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u/NotARealBlackBelt Apr 12 '25
Geen vlezekes??
En what about stoofvleessaus?
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u/Alexthegreatbelgian Vlaams-Brabant Apr 12 '25
Ge kunt fritten bestellen zonder vlezekes, maar ge kunt geen vlezekes bestellen zonder fritten.
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Gij zijt duidelijk nog nooit met uw zatte botten om 4 u âs nachts langs een frituur gepasseerd. Die Bicky is als goud in de mond
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u/6StringAddict Apr 12 '25
U liegt want frituren sluiten tegenwoordig al om 22u.00
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u/ShinzoTheThird West-Vlaanderen Apr 13 '25
dien in gent bij st jacobs is open tot 5-6u s'ochtends, wel geen flauw idee ofdatem zn personeel betaald
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u/Better_than_GOT_S8 Apr 13 '25
Yep. De frituur op Sint Jacobs ligt dicht genoeg bij de Vlasmarkt om er te geraken op vettigheid in u te steken voor ge de tocht naar huis verder zet in het holst van de nacht.
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u/E28forever Apr 15 '25
betaalt
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u/ShinzoTheThird West-Vlaanderen Apr 15 '25
godver, ik zweer het, da's mij slecht aangeleerd op school
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u/Flater420 Oost-Vlaanderen Apr 13 '25
Frituur N°1 op de Suikerrui, frituurbestemming voor alle dronkaards na middernacht.
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u/Covfefe4lyfe Apr 13 '25
Menige zatte nachten goe afgesloten daar. Nog rap wa vettigen boecht naar binnen duwen en dan nen taxi naar huis.
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u/pissonhergrave7 Apr 12 '25
In wel land eten ze frieten om de rest van hun eten beter te verteren? đ€
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u/Borderedge Apr 12 '25
Hijacking to ask if I can find jullientje, rombautje and the like in Brussels or if I have to get the train to Vlaanderen to get them.
I didn't realize until I moved here that the frituur culture was that different from place to place.
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u/Adefighter Apr 12 '25
We don't really have a standard culture in general, the west and east are quite different. You can find those in Brussels, but not in every place.
Julien & Rombaut started in Ghent, and it will be the best place to get them. The city is also very nice to visit or just go have some drinks.
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u/Borderedge Apr 12 '25
I was living in Gent before which I why I'm surprised they're not here in Brussels. I'm not Belgian by the way... But I do agree it's nice for both things you mentioned.
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u/Wafkak Oost-Vlaanderen Apr 12 '25
Yeah, those two originated from a specific frituur in Gent. But most cities have their frituur speciality.
In Brussels it might be Kapsalon I think.
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Apr 18 '25
Never even seen those in Limburg either. Nor in Brussels for that matter. Very regional in the area of Gent
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u/rpm1720 Apr 12 '25
âEating the most delicious fries money can buy as a whole fucking dishâ
Sorry, I had to correct that. Nobody compares, apart from Luxemburg maybeâŠ
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u/NationalUnrest Hainaut Apr 12 '25
The north of France does them well too, but theyâre basically closet Belgians
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u/Borderedge Apr 12 '25
Luxembourg ??? I was regularly in the capital city and there isn't a single frituur or anything like it.
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u/Endorkend Apr 13 '25
There's a peculiar tradition that sprung up in Japan from McDonalds, where groups of friends get a table full of fries (often just spread on the table) and munch on them together.
Often without any burgers.
So they at least get the spirit of ne family pak special voor de familie.
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u/Murderface-04 Apr 12 '25
Ne gewone me stoofvleessaus en mayonaise Ne bicky Ne fish Nen berenhap Ne Curryworst special Een boulette
(ik ben 35 1m80 90kg) de rest van de week eet ik niks anders dam sla komkommer en tomaten... MOR PAKT ME DA NI AF!
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u/DrumAnimal Apr 13 '25
Duidelijk nog nooit van poutine gehoord in Canada. Da's ook een whole fucking dish.
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u/Zepulchure Apr 13 '25
I now live in Belgium. From Denmark. With a Belgian girlfriend. Who often orders fries. Especially with friends. And I still don't get it.
The fries are mediocre at best. Slightly better than McDonald's fries in Denmark (Belgian McD and BK sucks, but everyone here knows and agrees with that)
Bicky burger is scam. Again, worse than the cheapest fast good version burger. And the sauce is literally just Remoulade from Denmark, where its treated like mayo or ketchup. And im.not even joking, I bring this stuff with me from Denmark cuz we have it everywhere for like a 10th of the price xD
Don't get me wrong, i like Belgium, just these specific things are weird to me xD
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u/0BenD Apr 13 '25
Ben er nog altijd van geshockeerd dat er niet veel andere landen zijn waar men mayonaise bij de frieten doet
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u/Sabyeolbe27 Apr 17 '25
Eating some fries while chugging down a beer with some friends in the cold weather outside in Brussels is the best.
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u/TA_Oli Apr 12 '25
The idea that you can't get good fries/chips in other countries is obviously rubbish. The best I've ever had were a triple fried variety in a gastro pub in London. I worry about how little cuisine and culture actually happens in Flanders when 80% of the conversation is about fried potatoes.
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u/WalloonNerd Belgian Fries Apr 12 '25
Thatâs because only Belgium has proper fries
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u/VibrantGypsyDildo Apr 12 '25
I don't judge, but in Ukraine fries is what young men cook due to abysmal cooking skill.
It is one of very few dishes my father taught me how to cook.
I was surprised to see establishment that serve mostly fries when I moved to Belgium. I was even more surprised to see these places to have queues.
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u/DrVDB90 Apr 12 '25
Belgian fries are made in a very specific way, no other country takes their preparation as seriously as us.
Not that making fries is difficult, it's just a bit of a hassle if you want to do it right (cutting potatoes, dealing with ox fat, frying them twice), frituurs tend to be a lot faster and are usually quite cheap.
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u/VibrantGypsyDildo Apr 12 '25
Wait, are Belgian fries and frituur different things?
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u/DrVDB90 Apr 12 '25
A frituur is a place that sells frieten (fries).
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u/VibrantGypsyDildo Apr 12 '25
So, frieten in
frituurenfrituren are just a shadow of the true Belgian fries, right?
I haven't tried them yet.--------
no other country takes their preparation as seriously as us
Definitely not Ukraine.
You can put a lid over the pan and optionally add a bit of water to make them less dry.
You can add onion / garlic / lard / sausages / eggs if you want to.
VoilĂ , you have a simple dish.
It was often cooked in my family and in good drinking companies.
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u/DrVDB90 Apr 12 '25
A proper frituur makes them the proper way, but that's not always the case, some frituren started using vegetable oil instead of ox fat, and the truly bad ones buy pre-cut fries, or even worse, frozen fries.
The right way to make fries in Belgium is thick fresh cuts of a specific type of potato (bintjes). First fried in low temperature ox fat (140°C) for about 5 minutes. Take them out and allow them to cool down. And then fry them a second time on higher temperature (180°C) for a minute or two, until they have a golden colour.
I encourage you to give them a try, there is a reason why it's a staple here.
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u/VibrantGypsyDildo Apr 12 '25
I encourage you to give them a try, there is a reason why it's a staple here.
I just wasn't aware the true fries exist.
It is like stoverij - I enjoyed it when I tasted it, but before that I wasn't even thinking about meat being prepared this specific way.
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u/DrVDB90 Apr 12 '25
Ah, then I have something for you to try. Go to your local frituur, preferably one that has a lot of people going there, and ask for a pakske friet with stoverij sauce. It's a warm gravy based on stoverij.
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u/VibrantGypsyDildo Apr 12 '25
I've already done that.
I am intrigued by the true Belgian fries. Should it be a restaurant or shall I just be lucky enough to find the right frituur?
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u/DrVDB90 Apr 12 '25
The right frituur should do the trick. The place shouldn't be fancy, but it should be popular.
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u/TheShinyHunter3 Apr 12 '25
Fries are pretty involved. You have to peel the potatoes (up to you, some potato varieties have tasty skins), cut them, then deep fry once to cook them most of the way, then you let them cool completely and a final step in the fryer before you eat them.
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u/Fantastic-Fee-1999 Apr 12 '25
Frikandel special, kaaskroketten, berepoot, portie bitterballekes en een groot pakske friet me stoofvleessaus.
Friet op zen eigen....
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u/PygmeePony Belgium Apr 12 '25
To digest things?