BelgiumMack, Gary, and Zach

Ethnic Regions

Brussels/Capital - Bilingual - French and Dutch                    - Brussels Sprouts!! Wallonia - (South) French speaking                 - More than 50% Belgium                - Ardennes Flanders - (Northern half) - Battlefield for Independence.                -Dutch Speaking                - Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges

The famous Carbonnade a la flamande is complemented with onions which are simmered in a dark Belgium ale.  

Dishes of the Region!

Dishes of the Region!

Smoutebollen- A fried pastry served hot. 

Dishes of the Region!

The smoutebollen is served at festivals and fairs and also is commonly seen on the streets of Belgium sold at small stands. 

Carbonnade a la flamande - A beefy stew cooked in dark beer.

Dishes of the Region!

Languages of BelgiumThere are three main spoken languages in Belgium• Dutch (Roughly 60%)• French (Roughly 40%)• German (less than 1%)

Dividing line between Flanders and Wallonia

Flanders – Northern Region of Belgium (Dutch Speaking)

Wallonia- Southern Region of Belgium (French Speaking)

Area occupied by German speaking people. Due to the treaty of Versailles, it lies in a province of Liege in Walloia.

Dutch Cuisine in Belgium• The Dutch Belgian cuisine is

known for its stews and vegetables, soups, and rich pastries. 

Dutch Cuisine in Belgium  2

Savory pastries are also present, with the worstenbroodje (a roll with a sausage of ground beef) being the most popular.

French Belgian Cuisine Wallonia is famous for waffles, cheese, and apple butter. This apple butter is eaten on cheese. A specialty known as Flamiche can be found in shops all around Wallonia and is only served hot. A common saying is “it is the client who waits for the flamiche, as the flamiche does not wait for the client.”

French Belgian Cuisine 2

3 types of special Trappist beer locations are in Belgium.  A Trappist monastery is under the control of Trappist monk and of the 171 monasterys in the world, only seven produce beer.  The three Trappist beers that come from Belgium are from Chimay, Orval, and Rochefort.  Their names are Jenever, May Wine, and Garden Strawberry.  These are known to be the top beers of the world.  

Serving The Food

Belgian fries are served in paper cones hot!  They are most commonly an irregualar shape and are cooked twice for an extra crunch.

How To Eat Food in Belgium is eaten just like we eat food here in America.  With a fork and knife, but instead boards are sometime substituted for plates

Herbs Of Belgium

Some of the herbs used in creating Belgium cuisine are bay leaves, thyme, parsley, and tarragon

Potatoes! 

-Inventor of the fry-Put fries with anything - mussels, meat, even Mayo-Stoemp - Mashed with various toppings    -Veggies, Cream, Bacon, Herbs and Spices

Endive! 

- Cultivated in complete Darkness    - Creamy rather than green- Tender with slight bitterness- Used in Salads or on its own- Mixes well with: Apples, Pears, Cheese and nuts- "White Gold"- Pretty Cheap

Green Beans 

-Haricots Vert - French-Salade Liegeoise    -HV, Potatoes, Bacon, Onion, Butter-Luikse Sla    -GB,Bacon,Onions,Vinegar

Carrots! 

- Used as side dish or as part of main dish- Belgian Carrots    -Carrots, sugar, cream, parsely, nutmeg,butter, S & P - Simmered until tender

Leeks! 

- Used in Quiches and Tarts- In Mashed Potatoes- In Stews- Easy to grow- Less bitter than scallions, Oniony

Frying

- Frying in oil popular bc FRIES- Fry = Most popular Belgian DIsh

Baking

- Bake mostly Deserts- Cookies- Speculaas - Molded Ginger Cookies        - Lighter and More Delicately Spiced than Gingerbread.

Braising

- Seared at high temp- Cooked in Liquid- Lapin a la Gueuze - Braised Rabbit

Poaching

- Gently simmmering food in a liquid        - Milk, Stock or Wine-Ghent Style Turbot Stew (Waterzooi)

Breakfast in Belgium

-Belgians do not eat Belgian Waffles for breakfast (Snack)-Breads, toasts, marmalades, jams, nut spreads (Nutella)-Sliced meats and cheeses-Pastries, Croissants on Sundays-Coffee, Tea, Hot Choc, Milk, H20, Fresh Juice

Brunch in Belgium

- Soup, Coffee, Book        - Stay for hours- Pancakes with fruit.- Same as Breakfast Dishes

Lunch in Belgium

- Typical Menu          - Fresh Baked Clams      - Parsley Salad with Toasted Walnuts      - Belgian leek tart and Aged Goat Cheese      - Baked Apples with Caramel Sauce

- Biftek, Frites Salad

Dinner in Belgium

-Wine, liquor, then after dinner coffee-Never be late or w/o Bouquet-Potatoes only Veggie Requirement-Dessert - cheese and fruit, Tart or Pudding

Belgian Etiquette

- Impolite to snap fingers- No hands in pockets, yawning, or using a toothpick in public- No feet on tables- Back-Slapping very Offensive- Okay sign means zero

Food Etiquette

- Keeps hands on table, not elbows- Accept any drink offered by host- Hosts seat guests, H & W do not sit together- Wait to drink until host offers first toast

Food Etiquette Continued

- Finish all food- Knife and fork side by side on dinner plate        - 5:25- No Tours- Courses

Spicy SpicingsGinger is used to make Antwerp's unique ginger tea     Cinnamon is one of the reasons that many of the traditional Belgian waffles are set apart from rest   

Granulated GrainingtonsBarley, wheat, and hops are commonly used in Belgium for beer and bread production      

Fats in Belgium Cuisine

Butter is butter isButter  Olive/Vegetable oil is used in almost every seafood and pasta meal 

More fat things164 different types of cheese

Proteins in Belgian Cuisine

Beef     

Proteins

MUSSELS

Proteins

Chicken

Proteins

PORK

Flavor Combinations

Strong pale ale (tripel) with chicken (usually white meat)

 

Combinaciones

Heavy dark ale (Dubbel) with most beef dishes and chicken (dark meat preferably)

Flavortastic Combinations

Potatoes are often paired with numerous different herbs (thyme and laurel) and vegetables (onions, leeks, cabbage, peas)