said to be the birth place of French fries… shouldn’t they be called Belgium fries? It is said that the British wrongly mistook French-speaking Walloons (Belgiums) for French...
Flemish Beef Stew – Stoofvlees
Flemish beef stew is just as it sounds… a tender, slow cooked beef… but it is made Flemish by the beer they simmer it in! They also add bay leaves,...
Stoemp and Meat
Stoemp is Belgian for mashed potatoes, but there is more to it than that! In Belgiam cuisine, other vegetables are mashed into the potatoes (which is a great way to...
Waterzooi
Often called, Gentse Waterzooi (as this dish orginated in the city of Gentse), this dish is a kind of stew. It is often made from a clear broth, made from...
Belgian Endive and Ham/Chicon au Gratin
This Belgian dish is quite simple – a slice of cooked ham, with boiled endives and topped with a cheesey, rich Mornay sauce. A Mornay sauce is essentially a bechamel...
Chocolate Mousse
The final part of the holy Belgian triple menu: first, shrimp cocktail, then Stoofvlees, and, finally, a delicious chocolate mousse; made, of course, from real chocolate. It is very light...
Belgian Waffles – the Liège waffle
First, you need to know that there are two types of Belgian waffles. There is the Brussels waffle, the most popular one which everybody knows. It is rectangular, has small...
Blood sausage
Traditionally made during fall, this very popular Belgium dish is now eaten whenever the Belgians get a taste for it. It can be found on menus as a starter or...
Brussels Sprouts Flemish Style
In Belgium, this is not just a vegetable: it is an entire meal, especially when you add cubes of bacon to it. It truly is a vegetable that divides the...
North Sea Prawn Cocktail
Since Belgium lies on the North Sea, that is where they catch their prawns. And how they do it is pretty impressive. They take beautiful, big strong horses into shallow...
Vol-au-vent
A little chicken, some small meatballs, or mushrooms and a creamy sauce packed inside a beautifully light puff pastry—that is a vol-au-vent. This is another must-have dish when in Belgium....
Flemish Asparagus
Asparagus season has begun!😋 In Belgium, that can only mean one thing: Flemish-style asparagus. Fresh white asparagus is served with diced boiled eggs and often eaten as a starter. The...
Rabbit with Prunes
Rabbit cooked with prunes is a beloved classic Belgian dish, known there as “lapin aux pruneaux”.The meat of a rabbit is tender and soft, especially when it has been covered...
Speculaas
Very often wrongly translated as gingerbread, speculaas biscuits are way more than that. They are for sure a Belgian tradition and delicacy, no matter what the Dutch say. Traditionally, Belgians...
Baked Endives with Roquefort Cheese | Endive Gratin
Baked Endives with Roquefort Cheese or Endive Gratin is a classic of the Belgian cuisine, although this dish is also very popular in France. Commonly known as chicons or witlof...
