A new Belgian Fries franchise was recently launched. It is named Friitz (with double i, pronounce as
[/' f r i: t s /]), inspired by Fritz, the first man known to have opened a fry …
Belgian Fries and fry shops around the world: an overview of what is happening with Belgian Fries on our planet.
Thinking of starting your own Belgian Fry business. Check here for more details.
Every day more disappear from the Belgian landscape: the “frietkot” or “fritkot”. Information and lots of pictures of the typical fry shacks.
My aim is to make this website the most complete resource on (Belgian) Fries … but I need your help for more information and pictures! So if you have any news, please let me know.
About me travelling the world as the Missionary of the Belgian Fry.
249 days after the last election, Belgium still has no government (or no new government to be exact, the old one is still in place as an interim-government). Thus, on Feb. 17th 2011, Belgium broke the world record (previously in the hands of Iraq). To celebrate this “honor”, thousands of people were treated free Belgian Fries in different cities throughout the country.
The Fries Revolution (Frietrevolutie) movement chose Fries as the symbol of their protest. It is Belgian Fries that keep this country together afterall!
(For a more profound explanation of Belgium’s political situation see “Fries keep Belgium united”)
This morning at 6am a local pita bar / fry shop was partly destroyed in my home town Leuven (Louvain).
Although it is just a 2 hour journey from my home town, I did not manage until recently to visit the city which is home to many “Vlaamse Frites” shops. “Vlaamse Frites” translates into Flemish …
A new fry shop was opened a few months ago by Erdal, my fry-friend in Istanbul. He opened the first Potato Republic a few years ago, pioneering Belgian style fries in Turkey.
Some time ago a real Belgian frituur opened its doors in the very touristic beach town Phuket, Thailand.
Run by Belgians, it is modelled after a typical Belgian fry shop.
Just to give you an idea how popular fry shops are in Belgium, here’s a map of Leuven. With a population of about 40.000 people (center of town only) I counted 20 fry shops and …
(somehow the link is not working – pls check the video link at the bottom of this page)
Time to publish some more Belgian Fries stuff from my archives.
Some years ago, after my appearance on Belgian television, I received these beautiful b&w pictures from Daniel Lambrechts. Here is his tribute to the many …
Mumtaz emailed me some pictures of his Belgian Fries shop in Kusadasi (Izmir, Turkey). He tells me he visited Belgium and The Netherlands some years ago and fell in love with our national dish.
Last night Keith Floyd left the building … I’m sad …. He was one of the first and one of the best chefs on tv. Cheers Keith, I’ll see you at the bar in a …
I heard some rumours about a fry shop that opened recently in KL (Kuala Lumpur) (see my previous post), so I hopped over to the Malaysian capital and to my surprise I found not 1 …
Paul Ilegems, author of 4 books on the Belgian Fries history and culture, sent me some very nice pictures from his vaste collection of fries-related stuff.
Many items of his collection are now at the Frietmuseum …
Great news for the Belgian Fries! Very soon I will reveal the BF franchising plan and details on this website.
Browsing my archives I found some pictures of fry shops around the world I did not publish yet.
I have no other information on the shops. Do they still exist? Did you visit them? How are the fries? …
As a tribute to the Frietkot (recently voted best known symbol of Belgium) I am posting here some of my latest postcards, all very sweet images of old frietkots and their proud owners:
The long awaited Currywurst Museum in Berlin has finally opened its doors last week! Time to plan a trip to Berlin asap!
Hahaha, waar is de tijd! (sorry, post in Dutch only)
Last week the Frietkot (fry shop) was voted the most typical “Face of Belgium”. Another great victory for our unsurpassed streetfood!
Rumours have it a Belgian Fries Shop will be opening in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) real soon … no further information however. I am going to visit the city very soon and hopefully find out more.
Although Shakey’s, a Philippine fast-food chain, is known for it’s pizza’s, they also claim to serve what they call “100% real Belgian Fries”. Mmmm … I checked their website but found not a lot of info, in …
Eric Odinot, a Dutch artist, recently “invented” a new recipient: the biodegradable fry container! Finally someone had the brilliant idea to use potato starch (gained from the potato peels) to manufacture a bio-plastic alternative for …
I received an email from Erdal in Istanbul, Turkey. Apparantly, way back in 2006, he opened a shop selling different kind of potatoes. It is located on the outskirts of Istanbul in an area called Beylikduzu.
Although I have been to Istanbul many times the last few months, talking to various people who were (and still are) interested in opening a Belgian Fries shop, some guy beat me in the race …
Last week, on the plane from BKK to BRU, I found a copy of “Gourmet, the magazine of good living“, edition of May 2009. On the cover was something that was supposed to be a picture …
On the left is a unique photo on a glass plate, picturing “les marchands de pommes de terre frites à la foire, Caen 1902″ (vendors selling fried potatoes at the fair in Caen (France), 1902).
Apart …
Received news of a new shop opening in the USA today. No more information except a link to their website.
Bruges Waffles and Frites
336 West Broadway (300 South)
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
I’m still compiling this page and need your help: let me know how you call Fries in your language, if possible with the phonetic transcription. My email address: webmaster@belgianfries.com.
Soundsamples (WAV or other formats) are welcome …
U bent veertien dagen op reis geweest naar den vreemde. U landt op Zaventem, neemt de trein naar Gent-Sint-Pieters en u stapt de koude Belgische lucht weer in. Wat is het eerste dat u doet? …
