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Triplandio Belgium guide covers 46 travel guides with 4 cities across 131 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 180 self-guided walking tours in Belgium with 1,163 POI, spanning 457.5 km in total. Get inspired by 32 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Belgium
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Belgium
Cost
MID
Safety
86
Health
94
Lifestyle
73
Infra
87
Rank
#13
Score
67
Tourists
2.6M/y
GDP/cap
$60.8k
Life Exp
82.3 yrs
Population
11.9M
Currency
EUR €
Language
Dutch
Payments
Cashless
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food Belgium
Local Flavours of Belgium — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
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Bread
Vegetarian
Mastel
Mastellen
MAH-ste-lun
A sweet circular bread spiced with cinnamon, typical of Ghent.
Main course
Meat
Endive au Gratin
Chicons au gratin
SHEE-kon oh grah-TAN
Baked endives wrapped in ham slathered in béchamel sauce.
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Main course
Meat
Chicory Ham Gratin
Witloof met ham en kaas
VIT-lohf met hahm en kahs
Baked Belgian endive wrapped in ham with cheese sauce.
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Moules-frites
Mosselen-friet
MOS-suh-len freet
Mussels cooked in white wine with crispy fries.
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Main course
Meat
Ghent-style Rabbit
Gentse Konijn
GHENT-suh KO-nayn
A rich, savory rabbit dish commonly cooked with prunes.
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Dessert
Vegetarian
Ghent Mustard Stroopwafels
Gentse Mosterd Stroopwafels
GENT-suh MO-sturt STRAW-pvaah-fuhls
A crispy waffle biscuit with a unique mustard-infused syrup filling.
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Condiment
Vegan
Gentse Tierenteyn Mustard
Gentse Tierenteyn
tee-ren-TAIN
A spicy artisan mustard unique to Ghent.
Dessert
Vegetarian
Antwerp Handjes
Antwerpse Handjes
ANT-wər-pəh HAHN-juhs
Shortbread cookies shaped like tiny hands, traditional to Antwerp.
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Drink
Vegan
Bruges White Beer
Brugse witte
BROOJ-zeh WEE-teh
A refreshing, citrus-flavored Belgian wheat beer.
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Starter
Vegetarian
Flemish Asparagus
Asperges op Vlaamse Wijze
ahs-PAIR-jehz awp VLAHMS-uh VAY-zuh
White asparagus garnished with hard-boiled eggs and butter.
Main course
Vegetarian
Stoemp
Shtoomp
A mashed potato dish mixed with various vegetables.
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Soup
Vegetarian
Ghent mustard soup
Gentse Mosterdsoep
GENST moss-terd-soep
A creamy soup infused with the sharp flavor of mustard, typical of Ghent.
Starter
Meat
Beef Tartare
Filet Américain
fee-leh ah-meh-ree-kehn
Raw minced beef served with condiments.
Snack
Fish & Seafood
Grey Shrimp Croquettes
Garnalenkroketten
gar-NAH-len-kro-KET-en
Golden fried croquettes filled with North Sea grey shrimp.
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Main course
Meat
Chicory Gratin
Gegratineerde Witloof
khe-GRAH-teener-duh VIT-lohf
Baked chicory wrapped in ham, topped with cheese sauce.