For those of you not in the know… Belgium is well known for it’s “frites.” French fries to the rest of us. But these aren’t the crappy, freeze-dried, piddly little offering of carcinogenic match sticks offered up by fast food chains around the world. Belgian fries are short, thick, fat, real potato fries that have been double deep-fried to lock in extra goodness. They’re served up in a paper cone with an enormous dollop of whichever calorie-laden topping you like from ketchup to mayo to andalouse sauce. Not quite sure what exactly that is, but my fav frite sauce by far is the curry ketchup, yum!
For others of you who aren’t aware… which would make up most of the planet… Belgium has been without a government for well over 150 days. Apparently there was an election in June, but there’s still no outcome. For a thorough explanation of the situation check out this article http://www.cbc.ca/news/reportsfromabroad/murray/20071106.html written by a CBC journalist. Big thanks to Nicole for passing along the article. Sure hope the political strife doesn’t end in civil war…
