Steak tartare, tongue in madera sause, chicory rolled in ham whit cheese sause ( comes whit mash-patato) beef stew 2 name a fuw and a choiche out of more then 100 differed beers. From Belgium whit love
The price is only justified by the use of mussels and the serving size. Not bad, but I was expecting a more interesting seasoning and condiment to go with them.
Man, please... Don't! They are selling the dish, paying the staff, paying themselves and many other bills. If you can't afford it don't buy it, maybe do it at home. But, please, don't price tag the other's service/products.
Looks tasty, but 30 Euro is bit steep…. Both potatoes and mussels are cheap ingredients. I could make them under 10 a serving and probably under 5$ a serving.
I’m sure you could if you, as chef, didn’t take any wages; didn’t have restaurant rent and rates; didn’t have energy bills; didn’t have waiters to pay. I’m not in the restaurant business or anything like it but it amazes me how people assume that the cost of ingredients is the only, even the major, factor in pricing a dish. I don’t know what trade you are in but your statement is equivalent to saying that a book should only cost the value of the paper with nothing for the write or publisher; work in your home by a joiner should be free unless he uses new materials. How about taking the total daily costs of running a restaurant and then working out what that is as percentage of the daily take?
It's usually at around 12-13 euros in sea restaurants in France. No idea how they ended up at 30, outside of.. well, Brussel prices. And probably out of season mussels.
Rule of thumb is about 3x the cost of the raw ingredients is needed. And of course some other variations in pricing to account for various factors. But I'd say it looks to me that it's like $7 of mussels and $1 of potatoes, based on my local prices. So puts it at $24, which is not far off from €24 as of time of writing. But of course I'm guessing with prices local to where I live in America. If they're more premium potatoes or the ingredients cost more if there's some other costs they have to deal with, it could genuinely cost this much for them to make a profit. At the very least in Europe, the cost of food does not have a hidden price of tipping. And the other thing you might consider is the chef's skill. Perhaps they have techniques that make it more delicious than what you can do at home, so that factors in to what people are willing to pay too.
The Belgians know what's up. Eating fries with mayonnaise is genius, as it enriches and enhances the flavor of the fries without overcoming it. Ketchup. on the other hand, takes over whatever it's pour on. All that acidity and sweetness are overwhelming to the palate.
The trick I learned in Canada was to mix a little bit of ketchup in to the mayo to cut the creaminess, not enough to drown out the other flavors, but enough to give some acidity though my dad just did half and half because he's a mad bear. Better yet though, get some soft serve ice cream and dip the fresh fries into that.
I love the decadence of mayonnaise and I'm not a fan of acidity in general, which is why I never use ketchup or lemon for that matter. But I see both of your points definitely
They're definitely a crucial part of Belgian cuisine. If you want to learn more about it, we also produced a video on Belgian fries: ruclips.net/video/HW4dmXrrwIY/видео.html
Can you advise what size pot is commonly used for each individual serving? I’m looking to purchase, but I’m finding several sizes available. Thanks so much.
it's not 30 euros... the "formule special" of Chez Leo is 17.75 euros include 1 beer, fries and 500 gr of Mussels. i think is pretty resonable especialy for a popular restaurant in the history center of Brussels.
A typical tourist rip off. As a retired chef here in Canada I make moules frites quite often. Total cost for 1 kg mussels and frites about $8 CAD or less than 6 Euros.
So do you sell those portions for 6€ in your restaurant, and pay salaries for your staff, pay the rent and whatever costs there are for running a business? Oh you also perhaps want to make a profit after all those expenses. It’s amusing that an ex chef doesn’t understand how the price of a dish sold in a restaurant is higher than the cost of ingredients…
Yeah, if you say Belgium it's Moules Frites OR Chocolate OR Beer. I love mussels, it's easy in preparation and tastes fantastic. Love it love it...Thanks for sharing
Just realise that Belgium has at least this kind of food considered Belgian, in addition to frites and waffles which are also typical in the Netherlands. Thanks.
Waterzooi, Vol-au-vent (Koninginnenhapje), Ballekes met krieken, Boulet à la Liégoise, Paling in’t groen, Quiche, Escavèche de Chimay, Asperges op Vlaamse wijze, Tomate crevette… Waffels and Frites are also Belgian/(French-I admit), but popularised in The Netherlands. Uniquely Dutch dishes would be Snert, Stamppot met Andijvie en rookworst, Hutsepot, Hachee, Huzarensalade, Maatjesharing-Hollandse Nieuwe Haring, Kibbeling, Lekkerbek, Kip Saté (adapted from Indonesia), Asperges Hollandaise, Poffertjes, Bitterballen. An example of a shared dish is Stoofvlees. Also Stoemp is the Belgian cousin of the Dutch Stamppot. There are also pancakes in Belgium, but smaller, with brown (not powder) sugar and far less common. Oliebollen (NL) are smaller, less substantial and are often called Smoutebollen in Belgium- and like pancakes, not so common. We also both have (garnalen) croquetten.
Well we actually also like and eat mussels. And I think a lot or most mussels in Belgium are from the Netherlands, Zeeland to be more specific, zeeuwse mosselen are quite famous. Also the potatoes that a lot of belgians use to make their fries, come from the Netherlands. The potato-race that is ideal for it is called ‘Bintje’, which was created and cultivated in the Netherlands, Friesland to be precise. These dished may be known and famous as being Belgian, but we also have them and eat it a lot, and not necessarily worse quality.
Good video but don't think i would order those mussels , i cook mine in white wine an cream , garlic an whatever herbs are sitting around , much better than the ones in the video IMHO
Without Western imperialism there would not be "culinary heritage" in Belgium. Why don't you make a video on how poor Europe's diet was before Colonialism?
when that Belgian chef in Brussells said with great pride, and a smile, "Belgians know how to make the best french fries!" I was SHOOK because he was about to start a World War 3 with other European nations!
Could never find something of equal quality in Australia, for a country that has abundance of mussels, unfortunately. Not the mussels and certainly not the frites.
Each year before mussels season starts in July we see the same stories in the press : either the mussels harvest is small, or/ and the weather was unfavourable, only to crank up the prices. A normal price in a Belgian restaurant would be about 17 to 20 Euro this year. But this restaurant is located in "Butcher Street", filled with restaurants from one end to the other and each one of these is a tourist trap.
The prices you hear are VAT (sales tax in USA) included and there is no mandatory tipping. Though this tourist trap asks about $10 more than the average restaurant.
he said only Belgians know how to make fries, yet you see him emptying a bag of pre-made fries into a container. can be that good of a restaraunt if he has ready made fries shipped in.
They're not premade fries dude. They're fresh ones (just potatoes being sliced to the size you want), bagged in this kind of plastic. How are you so quick to judge what you don't know? What makes you assume these are not fresh? Because of the plastic bag? Tell me! ^^
ok DUDE they are bagged which means they are pre-made, I can tell you are American because your extremely sensitive and no doubt you will start crying because of my reply. @@Mystipaoniz
This is probably the "natural" preparation, just salt, pepper and some vegetables. Nowadays you have so much choice when you eat mussels at a restaurant, they make them in every way possible. white wine, cream garlic, provencale, curry pepper, etc.
What's your favourite Belgian food?
Waffles with strawberries
@@voiceofmadness7 Yummy!
Steak tartare, tongue in madera sause, chicory rolled in ham whit cheese sause ( comes whit mash-patato) beef stew 2 name a fuw and a choiche out of more then 100 differed beers. From Belgium whit love
Waffles!
Fried Walons
So easy to make. Not worth $30.
The price is only justified by the use of mussels and the serving size. Not bad, but I was expecting a more interesting seasoning and condiment to go with them.
@@tiahnarodriguez3809 nope, other countries use simple seasoning and ingredients, only american cooking is over-complicated.
It's a way for restaurants to stay in business
Man, please... Don't! They are selling the dish, paying the staff, paying themselves and many other bills. If you can't afford it don't buy it, maybe do it at home. But, please, don't price tag the other's service/products.
The dint cost even 30 dollar for belgium people you pay 20 dollar for a burger hallo
Belgium and its people are so great. And the food so underrated. Much respect from Denmark 🇧🇪🇩🇰
30 euros for a single serving....
What a ripoff
30 Euro with pre made bagged fries :-)
30 euros for a small plate. No thank you.
it's at the heart of brussels
it cost 18-25 euro for the rest of the country
I've tasted stuffed mussels in Turkey last summer. It was super cheap and super tasty. Since then I quit the Belgian mussels, I am sorry :(
Stuffed mussels? Sounds delicious. I’m only here because my godson is in Belgium today and sent me a pic of this dish.
@@yahya4370 yeah we love stuffed mussels here in turkey. It has been stuffed with very peppery and slightly tangy rice 🤤
Have I lived long enough in a third world country to realize 30 euro for some mussels and fries is a scam? Yea. No I lived too short to realize that 💀
where i live fresh mussels are 5 bucks per kilo an that's in Canada , it's a really good cheap meal , but i steam mine in wine , cream an garlic .
@@pl7868 I like steamed mussels with lots of onion, lots of pepper, curry powder and a little cream
You went to the worst places in Belgium to experience the dish
Looks tasty, but 30 Euro is bit steep…. Both potatoes and mussels are cheap ingredients. I could make them under 10 a serving and probably under 5$ a serving.
I’m sure you could if you, as chef, didn’t take any wages; didn’t have restaurant rent and rates; didn’t have energy bills; didn’t have waiters to pay. I’m not in the restaurant business or anything like it but it amazes me how people assume that the cost of ingredients is the only, even the major, factor in pricing a dish. I don’t know what trade you are in but your statement is equivalent to saying that a book should only cost the value of the paper with nothing for the write or publisher; work in your home by a joiner should be free unless he uses new materials.
How about taking the total daily costs of running a restaurant and then working out what that is as percentage of the daily take?
If you cut hair at hairshop, you must pay them. Thaers no ingredients. Just using scissors and knife. Thats the price.
It's usually at around 12-13 euros in sea restaurants in France. No idea how they ended up at 30, outside of.. well, Brussel prices. And probably out of season mussels.
these are mussels from zeeland ... not low-coast mussels. if you want low end. eat low coast
Rule of thumb is about 3x the cost of the raw ingredients is needed. And of course some other variations in pricing to account for various factors. But I'd say it looks to me that it's like $7 of mussels and $1 of potatoes, based on my local prices. So puts it at $24, which is not far off from €24 as of time of writing. But of course I'm guessing with prices local to where I live in America. If they're more premium potatoes or the ingredients cost more if there's some other costs they have to deal with, it could genuinely cost this much for them to make a profit. At the very least in Europe, the cost of food does not have a hidden price of tipping. And the other thing you might consider is the chef's skill. Perhaps they have techniques that make it more delicious than what you can do at home, so that factors in to what people are willing to pay too.
I always loved it when my mother made this
The mussels from Brussels. Yummy.
Brussels love of mussels 👌🏾
This is great!!! And those double cooked fries!
Have you ever tried moules frites? :)
@@DWFood I always double fry mine. But I haven't tried beef tallow. Soon.
The Belgians know what's up. Eating fries with mayonnaise is genius, as it enriches and enhances the flavor of the fries without overcoming it. Ketchup. on the other hand, takes over whatever it's pour on. All that acidity and sweetness are overwhelming to the palate.
The trick I learned in Canada was to mix a little bit of ketchup in to the mayo to cut the creaminess, not enough to drown out the other flavors, but enough to give some acidity though my dad just did half and half because he's a mad bear. Better yet though, get some soft serve ice cream and dip the fresh fries into that.
You want the acidity to help balance the greasiness of the deep fried potatoes strips. Grease on grease is savory but it sits heavy in your palate.
I love the decadence of mayonnaise and I'm not a fan of acidity in general, which is why I never use ketchup or lemon for that matter. But I see both of your points definitely
Very common in Europe
I wish they used vegetable oil instead
I was expecting the potato frites fried in blanc de beouf to be the national dish of Belgium, though
They're definitely a crucial part of Belgian cuisine. If you want to learn more about it, we also produced a video on Belgian fries: ruclips.net/video/HW4dmXrrwIY/видео.html
"Freshly rinsed"
Is this supposed to be a flex?
I like to emphasize that the whole country eats mussels from the same black pots. They’re equally legendary
Can you advise what size pot is commonly used for each individual serving? I’m looking to purchase, but I’m finding several sizes available. Thanks so much.
@@robertbonvie5521just buy a pot dude
it's not 30 euros... the "formule special" of Chez Leo is 17.75 euros include 1 beer, fries and 500 gr of Mussels. i think is pretty resonable especialy for a popular restaurant in the history center of Brussels.
The price refers to the menu of Aux Armes de Bruxelles, where the dish currently cost €32.50
@@DWFoodClassic tourist mistake of eating in the Rue des Bouchers!
A typical tourist rip off. As a retired chef here in Canada I make moules frites quite often. Total cost for 1 kg mussels and frites about $8 CAD or less than 6 Euros.
So do you sell those portions for 6€ in your restaurant, and pay salaries for your staff, pay the rent and whatever costs there are for running a business? Oh you also perhaps want to make a profit after all those expenses. It’s amusing that an ex chef doesn’t understand how the price of a dish sold in a restaurant is higher than the cost of ingredients…
Yeah, if you say Belgium it's Moules Frites OR Chocolate OR Beer. I love mussels, it's easy in preparation and tastes fantastic. Love it love it...Thanks for sharing
I wonder if anyone has ever Jean-Claude Van Damme a Moules-frites, because he's the original Muscles From Brussels.
OH SO THATS WTF STROMAE WAS SINGING ABOUT HOLY CRAP
Clearly a civilized country. They have their priorities in the right order.
such an easy dish to make. Im gonna try it tomorrow.
Enjoy!
Just realise that Belgium has at least this kind of food considered Belgian, in addition to frites and waffles which are also typical in the Netherlands. Thanks.
there are loads of Belgian dishes, especially for such a small country. And fries of good quality are advertised as "Belgian fries" in the Netherlands
@@vincenzooccidentale7979 and in germany.
Waterzooi, Vol-au-vent (Koninginnenhapje), Ballekes met krieken, Boulet à la Liégoise, Paling in’t groen, Quiche, Escavèche de Chimay, Asperges op Vlaamse wijze, Tomate crevette…
Waffels and Frites are also Belgian/(French-I admit), but popularised in The Netherlands.
Uniquely Dutch dishes would be Snert, Stamppot met Andijvie en rookworst, Hutsepot, Hachee, Huzarensalade, Maatjesharing-Hollandse Nieuwe Haring, Kibbeling, Lekkerbek, Kip Saté (adapted from Indonesia), Asperges Hollandaise, Poffertjes, Bitterballen.
An example of a shared dish is Stoofvlees. Also Stoemp is the Belgian cousin of the Dutch Stamppot. There are also pancakes in Belgium, but smaller, with brown (not powder) sugar and far less common. Oliebollen (NL) are smaller, less substantial and are often called Smoutebollen in Belgium- and like pancakes, not so common. We also both have (garnalen) croquetten.
@@timpauwels3734 you're forgetting quite a few and stoofvlees in Belgium is not the same as in the Netherlands.
Well we actually also like and eat mussels. And I think a lot or most mussels in Belgium are from the Netherlands, Zeeland to be more specific, zeeuwse mosselen are quite famous. Also the potatoes that a lot of belgians use to make their fries, come from the Netherlands. The potato-race that is ideal for it is called ‘Bintje’, which was created and cultivated in the Netherlands, Friesland to be precise. These dished may be known and famous as being Belgian, but we also have them and eat it a lot, and not necessarily worse quality.
the ‘mussels’ from Brussels😂
😆Served in Brussels, but sourced at the coast.
😂kakakaka
Nikmat
Zeg ken jij de mosselman...
Die woont in Scheveningen… 🎵
No wine?
Good video but don't think i would order those mussels , i cook mine in white wine an cream , garlic an whatever herbs are sitting around , much better than the ones in the video IMHO
Only belgians know how to make fries!
Peru where potatoes originated: 🤣🤣🤣
This dish is very popular in South France
Mmmm, steamed clams!
I hope I don't hurt the Belgium tradition but I am missing vine in the moules... best wishes and respect from Austria
Literally just went to Chez Leon and got a bucket of mussels, frites and their house beer for 17.50 euro. Idk what this video is saying lol
€30?? damn.. i used to pay €18 back in the 90's
Without Western imperialism there would not be "culinary heritage" in Belgium. Why don't you make a video on how poor Europe's diet was before Colonialism?
Ow i love it its very good you can bake it too with cheese on top or you can stir fry with tomatoes and ginger
There r four famous national dishes 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ahhh 😌
The commentator must have heard. Why can't he have swum with the native pronunciation? Aux Armes des Bruxelles? 0:27 I think not.
Can we just let celery die out? I definitely wouldn't miss it. There's much better aromatics that can be used, and you actually add flavor with those.
It might be a belgian favourite, but 95% of those mussels come from the Netherlands
That’s a weird combo, Mussels w/ a side of Fries/chips!!!!!!:/
Did you every try it?
Apparently they dont know how to cook mussels lol...... what a waste. Pop em into a simple red sauce which would also have onions n itd be way better
Is it outragous to boil the mussels in heavy cream and a little white whine? It makes such a nice sauce
Only Belgium 🇧🇪 knows how to make Fires.
Veronique must be colour blind if she thinks that's pink, but ok.
Muscles mayo fries that's random leftover you find in the fridge😂
And here I thought it was French. Well, enjoyed this dish many times. So thank Belgium for that and your take on waffles and overly hopped beer.
The French have this bad habit of claiming anything they like is theirs or their invention. From fries to singers.
I'll have the moules and skip the frites.
If Europe was not the economic capital, i am sure people would have made real fun of this dish .
That's an expensive restaurant. It's still a cheap food and easy to make at home.
€30,- for one portion of mussels is absolutely ridiculous
Poor people can never have anything in this world even foods they discover😂
It's pink. It's fleshy. You eat it raw.
🤣🤣used. That for fish bait here in California
lol! 30 Euros for that?? haha...what a ripoff!
why such a wonderful food is so cheap in s.korea?
I would not brag about serving Hillary Clinton.
That's because you are an angry, sad person.
Exactly!!! 🤣
when that Belgian chef in Brussells said with great pride, and a smile, "Belgians know how to make the best french fries!" I was SHOOK because he was about to start a World War 3 with other European nations!
French fries was invented in Belgium.
Mussels come from all over Europe except Belgium…but it’s their national dish. Hmmmm…..life’s too complicated.
Tiramisu is the Italian National Dessert and yet Italy does not produce coffee and cocoa
@@adraste5158 True…and noodles of the spaghetti originated from China via Marco Polo. But Italians claim it’s theirs too.
@@maximilianc9897 thats a myth tho, theres roman recipe of pasta
@@davidjoelsson4929 How old you think the Chinese civiliization is?
Mussels are in Switzerland, hmmm ok
and charge €50
It's €32.50 but there are also cheaper offers in Brussels.
I gotta say that Belgium has one up on UK's fish and chips. 🙂
Ew!!!!! No thanks muscles gross me out especially the green lipped ones 😮
You have to scrub them first and take off the beards
New Zealand green mussels 10x better
It look very simple..
In Albania cost only 4 euros and you can eat it at the sea coast
Just a reminder, paid vacation days in 1950! You all deserve that!
🤪👍
People over pricing simple dishes
I thought Belgium's signature dish was doing poorly at the world cup.
Could never find something of equal quality in Australia, for a country that has abundance of mussels, unfortunately. Not the mussels and certainly not the frites.
Cheap ingridients at insane prices
30 Euros!!! That's
Insane for Mussels!!, It's 12 in Ireland
Each year before mussels season starts in July we see the same stories in the press : either the mussels harvest is small, or/ and the weather was unfavourable, only to crank up the prices. A normal price in a Belgian restaurant would be about 17 to 20 Euro this year. But this restaurant is located in "Butcher Street", filled with restaurants from one end to the other and each one of these is a tourist trap.
This video reminds me about my visit to Chez Leon back 12 years ago.
Wow I get my fries with mayo 😂
no white wine?
That is one of the available choices in most restaurants but the basic recipe is without wine.
In Belgio sono abilissimi nel rendere disgustoso un frutto di mare così buono e semplice come la cozza.
best mussels still to be found in Turkey, despite Belgian mussels popularity
the guy at 4:39 reminded me of René from Allo Allo 😂
We also have a lot of them in France ! It's also a typical dish in France and we eat a lot of them ! So delicious !
mussels fillet is amazing Sir
Only Americans call them “French Fries” in the anglo sphere
Cook it in light beer with salumi vinaigrette and a slice of focaccia bread 🤤 😋
1:54 Is there really any other way?😮
There are several substitutes that can be used in place of beef tallow, such as Sunflower or Rapeseed Oil. 🌻
@@DWFood That's not the point.
Double cooking.
Choros a la chalaca !
Amo los moules frites.
good 👍
Wallonian
Et Voila
Mussels are cheap in USA, something different about ones in Europe?
the ones they sell in the US are radioactive LOL
The prices you hear are VAT (sales tax in USA) included and there is no mandatory tipping. Though this tourist trap asks about $10 more than the average restaurant.
he said only Belgians know how to make fries, yet you see him emptying a bag of pre-made fries into a container. can be that good
of a restaraunt if he has ready made fries shipped in.
They're not premade fries dude. They're fresh ones (just potatoes being sliced to the size you want), bagged in this kind of plastic.
How are you so quick to judge what you don't know?
What makes you assume these are not fresh? Because of the plastic bag? Tell me! ^^
ok DUDE they are bagged which means they are pre-made, I can tell you are American because your extremely sensitive and no doubt you will start crying because of my reply.
@@Mystipaoniz
Фууууу как Противно .............
I dont' see them use white wine. Isn't it necessary?
This is probably the "natural" preparation, just salt, pepper and some vegetables. Nowadays you have so much choice when you eat mussels at a restaurant, they make them in every way possible. white wine, cream garlic, provencale, curry pepper, etc.
A comida favorita dos belgas sao criancas
Is this a new DW channel ? I like it
Thank you! We've been around for some time now, so feel free to check out our older videos too 😉
How come Belgium’s people are not fat? French fried alone is already in high calories, plus the mayonnaise on top of it, voila it’s so rich 🤑.
Moderation, just like the french.
You can eat a bit of fried food just not daily
I’m confused but the same time respect that you guys celebrate what have and know.