The true home of the "French" fry and many Michelin stars: Belgie / Belge / Belgium

At our own site:

• Gaufres belges / Belgian waffles: how they really make them in Belgium, and how you can make them at home
• Côtelettes de porc a la Flamande (Flanders-style Pork Chops with Apple and Cider)
• Geraardsbergen Mattentaart (Flemish Curd-Cheese Tart)
• Witte Kool in Roomsaus (Shredded Baby Cabbage in Cream Sauce)
• A small collection of other Belgian recipes

Contrary to popular belief....

French fries were not invented in France, but in Belgium (they got the name because US "doughboys" in World War I were posted in a French-speaking part of Belgium when they discovered them). Visit the page where we share the recipe for making perfect fries the original, traditional Belgian way!

And here are some of the main Belgian sites about frites, their history, and "Fry culture" in Belgium.

• The Belgian Fries Site (site available in both Dutch and English)
• John's Frietshop and Belgian Fries Pages. Yet another study of the Art of the Frite by the people who invented them. The only Friet stall we know that has its own Net connection. Websurf while John makes your fries...!
• Frites.be: a clearinghouse for info on Frites.

Other Belgian foods and recipes:

• Belgian Cooking Recipes at www.labonnecuisine.be
• The Basic Belgian waffle recipes and a brief dissertation on how and where they're eaten
• MALT ADVOCATE -- What's Belgian Beer without Belgian Cheese?
• Five Belgian waffle recipes: Liege, Brussels, etc...
• A Belgian rabbit recipe: Lapin a toute heure (and a slightly sad story to go with it)
• How to prepare Belgian endive
• Five Belgian recipes from iClubs
• "Belgian Recipes of all Varieties" (about six of them)
• Belgian Recipe Page
• The Belgian Experts Shop...all kinds of things, especially beer glasses
• Recipes from the Belgian Experts Shop (mostly using beer)