Testing Belgian Foods (Bruges, Belgium Food Tour) | Eileen Aldis Travel Channel

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  • Belgian food. When you think of Belgium I’m guessing that visions of Belgian chocolate, Belgian fries, Belgian waffles and Belgian beer come to your mind - let the Belgian food tour begin! We set out in Bruges to eat ALL THE THINGS in one glorious day. We started out with a tip from our Airbnb host on where to find the best chocolate. There are over a hundred places to get chocolate in Bruges and, as she said, “Not all of them are good.” Enough said. We headed to BbyB which was started by Michelin chef, Bart Desmidt, and master chocolatier, Jan Verleye. Unfortunately it was closed with a big sign that pointed us to a CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL they were attending this day. Did we just stumble across a Belgian chocolate festival? Yes - praise be - we did. We heard about the science and concept of these designer chocolates and finally got to taste. It was a real experience and we’ve honestly never tried anything like it. The chocolate itself disappears quickly but the flavour releases slowly through your mouth and hits your taste buds long after. It was an amazing way to start this Belgian food tour. Next up? Belgian fries! We left the tourist area and went to a quiet place we’d already found in which we were the only non-locals. We ordered fries with mayonnaise (very traditional), ketchup, and a stew sauce that tastes like a Sunday roast in a dipping sauce. After that salty hit it was time to go back to sweet: enter Belgian waffles. I didn’t realize there are two types of Belgian waffles (from Brussels and Liège). We had the Liège waffles which are smaller and made with sugar. As the waffles cook the sugar caramelizes which makes this lovely crunch on the outside but it stays soft on the inside. Our waffle was piled high with whip cream, chocolate sauce, strawberries, and icing sugar. Perfection. Completely full, our last stop of the day was Belgian beer. We went to Cafe Vlissinghe - the oldest pub in town. It’s been in business since 1515 and has a coziness inside that you simply cannot manufacture. I don’t actually like beer but since we were in Belgium at a 500+ year old pub I figured I should give it a shot. The server recommended a cherry flavoured beer that, she said, didn’t really taste like beer. Right up my alley. She was right and I really enjoyed it. Marc had the ‘house’ beer and finished it happily as well. It was a great way to end the night after a whole day of two hungry Canadians trying Belgian food. If you’re in Belgium I’d definitely recommend these Belgian foods to try! Nothing disappointed, even with our high expectations, and you cannot ask for more. I hope you enjoyed this video! What was your favourite Belgian food we showed?
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    Where we went in Bruges:
    BbyB Chocolates: bit.ly/2ygWsPL
    Frituur De Gentpoorte: bit.ly/2zrXiNb
    Oyya Waffles: bit.ly/2AmBS18
    Cafe Vlissinghe: bit.ly/2yIHGpg
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  • @tarnsand440
    @tarnsand440 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'm so fortunate..my Belgian Grandma/West Flanders..an amazing cook. Her meals were legendary. She had a herb garden as well as veg garden fruit orchard here in Canada. 95% of what I cook is based upon her tutelage. I have her secret chocolate truffle& mousse receipes. She made the most delicious liver onion herb paté.❤

  • @list9289
    @list9289 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Fun fact the belgians are the creators of fries eventho they are called frenchfries so a more acurate name is belgian fries

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes! We actually learned all about that at the Fry Museum in Bruges which is in the Bruges video here if you're interested: bit.ly/BelgiumPlaylist. Now I want fries haha

    • @GO-cg4sn
      @GO-cg4sn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@anoukvandelaar7805 vertel geen onzin. Frieten zijn Belgisch.

    • @chiisuigintou
      @chiisuigintou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@anoukvandelaar7805 lol, don't make up stories because the rest of the world can't fry fries. Fries should be crunchy on the outside and have a nice puree-like texture on the inside.😛
      6:37 A good beef stew is mostly made with brown beer (Good ones are typically with Trappist, while cheaper are made with table beer, I mostly make mine with Grimbergen )
      and a slice of breath with mustard spread on top. From what I can tell, you went for stoofvlees sauce, what's cheaper than stoofvlees.
      ( Also, there should be more sauces than just mayonnaise, like for example mammoth sauce, samurai sauce, etc.,. cocktail sauce is mayonaise with ketchup and a tiny amount of whisky. )

    • @Mijmerdemijmer
      @Mijmerdemijmer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We can thank the americans for the term 'French fries'. In the WW1 some americans ate fries in Walonia, the frenchspeaking part of Belgium, thinking they were in France. They called it french fries back home. Couldn't get more typical than that. Americans and geography.. 😝

    • @eddymaes9555
      @eddymaes9555 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anoukvandelaar7805 nee hoor!

  • @zewzew3492
    @zewzew3492 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I live in Belgium. When you said:"Welcome in SUNNY Belgium." It's normally not sunny in Belgium, it's mostly raining.

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We were lucky with the weather :) ☀️

    • @11Elma02
      @11Elma02 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The last years we had more sun.

    • @samvan6175
      @samvan6175 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true 😂

    • @chiisuigintou
      @chiisuigintou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It gets more sunny the last years, what has an effect on nature, trees dying, etc because of long periods of draught, is not the same as lots of rain, we simply love to complain a lot about the weather, that's all.,. 😋 and tbh, I like rain more than hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, volcanoes, etc, when it comes to natural disasters, Belgium is quite pleasant and Winters are really warm even, I see even people who grow bananas in their garden, it's really crazy the impact global warming has.😋

    • @kevinwestrom4775
      @kevinwestrom4775 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That seems like a good reason why Belgian beer & Belgian chocolate is so good, to help people to withstand the usual rainy weather of around there. Help people to maintain their sanity in what could be thought of as depressing weather, i'd guess. Yes, maybe, no?

  • @simontrebel87
    @simontrebel87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    A tour guide told me yesterday that the locals eat Leige waffles without any toppings; they're for tourists

    • @osez111
      @osez111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Evi1M4chine On bruxelles waffles, yes, but not on liege waffles.

    • @amberroosen3646
      @amberroosen3646 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      True! It looks good tho

    • @amandangelonix
      @amandangelonix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am from « liège » and here, the local favorit is with sugar and cinnamon.

    • @Jan-ss9tm
      @Jan-ss9tm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep!

    • @lavh4406
      @lavh4406 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      soraya T liege is a very ugly city, sorry to say

  • @palantir135
    @palantir135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’m Dutch but I love Belgium beers and foods.

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Two nations of yummy food 😋

  • @RamiroWainberg
    @RamiroWainberg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I really enjoyed your video, guys. And also was the most useful one I found for my trip to Belgium, so thanks a lot, you are really fun people. Suscribed!

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's awesome to hear! Thanks, Ramiro! Hope you have an amazing time in Belgium :) Please have some delicious Belgian treats for us!

  • @prgalahad5139
    @prgalahad5139 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Frituur De Gentpoorte"... the best fries in Bruges. I live a few min away on foot from the shop and they are my favorite Fries shop. Very nice people and very clean and very BIG portions of fries. Wonderful video! ;)

  • @lalitalune
    @lalitalune 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    B by B chocolate is fantastic! Rhubarb and violet together sounds wonderful. Your enthusiasm is contagious! I love how you two have these wonderful attitudes while travelling, trying everything once, and really exploring each city!

  • @MrRaao1393
    @MrRaao1393 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    love it love it love it !!!! Eileen is back !

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you liked it, Rubert! :)

  • @rondo122
    @rondo122 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for visiting our country, always welcome!

  • @mcnick6269
    @mcnick6269 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That chocolate festival was gods way of thanking you both for visiting our country and beeing so possitive ;) Thank you

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      haha it definitely felt like the gods were smiling on us that day! :)

  • @darthvoda
    @darthvoda 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    hah the random chocolate event was so wholesome and funny in the same time!

  • @Queenboomber
    @Queenboomber 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi guys I loved the video, I love the enthousiasm! And I am from Belgium and I stayed in Bruges almost 4 years for school, I love that you went to the gentepoort frituur, because I love to get my fries over there! :D

  • @anoniem83
    @anoniem83 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    And i love the motivation you both have for our chocolate. :D

  • @booksandstrips8516
    @booksandstrips8516 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Why did you only ate Fast Food? Certainly, Belgium has a hugh culinary tradition.

  • @Blafmaf
    @Blafmaf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A few more things to try next time:
    Mussels (with fries).
    Flemish stew or Stoofvlees as we call it (with fries). The gravy-like sauce you had with your fries is actually very much like flemish stew, but as a sauce.
    Jenever (from Hasselt). A type of gin.
    Speculoos. Cookies.

  • @sdowns172
    @sdowns172 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Keep the recipes coming please!

  • @erikje7352
    @erikje7352 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    that was a foodgasm

  • @bidishaMukhopadhyay4411
    @bidishaMukhopadhyay4411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wanna go there to try all of these ❤️

  • @simonevangrieken3630
    @simonevangrieken3630 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    hahaha I love the way you make your videos, amazing!

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, Simone! So glad you're enjoying them :)

  • @Truc_Aveline
    @Truc_Aveline 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best Belgian video! I really enjoyed. I’m a fan of your TH-cam videos. The chocolates looked so delicious! 😄

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks so much! I really appreciate that ❤️ The chocolate in Belgium is so delicious. Now I'm craving more haha. We're posting new videos...hope you're enjoying :)

  • @Shpliffz
    @Shpliffz 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Couldn't have gone to a better place to eat fries, Kurt makes them the best!

  • @PortlyTravellers
    @PortlyTravellers 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not a beer person either, celiac. But hubby loves Belgium beer! Lol you hit up pretty much what we did. Best fries and mayo anywhere! Amazing chocolate and of course waffles. The food is the reason we went back to Bruges lol

  • @starcloudyzen165
    @starcloudyzen165 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If anyone get into Belgium you definitly got to try the fries, beer, wafels aaaaand chocolate!! Yeah that's like the tastiest chocolate in the whole world (i'm from belgium :D)

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Caroline! 🙌🏻 YAAAAS we loved all the delicious food in Belgium! You have an amazing country 💕

    • @starcloudyzen165
      @starcloudyzen165 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ooohh that's so sweet of you Eileen! And yaa I know I'm proud of my beautiful country 😍

    • @aryamanchowdhury468
      @aryamanchowdhury468 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm from India 23 and completed my bachelors in accounting and finance. How can I immigrate or get a job in Belgium. Any suggestion? Please help. 😊

  • @kelleyallen2984
    @kelleyallen2984 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    😁😁😁 when you started zoning out haha with chocolate talk. Can I eat please

  • @mylonash7136
    @mylonash7136 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    At the risk of sounding more shallow and less complex than I really am ...... the beer but down the correct tube. Great video you kids!

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      haha down the correct tube is best! Thanks, Mylon!!

  • @MrElias2043
    @MrElias2043 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah, the fry shack where you went is one of the best ones in town.

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Happy to hear that! 🙌🏻

  • @Tervicz
    @Tervicz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Some advice: if you want to go to Brugge and you want to stay overnight, you might want to look at the coast because that's like a wall of hotels. Outside July and August this wall is begging for tourists and you might towns like Ostend and Newport as much as Brugge.

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for this great suggestion!

    • @flitsertheo
      @flitsertheo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@EileenAldis If I may add something : the nicest looking seaside resort is De Haan. With its buildings in "Belle Epoque" style it is very untypical for the Belgian coast.

  • @betty8304
    @betty8304 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah belgium is knewn to have some of the most delicious beer in the world but if you don't really love beer, there are some fruity beer with cherry (that I love!) there are also with peach (but it's less current). Also, Belgium is the creator of the "praline" (c'est un chocolat fourré) wich is a chocolate with something inside like a cream (pistachio, coffee, caramel, ganache, raspberry, alcool, etc.). It is also the creator of the "ballotin" wich is a box where you put the "praline" inside. It's a box that you can offerd to someone :)

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mmm oh my god, your comment has made me so hungry!! Sounds amazing :)

  • @tomhallaert4780
    @tomhallaert4780 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for liking our city!

  • @chief1057
    @chief1057 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Following your tips in Bruge. Just ordered fries from the lovely Valerie and mentioned I had seen her on TH-cam :)

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This makes my day, thank you! I hope she is doing well and that you enjoyed the fries like we did. Enjoy your time there :)

  • @MorgothBauglire
    @MorgothBauglire 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the first vid I watch of this channel and I love it and I live in Belgium so I can taste all of these threats

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed it! Lucky you being surrounded by delicious treats :)

  • @EngelenTube87
    @EngelenTube87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like that you liked our Belgium food. You tried not much food i found. And only the most famous ones. Ok they're important but you missed accualy to order housemade stoofvlees (with the pieces of meat) by your frietjes. You took only the sause 'stoofvleessaus'... but i saw you liked it. Stoofvlees met frietjes... that is super Belgian and super good! (you know the meat is boiled in beer?!)
    Then they are way more Belgian snacks: krokketten, bitterballen, curryworst of in Brugge named frikandel and you have to order the special version (i saw you video from food in the Netherlands aswell) it's pritty much the same but here we cut in open in the length but not totaly in 2, just that you can fold it open and then thay add 2 sausen: mayonaise and ketchup (normal one or more spicy) and then some fine cutted raw onion on top. Super!
    so more: sweet snacks: smoutebollen, Brusselse wafels (what i prefer more), ...
    Ah also you call this all food. But i or we make a seperation between food, snacks and candies :-D. I mean candy is not food for me.
    then candy: chocolate indeed but try always the more pure and dark ones, in that you can realy taste the quality difference how it's made comparing with other countries, then also: neuzekkes (you will find very strange probably), speculaas, peperkoek, ... i can't come on more for now.
    Ah and the beers... wich ones you drunk? By the way i'm not from Brugge (from Antwerp) but I studied there and there is a café calles De Garre and there you can drink 'een garre' I didn't found another place yet where i can drink this one and it's a beer of a alcohol percentage of 14%. Like we call 'een zwaar bier' :-D.

  • @aphexart
    @aphexart 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Little info, stoofvlees ... the “gravy“ on the fries is a belgian/flemish style of goulash made with beer... what else 😉

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hadn't heard that but it makes sense ;) Thanks for sharing!

    • @MichelVerdurmen
      @MichelVerdurmen 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      it's called stoofvlees in Flemish, here's an explanation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonade_flamande

  • @heididepotter8136
    @heididepotter8136 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    we Belgians LOVE/LIVE to eat.

  • @danielhunsinger8017
    @danielhunsinger8017 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    We just left Belgium. What a awesome place. The Chocolate waffles and I'll add the coffee was simply amazing. We where at that church you guys where for the Chocolate festival. Great job on the video.

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, Daniel! Glad to hear you had such a wonderful time in Belgium! That's neat you were at the same place too :)

    • @mrboutsky
      @mrboutsky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Must ... can't ... be stronger ...
      The belfort is a market hall and not a church
      I really hate myself right now

  • @twomfilmsllc1654
    @twomfilmsllc1654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should sooo not have had your Liege Waffle with all the toppings! The heavenly taste of the waffle itself is all you needed! :)

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      haha I hear you!! But it was difficult to pass up those yummy toppings, let me tell you ;) I volunteer to go back and taste test many, MANY more waffles...

    • @twomfilmsllc1654
      @twomfilmsllc1654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A waffle tour of Belgium as one of your future videos!!! Haha! And if I happen to be back in Belgium, I'll be your waffle-guide!

  • @Original_Dalvik
    @Original_Dalvik 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice 😊

  • @chrisbutler6258
    @chrisbutler6258 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a nice chocolate beer in Mexico City, I was satisfying 2 cravings at once !

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's a very good trick! #MultiTasking

  • @Sid-qv8pi
    @Sid-qv8pi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😋😋😋😋 yaaaamm

  • @nancyjohnson9247
    @nancyjohnson9247 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    It would have to be the chocolate though the waffles are a very close second. What a yummy way to spend the day.

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Both excellent choices! I keep changing my mind about which I liked best :)

  • @kevinwestrom4775
    @kevinwestrom4775 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the expressions of the older woman beside you as you were tasting that chocolate, too funny. When you started with insanely good chocolate, it must have made the rest of the other foods to not be as good. That was pretty funny, your "Oh, we're sharing this, right?" lol. Waffles with cholate on them must be exquisitely Belgian, totally spot on. Super Cool for the very old pub/tavern from the 1500s that you guys found, and sampling the Belgian beer there. Very nice/really neat.

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Kevin! Yes that woman beside me was VERY curious about what the heck was going on with me and that chocolate 😂 Reminds me of the When Harry Met Sally moment...like, "I'll have what she's having" hahah

    • @kevinwestrom4775
      @kevinwestrom4775 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EileenAldis hahaha, lol, Completely.

  • @mythix_m5244
    @mythix_m5244 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    0:02 sunny belgium ?? It is alweys raining here xD

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We were really lucky with sunny weather! If you look at the other videos we made in Belgium (playlist here: bit.ly/BelgiumPlaylist) there were some grey skies but overall lovely weather - yay. Sending some sunshine :)

    • @mythix_m5244
      @mythix_m5244 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eileen Aldis :)

    • @4jcBel
      @4jcBel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mythix_m5244 raining in a country 9% of the time. Even we have not enough ground water.

  • @vicwood2731
    @vicwood2731 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The phrase we in Bruges use to describe this experience of food is a "cullinary orgasm", as seen with the chocolate.

  • @Lukas-bl9wy
    @Lukas-bl9wy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    lol, that pub is really close to my school

  • @EileenAldis
    @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Ok VERY SERIOUS question for y'all: if you could only try ONE of the Belgian treats in this video WHICH WOULD IT BE??

    • @chrisbutler6258
      @chrisbutler6258 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh the Small Boobies chocolates I saw on the one table, for sure !

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      haha gotta love marketing!

    • @wimve4719
      @wimve4719 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I''m Belgian ... I might be a bit biased ... (but beer, waffles, chocolate, traditional Belgian food ... but then again Beer) ... One thing you might have missed though, is the "Muscles from Brussels' ... next time :-)

    • @chrisbutler6258
      @chrisbutler6258 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Merry Christmas

    • @dogtown128
      @dogtown128 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      churro

  • @mikesperience
    @mikesperience 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Swiss Chocolate is the benchmark,nothing can beat it

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I think some Belgians would disagree haha ;)

  • @matthieudonnet602
    @matthieudonnet602 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    best place to be

  • @thomaslucia3059
    @thomaslucia3059 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey you two! I'm seeing this for the first time. I was in Bruges and Brussels visiting a friend, but didn't experience the foods you both tried - it all looks AMAZING!

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello! So nice to hear from you :) I was literally thinking about the foods in this video a few days ago. Belgium is amazing. Hope you had a good time visiting your friend!

    • @thomaslucia3059
      @thomaslucia3059 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EileenAldis Hey! My visit was six years ago (my second time there) hard to believe! Someone offered me a share in his apartment in Haarlem! I don't want to live with someone, but it could be a "foot in the door" to finally moving to The Netherlands!

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thomaslucia3059 Hey that'd be amazing!! I hope it works out! Fingers crossed for you :)

    • @thomaslucia3059
      @thomaslucia3059 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EileenAldis Thanks!! It's my dream! :-)

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thomaslucia3059 It's so exciting!

  • @mumblic
    @mumblic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    10:50 looks like a "kriek" beer, next time try "Framboise" beer (raspberry), even more sweet! ;-) Ideally for people that don't like beer in general
    8:36 Liege waffles always above Brussels waffles
    7:28 My order(I'm from Belgium) : Fries (with stoofvlees +mayo off course)) , beer, chocolate, waffles. The last one maybe ones a year, the rest (almost) daily ;-))

    • @Ryan-tj9nl
      @Ryan-tj9nl 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mum Blic de belgische frieten zijn meestal de beste van de kust. (Mijn mening)

  • @firstthirsty4140
    @firstthirsty4140 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    well done! you tasted most of our famous things but i have one suggestion go to limburg to get pies! apple and cherry pie we call them "vlaai" THEY ARE DEVINE! also funniest moment that true food gasm at that first bite of the waffle!

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love pie and apple and cherry are both delicious flavours :) Thanks for the recommendation! I'd love to explore more of Belgium.

    • @firstthirsty4140
      @firstthirsty4140 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you're welcome i hope you'll enjoy my countries specialities again!

  • @rvp6752
    @rvp6752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When you are again in Belgium you need to visit Ghent for some realy good beers and jenever shots!

  • @cherster29
    @cherster29 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    2Be is the place to go for beers and to see their famous beer wall...not mention the aquarium sink in the bathroom

  • @mireyaviramontes3249
    @mireyaviramontes3249 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ooook!! Now I need to go back to Brugges because
    #1 I must try those chocolates
    #2 I did not have a good waffle experience
    And #3. 500 yr old pub?

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm so sorry to hear you didn't have a good waffle experience! Sounds like you'll need to eat a lot more to make up for it next time ;)

  • @goednieuwsjournaal9142
    @goednieuwsjournaal9142 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video editing :)

  • @billibabkus1917
    @billibabkus1917 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    being a proud belgian atm, nice video you two

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! Please have some Belgian treats for us ;)

  • @11Elma02
    @11Elma02 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You must eat the Luikse waffle without anything. Toppings are tippicly for Americans. On the Brussels waffles you must put toppings, because they have no taste without. And threy some speculaas (speciality in Hasselt).

  • @julies9979
    @julies9979 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:18 Belgians eat this portion of fries per person lol and that guy with the chocolate was so funny, he talked for ages haha. If you ever visit Belgium again try Côte d'Or chocolate it is the best chocolate in the world I can assure you that! Follow my advice and visit Dinant you will love it! I like that you go to local places instead of going to tourist places because there you would find more beautiful things while not being packed with the other tourists. Loved this video of our little country!

  • @user-vn8qk4lx7c
    @user-vn8qk4lx7c 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you seen the movie when harry met sally?when you eat the chocolate you are exactly like meg ryan on the restaurant scene.i m drooling!!!!

  • @crystaldani3627
    @crystaldani3627 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't wait I will be in Belgium in April 😍😍😍 Oh and if any locals can give me advice or tips on what to do im all for it 😊😊😊🤗🤗🤗

  • @Matthieuvandy1969
    @Matthieuvandy1969 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    if there's no sun, take a look Inside our heart

  • @lotuscabrio2937
    @lotuscabrio2937 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This makes me happy to live in Europe

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love Europe 💖

  • @bindiandbangles
    @bindiandbangles 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Eileen! Great video. My husband is a diabetic. Do they offer no sugar or no sugar waffles in Belgium?

  • @GlobalAgendaFreak
    @GlobalAgendaFreak 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    If i can recommence one of thé belgian treats ( as a belgian myself) i would recommend thé Delirium café! The bar with most beers on tab (over 2000) its really amazing!!

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, that's a lot of beers! Thanks for recommending :)

  • @Meaveroirdan
    @Meaveroirdan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it's tastier when you pour the gravy on the fries ^^

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      We had it that way in Antwerp (in this video: th-cam.com/video/RcjYI-AsPqo/w-d-xo.html) and it was very tasty 😄

  • @heididepotter8136
    @heididepotter8136 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you try the " stoofvlees"?

  • @TanjaHermann
    @TanjaHermann 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bruges in my favorite spot in Europe! The town, the sights, the food and drinks - and the chocolate. OMG, the chocolate!

  • @trishwilson7517
    @trishwilson7517 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want my face to do that when I eat chocolate :)~ However, I would have to work my way through all the Belgian beer

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      haha #chocolateface. There were SO many beers! You may need to put some time aside to do a thorough test ;)

    • @johanvanoppen1627
      @johanvanoppen1627 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good luck with the hangovers...

  • @garfieldt
    @garfieldt 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice video

  • @petershilkey1863
    @petershilkey1863 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dang it, I love all of those things but I think fries? Yeah, fries.

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Always a very, VERY solid choice 👌🏻

  • @helruss
    @helruss 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think I'm in trouble ... from their website ..
    "Where does BbyB deliver?
    We ship to all countries of the European Union, the United States and Australia."

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      haha oooh that does put all those territories at high risk ;) I just scrolled through their website to try and find the exact ones we tried but can't. Maybe it was a special thing for the chocolate festival? Might make you safer!!?

    • @davidnielson9139
      @davidnielson9139 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My guess is, with the nitrogen, it can't travel well. Both the issues of altitude (with shipping by aircraft) and it likely needs to be eaten within a day or two.

  • @TheFPF422
    @TheFPF422 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The best chocolate house, at the moment is Marcolini... You have to visit their shop in Brussels

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mmm would love to try it

  • @gromit3315
    @gromit3315 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Until the ‘90’s the best fries (I prefer to name them chips like the British do) were made in a “frietkot”, small baracs (small self made wooden ‘huts’ or an old caravan.) You could find them every where. In city centres, in small villages by the side of the road, on squaires, just everywhere. You could order only large or small chips and they were served in a “puntzak”, a layer of paper sheets rolled in the shape of a traffic cone (but much smaller, of course). The “puntzak” was over-filled with chips and on top a big blop of mayonaise. Today these “frietkoten” are vanished and replaced by shops where food is prepaired in a more hygienic enviremont. Food standards are more strict nowadays. The Belgian chip shops have lost a lot of their charm. A modern and fresh looking “frituur” doesn’t allways mean that they serve the best chips (or fries).

  • @DavidDeblaere
    @DavidDeblaere 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pub building contracter to customer:"I wonder when someone will discover another continent". Apparantly, 7 years later America was discovered.

  • @vietec
    @vietec 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I died when the chocolateer was explaining the chocolate and things went blurry XD

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣

    • @vietec
      @vietec 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EileenAldis when he started, I math meme'd and then you guys did that blur thing which made it that much better 😂

  • @loumere7093
    @loumere7093 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bruh she's so entertaining 😂

  • @BaronAW300
    @BaronAW300 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What is the name for aviation in belgium?
    Luftwaffle

  • @kelleyallen2984
    @kelleyallen2984 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can I order online? I want to try

  • @JennyQ
    @JennyQ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Try the Belgian waffle top with cream. 😙

  • @denissdelgado8223
    @denissdelgado8223 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Me asuste en el momento en el que se empezó a distorsionar el video. Era media noche y recordé videos de terror que vi en la tarde y casi grito pero el video estuvo muy entretenido. Saludos desde México

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ¡Muy aterrador! pero me alegra que lo hayas disfrutado. :)

  • @joylegon84
    @joylegon84 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ‘Hello from sunny Belgium’
    Niet meteen de beschrijving die hier het beste bij past maar oké😂

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Joy! It was sunny while we were there! Must've been lucky ☀️😀

    • @joylegon84
      @joylegon84 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eileen Aldis oh you were sooo lucky😂 it’s raining here constantly

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ah then we were very lucky! Belgium must be beautiful in the rain too ;) Sending you some sunbeams! 🌞

  • @monika7684
    @monika7684 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best Chocolatier in Belgium i sin Leuven - bittersweet :DDD

  • @Metzly85
    @Metzly85 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Being a Belgian myself, i somehow stumbled on these video's of people trying Belgian foods. While i agree they are (very?) good, i can't help but wonder that it all seems so....simple, the stuff we make. I follow quite alot of food places in Canada/USA on Instagram, and what they create seems soooo much better than the stuff we have here...?! Might be a case of "the grass is always greener on the other side" i guess? (Our fries and beer are EPIC tho)

    • @mcgil8891
      @mcgil8891 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah everyone just wants foreign and "exotic" foods😂

  • @toobydude41
    @toobydude41 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Haha I was just about to say you looked like you were having an out of body experience with that chocolate Eileen! LOL and that woman on your right! Her expression!! So did that package @1:52 say "Small Boobies"? LOL Too funny with the editing as that guy was explaining..I bet you were like "just let me try the chocolate already " :)
    Well I think I would gladly sample everything you did on your food foray..even the beer, as I too am not crazy about the stuff. Since you liked the cherry variety and said it didn't taste like a brewsky , I'd give it a whirl :) Those fries made my mouth water! The only condiment I'd pass on is the mayo, not a fan :)
    Fantastic video once again!!

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, they were called boobies. I'm sure it gets people's attention haha - the chocolate is good enough on its own though! The cherry beer actually was good because it didn't taste like beer nor was it too sweet. I was pleasantly surprised. Oh my goodness, that woman's face is my favourite part of the whole video, I think. 😂 ...When she says, "What's it doing??" - I was trying to silently say, "Sorry, something crazy is happening - tell you after!" haha

    • @pato20995
      @pato20995 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's the only "beer" all women drink in Belgium

    • @davidnielson9139
      @davidnielson9139 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm not a mayo fan either, rarely have it on anything in the US -- but Belgian fries are great with their mayo. I have thought that the Belgian mayo is lighter than the stuff that we have in the US.

  • @yoniborny8887
    @yoniborny8887 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Haay In am from Belgium so I have al that deliciousness all day Every day

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lucky you!

    • @lavh4406
      @lavh4406 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No you don’t... none Belgian eats this more than 1time a week, I even eat this only 1 time a month tho

  • @BaronAW300
    @BaronAW300 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My motherland💟🐗

  • @anneliesvanderheyden3903
    @anneliesvanderheyden3903 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    you switched the to waffles. It's the liège waffles (luikse wafels) witch is bigger and airier.
    And the brussels one is the one you are eating.

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Annelies, The woman at the shop said they were Liège waffles but maybe it's hard to tell in the video. Delicious either way, I'm sure!

    • @Senda688
      @Senda688 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Annelies Vanderheyden no ! I'm belgian, from Liège, and they are right. Brussel's waffles are more edgy, bigger, and without sugar.

    • @jurgenkonings2510
      @jurgenkonings2510 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EileenAldis Hey Eileen... Love the video! Next time.... try the "sugar waffle" (as we call it in Antwerp ;p) without whipped cream, and all the extra's... Those waffle bars are a recent hype... Growing up, we only could choose if we wanted a warm one or a cold one... the "regular" waffles, are mostly served with sugar topping, whipped cream, sometimes ice cream, strawberries (during season)... and you should also try the fries with "stoofvlees" and mayonaise on top... not in separate containers and not only the gravy :D

  • @_caitlynappelmans_906
    @_caitlynappelmans_906 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I live in belgium !! ❤️

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lucky you :) Please have some yummy treats for us then! ❤️

    • @unnoticedmicroprisonerump4340
      @unnoticedmicroprisonerump4340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wowo what an accomplishment

    • @lavh4406
      @lavh4406 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thomas Y. Inderdaad 😂

  • @paidatomriehuja
    @paidatomriehuja 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the video! Do you guys have a website?

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, Tom! We don't currently have a website but planning to add one :) For now, in addition to our TH-cam channel, we're on Instagram (instagram.com/eileenaldis/), Facebook (facebook.com/eileenaldis/) and Twitter (twitter.com/eileenaldis).

  • @MadLikeHell
    @MadLikeHell 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    im a Belgian nd for beer drinkers i reccomend trippel karmeliet

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Tim! Thanks for the recommendation :)

  • @beltfed1
    @beltfed1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Try one? ONE! Jeez….It would have to be the fries….Or the beer….Yup….Fries and beer.
    Wait…That’s two. Let’s see…Eileen spazzed out on the chocolate…Marc too….Mebbe too sweet for me.
    So…It’s gotta be the fries…served by lovely Valerie (I would bring her the chocolates!)
    OK…That’s what I’d have….FRIESANDBEER….See…ONE thing! YUM!

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      If I'm following that train of thought correctly that all sounds like a great plan! Chocolate --> Valérie🍫 and you have --> fries and beer! 🍟🍺

  • @john80c
    @john80c 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Swiss or Belgian chocolate-difficult choice need a larger selection to decide.

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sounds like a no lose situation 😉

  • @dogtown128
    @dogtown128 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    honestly I just want chocolate abuelita drink

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      haha yum - also love the packaging.

  • @kitchenmaisae-9036
    @kitchenmaisae-9036 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍🛎️🌹

  • @unpaintedleadsyndrome
    @unpaintedleadsyndrome 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    8:13 foodgasm

  • @Qsaws_
    @Qsaws_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm happy your airbnb host gave you good advices, i'm always sad to see people abusing tourists

  • @Lukas-bl9wy
    @Lukas-bl9wy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i live in bruges

  • @acerrubrum5749
    @acerrubrum5749 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'll have what she's having :)

  • @Matthieuvandy1969
    @Matthieuvandy1969 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    waterzooi stoemp carbonades etc

    • @EileenAldis
      @EileenAldis  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Diego, Those are other Belgian dishes, right?

    • @DannyDanwel
      @DannyDanwel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@EileenAldis yes they are, waterzooi is typicaly from the city Gent, carbonades are stoofvlees(Flemish meat stu with bear) you ate the saus at the frituur (chip shop). Belgians are foodlovers, we have a lot different dishes. Homemade foods ; hutsepot = al wintervegetables , leek, brussels sprouts,carrots,pattoto's,turnips, togheter with a pigfeet(traditional made), slow kooked/Stoemp = mushed pattato's+ carrots or spinich or....wathever you like ;-)/Witloof in de oven=belgian andives (kooked before) rolled in ham with mashed patato's and cheesesauce baked in the oven toped with breadcrums to gif a crunchie crust, and i can go on and on and on.......Witloof can be baked as wel just put it in a pan with real butter and salt pepper and nutmeg, baked until it gets brown(not burned) serve with patato's and meat . Tipicaly we serve patato's, vegetable and meat at home .

  • @DubCedSky
    @DubCedSky 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am Belgian, and in all honesty, I like the basic chocolate a lot more. A simple milk chocolate praline or a praline chocolate is 10 times better than a praline with rubarb and pepper or something like that... In case of chocolate, less is more in my opinion.