Editing Belgium (section)

===Cuisine===
{{Main|Belgian cuisine}}
[[File:Moules Frites.jpg|thumb|''[[Moules-frites]]'' or ''mosselen met friet'' is a representative dish of Belgium.]]

Belgium is famous for [[beer]], [[chocolate]], [[waffle]]s and [[French fries]]. The national dishes are [[Steak frites|steak and fries]], and [[moules-frites|mussels with fries]].<ref name="7hiRd">{{cite web|url=http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/40035|access-date=12 August 2007|title=Steak-frites|publisher=Epicurious|date=20 August 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808152457/http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/40035|archive-date=8 August 2007|url-status=live}} Republished from{{cite book|title=Everybody Eats Well in Belgium Cookbook|date=October 1996|author1=Van Waerebeek, Ruth|author2=Robbins, Maria|publisher=Workman Publishing|isbn=978-1-56305-411-2}}</ref><ref name="cwjud">{{cite web|title=Belgium|publisher=Global Gourmet|url=http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/belgium/backgrounder.html|access-date=12 August 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001505/http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/belgium/backgrounder.html|archive-date=28 September 2007}} Republished from{{cite book|title=Everybody Eats Well in Belgium Cookbook|date=October 1996|author1=Van Waerebeek, Ruth|author2=Robbins, Maria|publisher=Workman Publishing|isbn=978-1-56305-411-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Buckley |first1=Julia |title=10 Traditional Foods to Eat in Belgium—And Where to Try Them |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-09-08/10-things-you-should-eat-in-belgium |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=Condé Nast Traveler |date=6 July 2019 |archive-date=14 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114153156/https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-09-08/10-things-you-should-eat-in-belgium |url-status=live }}</ref> Many highly ranked Belgian restaurants can be found in the most influential restaurant guides, such as the [[Michelin Guide]].<ref name="EWmqW">{{cite web|title=The Michelin stars 2007 in Belgium|publisher=Resto.be TM Dreaminvest|year=2007|url=http://www2.resto.be/bib_new.cfm?langue=uk|access-date=15 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009160257/http://www2.resto.be/bib_new.cfm?langue=uk|archive-date=9 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> One of the many beers with the high prestige is that of the [[Trappists|Trappist]] [[monk]]s. Technically, it is an [[ale]] and traditionally each abbey's beer is served in its own glass (the forms, heights and widths are different). There are only eleven breweries (six of them are Belgian) that are allowed to brew [[Trappist beer]].

Although Belgian gastronomy is connected to French cuisine, some [[recipe]]s were reputedly invented there, such as French fries (despite the name, although their exact place of origin is uncertain), [[Flemish stew|Flemish Carbonade]] (a beef stew with beer, mustard and [[bay laurel]]), [[speculaas]] (or ''speculoos'' in French, a sort of cinnamon and ginger-flavoured [[shortcrust pastry|shortcrust]] [[biscuit]]), [[Brussels waffle]]s (and their variant, [[Liège waffle]]s), [[waterzooi]] (a broth made with chicken or fish, cream and vegetables), [[endive]] with [[bechamel]] sauce, [[Brussels sprout]]s, [[Belgian pralines]] (Belgium has some of the most renowned [[chocolate]] houses), ''charcuterie'' (deli meats) and ''[[Paling in 't groen]]'' (river [[eel]]s in a sauce of green herbs).

Brands of Belgian chocolate and pralines, like [[Côte d'Or (brand)|Côte d'Or]], [[Chocolatier Neuhaus|Neuhaus]], [[Leonidas (chocolate maker)|Leonidas]] and [[Godiva Chocolatier|Godiva]] are famous, as well as independent producers such as Burie and Del Rey in Antwerp and Mary's in Brussels.<ref name="6teth">{{cite book|title=Belgium and Luxembourg|author1=Elliott, Mark|author2=Cole, Geert|name-list-style=amp|publisher=Lonely Planet|year=2000|page=[https://archive.org/details/belgiumluxembour00loga/page/53 53]|isbn=978-1-86450-245-9|url=https://archive.org/details/belgiumluxembour00loga/page/53}}</ref> Belgium produces over [[Belgian beer|1100 varieties of beer]].<ref name="BierbijbelNieuwsblad">{{cite news|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=G2I3H7IVR|title=Nieuwe bierbijbel bundelt alle 1.132 Belgische bieren|first=Chris|last=Snick|date=18 October 2011|language=nl|newspaper=Het Nieuwsblad|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605055509/http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=G2I3H7IVR|archive-date=5 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="BierbijbelKW">{{cite news|url=http://kw.knack.be/west-vlaanderen/nieuws/algemeen/nieuwe-bierbijbel-met-1-132-belgische-bieren-voorgesteld-in-brugge/article-1195119387827.htm|title=Nieuwe bierbijbel met 1.132 Belgische bieren voorgesteld in Brugge|date=18 October 2011|language=nl|newspaper=Krant van West-Vlaanderen|access-date=17 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531221549/http://kw.knack.be/west-vlaanderen/nieuws/algemeen/nieuwe-bierbijbel-met-1-132-belgische-bieren-voorgesteld-in-brugge/article-1195119387827.htm|archive-date=31 May 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The Trappist beer of the [[Westvleteren Brewery|Abbey of Westvleteren]] has repeatedly been rated the world's best beer.<ref name="0BjgZ">{{cite news|last=Ames|first=Paul|title=Buying the World's Best Beer|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/benelux/090828/st-sixtus-westvleteren-beer|access-date=19 November 2010|newspaper=Global Post|date=30 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109221604/http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/benelux/090828/st-sixtus-westvleteren-beer|archive-date=9 November 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="yTWd9">{{cite news|last=Guthrie|first=Tyler|title=Day trip to the best beer in the world|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/08/11/day-trip-to-the-best-beer-in-the-world/|access-date=19 November 2010|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=11 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204040743/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-08-11/travel/sc-trav-0810-strip-belgian-bike-trip-20100810_1_westvleteren-beer-day-trip|archive-date=4 December 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IOJxz">{{cite news|title=Monks run short of 'world's best' beer|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200508/s1435915.htm|access-date=19 November 2010|publisher=ABC|date=12 August 2005|agency=Reuters|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310004301/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200508/s1435915.htm|archive-date=10 March 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The biggest brewer in the world by volume is [[Anheuser-Busch InBev]], based in [[Leuven]].<ref name="EpBpi">{{cite press release|title=InBev dividend 2006: 0.72 euro per share—infobox: About InBev|quote=InBev is a publicly traded company ([[Euronext]]: INB) based in [[Leuven]], Belgium. The company's origins date back to 1366, and today it is the leading global brewer by volume.|date=24 April 2007|publisher=InBev|url=http://www.inbev.com/press_releases/20070424.1.e.cfm|access-date=31 May 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911223542/http://www.inbev.com/press_releases/20070424.1.e.cfm|archive-date=11 September 2007}}</ref>