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 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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …