Food Archetype

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i. They prefer to have bread pastries with cheese, jam, and honey. Children will have Nutella sandwiches with cream cheese. They add yogurt to their cereal and sprinkle on cinnamon and sugar. You can also get a yogurt cake with apricot sauce. ii. For a treat people will go to a bakery to get croissants and other pastries. For mostly tourists, there are waffles stands everywhere. There are two types of waffles, Liege and the Brussels waffle, which are served with jam, honey, and sweet cream.
B. “Coffee is probably the most popular drink at breakfast, but for young children who would go for a chocolate or plain milk. Orange …show more content…

Medieval cookery still influences the food today with the use of the condiments, mustards, vinegars, and dried fruits that give dishes a sweet-sour and sweet-salty flavor. Almonds and spices are used a lot. Mouleselmosselen is mussels served with chips, and is a very popular fast lunch option.
B. “To the average Belgian a day without potatoes borders going a day without a decent meal. They are a substantial part of most hot meals and not to be thought of as a vegetable in any way.” i. The most popular eaten fruits are Conference pears Jonagold apples, cherries, and strawberries. You can get these at local shops and markets and are served in various desserts, preserves, and other dishes. ii. There is a high influence of vegetables in the Flemish region. There is a variety of other vegetables grown, but the most popular are tomatoes, endives, Brussel sprouts, and asparagus, especially white asparagus. IV. Desserts
A. “Complete the list with our endless range of regional specialties and you are not far off compiling an entire volume of confectionary …show more content…

“ According to legend, the small Belgian town of Dinant was under siege in 1466, and its starving people had only two ingredients to cook with: flour and honey. Making the best of what they had, they kneaded these two ingredients together and baked it.” i. The most well known Belgian candy is the Cuberdon, a cone shaped candy with a hard outside and a jellybean-like inside. It has a variety of flavors like raspberry, icecream, and cookie. The Napoleon bonbon is a hard candy, which is usually lemon flavored with a sour lemon inside. ii. The Couques de Dinant can be hard enough to break a tooth, but if you break off a piece, you can let it melt in your mouth and enjoy a caramely flavor. Just like when they were first made, these cookies are still pressed into hand carved wood molds and cooked.
B. “It is rich and delicious and represents true quality out of all the chocolates found in the world. When you think high-end chocolate think about getting yourself some amazing Belgian

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