Common ingredients for Belgium

These are common ingredients you may see on packaging and menus in Belgium. Local words are left unchanged so they stay readable in the original language; translate this page if you want supporting text and English names in your own language.

• aardappel (potato)
• appelazijn (apple cider vinegar)
• bier (beer)

  Belgium is famous for its varied beer types.

• bloem (flour)
• boter (butter)
• brood (bread)
• ei (egg)
• eidooier (egg yolk)
• gist (yeast)
• honing (honey)
• kip (chicken)
• kippenbouillon (chicken broth)
• look (garlic)

  Also called 'knoflook'.

• melk (milk)
• mosselen (mussels)

  Often served 'natuur' (steamed with vegetables).

• ossewit (beef tallow)

  Traditional fat used for frying Belgian fries.

• prei (leek)
• room (heavy cream)

  Often labeled as 'volle room'.

• rundsbouillon (beef broth)
• rundvlees (beef)
• spek (bacon)

  Often sold as 'gerookt spek' (smoked bacon).

• ui (onion)
• witte wijn (white wine)
• wortel (carrot)
• zout (salt)