Patrasche Beer: A Taste of Belgium in Japan
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…
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…
The familiar sound of glasses meeting across a crowded table has a way of bringing Belgium back in an instant. It might remind you of…
The first sip can bring back more than flavor. It can remind you of a long Sunday lunch where conversations stretched from one course to…
There is a particular kind of Sunday afternoon that Belgians in Japan describe the same way, no matter where in Belgium they grew up: the…
Almost every winter, somewhere between Tokyo and Kobe, a small group of Belgians gathers around a table set with cheese, dark bread, and bottles that…
Framboise means raspberry in French, and the Lindemans Framboise is the raspberry expression of a lambic tradition that Brouwerij Lindemans has maintained in Vlezenbeek since…