BELGIUM - CARBONADE OF RABBIT BRAISED IN ALE with TWISTED MASHED POTATOES (STOEMP) and WALNUT PEAR SALAD
Belgium is a small but influential nation in north-western Europe renowned for its beautifully preserved medieval cities, world-famous brewing traditions, fine chocolates and rich artistic heritage. Bordered by the North Sea and situated between France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, it occupies a remarkably well-connected crossroads of Western Europe, where trade routes, cultures and ideas have converged for centuries. Today, the country is also the administrative heart of the European Union, further reflecting its role as a meeting place between different peoples and traditions. Its unique geographic and cultural position has shaped the cuisine of Belgian creating a culinary landscape that blends a bounty of North Sea seafood and local agricultural products with influences from across Europe and beyond. The story of Belgian cuisine begins with the country's fertile and abundant valleys and waterways. Medieval farmers cultivated grains, root vegetables and cabbag...