St. Sebastiaan Dark Beer: A Taste of Belgium in Japan
The stoneware swing-top bottle is the first thing most people notice about the St. Sebastiaan range. In a market full of glass bottles with paper…
The stoneware swing-top bottle is the first thing most people notice about the St. Sebastiaan range. In a market full of glass bottles with paper…
Brouwerij De Block in Peizegem, Flemish Brabant, has been making beer since 1919, and the Satan range is their most recognised export — a family…
Peizegem is barely a village — a scatter of brick houses and a church spire in Flemish Brabant, less than an hour from Brussels. If…
The Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy sits in a valley in the Ardennes, in the French-speaking province of Namur, and the monks there have been connected…
Affligem Abbey was founded in 1074 in what is now Flemish Brabant, and the monks there have been connected to brewing for nearly as long…
Most Belgians are mildly surprised to learn how well-known A Dog of Flanders is in Japan. Ouida’s 1872 novel — set in the Flemish countryside…
Living far from Belgium often means missing the small traditions that made ordinary days feel special. It could be a leisurely Sunday lunch where every…
Green apple has a specific kind of tartness — not the rounded sweetness of a red apple, not the sharpness of a straight-fermented cider, but…
For many Belgians living in Japan, home is often remembered through small traditions rather than grand occasions. It could be the familiar sound of glasses…
Some memories stay with you through familiar flavors. A relaxed Sunday afternoon, a lively conversation around the dining table, or a gathering with friends after…