I've tried super delicious Lebanese food at La Châtelain du Liban and Zeitoun, Asian-style noodles at The Noodle Bar, bao burgers and sweet potato fries at Baogo, sushi at Makisu, Sicilian pizza at Nona, French pastries at Charli and Indo-Pakistani food at Shezan. I've also had meals that are reminiscent of usual American breakfast and brunch foods such as toast with some combination of avocado, salmon and eggs and freshly squeezed juices that remind me of California! Admittedly, I've also had my fair share of waffles - usually from The Waffle Factory (a personal favorite!) - and desserts, including chocolate from Elisabeth, anything with speculoos (spiced biscuit/flavor with gingerbread, cardamom and other spices) and spiced bread with marzipan and a cookie shaped like the Antwerpse Handje - or Antwerpen Hand - from Philip's Biscuits in Antwerp.
I'm always curious about how the food is going to taste wherever I travel. Of course, I have had many of these foods before, but the taste is always just a little different in another country. Whether it's Indian food or a bao burger or even just another waffle, it's all also Belgium as a factor of where it's produced and who makes it, and the nuances in flavor are definitely there.
While I can't speak to all Belgian foods, I can say that there has not been anything standout yet regarding the preparation of foods that I have tried thus far. While I thought every waffle was made fresh on the spot, it turns out that they are made beforehand and warmed once you place an order, giving it that same fresh waffle taste!
