Mussels in Brussels... (and beer).

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  • Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
  • Today I'm in the Capital of Belgium and the Capital of Flanders, the seat of the U.N., Brussels. I'm here for the mussels and they are truly worth a trip on their own. And, of course, we ran into a massive beer festival in the Grand-Place and had some incredible Belgian beer, like lambics and saisons. We start off at one of Europe's biggest outdoor markets, Midi Market to take in all the sights and sounds of vendors selling fresh produce and goods. There's a Moroccan food stand making crepes under a bridge that has a line of dozens of locals awaiting these incredible savory flatbreads stuffed with fresh olives, soft cheese, and honey. I finish this quick trip off with a Belgian liege waffle, the only one I try in my week-long stay in Belgium. Let's eat!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 30

  • @travelingkakabsat
    @travelingkakabsat 2 місяці тому +2

    😋😋😋

  • @strange4you
    @strange4you 2 місяці тому +7

    Im dutch AND I LOVE BELGIË .......

    • @hubertl75
      @hubertl75 2 місяці тому +1

      I am Belgian and I love Dutch people loving Belgium (BTW, I really love the Netherlands).

  • @janjansens8724
    @janjansens8724 2 місяці тому +2

    Ty for just getting a normal waffle, that's what we eat.

  • @IgorEngelen1974
    @IgorEngelen1974 2 місяці тому +3

    muscles with garlic cream is 1 of my favorites!

  • @samtehbald
    @samtehbald 2 місяці тому +10

    As a belgian i have some instructions on how we eat mussels. You take on mussel and eat it. Use that shell to pick other mussels out of the shell. That's how we usually eat mussels. Hope you enjoy my country!

    • @what.tomorrow.brings
      @what.tomorrow.brings  2 місяці тому +3

      Ah that makes sense! Next time. I loved my time in Belgium and will certainly be back!

  • @n.p.2500
    @n.p.2500 4 дні тому

    Great video on Brussels! I just wish it was longer-there’s so much to see and enjoy in the city, from the amazing bars to the incredible restaurants. 🤤 Hope you do another, more extended (food) tour of Brussels soon!
    Greetings from a Belgian guy living in Costa Rica (formerly in Málaga, Spain)!

    • @what.tomorrow.brings
      @what.tomorrow.brings  3 дні тому

      Haha thanks! There is so much more to explore. I look forward to another visit.

  • @GuyWets-zy5yt
    @GuyWets-zy5yt 2 місяці тому +1

    The orange color one reminds me someone in USA🤣🤣🤣🍀🍀🍀

  • @wardvanopstal9662
    @wardvanopstal9662 Місяць тому +1

    For your next trip you should visit Leuven, close to BXL. Oldest university on the continent, hometown of Stella Artois, gorgeous medieval architecture, lots of restaurants, and the Old Market is considered the 'longest bar in Europe'; A square with 3 sides full of bars and the 4th is a high school. And you can do everything on foot. It's like a compressed version of Gent & Brussels combined. Fun times.'

  • @davidanderson1793
    @davidanderson1793 2 місяці тому +2

    I love Brussels! thank you for the vlog. fantastic!

    • @what.tomorrow.brings
      @what.tomorrow.brings  2 місяці тому

      What a city! I got to return for a night and had some incredible dishes. I will be back for sure to film more in Brussels!

  • @omggnome1
    @omggnome1 2 місяці тому +2

    Avoid the hustles, enjoy mussels in Brussels!

  • @hubertl75
    @hubertl75 2 місяці тому +2

    What you say about Trappist beers is not true. There are still 4 Trappist breweries within the compounds of the abbeys in the South of Belgium (the Ardennes). It is true though that many of the Trappist brands have been taken over by major beer brewers. The brewing g still gets a blessing from the monks regularly. And by the way, this food vlog of culinary experiences in Brussels is probably the best I have seen. Usually, vloggers eat and drink all the tourist trap consumables. You even ate a normal Belgian Liege waffle! Normally vloggers go for those topped with anything (no Belgian eats that).

  • @GianniDN
    @GianniDN 2 місяці тому +2

    We were in Belgium for Tomorrowland and stayed a week to visit. I ate mussels every day. 😅 We tried to make them in Italy but they taste nothing like in Belgium. .

    • @what.tomorrow.brings
      @what.tomorrow.brings  2 місяці тому

      Oh nice! I know that festival is a great time. I hope to visit Belgium again soon. You're right, the muscles there are so fresh and unlike anywhere else I've had them.

  • @fredhuybens2783
    @fredhuybens2783 2 місяці тому +1

    Soak the frites in the mussel broth? That's unusual but hey, why not?

  • @Ohno0es
    @Ohno0es 2 місяці тому +4

    wdym a pot to share? xD A normal serving for one person is 1 to 1.3kg mussels. Just check them for little crabs hiding in the mussels, they can make you very sick

    • @BrazenNL
      @BrazenNL 2 місяці тому

      She said 4 people? How?

    • @Ohno0es
      @Ohno0es 2 місяці тому +1

      @@BrazenNL as an appetizer perhaps! 😆

  • @MarcusVDP
    @MarcusVDP 2 місяці тому +2

    Next time : Croquettes and Carbonnade flamande

    • @what.tomorrow.brings
      @what.tomorrow.brings  2 місяці тому

      Yes I had both of those in my time in Belgium. See my videos in Ghent and also Bruges. I especially love the Grey shrimp croquettes, and the carbonnade fllemande is one of the best dishes I've ever had.

  • @roseanneberrios7174
    @roseanneberrios7174 2 місяці тому

    A bowl of mussels like that in California on the Pacific ocean will be 60 dollars. You pay about 40 dollars. (38 euros)

    • @kennethjansen4941
      @kennethjansen4941 2 місяці тому +3

      And in Zeeland, Netherlands where the mussels originate from you pay only 25 euros

    • @eliheyvaert3411
      @eliheyvaert3411 2 місяці тому +1

      Exactly, €38 (40$) is typical for places where a lot of tourists hang out. You better find a local that can bring you to a restaurant outside the tourist zones.

    • @GuyWets-zy5yt
      @GuyWets-zy5yt 2 місяці тому

      Lie. I paid 33 next GRD place and 23 in zinneke 30 minutes from there, and there the mussels are the best of Brussels. I m not sure u know your city very well

    • @GuyWets-zy5yt
      @GuyWets-zy5yt 2 місяці тому

      23 for the best of Brussels , 1kg 200,1kg300

  • @majordisorder73
    @majordisorder73 2 місяці тому

    Most waffles in Belgium are only eaten by tourists ;-)

    • @what.tomorrow.brings
      @what.tomorrow.brings  2 місяці тому

      Correct. Check my other videos in Ghent and Bruges for more local dishes. :)