hey there fellow travelers mark here
with wolters world today we're here in
brews belgium it's actually market day
and it got me thinking about all the
good food i've been having while i've
been here in belgium and so today we're
going to talk about are some of things
you should eat drink and enjoy when you
do come here to belgium and the first
thing you gotta have and you'll see it
all over the place
mussels you're gonna have mussels and
they cook them in all kinds of different
great ways it might be cooked with a
garlic sauce or might be cooked with you
know white wine but for me it's having
the mussels cooked in beer because beer
is the thing here that is the best
mussels to have and you will have that
use one of the shells that once you get
it out use that to pick out the other
mussels inside to save your fingers from
smelling too bad oh my god though you
will have that and you'll get a big
bucket of them that they'll bring out to
you okay and feel free to share because
you'll have so many we've actually been
buying two
like buckets for all four of us and we
barely finish them okay so you'll be
fine with that so the thing is those
muscles are fantastic but the thing is
they always come with fritz if you're
not sure what frittata it's fries yes
they make amazing fries here i mean
insane good fries they actually double
fry them here so it's extra awesome and
yes you'll have them with your muscles
you'll have them with your your beef
you'll have them with your flemish too
you'll have them when you're walking on
the streets and they'll drown it in
mayonnaise or ketchup or something like
that and it is so good so that's the
thing is start off with the two most
important foods mussels and fries that's
the best now if you want to have
something to kind of like start off with
before you have your mussels another
popular thing are croquettes either a
cheese croquette or a shrimp croquette
and basically it's like a shrimp ball
fried you'll have that maybe a little
mustard or something like that or a
cheese ball that's fried i mean it is
really really good you'll have that the
belgians do a good job in their cheese
and the croquettes are fantastic i
prefer the cheese ones jocelyn prefers
the shrimp ones but those are a really
good kind of starter thing to have now
another main dish you might want to have
if you're getting tired of mussels is
actually having flemish stew and what it
is is pieces of beef that are cooked
in beer yes and with spices and stuff
like that it is so good it's like a rich
sauce you'll have and you'll see a lot
of places around you know belgium and
especially in the flanders part
obviously but you'll have that that's
another really good thing if you're
looking for another me the rabbit here
oh my goodness i know some people were
like no my little bunny i don't want to
eat them but your bunny's so tasty and
the rabbit here is really good usually
comes with a little bit of a sauce and
stuff like that oh it's so good you have
some kind of potatoes with it might be
fries but more likely like maybe a
mashed potato or something like that
with some veggies my son had that
yesterday and he just loved it luckily i
got a few bites as well so that was
really good now the next food you have
to have is more of a maybe a snack food
or a life-changing food or a
happiness-inducing food and that is
belgian chocolate the belgians do a
fantastic job with chocolate and you
will see chocolate stores all over the
country because the locals love their
chocolate and they're famous for their
chocolate so when you're here go to the
chocolate shops buy a little bag full
and try different kinds of chocolates
when you're here you will love that
maybe you have chocolate mousse when you
have dinner at night yeah or maybe
they'll have some ice cream with a
chocolate sauce on top chocolate is
everywhere here and so you can enjoy it
and you should enjoy it when you are
here and the thing is probably the one
place you'll have it the most as a
tourist when you're here is having on
our next thing to eat and that is the
waffles yes the belgian waffles they
just call them waffles here and you're
gonna have that you get it on the street
you get it in a restaurant what's great
is you'll have the big old waffle and
then maybe put chocolate sauce on top
maybe chantelle you know whipped cream
on top and you'll have that and it makes
a fantastic like snack in the afternoon
or a fantastic dessert you're going to
want to have and it is something that we
highly recommend though i will warn you
they do come hot and sometimes a little
hard to eat them with the little forks
they give you so be prepared for a
little messiness and also the chantilly
and chocolate if it gets a little
because it'll be warm if you tilt it the
wrong way
it slides right off it goes plop
all over your clothes just i'm just
telling you for a friend okay and then
probably the last thing i want to talk
about when we're here is you want to
have the beer because belgium is famous
for its beer and they have very strong
beer they have a lot of flavorful beers
a lot of flavored beers and so when you
come here you do want to try out the
beer and you'll see everywhere you go
all the different beers you have they'll
have different glasses for each beer and
so definitely definitely definitely try
some when you are here and they'll
always ask for a big beer or a small
beer i'd recommend going for the small
beer because the beer here can be a bit
stronger but also gives you a chance to
try multiple beers versus just having
two big ones you can have three or four
small ones to try the different flavors
and different styles because there are a
little a lot of really great beers here
and of course if you don't want
alcoholic drinks there are plenty of
other drinks to have when you are here
like the hot chocolate is fantastic
especially for coming here during
christmas time because this country is
gorgeous with the christmas markets for
those of you worried about the water you
can drink the tap water here no problem
it's totally fine uh so you do have that
anyway i just want to give you some of
the things that i enjoy eating when i'm
here also the chicken yeah the chicken
olive king or the chicken breast stuff
they cook here is also really good if
you're going for a little bit something
different but you will do really well
when you are eating here so have a great
time in belgium if you want to learn
more maybe some fun culture shocks maybe
some don'ts when you do come here like
maybe don't film on market day because
it's super loud um anyway i wish you all
the best and have a great time here in
belgium and eat well and have a beer for
me because uh that's really good and
maybe a piece of chocolate and maybe a
waffle for me too and some mussels and
but of course the fries with mayo please
for me
bye from bruges