Once you get past all the french fry stands and student cafeterias, Belgian/Flemish food is pretty simple and sturdy, while still managing to be quite delicious at times. Nothing too crazy or scintillating, but definitely in my opinion a step above the comfort food capitals of Scotland and Sweden.
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| Mystery foods at a frituur (french fry place). It's like one big science experiment. Barf. |
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| Gent Waffle. |
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| Probably made by Kraft, but hey, it's a funny name for a candy bar (I don't think it would fly in the US) |
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| Ah, a brown beer, fries with stew sauce, and a pincha (belgian code word for Jupiler). |
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| Stewed escargot with some spices in Oostend. |
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| Gent escargot. Defintely chewy in comparison to the French escargot. |
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| A Oostende waffle with speculoos sauce. Yum. |
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| En klein frite met andalus saus. The most famous thing outside the beer and waffles. |
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| There aren't many fresh food markets, but Belgians do seem to avoid the preservative loaded sliced breads, even at the supermarket. |
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| Gentse Stoverij. Steak stewed with brown beer and spices. Best dish in Gent. |
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| Peter enjoys a Gent dish, Gentse waterzooi, a creamy chicken & carrot/celery soup dish |
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| A Brugge waffle. Much softer and preferable to the Gent waffle imo. |
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| It is now pumpkin season, time for pumpkin soup! |
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| My favorite bakery in Gent |
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