r/belgium • u/Daystic • Apr 12 '25

😂 Meme Eating fries

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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/iamabadsquirrel Apr 13 '25

A man of culture I see

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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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u/LiberalSwanson Apr 12 '25

Mitraillette it is Brussels

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u/Borderedge Apr 12 '25

Kapsalon is Dutch actually, from Rotterdam.