





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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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:
Last week the Frietkot (fry shop) was voted the most typical “Face of Belgium”. Another great victory for our unsurpassed streetfood!
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 …
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).
On of the nicest picture I ever received!
This is Albert Tratsaert with his “frietkarre” (fry cart). He sold fries on the Groentenmarkt in Ostend for about 50 years.
(thanks to the Makelberge-Tratsaert family – I hope …
‘Onze roots niet verloochenen’
Bernard Lefèvre, voorzitter der frituristen
BEKKEVOORT – SOS Frietkot! Onder dat motto bevroeg het Nationaal Verbond van Frituristen (Navefri) 3.064 Belgen over het behouden van buitenstaande frietkoten. Liefst 96,8 procent kiest voor een …