Articles in Belgium
The Fries Revolution in Belgium
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 …
A new exciting franchise: Friitz Belgian Fries!
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 …
New record for Belgian Fries
Belgian Chris Verschueren, a 53-year-old French fries maker, from the Belgian village of Kastel, has spent 83 consecutive hours frying chips (french Fries) and serving 15,000 portions of the dish - setting the new …
Frituren in Leuven – fry shops in my home town
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 …
Frietmuseum (Brugge, BE)
A museum dedicated to the Belgian Fry has opened its doors in Brugge on May 1st. The museum gives a very comprehensive overview of what Belgian Fries is all about. Be sure to check it out when …
Beste frietkot van het land begon in een ziekenwagen
Friturist Antonio verklapt een paar geheimen
BRUSSEL – Alweer een prijs voor Maison Antoine op het Jourdanplein. Deze keer riep de Nederlandse Volkskrant de frituur uit tot beste frituur van Brussel. Friturist Antonio Del Vecchio legt …
Friet Fashion
A small exhibition showed new designs of the “Frietzak” (the typical paper cone we use for fries). People at the exhibition were very reluctant so I have not a lot of information. Some more pictures …
