Editing Brussels (section)

==Cuisine==
[[File:Brussels waffle.jpg|thumb|upright|Brussels is known for its [[Waffle#Brussels|local waffle]]s.]]

Brussels is well known for its local [[Belgian waffle|waffle]], its [[Belgian chocolate|chocolate]], its [[French fries]] and its numerous types of [[Beer in Belgium|beer]]s. The [[Brussels sprout]], which has long been popular in Brussels, and may have originated there, is also named after the city.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oliver|first=Lynne|title=Food Timeline: Brussels sprouts|date=11 April 2011|url=http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq.html#brussels|access-date=9 April 2012|archive-date=27 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427181532/http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq.html#brussels|url-status=live}}</ref>

Owing to Brussels' cosmopolitan population, almost every national cuisine in the world can be found there. The gastronomic offer includes approximately 1,800 [[restaurant]]s (including three 2-starred and ten 1-starred [[Michelin Guide|Michelin]] restaurants),<ref>{{cite web|title=Brussels 2 Stars MICHELIN MICHELIN Restaurants – the MICHELIN Guide Belgium|url=https://guide.michelin.com/en/be/bruxelles-capitale/restaurants/2-stars-michelin/1-star-michelin|access-date=2021-02-10|website=MICHELIN Guide|archive-date=16 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216154026/https://guide.michelin.com/en/be/bruxelles-capitale/restaurants/2-stars-michelin/1-star-michelin|url-status=live}}</ref> and a number of bars. In addition to the traditional restaurants, there are many [[cafés]], [[bistro]]s and the usual range of international [[Fast food restaurant|fast food]] chains. The cafés are similar to bars, and offer beer and light dishes; [[coffee houses]] are called {{lang|fr|salons de thé}} (literally "tea salons"). Also widespread are [[brasserie]]s, which usually offer a variety of beers and typical national dishes.

[[Belgian cuisine]] is known among connoisseurs as one of the best in Europe. It is characterised by the combination of [[French cuisine]] with the more hearty Flemish fare. Notable specialities include [[Brussels waffle]]s (gaufres) and [[mussels]] (usually as [[moules frites|''moules-frites'']], served with fries). The city is a stronghold of [[Belgian chocolate|chocolate]] and [[praline (Belgian chocolate)|praline]] manufacturers with renowned companies like [[Côte d'Or (chocolate)|Côte d'Or]], [[Chocolatier Neuhaus|Neuhaus]], [[Leonidas (chocolate maker)|Leonidas]] and [[Godiva Chocolatier|Godiva]]. Pralines were first introduced in 1912 by Jean Neuhaus II, a Belgian [[chocolatier]] of Swiss origin, in the [[Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/travel/brussels-the-chocolate-trail.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/travel/brussels-the-chocolate-trail.html|archive-date=2022-01-01|url-access=limited|title=Brussels: The Chocolate Trail|last=Thomas|first=Amy M.|date=22 December 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=4 February 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Numerous [[friteries]] are spread throughout the city, and in tourist areas, fresh hot waffles are also sold on the street.

As well as other [[Beer in Belgium|Belgian beer]]s, the [[spontaneously fermented]] [[lambic]] style, brewed in and around Brussels, is widely available there and in the nearby [[Senne (river)|Senne]] valley where the wild [[yeast]]s that ferment it have their origin.<ref name="Jackson1988">{{cite book|last=Jackson|first=Michael|title=The new world guide to beer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_PQJAQAAMAAJ|access-date=26 May 2012|date=September 1988|publisher=Running Press|isbn=978-0-89471-649-2|archive-date=11 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111125308/https://books.google.com/books?id=_PQJAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kriek]], a cherry lambic, is available in almost every bar or restaurant in Brussels.

Brussels is known as the birthplace of the [[Belgian endive]]. The technique for growing [[Blanching (horticulture)|blanched]] endives was accidentally discovered in the 1850s at the [[Botanical Garden of Brussels]] in [[Saint-Josse-ten-Noode]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodmuseum.com/endive.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050729081033/http://www.foodmuseum.com/endive.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 July 2005|title=Food Museum, Belgium Endive|date=29 July 2005|access-date=4 February 2017}}</ref>