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Traditional Belgium Food

Discover 61 authentic Belgium dishes, from must-try specialties to beloved street food

61 Total Dishes
6 Must-Try
14 Street Food
31 Vegetarian

Traditional Dishes from Belgium

Authentic flavors and culinary traditions of Belgium

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Belgian waffle - Traditional Belgium dish
Must Try Street Food Vegetarian

Belgian waffle

breakfast waffle with light batter, large squares, and deep pockets

Brussels waffle - Traditional Belgium dish
Must Try Street Food Vegetarian

Brussels waffle

light, crispy, rectangular waffle with large pockets made with an egg-white-leavened or yeast-leavened batter

fries - Traditional Belgium dish
Must Try Street Food Vegetarian

fries

deep-fried potatoes

Liege waffle - Traditional Belgium dish
Must Try Street Food Vegetarian

Liege waffle

dense, sweet, chewy waffle, native to Wallonia, made with brioche dough with chunks of sugar which caramelize on the outside

carbonade flamande - Traditional Belgium dish
Must Try

carbonade flamande

traditional sweet-sour beef and onion stew made with beer

moules-frites - Traditional Belgium dish
Must Try

moules-frites

dish of mussels and fries

Street Food

bird's nest

dish from Brussel

Street Food Vegetarian

Bounante

Type of waffle

Street Food

caricole

Street Food

dagobert

sandwich from Belgium

frikandel - Traditional Belgium dish
Street Food

frikandel

fried meat product

Street Food

Julienke

Belgian snack bar dish

Lacquemant waffles - Traditional Belgium dish
Street Food Vegetarian

Lacquemant waffles

culinary specialty from Liège, commonly eaten during the October fair; thin wheaten wafer, cut in two horizontally, filled and coated …

Street Food

martino

sandwich from Belgium

mitraillette - Traditional Belgium dish
Street Food

mitraillette

Belgian snack bar dish

Street Food

Sitostick

appelbol - Traditional Belgium dish

appelbol

babelutte - Traditional Belgium dish
Vegetarian

babelutte

sweets made from candy syrup and butter

baiser - Traditional Belgium dish
Vegetarian

baiser

Belgian pastery

Vegetarian

Biétrumé

Vegetarian

bodink

bread pudding from Brussels

bolus - Traditional Belgium dish
Vegetarian

bolus

brioche from Brussels, Belgium

Boudin blanc de Rethel - Traditional Belgium dish

Boudin blanc de Rethel

Vegetarian

Brugse kletskoppen

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