Contrary to legend, there are famous people from Belgium, honestly. James Ensor is a very fine painter. Jacques Brel comes from Belgium, although everyone thinks he is French. And Mr Sax, who invented the Saxophone. And Tintin, of course.

I'm not sure about the Belgians being famous for eating mussels, either. I reckon the list is something like this (this is foods Belgians seem to like, not foods I like, by the way)

TOP 10 BELGIAN FOODS
1) Frites (chips).
2) Waffles (on every street corner almost)
3) Beer (nuff said)
4) Tea (the Belgians like tea more than the English. And they have better taste in tea than the English as well. They even have shops, lots of shops, where you can just buy tea.)
5) Fish Soup (not inspiring but in every restaurant)
6) Lobster (didn't get up the courage to try!)
7) Chocolate (my Mum assures me Belgian chocolate is great)
8) Mussels (supposedly the best known Belgian food, they are about, but not overwhelmingly)
9) Any other fish (they just like seafood!)
10) Paprika flavour crisps (no salt and vinegar)

BOTTOM 3 BELGIAN FOODS
1) Anything with fruit in. I don't know how Belgians stay regular.
2) Risotto. Even Italian restaurants don't serve it.
3) Sprouts. I had imagined that in Brussels at least, you might get the odd sprout, but I didn't see a single one on menus. Has the world gone mad?
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