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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.
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Moules-frites
Mosselen-friet
MOS-suh-len freet
Mussels cooked in white wine with crispy fries.
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Dessert
Vegetarian
Antwerp Handjes
Antwerpse Handjes
ANT-werp-suh HAHNT-yuhs
Shortbread cookies shaped like tiny hands, traditional to Antwerp.
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Starter
Meat
Beef Tartare
Filet Américain
fee-leh ah-meh-ree-kehn
Raw minced beef served with condiments.
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Eel in Green Herb Sauce
Paling in 't Groen
pah-ling in t grow-en
Eel cooked in a vibrant herbed sauce.
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Snack
Vegan
Belgian Fries
Frieten
FREE-ten
Thick, twice-fried potato fries served with mayonnaise.
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Condiment
Vegan
Tierenteyn Mustard
Tierenteynmosterd
TIER-en-tain MOHS-terd
A traditional, spicy mustard from Ghent, often used as a condiment.
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Side dish
Vegetarian
Brussels Sprouts
Choux de Bruxelles
SHOO duh broo-SELL
These small cabbage-like vegetables are often roasted till crispy.
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Main course
Meat
Carbonade Flamande
Carbonade à la Flamande
kar-boh-NAHD ah lah flah-MAHND
A sweet-sour Belgian beef stew made with onions and ale.
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Snack
Meat
Gentse Kop
Kopvlees
HENTS-uh KOP
A head cheese made from various parts of pork jelly.