|
Frites “Une frite mayonnaise!” There can be few Belgians who have never said this phrase. Because “frites” or French fries occupy a special place in the culinary culture of the country.
If there is such a thing as a symbol of Belgium, then it is the “frite”. Its origins are, however, relatively obscure. The term “French fries” seems to attribute this culinary invention to our French neighbours. “Wrong!” reply the purists, “frites” were invented in Belgium. According to popular belief, this recipe was first used in the Meuse valley, between Dinant and Liège. The poor inhabitants of this region had the custom of accompanying their meals with small fried fish, but when the river was frozen and they were unable to fish, they cut potatoes lengthwise and fried them in oil to accompany their meals.
There is just as much uncertainty about the invention of “frites” as about the date when they began to be sold commercially. In 1861, a Belgian entrepreneur called Frits is said to have opened a stand selling this product. He is also said to have given it its own name. So why do our English-speaking friends call them French fries? The justification given most often dates from World War I. The American and English Allied troops tasted this dish when they met up with Belgian soldiers whose working language was French, which led to the confusion. Thus they returned with the recipe for French fries. In Belgium “frites” are eaten accompanied by all sorts of sauces at “frite” stands or “frit kots”. And to obtain crispy “frites”, the Belgians have a secret: cooking the “frites” not once, but twice in oil.
This Belgian speciality has exported itself extremely well. The French adore eating “steak frites salade”. The Americans recently discovered genuine Belgian “frites” with the opening in New York of several “friteries” based on the Belgian model and run by Belgians
Indulge yourself or a friend with Belgian Chocolate Fries. Fine Belgian chocolate filled with delicious hazelnut paste which are in the shape of original French Fries.
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
Ingredients: Sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, hazelnuts, hydrogenated vegetable oils (peanut, coleseed), vegetable fats and oils (palm, peanut), emulsifier: soya lecithin, natural colour: curcamin, vanilla, cocoa mass. Dark chocolate: min. 53% cocoa solids. White chocolate: min. 28% cocoa solids and min. 31% milk solids.
May contain traces of gluten and other nuts.
|
|
Ingredients: Sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, cocoa mass, hazelnuts, hydrogenated vegetable oils (peanut, coleseed), vegetable fats and oils (palm, peanut), emulsifier: soya lecithin, vanilla. Dark chocolate: min. 53 % cocoa solids. Milk chocolate: min. 34 % cocoa solids and min. 19 % milk solids. White chocolate: min. 28 % cocoa solids and min. 31 % milk solids.
May contain traces of gluten and other nuts.
|
barcode:
5 413202 888027
artnr.
F012-0 |
|
|
|
| Nutrition information |
|---|
|
| Servings per package: 5 |
|
| Serving size: 38 g |
|
|
|
Average quantity
per serving |
|
Average quantity
per 100 g |
|
| Energy |
|
920 kJ |
|
2410 kJ |
| Protein |
|
2,8 g |
|
7,4 g |
| Fat, total |
|
14,6 g |
|
38,4 g |
| - saturated |
|
7,7 g |
|
20,2 g |
| Carbohydrate |
|
18,9 g |
|
49,8 g |
| - sugars |
|
18,6 g |
|
48,9 g |
| Sodium |
|
25 mg |
|
65 mg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nutrition information |
|---|
|
| Servings per package: 5 |
|
| Serving size: 38 g |
|
|
|
Average quantity
per serving |
|
Average quantity
per 100 g |
|
| Energy |
|
890 kJ |
|
2350 kJ |
| Protein |
|
2,4 g |
|
6,3 g |
| Fat, total |
|
13,8 g |
|
36,4 g |
| - saturated |
|
7,4 g |
|
19,5 g |
| Carbohydrate |
|
19,8 g |
|
52,0 g |
| - sugars |
|
19,2 g |
|
50,5 g |
| Sodium |
|
20 mg |
|
60 mg |
|
|
|
|
|
barcode:
5 413202 888010
artnr.
F011-0 |
|
|
 |
|