First of all, apologies to any Belgians currently seeing these pictures, I know this must be a very hunger-inducing image for most, if not all of you.
Ask any Belgian person what the first thing is they do after coming back from vacation. The absolute majority of people would probably say that they go to their local frituur and order a large pack of fries with some snacks, like the one you see in the picture.
The fries on the left are topped with a delicious beef stew sauce, mixed with mayonnaise. The ketchup in the picture was just put on the table for decoration, we didn't actually use it. I mean, who even puts ketchup on Belgian fries???
For snacks, Jeanine went with a Bicky burger, which is a type of burger you'll find in just about any Belgian frituur. I opted for the curryworst special, which is something you'll only find in Belgium, maybe The Netherlands as well. Not quite the same as a German currywurst, but it fits perfectly with these fries.
We usually eat this once every two weeks or so and the place where we get it is always packed. If McDonalds opens a restaurant next to one of these frituurs, they'll go out of business, that's how popular it is here in Belgium.
If you ever visit Belgium, don't forget to try our Belgian fries, preferably with a delicious beef stew and mayonnaise!
All photos by @daan
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Fries with beef stew sauce in unheard of here. But just by the looks of it gets my mouth watering. Do they have a lot of branches?
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You can sometimes find them outside of Belgium, but not that much. It's not a chain or anything like that. They usually look like this:
Or inside:
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Oh man we do not have anything like this here. Hoping I could experience it one day.
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We have the same taste. ;)
Getting so hungry right now.
No fries this evening :( but it’s bbq so I’m still happy.
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This was from yesterday, today it's a steak for me with some vegetables & mashed potatoes :)
BBQ is always nice too!
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Are these regular fries with a topping makes them different? Did you eat all those yourself.. both sides?
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Well, they are prepared differently than in most countries. These are fried two times, once on low heat and then on high heat. The traditional frituurs fry them in beef fat, gives them a distinct flavour.
Didn't eat them all myself, even the single portion was more than enough though :D
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Ah, that makes all the difference. Yorkshire chips are fried in beef dripping, they may taste similar.
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Beef stew and mayo? Interesting, I thought it was going to be poutine at first glance. But I do like fries with mayo. Not sure about beef stew.... yet.
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The beef stew is the best part, but usually it looks more like this:
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ooooh.... that looks delicious. But then it stops being fries? Or are those potatoes deep fried too?
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Those aren't potatoes :'D Those are really big, melt-in-your-mouth pieces of beef.
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Ooooh wow! :D hungry.
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I thought the most popular food were the waffles, but I guess it falls under Belgium desserts. ;-)
I'd give it a try if I end up in there. Thanks for the tip!
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Yeah I think Belgium is known for its waffles especially in the US I think. The fries are the best though :P
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yummy😍 I love🍟 it
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Gotta try it!
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Stoofvleessaus man man, klein hongertje gekregen van deze post!
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I love it, and I can even eat it here in Budapest: we have Belfritt (don't know if it's written correctly lol) they even sell frikandel speciaal! Which I missed so much during the 14months in Spain! In our area they didn't have them, of course, if you go to the coast you can find them there, but we weren't that lucky. I had cravings like crazy haha. So sometimes I go there to feel like I'm in Holland/Belgium again ;)
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Those look awesome. Here we call it fries and gravy. Up in Canada, they call it something else. The ones I have had, have always been amazing though. I have a feeling they are probably nowhere near as good as those though. Thanks for sharing!
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@daan
fries look so yummilicious!
never knew Belgian fries are that popular
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