Food World
Discover 1708 iconic traditional dishes from 145 countries — what they are, what's in them, and where to taste the real thing.
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Elixir D'Anvers
Elixir d'Anvers is a sweet, anise-flavoured herbal digestif from Antwerp, Belgium, traditionally sipped after a Flemish meal.
Antwerpse Handjes
Almond-butter shortbread biscuits shaped like outstretched hands, sold on Antwerp's Grote Markt and named for the legend of Brabo.
Belgian Waffles
Light, crisp waffles dusted with sugar or topped high.
Carbonnade Flamande
Beef braised slowly in dark beer until rich and tender.
Moules-Frites
A pot of mussels steamed in wine, with crisp fries.
Speculoos
Crisp spiced caramel biscuits stamped with figures.
Potjesvlees Uit de Westhoek
Potjesvlees Uit de Westhoek is a beloved other meat products, traditional to Belgium.
Waterzooi
Creamy Flemish stew of chicken or fish and vegetables.
Chimay Red
Chimay Red is a beloved beer (brands), traditional to Belgium.
Fromage de Maredsous
Fromage de Maredsous is the Belgian abbey cheese made in collaboration with Maredsous Benedictine Abbey in Wallonia, in three styles.
Fruit Lambic
Fruit Lambic is a tart Belgian farmhouse beer brewed with whole fresh cherries, raspberries, or peaches in the Senne valley south of Brussels.
Lambic
Belgium\u0027s wild-fermented sour ale, brewed by exposing wort to the night air of the Zenne valley — dry, tart, hay-and-lemon complexity.
Stoemp
Mashed potato mashed through with vegetables.
Faro
Brussels-style sweetened lambic blended with dark candy sugar — the everyday café beer of the Pajottenland, easy to drink with a soft caramel edge.
Fromage de Nazareth
Hailing from Belgium, Fromage de Nazareth is a much-loved cheese.
Boûkète
Rooted in Belgium, Boûkète is a pancake enjoyed for generations.