What Is the Origin of French Fries? Belgian or French? Here’s Their Surprising Story

Qelle est l'origine des frites ? Belge ou française ?

Ask any Brussels local where fries come from, and they’ll look at you as if you’d asked what color the sky is in November. Belgian, obviously. The hot paper cone, the mayonnaise on your fingers, the line outside the fritkot (a Belgian fry shack) on a Saturday night, everything seems to confirm it. Yet the … Read more

6 Mistakes to Avoid When Visiting Brussels’ Grand Place

A view of Brussels

From our restaurant on the Grand-Place, we’ve watched travelers from all over the world pass by for decades. Day after day, the same small mistakes repeat themselves, not out of carelessness, simply because no one took the time to explain them. It isn’t a lack of curiosity on the visitors’ part, more a lack of … Read more

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List of allergens

Gluten

1 : Gluten

Crustaceans

2 : Crustaceans

Eggs

3 : Eggs

Fish

4 : Fish

Peanuts

5 : Peanuts

Soya

6 : Soya

Milk

7 : Milk

Tree nuts

8 : Tree nuts

Celery

9 : Celery

Mustard

10 : Mustard

Sesame

11 : Sesame

Sulphites

12 : Sulphites

Lupin

13 : Lupin

Molluscs

14 : Molluscs

P : Contains pork

P : Contains pork

Halal

Halal