Food and Cooking of Belgium, The

Strongly influenced by its proximity to southern France, yet retaining rustic, homely traits from its medieval past, Belgian cuisine combines haute cuisine and fine ingredients with comfort food and substantial portions.

Puternic influentata de proximitatea sa fata de sudul Frantei, dar pastrand trasaturi rustice si casnice din trecutul sau medieval, bucataria belgiana combina haute cuisine si ingrediente fine cu mancare reconfortanta si portii substantiale.