Actually as a Belgian we mostly go towards what we call a "frituur" to eat our fries. Every year the local newspaper announced the best "frituur" of the year. It's not only about the fries but also about the snacks that are offered over there

@billibabkus1917

8 ай бұрын

true and as another Belgian, this one stays away from the overpricing chains. Nice vid though

@itamar3800

8 ай бұрын

as a belgian, do you like jews?

@VitalVetters

8 ай бұрын

K’zen Antwerps en k’zeg u den besten frut vinde in de kleinste dorp’kes 💪🏽

@Lamine_Yamal

8 ай бұрын

Ik ben van België

@krankenwagen7198

8 ай бұрын

en natuurlijk de owner van de frituur

You have to do more videos from Belgium, try the waffles, beer, mousses, chocolate etc

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

the entire series is coming out now! there are 12 more episodes and trust me, we try all of those foods, stay tuned!

@Johnny2Gats

8 ай бұрын

Broodjes as well!

@louisr8732

8 ай бұрын

Good luck with the food coma's! :p@@Davidsbeenhere

@1001Balance

7 ай бұрын

Geen wafels! Broodjes! Martino, smos, americain

@ameliadiaz8040

5 ай бұрын

Let us not forget Belgian fried potatoes either!

Belgium is definetly not the most boring country. The people are friendly, they have a nice cafe culture. If respect for others is bring, yes, it is boring. But the museums are bomb, they know how to throw the best festivals and the food is great. And my favorite sauce is definetly tartare. And well, Belgium has the best beers too.

@Shifooooo

8 ай бұрын

idk ab the friendly part, lots of motzakken that live here :)

@kennymeesschaert9970

8 ай бұрын

were def not friendly lol

@aceincarnate2762

8 ай бұрын

lmao did you say the people are friendly? You have either never been to the country or haven't stayed very long. Belgians (Europeans in general though) are very cold, uninviting and inhospitable people. And It's definitely one of the most boring countries.

@tftg458

8 ай бұрын

​@@aceincarnate2762I'm a Belgian and yes Belgians are kinda meh... but as for Europeans I must disagree I've been to Romania and there are A LOT of very nice welcoming people there. It doesn't even feel like Europe that's how warm some of those families are.

@krankenwagen7198

8 ай бұрын

"..museums are bomb." wo I reference lol

Awesome to finally see Belgium as a destination of one of the foodies! I am Belgian myself. You should have tried the traditional snacks alongside the fries though. A frikandel or vleeskroket/bitterballen etc.... You really missed out if you didn't try them.

@Koepex

7 ай бұрын

it's curryworst maat...

Every item looks delicious, Hallelujah, you make my mouth water! 👍🥰👏

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

super duper delicious!!!!

@giannishen

9 ай бұрын

@@Davidsbeenhere Thanks a lot for letting me know, you are very nice! Thank you very much for sharing, super great job! Happy travels! 👍🥰🙏

Finnaly someone who goes to Belgium i have never seen it before on yt (Thanks for comming to my countryyy)

Wow! Amazing video! Loving the new editing style David! :)

Belgium is one of my favorite countries...fries+chocolate mean they really know something about life! And the Flemish art is astonishing!

@fokit2240

8 ай бұрын

Don't forget sight seeing where immigrant gangsters threw grenades or shot ak's in neighborhoods. lol

Every fries looks so delicious, with its own special touch. David if you love fries thats the place to go. Thank you 💕

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

Of course it’s so good! ❤

Such a warm welcome from the man working at La Friterie, great to see the enthusiasm ❤

Those fries looks so delicious...with all those sauces/toppings....potatoes alwaysa must ha ve veggie for me. Beautiful video....looking forward to the rest. Thanks David...be safe...Peace.❤❤❤

@JudyT868

9 ай бұрын

@shabanahailey6410: How are you and Hailey doing. I see a lot of rain down there. I am back. Watched the Waoroni tribe videos previously. Looks like David is on a roll now. Have a safe and blessed day.🙏🏼❤️❤️🇨🇦🇹🇹

Reminds me of going to get Belgium frites with friends when I was living in nyc, so fun, all about those sauces!!! Those all looked divine 🤤😍 (btw love Stella 🍻) And omg one of my favvvvv dinners are mussels & frites 🔥 hope you got all the interesting flavors if you did! 💜

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

This is the best! The country with the best fries on earth!

That last lady serving you was absolutely gorgeous Definitely great episode

amazing David!!!

Ah thanks for the nice video like it alot. 😀 Are you going to put more of Belgium on your time line

Wow awesome country and beautiful architects food looks so good awesome video David ❤

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

Big fan David, awesome work all over the planet - by the way: being married to a lady from Brussels my Patricia pointed out that the BEST: fresh Belgium fries are from the friet-house (it was declared many times the best by the people from Brussel themselves!)near the Atomium, we ate there and I loved it - keep up the great taste !!!! Best from NYC !!!!✌🍟

Don't forget about the Belegde Broodjes :p love to see someone abroad checking out our culture! And im so glad you know it's actually Belgian fries and not french! love it!!!

@sloesty

8 ай бұрын

No tourist ever goes for belegde broodjes, while I'd say it's more integral to our culture than fries. Got a friend from spain who works as an expat here, and he agrees that we go crazy for broodjes, despite spain also having a bocadillo culture.

truly epic! Love belgium!

Belgium is amazing I love the fries and beer,frites with andalouse is my go to 😊 The Flanders province is good to visit also

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

So good! Many many videos from this incredible country coming soon!

@jackf1841

8 ай бұрын

Flemish cities (Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp, Leuven,...) are - by far - the most beautiful in Belgium

I am belgian, that's cool to see you in my country! We got the best beers, the best fries, the best waffles and the best chocolate in the world ahah. We also have good weed :) I saw a video from Mark Wiens in Miami, were you the guy showing him around?

@ameliadiaz8040

5 ай бұрын

Let's not the best mousses as welĺ.

They be “Cooking up a Storm” right over there… Glad, yourself enjoyed every bite… 😂🍽

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

the best!!

@-amosc.presley-7192

9 ай бұрын

So, very Truthful of you.@@Davidsbeenhere

Hey David, Surinam used to be a Dutch colony, so there are a lot of surinamese restaurants there, go do a food tour up there, they will have the javanese peanut saus you love so much.

@parkergiele

9 ай бұрын

Dat kan ik natuurlijk enkel beamen, de Surinaamse keuken is echt fenomenaal :)

Fritland is my absolute favourite! ❤🍟🍟 I usually only go when I have visitors but every time I decide I should go more often 😁

The vybe in 2nd shop is more personable. They guy knows his industry and that is what will make me enjoy the experience

@flitsertheo

8 ай бұрын

Fritland is for tourists. Every KZread video "eating-fries-in-Brussels" ends up in that place.

@DenUitvreter

Ай бұрын

A shame he doesn't fully peel bintjes though. I don't care what others like and put on their fries, but keep the classic and start with that if you make a video.

Those fries with that stew gravy on top and the beer I want for my last meal 😂 that looks so good and tasty

hello! love watching your videos

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

appreciate you!

the 3rd chip shop u went in is the same i went in when i went lol

You should also try it with fresh made tartare saus. it is like mayonaise with herbs. And if you feel you don't want much fat in your body there is pickels sauce. It was the first sauce ever for belgian fries and i hate some establishments don't offer it anymore. It is sour and hot together. It is the healthy sauce but also the smell of the sauce on the fries makes you grave for it. Greetings from Belgium. PS: The frikandel or cury worst special or berepoot you should also try as a side snack. Highly reconmended.

Well David, you are all over. Thanks for sharing. Be careful with eating too many fried foods. Lol.😊

@garwingcheung9617

9 ай бұрын

Sweet 🤗😇

I lost all hope after realizing they fry the fries in Beef Fat until I reached the last part of the video, thank God for this restaurant! 🙏🏼

Frying in beef tallow shows that the La Friterie guy cares about flavour, quality, and health. I barely eat fries outside my house anymore because almost all places fry in unhealthy (and cheap) vegetable oils which fcks up my stomach. Groeten uit Nederland. :)

@ChrisTaylor-hj7ck

8 ай бұрын

What this guy said! beef fat is the only way to flavour and heath!

@CanularRadio

8 ай бұрын

Any scientific explication for it? Sounds incredible

@LucasDeKnibber

8 ай бұрын

Almost every fry thing in belgium uses beef tallow :)

@DeFausti

8 ай бұрын

@@LucasDeKnibber Proper Frituurs do, yes. One of the things I miss most about Belgium is not being able to find proper double-fried in beef tallow fries where I'm at

@LucasDeKnibber

8 ай бұрын

@@DeFausti that's one of the sole reasons I don't wanna move away from here haha

I think, you enjoyed your trip in my tiny country 😂😂I loved it 👌👍 greetings from Belgium 😉🇧🇪

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

I did! And moreeeee to come!

@rudyfrombelgium4352

9 ай бұрын

@@Davidsbeenhere That sounds fun 🙌 I can't wait 😉👍

Thank you.

Brilliant mr Hoffmann! The man himself, awesome! 💪🏆❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤bye❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Garwingcheung! I'm always so grateful for your support. Belgium is amazing!

@garwingcheung9617

9 ай бұрын

@@Davidsbeenhere ha ha thanks☔

The best food in Belgium is in small towns, not in the big cities in Belgium. + the price is mega expensive, they take advantage of the tourists. Try a simple, small community and eat something there. You will enjoy it twice as much! I live in West Flanders, the food here is delicious!

@DenUitvreter

Ай бұрын

Nothing beats a poorly maintained semi permanent structure in a deprived area of Wallonia when it comes to the classic Belgian fries imo.

You don’t get authentic fries in these spots. Just go to a small village and visit their local frituur, you won’t get any more authentic and delicious than that!

The Frites Atelier is owned by a famous ex- 3 michelin star chef. As a Belgian myself i can tell you that if you want the traditional fries, you have to go to a local ‘frituur’. A pack of fries normally costs you around €2.6 so yeah it’s not a good representation to go to these places. On top of that, in the Belgian culture we always take fried snacks with the fries. You should try going to a local ‘frituur’/‘friterie’!

Whell next time you visit Leuven or Belgium, hit me up I’ll show you around the county.

Them french fries looks smashingly good 👍😁

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

BELGIAN FRIESSSSS!

Oh man, if I knew you were here I would have showed you around some.

That's A LOT of fries man! I needed to take a break after this trip was over 🍟😅

@JudyT868

9 ай бұрын

@UnseenVoices: Hi Tasos. Hope all is well with you. How much weight did you put on with all those fries, especially the ones fried in beef fat? Take care of yourself 🙏🏼❤️🇨🇦🇹🇹🍟

what you do is mix the stew and fries with lots of mayonaise. Im from Belgium Ghent

Hope you’ve tried Belgian waffles too

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

video dropping soon!

When I first moved here 3 years ago I was a mayo & ketchup girly only and now my favourites are Curry ketchip, Brasil and Samourai. DON'T SLEEP ON BRASIL SAUS

We love you in Belgium🔥mr Hoffmann!!!!!!¡

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

the best country ever!!!

Was that your first day in Belgium?Also, i am very excited for this series.

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

First video shot over two days!

Im watching this cuz tommorow morning ill go to Brussels jaaa

the guy from "la friterie" is a goat

Morning David. Your brain must be fried on all those fries 😋😂🍟. I can't believe the amount of sauces they have; maybe they should combine all the sauces in one and call it 'The Works'. Bet you can't eat just one (fry). Glad to see everyone speaking English. Take care and waiting to see the next episodes.🙏🏼❤️🇨🇦🇹🇹

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

So good ❤❤❤❤

@ingridbee9192

9 ай бұрын

Good morning Judy. I feel like I did not see you in a long time. Or maybe it's me? Hope all is well with you? Summer is going soon. The Ex is starting, your area will be busy. Have a wonderful day . Heading out to wk.🙏❤

@JudyT868

9 ай бұрын

@@ingridbee9192 morning Ingrid. I was busy and I told David in the newsletter that I was forgoing watching the documentaries and was waiting for the new series. I am still here, Everything is ok. It's going to be a real mess here with traffic being re-routed to King and Queen Streets because they closed the Dufferin bridge for repairs. Pedestrians only. It's about a five minute walk from where I live near Springhurst. Anyway, you will see me more often in the comments now. Have a great day.🙏🏼❤️

@Manlkiwaa

9 ай бұрын

Hi Judy...not much rain today ...nice seeing you andthe Amszon videos were awesome!!!...Anyway have a blessed safe day.❤❤❤

@flitsertheo

8 ай бұрын

The sauces aren't combined but it's not unusual to see people eating a variety of sauces with their fries.

Oui, les frites Belges sont très bonnes!

Wonderfull

im mostly a sauce on the side person dont like so drowned out by it.. Only thing I like that way is poutine :) But those fries look so good .

@JudyT868

9 ай бұрын

@elizabeth16598ee: nice to see your comment. Too much fries for me. I don't eat it although they look so tempting. Hope all is well with you. Still hot here in Toronto although it cools down at night. Take care and sending prayers and blessings to you 🙏🏼❤️🇨🇦🇹🇹

@elizabeth16598ee

9 ай бұрын

@@JudyT868 hi Judy nice to see you to. yeah I can do few fries the sauce i dip it not have it so soaked cant deal but fries looked good.. dont eat lot fries either. Hot here today 32C bleh but does cool at night Hope you stay cool in day. and do hope your ok also .. Im hanging in there Prayers and love your way to ♥♥♥

@JudyT868

9 ай бұрын

@@elizabeth16598ee All is well 👍🙏🏼❤️🇨🇦🇹🇹

As a belgian my self i would probably rather go eat at the last place. tho probably expensive compared tot the traditional "frituur" that stew looks better than any i have ever had tbh! and i have never seen it with the mustard seeds ontop. it looked amazing! also traditional frituur never really serves Fresh stew. its more of an insta gravy kind of stuff usualy. should have went for a dark beer tough

Finally new video.

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

the last 3 videos including my Amazon Rainforest series have been new videos...

FRITLAND is Getting FREE ADS FROM YOUR BLOGS😂😂😂❤

Floris one of the good - best Cocolade Beer!

Bruxelles ma belle, my sweet hometown.

Definitely the best. I like to say you haven't had real fries until you've eaten Belgian Fries :)

You have to eat the fries with stoofvlees thats how we eat it in belgium.

This reminds me venezuela 🇻🇪 Colombia Peru like stew sauce with fries 🍟👌 or tons of mayo ketchup with fries 😅like 🇻🇪 lol the pineapple sauce like the one that 🇨🇴 Colombia

So, stoofvleessaus and mayonaise is the number 1 sauce combo if the stoofvleessaus is good. And a friet special basically mayonaise and ketchup and RAW finely chopped onion not fried onion, fried onion is what you put on a Bicky Burger not fries. It might be different in Brussels but to me who is from Antwerp the combinations seemed weird.

Next time try Chouke

And the most important thing. Eat the flemish beefstew with a big chunk of mayonaise on top. Best thing in the world.

Great for soaking up all that belgian beer.(frites)

look unreal

Hard to find fries in America that are still fried in a beef fat/tallow as opposed to crappy seed oils. Sure not a healthy meal but certainly a "better for you" oil to fry in. Not to mention the texture and taste!!

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

Here no one does it with beef fat but that gives these fries that level of crispiness no one can replicate

Exactly. Because the best-est french fries can only be found in Belgium Since they also have dangerous chocolate...better not visit :) Anyway, I wish we could lure you into Germany. I would show you some awesome places where you can shoot wicked footage and NEVER, EVER come back again.

Well actually, fires were invented by frenches in the first half of the 19th century. Donut sellers started to deep Popatoes in oil. they were called "Pomme du Pont Neuf". It was thin potatoe slices cooked in "Saindou". Sold in front of theaters in paris, they became famous in the 1820s-30s. but potato slices weren't very efficient. While cooking, potato slices as a tendency to stick to each other so the Pomme du Pont neuf started to get cut un shape we know them today, in 1cm wide sticks. Less sticky and easier to eat. In 1844, A German called Jean-Frédéric Kreiger discoverd this Pomme du Pont Neuf and popularized them with the opening the first fries shop in Brussels called "Fritz".

@BJ-wn7yy

8 ай бұрын

The Americans during the war learned about fries when they were in the French speaking part of Belgium. They didn't know they were in Belgium so they assumed they were in France hence French fries. Now there are a lot of varieties between French, Belgian and Dutch fries so each is unique but they shouldn't be called French fries at all. It's Belgian.

@TrainwreckBxl

8 ай бұрын

I guess you are French? They didnt invent Belgian fries, they invented Pommes pont-neuf. It inspired us to make the fries everyone across the world eats now, those are quite different from those Parisian bricks though :p and of course we added double frying , in correct oil and correct temps. But nice you read the BBC article.

@ReaZRapTor

8 ай бұрын

@@TrainwreckBxl > read comment correctly > be arrogant because you think you know everything Pick one! smh I'm not french btw

@TrainwreckBxl

8 ай бұрын

Haha you are correct bro, sorry was way too drunk 🤣I was afraid I did sth like this when i opened my KZread today. Apologies, it wasnt me, it was that drunk me haha@@ReaZRapTor

For me loading so much sauces on the fries a is Nono you might as eat sauces without fries.

Fritland has good original fries. For the rest, these are fries shops that give a (too) modern twist to it and they are over any normal fries size (too thick). Normally the fried potato should taste so good that you do not need any sauce with it. The best french fries in Brussels you will eat at Place Helmet (the man with the cart) at Place Dumont ( the kiosk near the building of the European community). There are very good fries to be found in many small local towns. For example at Gégés near the church in 1210 Neder-over-Heembeek, den Trul in 3070 Bertem. All original fries. If you want, the Hamburger chains like Quick and McDonalds always have good fries and constant quality but these are the finest size. Some customers don't like that. Do you know what pommes allumettes are? In more expensive restaurants they serve very very fine fries...pommes allumettes like matches. Try also the sauces from Bosteels. Normally a good original Fries vendor sits in a half greacy baraque. The taste will make all good. Bon appetit !

My fav is home made. Wilja potatoes not too thickly cut. Fried in fresh corn oil till brown on the edges. Then served with cracked sea salt and cider vinegar. If you want to go the extra mile - cut chips (fries) then pat dry. Put them in bowl or colander and shake with a clove of mashed garlic. Then fry.

You went to the most tourist friendly shops. You should go to a real “frituur”. Patatoes that arent even peeled are a no go in the traditional frituur

I live in Brussels, and I have to say you chose your friteries well! Fritland's fries are awesome, La Friterie is a little too fancy for me, and l'Atelier is a discovery for me, can't wait to try it! Next time, try a nice Viandelle with some sauce Dallas, that's a winner!

👳HEY DAVID! I HEARD THEY MAKE ICE CREAM AND CHEESES FROM HUMAN BREAST MILK IN BELGIUM! 🧀🍧AND I'M WONDERING, IS THAT TRUE?? THOSE FRENCH FRIES LOOKS DELICIOUS, DAVID!!! BEER AND GORMET FRIES WITH TOPPINGS AND SAUCES!!! MY KINDA EATIN!!!🍟🍅🌶🧀

finally someone who corrected french fries and saidd belgium fries instead

We have over 250 different kinds of beer in Belgium.

@gkos2566

8 ай бұрын

1200

found it funny "can eat vegan here" followed by a shot of beef stew on top of the fries

🍟😋👍

Viva la Belgium 🇧🇪 🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪

Belgium are the best in fries

As someone who is half Belgian thank you for showing the underwhelming reaction when you order something spicy in Belgium.

Very informative, David..... sidenote: where'd you get bluetooth microphone from?

Davidsbeenhere Fritland is only for tourist ;) and i'm from Brussels ;)

Fries soaked in stoofvlees saus and mayonaise 🍴👌 en hallokes! 🙂

David girls love him who has no hair

The best andalouse ever...😮😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂shes so funny😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

yes she was awesome!!

Sorry, beef fat is the traditional fat to make fries in Belgium ! There are sunflower oil mixtures that are lighter but nothing like the smell of the beef fat to feel at home.

Arsenal fans and Belgian national team supports, is it just me or does the guy at La Friterie look like Leandro Trossard?

Yes in Flanders regions is it the most boring regions on earth bcs the life situations are changed

Finally a decent video after dozens of useless and boring "long documentaries". I just put a like too!

@Davidsbeenhere

9 ай бұрын

The last 3-4 videos have not been docs, I released several videos from the Amazon jungle not sure if you had a chance to see it. That said thank you for the support I really appreciate it.

Brasil sauce is the best

my best bro david looking handsome thank you for your huge respect against cpec friendship countries 🍻

I am Belgian, from Brussels. If I can give a little advice; avoid tourist areas if you want to taste “real” fries, waffles and other local specialties. ;) The signs we see in this video are tourist traps.

The last one reminds me of Poutine

Stella is so much better in Belgium than it is in the UK too totally different

@draakb

8 ай бұрын

Stella is shit beer, no one in Belgium drinks it except tourists 😂

@bandeano3870

8 ай бұрын

@@draakb "no one" typical illogical 2023 comment

I have not eaten frites like that. I have mayonnaise. Not that fancy stuff. Those frites look like you'd get at the touristy places.

Best fries in the world. You lost me by drinking Stella.

If you are "Belgian fries" in Brussels they probably weren't Belgian fries. Should've come to Flanders more specific the coastal areas for the real deal.

as a real belgian i would of told u with fries u take mayonaisse & some beefstew on top.