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Belgian North Sea Foodways

Coastal

Only about 67 km of coast, and a great deal made of it. GREY SHRIMP — garnaal — tiny, boiled at sea, peeled by hand, and the basis of the GARNAALKROKET and of tomate-crevettes; the horseback shrimp fishermen of OOSTDUINKERKE, who drag nets from Brabant draught horses through the surf and are on the UNESCO list; sole, plaice, turbot and cod; Ostend oysters; and MOSSELEN-FRIETEN. ⚠ MOST MUSSELS EATEN IN BELGIUM ARE DUTCH OR IRISH, from Zeeland above all — the dish is Belgian, the shellfish usually is not.

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Communities and languages

Languages: Dutch

What is recorded

  • Belgium has roughly 67 km of coastline. Mussels served in Belgium are predominantly Dutch, from Zeeland, or Irish; the dish is Belgian and the shellfish usually is not. The horseback shrimp fishery of Oostduinkerke is inscribed on the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list. documented

Related foodways

This foodway relates to

  • related to Dutch Foodways documented

    Most mussels eaten in Belgium come from Zeeland.

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