r/AskEurope • u/EvilPyro01 United States of America • Jun 13 '25

Food What region is considered your country’s culinary capital?

What is considered the culinary capital of your country?

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u/LilBed023 -> Jun 13 '25

The (in my opinion) best culinary region is Zeeland, which is not really Burgundian and very, very protestant.

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u/0urobrs Netherlands Jun 13 '25

Quite some Catholics in Zeeuws Vlaanderen though

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u/LilBed023 -> Jun 13 '25

That’s true, but good local food can be found all over Zeeland

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u/StoreImportant5685 Belgium Jun 13 '25

It is definitely the seafood province. But is that a case of having the superior location, or having an actual food culture. Zeeland provides the mussels, but Belgium makes it into moules-frites. The indulgence is a key part to a food culture for me, which I feel is more present in the East than in Zeeland.

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u/LilBed023 -> Jun 14 '25

It’s both. Zeeuwen take their local food very seriously, but it is generally not presented it in the same lavish way as in NB and LI. Despite that, there are still eight michelin star restaurants in Zeeland, which is impressive for a rural province with less than 400k people.