Out and about – Belgium (Sweet)

I hope you enjoyed the post on my Belgian beer experiences. In case you were worried that all we did was drink, here is a tour of how I satisfied my sweet tooth. While I usually crave salty foods, it’s hard not to have a sweet tooth there.

First and foremost, the Belgian waffle (waffel)…yum. No syrup required. No fork required (unless you get it with whipped cream, which I did try once). There were little waffle shops all over, making it a perfect mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack. I tried to eat a waffle every day, but there was just not enough room in my stomach for all of the things I wanted to eat and drink every day.

First waffel of the trip

We passed many many chocolate shops and I loved looking in the windows at the very elaborate decorations, made out of chocolate, of course. We tried pralines from Neuhaus in Brugge and The Chocolate Line in Antwerpen…there were so many options, it was hard to make a decision. At the Neuhaus in Brugge, I tried a “Figaro” praline with hazelnuts and one with dark chocolate and butter cream and both were delicious. I bought most of my Belgian chocolate souvenirs at Neuhaus. At The Chocolate Line in Antwerpen we decided to try some unconventional pralines…we all had a bacon one and I also tried a lemongrass one. The bacon one was a little confusing to my taste buds and I’m not sure if I liked it. The lemongrass was too overpowering and I was not a big fan of that one.


Bacon praline

I don’t mind kissing frogs that are made out of chocolate… The Chocolate Line

In Bruxelles we stopped by Pierre Macrolini and tried some French macaroons. Once again, there were so many options that it was hard to decide what to try. I settled on a pistachio and a chocolate/praline ganache and that was a great decision.

French macaroons

During our day in Bruxelles I also tried a skewer of strawberries dipped in dark chocolate (in lieu of a waffle) and we happened upon a candy shop that was doing a candy-making demonstration.

Consider my sweet tooth absolutely delighted!

The rundown (or at least some highlights):
Neuhaus (multiple locations)
Steenstraat 66, 8000 Brugge

The Chocolate Line (multiple locations)
Meir 50, 2000 Antwerpen

Pierre Marcolini
Rue du Bassin Collecteur 4/Spaarbekkenstraat 4
1130 Haren, Bruxelles