Typical Belgian products

Marie Caes3 Nature and Environment 16th of April

Belgian Chocolate

Cacao plant

Cacaobean

Cacaoplant

• Naturally on riverbanks, shade• 13 to 15 metres• Simultaneously bearing leaves, fruit,flowers• 50.000 to 100.000 flowers, only 20 to 30 pods• Hot and humid atmosphere• Tropics

Harvest

• 9 months after flowering• Twice a year• November-January + May-July• Delicate tree, flowers and pots

Cacaopod

Shelling and fermentation

• Removing beans and pulp• Precision• Other smell then chocolate• ------------------------------------------------• In boxes with banana leaves• A week at 45 – 50°C• Seperates beans from pulp

Drying

• 60% 7% moisture• Dried in sun or rotating dryers• Sorted according to quality• Placed in sacks for transport

Conching

Tempering

Fermentation

Drying

Cacaobutter

Chocolate

Belgian Endive

Chicorium endivia

1 : Cutting leaves from growing plant

2 : Keeping the roots in dark place

3 : Development of new bud

Belgian Endive

Belgian waffels

Brussels sprouts

Belgian beer

Belgian cheese

Typical products of Geel

A “Geels hartje” is a buttercookie in the shape of a little heart. It has marzipan inside , has almonds and a little layer of apricotjam on the top.

The coockie symbolises the charity of the city Geel.

It can be bought in (almost) every bakery in Geel.

Sausages of Vandecruys

Already for four generations the butchery Vandecruys from Geel makes sausages according to a secret recipe. The sausages are very light digestible and subtly spiced. They even got a special label.

Other products of Geel

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