On a journey to Benelux, one cannot miss the opportunity of experiencing the local specialities of foods and drinks. Belgium offers one of the most unforgettable tasting experiences of all. If you travel to Benelux in September, make sure to visit the Belgian town of Durbuy to discover regional food products: beer, bread and [...]

The quality of the Belgian chocolates and famous Belgian pralines has been acknowledged worldwide. The chocolate “made in Belgium” is known as a delicacy. Belgian chocolates have been the food of champions, a lure for lovers, the indulgence of the rich and later, the favorite of the masses.

Each Belgian town has its own flavor and shape! It is a flavor or the locally brewed beer and the special shape of a beer glass! There’s hardly a single town in Belgium where they would NOT brew they own beer by a unique formula. Same goes for design: Belgian beer glasses are unique [...]

In most of the pubs in both Holland and Belgium, when ordering a beer you might be offered traditional snacks which most often include Gouda cheese cubes with mustard. It’s a fine combination which goes extremely well especially with dark Belgian beers along with dried sausages or nuts.
The term “Gouda” is now a generic name, [...]

Trappist Beers
Among the dozen or so surviving abbey breweries in Europe, six are Trappist and located in Belgium, all established in their present form by Trappists who left France after the turbulence of the Napoleonic period. Rich dark ales produced solely by monks according to centuries-old methods in the six following monasteries; Chimay, Orval, [...]