Belgium
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Moules-frites
Belgium's seaside ritual: a pot of mussels steamed in white wine, celery and onion, with a mountain of golden frites and mayonnaise. Ingredients: mussels, white wine or beer, celery, onion, leek, parsley, butter, bay, bl…
Belgian Waffles
The deep-grid waffle of Liège and Brussels: Brussels style is light and rectangular; Liège style is dense, yeasted and studded with pearl sugar that caramelises. Ingredients: flour, yeast, milk, eggs, butter, pearl sugar…
Carbonnade Flamande
Flanders' beer-braised beef: chunks of beef slow-cooked in dark abbey beer with onions, mustard and a slice of gingerbread, until the sauce turns mahogany. Ingredients: beef chuck, dark Belgian beer, onions, brown sugar,…
Speculoos
The spiced shortcrust of St Nicholas: crisp brown biscuits perfumed with cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg, stamped with carved wooden moulds. Ingredients: flour, dark brown sugar, butter, speculoos spice mix (cinnamon…
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