Belgian beer and chocolate are legendary for good reason: the country has elevated both to forms of folk art and scientific precision. Belgian brewers have perfected styles ranging from crisp Pils beers to complex Trappist ales brewed by monks in isolated abbeys, each with centuries of tradition embedded in their recipes. The chocolate culture, meanwhile, traces back to the 17th century and the arrival of cacao from the New World, and modern Belgian chocolatiers have refined techniques that remain industry standards worldwide, producing pralines and filled chocolates of almost impossible delicacy.
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Belgian beer and chocolate are legendary for good reason: the country has elevated both to forms of folk art and scientific precision. Belgian brewers have perfected styles ranging from crisp Pils beers to complex Trappist ales brewed by monks in isolated abbeys, each with centuries of tradition embedded in their recipes. The chocolate culture, meanwhile, traces back to the 17th century and the…
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