Belgians passion
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Beer |
This is one of the biggest passions of the Belgians. At the beginning of the twentieth century there were over 3000 breweries in the country, most of the villages and villages had their own brewhouse. Unfortunately, World War II brought a significant decrease in the number of breweries. There are currently around 500 different types of beer in the whole country, which is still impressive. Most importantly, quality is also behind quantity. Belgian beers have won awards throughout the world for years. As if Gouden Carolus, brewed in Mechelen, won four times the prize for the best beer in the world.
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Beer on the ground that that is the national beverage deserves a proper setting. It is often the bottle Closing: as champagnes, with the original stopper and copper braid. Each type of beer has its own sophisticated vessel. Sometimes, like a pint and sometimes a big cup. Beer production began in these areas already Middle Ages. In those days it was the domain of monks. Then breweries began to appear in various places, and production began to deal with lay people. Today the most respected are those beers brewed by Trappist monasteries. Only seven orders in Europe can brew beer brand. Six of them are located in Belgium, one in Holland. These in Belgium are: Achel, Chimay, Orval, Rocefort, Westmalle, Westvleteren.
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It is worth while exploring cities also visit the breweries that in them are. Often they have small museums where you can learn about the history of beer, how its boiling point, and make tasting drink, often possible to buy only in this region.
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Chocolate |
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Chocolates, in various forms, are undoubtedly one of the main export products of Belgium. The great taste and excellence of Belgian pralines (cream-filled chocolates or liqueur chocolates) give them an immense popularity all over the world. In Belgium, chocolate is a real art. Corporate chocolate manufacturers are normal here. The most popular brands are Leonidas, Galler, or Côte d'or. It is here that new flavors of chocolate are being created, sometimes even as irrational as the Côte d'or chocolate with salt, which can delight even the most seasoned gourmands.
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waffles Gofr to następny wyrób belgijski, który zyskał międzynarodowe uznanie. Zwany w Belgi również gauffre i wafles w zależności od regionu posiadający rozmaite kształty: kwadratowe, okrągłe, czy w kształcie serca. Podawany z dżemem, owocami, czy bitą śmietaną smakuje wybornie. Najpopularniejszy z gofrów jest ten z Liege, z cynamonem.
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chips In their case are in dispute since time immemorial. Who was the first prepared a great dish. Americans say their work. But why they called them french fries ?. In fact, French fries is a Belgian doing. They did the usual potato divided into several parts tasty dish. Simply add to it countless sauces.
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KOMIKS |
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This is the next addiction of the Belgians. From the very earliest years they reading comic stories, some of which are known around the world. Smurfs, Tin Tin, or Lucky Luck are titles that both children and adults know. The first two had movies versions, produced by great US artists. Belgium is a country with innumerable creators and comic titles. Shop shelves are bent under multi-volume publishing. The most popular comics have even dozens of volumes in hard covers that fill the home library of Belgian children.
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Tak wielka popularność komiksów jest powodem tego, że w Belgii znajduje się kilka muzeów komiksu. Do najlepszych należą: Belgian Comic Strip Center w Brukseli oraz Hergé Museum w Louvain-la-Neuve gdzie mieści się muzeum Tin Tin. Oba odwiedzane są rocznie przez setki tysięcy zwiedzających.
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