How to make authentic Moules frites

[@DWFood]

What's your favourite Belgian food?

[@voiceofmadness7]

Waffles with strawberries

[@DWFood]

@@voiceofmadness7 Yummy!

[@cir1662]

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

[@javierpatag3609]

Waffles!

[@leonardoluc6362]

Fried Walons

[@nielsenn7012]

Belgium and its people are so great. And the food so underrated. Much respect from Denmark 🇧🇪🇩🇰

[@freddy1313]

I always loved it when my mother made this

[@morethan3756]

The mussels from Brussels. Yummy.

[@fbiopenthedoormeme]

Brussels love of mussels 👌🏾

[@life-is-so-colourful]

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

[@oreally8605]

This is great!!! And those double cooked fries!

[@DWFood]

Have you ever tried moules frites? :)

[@robertpalmer3166]

@@DWFood I always double fry mine. But I haven't tried beef tallow. Soon.

[@kidstv426]

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 :(

[@yahya4370]

Stuffed mussels? Sounds delicious. I’m only here because my godson is in Belgium today and sent me a pic of this dish.

[@kerbe59]

@@yahya4370 yeah we love stuffed mussels here in turkey. It has been stuffed with very peppery and slightly tangy rice 🤤

[@GazaAli]

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.

[@alybloodshade]

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.

[@mrdude88]

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.

[@GazaAli]

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

[@iseceepcool2]

Very common in Europe

[@rimacalid6557]

I wish they used vegetable oil instead

[@diekje8728]

I like to emphasize that the whole country eats mussels from the same black pots. They’re equally legendary

[@robertbonvie5521]

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.

[@rickwilliams967]

​@@robertbonvie5521just buy a pot dude

[@thezenboy]

Clearly a civilized country. They have their priorities in the right order.

[@chandrus8358]

I’m confused but the same time respect that you guys celebrate what have and know.

[@valerieresistance-francais7708]

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 !

[@rhysezfpv]

such an easy dish to make. Im gonna try it tomorrow.

[@DWFood]

Enjoy!

[@mkbijnaam8713]

love how miss vermeulen described the inside of a mussle

[@pallydou]

This video reminds me about my visit to Chez Leon back 12 years ago.

[@rogierfrederiks8420]

My mum comes from a Sealandish Dutch mussel fishing family. Mussels with fries is the ultimate comfort food for me. Belgians flock to Zeeland during mussel season, because they are quite good there (I would say even better than in Belgium (due to freshness and recipe, although Belgians indeed know best how to make fries 😉)).

[@rosph573]

Amo los moules frites.

[@kokokirifull]

This dish is very popular in South France

[@Math667]

I hope I don't hurt the Belgium tradition but I am missing vine in the moules... best wishes and respect from Austria

[@TDurden1988]

In Belgio sono abilissimi nel rendere disgustoso un frutto di mare così buono e semplice come la cozza.

[@gemmaevans9001]

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

[@KidkoroKnan]

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.

[@vincenzooccidentale7979]

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

[@cir1662]

​@@vincenzooccidentale7979 and in germany.

[@timpauwels3734]

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.

[@vincenzooccidentale7979]

@@timpauwels3734 you're forgetting quite a few and stoofvlees in Belgium is not the same as in the Netherlands.

[@Appie-rd2bg]

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.

[@izzatfauzimustafa6535]

I was expecting the potato frites fried in blanc de beouf to be the national dish of Belgium, though

[@DWFood]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/foiXlaCOp9eqf7s

[@pimoon7114]

Is it outragous to boil the mussels in heavy cream and a little white whine? It makes such a nice sauce

[@rudyvinck1447]

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.

[@DWFood]

The price refers to the menu of Aux Armes de Bruxelles, where the dish currently cost €32.50

[@timpauwels3734]

@@DWFoodClassic tourist mistake of eating in the Rue des Bouchers!

[@heli398]

It look very simple..

[@gregz3796]

30 Euro with pre made bagged fries :-)

[@wiwingmargahayu6831]

mussels fillet is amazing Sir

[@skellurip]

Mmmm, steamed clams!

[@wongjefx980]

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.

[@flitsertheo]

The French have this bad habit of claiming anything they like is theirs or their invention. From fries to singers.

[@Threshk]

30 euros for a single serving.... What a ripoff

[@0kayegs577]

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 💀

[@pl7868]

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 .

[@bandeano3870]

@@pl7868 I like steamed mussels with lots of onion, lots of pepper, curry powder and a little cream

[@pajtimmici5080]

In Albania cost only 4 euros and you can eat it at the sea coast

[@brunobarros116]

A comida favorita dos belgas sao criancas

[@BeaglefreilaufKalkar]

That portion of mussels is snacksize. Mussels also come from Ireland, shipped to the Oosterschelde and kept there in the water for the taste.

[@DWFood]

The fries add some calories too, right? 😉

[@Mystipaoniz]

yeah i never order moules frites in a restaurant. It's always "not enough". ^^ They're delicious, so it's not enough for me in a restaurant. It's frustrating. So i cook them at home. :)

[@HuzaineHajiDaud]

Et Voila

[@Rexini_Kobalt]

the seriousness with which he pulls out the mayonnaise... lmao i love the Belgians

[@maestrovso]

This dish is so easy to make that is ridiculous. The hardest part for home cook is frying the frites without a commercial deep fryer with big batch of tallow. McDonald's fries used to be good when they used tallow. Here in the Pacific Northwest I often buy mussels in a 5 lb bag from Costco. They are farmed in the Pacific sounds of Washington state. I also get them from Asian fishmongers. I cook them in countless ways. For shellfish, mussels is the biggest bang for the buck because the shells are thin and light.

[@rmdp2023]

seconded, No wonder wyt people get their minds blown when they move closer to the equator

[@rickwilliams967]

You don't need a deep fryer. Just use a pot and your brain

[@salmiahrangkuti2939]

good 👍

[@sulis7997]

Wow.. New info for me.. Thank you❤❤❤❤❤

[@papagen00]

So easy to make. Not worth $30.

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

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.

[@papagen00]

@@tiahnarodriguez3809 nope, other countries use simple seasoning and ingredients, only american cooking is over-complicated.

[@jamesportoraro8248]

It's a way for restaurants to stay in business

[@augustocesardemoraes1866]

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.

[@Lootensansy2308]

The dint cost even 30 dollar for belgium people you pay 20 dollar for a burger hallo

[@agentofchaos1820]

Cook it in light beer with salumi vinaigrette and a slice of focaccia bread 🤤 😋

[@nameless6161]

Yum!

[@waltersickinger1499]

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.

[@jounnna8720]

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…

[@emre05x]

best mussels still to be found in Turkey, despite Belgian mussels popularity

[@Kodakcompactdisc]

Is this a new DW channel ? I like it

[@DWFood]

Thank you! We've been around for some time now, so feel free to check out our older videos too 😉

[@TubersAndPotatoes]

I wonder if anyone has ever Jean-Claude Van Damme a Moules-frites, because he's the original Muscles From Brussels.

[@DrGaryGreen]

Right next door the Dutch do frites the same way. Delish.

[@michaelogden5958]

I gotta say that Belgium has one up on UK's fish and chips. 🙂

[@ibanpedo2303]

Hyped

[@nikolai3620]

"Freshly rinsed" Is this supposed to be a flex?

[@jeffreytan-yf6qt]

30 euros for a small plate. No thank you.

[@Frodokeuh]

it's at the heart of brussels it cost 18-25 euro for the rest of the country

[@danielkim7841]

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!

[@TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

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.

[@theofarmmanager267]

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?

[@jjj03512hiohi]

If you cut hair at hairshop, you must pay them. Thaers no ingredients. Just using scissors and knife. Thats the price.

[@marcbuisson2463]

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.

[@benhusson]

these are mussels from zeeland ... not low-coast mussels. if you want low end. eat low coast

[@Krossfyre]

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.

[@supremefantastic]

No wine?

[@andyzhang7890]

OH SO THATS WTF STROMAE WAS SINGING ABOUT HOLY CRAP

[@milan9261]

It might be a belgian favourite, but 95% of those mussels come from the Netherlands

[@mosesandthe7dwarves]

the guy at 4:39 reminded me of René from Allo Allo 😂

[@roset3887]

Belgian food ❤

[@lokesh303101]

Only Belgium 🇧🇪 knows how to make Fires.

[@rmdp2023]

seriously this is their best???

[@pavelaguirre2011]

Choros a la chalaca !

[@1bush053]

I dont' see them use white wine. Isn't it necessary?

[@bandeano3870]

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.

[@Cordycep1]

mussles are cheap in US but usually only find in buffet dining.

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

Depends where you live in the US. They’re very expensive where I live.

[@jeromeh5164]

You went to the worst places in Belgium to experience the dish

[@clmnyng]

Here in Chicago we have a wonderful place named Hopleaf, this is we did the pick up too.

[@JCNL871]

€30,- for one portion of mussels is absolutely ridiculous

[@jhonkeybatubara3919]

Nikmat

[@silentstormstudio4782]

If Europe was not the economic capital, i am sure people would have made real fun of this dish .

[@captjosemanuel5680]

the ‘mussels’ from Brussels😂

[@DWFood]

😆Served in Brussels, but sourced at the coast.

[@NerdZooooone]

😂kakakaka

[@MrVenturadog]

Mussels are cheap in USA, something different about ones in Europe?

[@bandeano3870]

the ones they sell in the US are radioactive LOL

[@flitsertheo]

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.

[@TheHollandHS]

💛🖤

[@maximilianc9897]

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.

[@adraste5158]

Tiramisu is the Italian National Dessert and yet Italy does not produce coffee and cocoa

[@maximilianc9897]

@@adraste5158 True…and noodles of the spaghetti originated from China via Marco Polo. But Italians claim it’s theirs too.

[@davidjoelsson4929]

​@@maximilianc9897 thats a myth tho, theres roman recipe of pasta

[@vivida7160]

​@@davidjoelsson4929 How old you think the Chinese civiliization is?

[@Silence_stp]

Mussels are in Switzerland, hmmm ok

[@Bobsk3]

Just a reminder, paid vacation days in 1950! You all deserve that!

[@JohnJohansen2]

1:54 Is there really any other way?😮

[@DWFood]

There are several substitutes that can be used in place of beef tallow, such as Sunflower or Rapeseed Oil. 🌻

[@JohnJohansen2]

@@DWFood That's not the point. Double cooking.

[@kestertroy]

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.

[@talkingtomjetski959]

30 Euros!!! That's Insane for Mussels!!, It's 12 in Ireland

[@flitsertheo]

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.

[@dpt6849]

Zeg ken jij de mosselman...

[@geerd1]

Die woont in Scheveningen… 🎵

[@ItzKamo]

€30?? damn.. i used to pay €18 back in the 90's

[@nodrama490]

Mussels ❤

[@dstaceywassup7778]

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

[@louie4wales]

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.

[@Mystipaoniz]

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! ^^

[@louie4wales]

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

[@rickwilliams967]

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.

[@AndreLieberher]

no white wine?

[@flitsertheo]

That is one of the available choices in most restaurants but the basic recipe is without wine.

[@jayflynn2250]

That beautiful dish seems cheaper using bagged, frozen fries.

[@DWFood]

Usually, the chips are not frozen but fresh even though they are delivered pre-cut and in bags

[@Mystipaoniz]

@@DWFood i don't know why people assume the fries are not fresh because they're bagged. It's crazy ^^ It's just a bag. Like...it's not difficult to cut the potatoes and directly put them in bags to deliver to places. "There is a bag? So it's not fresh. " Well...no. xD

[@joohyungyoo]

why such a wonderful food is so cheap in s.korea?

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

"french" is a way to cut vegetables, as in french onion soup. that's why they're called french fries.

[@angellover02171]

NOPE. French was the last name of the chef and restaurant started making French Fries in America. I Originally they were called French's Fries.

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

@@angellover02171 prove it!

[@granitesevan6243]

Yeah man, prove it! Cos we all know that a KZbin comments section is the place for rigourous contributions to knowledge 🤦🏼‍♂️💩

[@sotch2271]

​@@granitesevan6243 never heard that story, try to back that up

[@granitesevan6243]

@@sotch2271 😂😂😂😂👍

[@user-yo7fx2xn8m]

There r four famous national dishes 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ahhh 😌

[@marcuscicero9587]

dry white wine, garlic, more butter

[@timpauwels3734]

That would be Mussels white wine. This was Naturelle

[@rodrek799]

Wow I get my fries with mayo 😂

[@Herman6507]

Und where do the Belgians buy the moules? Yep only in Zeeland in 🇳🇱

[@flitsertheo]

It is a mistake of nature that they grow in the Netherlands because the Dutch don't have a clue how to turn these mussels into a nice dish.

[@youandme9569]

Poor people can never have anything in this world even foods they discover😂

[@corriedebeer799]

I thought Belgium's signature dish was doing poorly at the world cup.

[@andr386]

That's an expensive restaurant. It's still a cheap food and easy to make at home.

[@CarlH08]

Only belgians know how to make fries! Peru where potatoes originated: 🤣🤣🤣

[@pl7868]

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

[@maily8388]

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 🤑.

[@nenasiek]

Moderation, just like the french. You can eat a bit of fried food just not daily

[@HuzaineHajiDaud]

Wallonian

[@tanhtran8192]

🤪👍