New material from my archives
Mon, 26/10/09 – 4:56 | One Comment

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 …

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Belgian Fries around the World

Belgian Fries and fry shops around the world: an overview of what is happening with Belgian Fries on our planet.

f-Commerce

Thinking of starting your own Belgian Fry business. Check here for more details.

Frietkot (fry shop)

Every day more disappear from the Belgian landscape: the “frietkot” or “fritkot”. Information and lots of pictures of the typical fry shacks.

I need your help

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.

My Belgian Fries Travels

About me travelling the world as the Missionary of the Belgian Fry.

Another BF shop in Turkey
Thu, 17/09/09
Another BF shop in Turkey

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.

RIP Keith Floyd
Tue, 15/09/09
RIP Keith Floyd

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 …

Pommes Frites (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Thu, 10/09/09
Pommes Frites (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

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 …

More pictures of historical fry shops
Sat, 5/09/09
More pictures of historical fry shops

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 …

Belgian Fries Franchise
Tue, 18/08/09
Belgian Fries Franchise

Great news for the Belgian Fries! Very soon I will reveal the BF franchising plan and details on this website.

Looking for more info: fry shops in the world
Mon, 17/08/09
Looking for more info: fry shops in the world

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? …

Historical postcards: proud owners of a Frietkot
Mon, 17/08/09
Historical postcards: proud owners of a Frietkot

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 Currywurst Museum in Berlin
Sun, 16/08/09
The Currywurst Museum in Berlin

The long awaited Currywurst Museum in Berlin has finally opened its doors last week! Time to plan a trip to Berlin asap!

Flemish song on Fries by the very popular Flemish singer Bart Kaell!
Sat, 15/08/09

Hahaha, waar is de tijd! (sorry, post in Dutch only)

The Frietkot voted best-known symbol of Belgium
Mon, 27/07/09
The Frietkot voted best-known symbol of Belgium

Last week the Frietkot (fry shop) was voted the most typical “Face of Belgium”.  Another great victory for our unsurpassed streetfood!

Belgian Fries news from Malaysia
Mon, 27/07/09

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.

More news from the Philippines
Mon, 27/07/09
More news from the Philippines

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 …

(Belgian) Fries go bio …
Wed, 1/07/09
(Belgian) Fries go bio …

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 …

Potato Republic (Istanbul)
Sun, 21/06/09
Potato Republic (Istanbul)

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.

Patata (Istanbul)
Tue, 26/05/09
Patata (Istanbul)

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 …

How some big magazine gets it totally wrong…
Sun, 10/05/09
How some big magazine gets it totally wrong…

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 …

Recent acquisitions (postcards and pictures)
Wed, 15/04/09
Recent acquisitions (postcards and pictures)

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 …

Fry shops in Belgium - interior pictures
Fri, 10/04/09
Fry shops in Belgium - interior pictures

People all over the world ask me how a fry shop looks like in my country. A picture says more than a thousand words,  so I post some photos of fry shop interiors below in a first …

Bruges Waffles and Frites (Salt Lake City, Utah - USA)
Tue, 17/03/09
Bruges Waffles and Frites (Salt Lake City, Utah - USA)

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

Gratis friet met mayonaise!
Sat, 28/02/09
Gratis friet met mayonaise!

Get your FREE fries with mayo! (in BE and NL only, sorry)
Vanaf 25 april 2009 (tot 10 mei!) organiseert fritkotactie.be opnieuw een heerlijk initiatief: gratis friet met mayonaise!!

Fry shop for sale!
Fri, 20/02/09
Fry shop for sale!

I received an email this morning from Het Frituurtje in Cape Town (S-A) with the sad news that they want to sell their business … hopefully they will find an interested party to take over.

Belgian fries conquering the World? Latest rumours …
Thu, 12/02/09
Belgian fries conquering the World? Latest rumours …

Many have tried to copy the Belgian Fries concept all over the world, sadly a lot have not succeeded or just misused the name and fame of our national product.
Latest gossip has it people are …

Yella Fellas - Singapore
Wed, 11/02/09
Yella Fellas - Singapore

Although I was in Singapore 2 times the last half year, I never heard of this new fry shop … found it on the internet during my daily search for Belgian Fries.

Open at basement 1 …

50 years of “frikandel” (or is it 55 years?)
Tue, 10/02/09
50 years of “frikandel” (or is it 55 years?)

The famous Belgian/Dutch/German snack sausage “frikandel” (also known as curryworst) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Some doubt has rissen about this “anniversary”. It is not clear who actually invented the popular sausage.  Snack producer …

Frietfindr: vind je frituur in de buurt
Thu, 29/01/09
Frietfindr: vind je frituur in de buurt

Een leuk en vooral nuttig initiatief: zoek een frituur in je buurt (uiteraard ken je ze wel, maar je weet maar nooit dat je hier iets nieuws ontdekt).

New acquisitions
Sun, 18/01/09
New acquisitions

An overview of some fine examples of newly acquired postcards in this post …