Belgium

✨ Fun Facts About Belgium

• 🍫 Chocolate Kingdom: Belgium is home to over 2,000 chocolate shops and produces 220,000 tonnes of chocolate per year — a global standard of excellence.
• 🍺 Beer Heritage: Belgian beer culture is a UNESCO Intangible Heritage, with over 1,500 beers brewed — many of which are accidentally vegan!
• 🧇 Waffle Nation: Belgium has two distinct waffle types: the light Brussels waffle and the denser Liège waffle with caramelised pearl sugar.
• 🇪🇺 EU Capital: Brussels is considered the de facto capital of the European Union, home to the European Commission and NATO headquarters.
• 🌷 Flower Export: Belgium is one of Europe's top cut flower exporters, and the Ghent Floraliën is one of the world's largest flower shows.
• 🍟 Fries Origin: Belgians claim to have invented French fries — which they call friet — not France. The debate rages on!
• 🌱 Vegan City: Ghent was the first city in the world to officially declare a weekly Veggie Thursday in 2009, kickstarting a global movement.
• 🏛️ Grand Place: Brussels' Grand Place is one of the most beautiful town squares in the world, surrounded by ornate Gothic and Baroque guildhalls.