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What is our national pride? (self.belgium)

submitted 1 year ago by savjee to c/belgium

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I like to think that fries are our national pride, but foreigners call them French fries, and are confused when you explain they're actually from Belgium.

So, what is our national pride?

Not a big waffle guy myself, so I guess chocolate then?

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[–] Katt 14 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Definitely fries and beer. Switzerland gets away with being an excellent chocolate producer. But Belgian beer is renowned everywhere.

Fries may be associated with France, ours taste better because we fry them twice.

Sidenote: am I the only person offended by foreign mayonnaise? It's somehow always sweet. What the heck?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Belgium actually has a "mayonnaise law", dictating how much fat and egg yolk is needed before it can be called mayonnaise on the jar.

If I remember correctly, that's also one of the reasons Dutch mayo can only be sold as fritesauce here.

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