Gastronomic curiosities

Good old friends,

Brussels is cool!

I've been living here for a little more than one month, and although without too much time to spend on tourism, I've been trying to explore the town a little bit. One aspect I would like to get straight once and for all is the quality of belgian food!

On the Belgian national day, 21 July (Ju's birthday), the Association of Maîtres Cuisiniers of Belgium organised a gastronomic event named Balade Gourmande. It took place in a large buidling and each person could buy a "passport" allowing the tasting of 4 traditional belgian dishes among a menu of 12 dishes.

The place was full of cooks and, as you can see, all looking quite serious and professional.

Trying to find my way around the place I immediately noticed that one of the queues was much longer than the others. It was not too difficult to predict which dish was the main star of the day: certainement les "Moules au vert".

It must be the most traditional Belgian dish and consists basically of mussels boiled on a special green sauce (don't ask me what did it contain). Very good, very good.

The second choice of the day was a bit disappointing for me. There were also a lot of persons trying it (which usually is a good sign) but I confess it was not a very fascianting speciality for me. The name of the thing is "Filet américain" and it was simply mince with a nice seasoning and some chips incrusted on the top. The best part of the meal was the beer!

The last decent dish I tasted was the "Boudins aux chicons". Not bad, but just two simple sausages...

In the centre of the city there are a lot of small shops selling different types of sweets (waffles, cakes and chocolates).

Nice, hum?? What do you think? Mr Yasu, I'm afraid I still didn't find any decent belgian cheeses but I'll keep on looking.

Well, I hope you don't read this post before lunch or dinner. It can be a torture!!

Hugs