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Belgium

This category covers questions about Belgium, officially known as the Kingdom of Belgium. In 1830, Belgium revolted against the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and declared independence. The capital city of Belgium is Brussels.

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What is the value of a 1923 Belgium coin worth?

Belgian coins with the kneeling female warrior and caduceus (mythological symbol used for ... There are a few coins in these series which command high value. ... 2 francs: 1923 Belgique: $8.

What are some unique places in Belgium?

Bruges

  • Considered by some to be the "Venice of the North", Bruges has a well-preserved Old Town that has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Once the leading trading center of Europe and the world's richest city, today's slow-paced Bruges is a tourist's delight. Bruges is compact and made for walking, boating, wandering, and relaxing. Be sure to visit the Belfry and the Memling Museum.
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How they make belgium chocolate?

Before you start making chocolate of any kind you first need to consider the cocoa beans. They are the basic raw material of any type of chocolates be it Belgian chocolates, Swiss chocolates or plain old ordinary mass produced sweet shop chocolates from the supermarket. There are many steps in converting the cocoa bean into the glorious confection that we know as Belgian chocolate. It's a complex process too involving many closely guarded secrets. Did you know that a cocoa tree in a good year will bear about 6000 flowers of which only about 1% will develop into cocoa pods? That's 60 or so pods per tree so to grow cocoa beans commercially you need an awful lot of trees! Anyway if we're going to make Belgian chocolate we need to harvest enough beans of the finest quality. Each pod on the tree will be yellow or red when it's ripe and be about 15 to 30 cm in length. Inside we should find between 25 and 50 of the seeds we call cocoa beans. They're creamy coloured at this stage and we must remove them from the pods and put them into heaps on the ground or into trays. Some people cover them with banana leaves. We'll leave them there to ferment in the trays or heaps until they've turned brown, you know, a sort of chocolate colour. Then we've got to dry them before they're ready to be hulled, rather like shelling peas, cleaned and roasted. Once the beans are roasted it's much easier to separate the nibs from the shells. It's the nibs we want to make our Belgian chocolate. Remember those closely guarded secrets? Well here's one. At this stage the nibs are carefully blended to produce exactly the flavour and colour we're after. It's a bit like blending coffee beans really. No-one is going to tell us exactly what proportions of blending they use. Once blended the nibs are ground using rotating stones, rollers or discs. That produces a liquid that's more than 50% fat or cocoa butter. It's actually called chocolate liqueur and it's at this stage that various other ingredients may be added to produce different kinds of chocolate such as milk solids and sugar for milk chocolate. When all is thoroughly blended we have to put the mixture into a refiner which crushes it into a smooth choclaty sort of texture. We're still not there yet! There now follows a process called "conching." We have to heat our raw chocolate to quite high temperatures, something of the order of 54-71ºC, the exact temperature being another of those closely guarded secrets. It has to be stirred continuously till we achieve a pure homogeneous liquid. Oh, and while we're doing this we have to keep a blast of fresh air directed at the liquid all the time. At this stage we can add various other ingredients such as vanilla for flavour and lecithin for emulsifying. Of course the quantities and proportions are a closely guarded secret! Once that process is completed the liquid chocolate has to be tempered by pouring into metal moulds to form blocks or other shapes. The moulds need to be subjected to vibration to remove any bubbles of air in the chocolate before it cools and sets into the form we are all familiar with. It's that process of conching, together with the quality of the original beans that determines the quality of the chocolate we'll have made. Incidentally it's what goes into the mixture at this stage that makes for the different types of chocolate associated with different countries. Belgian chocolate for instance has less sugar blended in than Swiss chocolate which is much sweeter. So, that's roughly how to do it. Are you ready to have a go at making some Belgian chocolate? If so you need to remember the three most important factors you need to get right. Your beans must be of exceptionally good quality preferably grown as close as possible to the Equator. You need to get your conching process just right, and if you intend to fill your chocolates the filling needs to be both delicate and rich enough to complement the flavour of the chocolate itself. Oh and it probably helps if you're Belgian and descended from a long line of chocolatiers. Bearing in mind all those closely guarded secrets it's going to be a rather hit and miss affair anyway so the chances of you coming up with a result to match the best that Belgium can produce are pretty remote. Wouldn't it be a much better idea to go out and find a source of supply for genuine Belgian chocolate made by people who really do know how to make it and get it just right?

What part of Belgium is the wealthiest?

The north, it is called Flanders, people speak dutch. 68% of al Belgians live here.

Where to buy Cole Haan shoes in Belgium-Europe?

In Belgium you don't have a Cole Haan Shop in Belgium.

What is two products manufactured in Belgium?

Milk chocolate and white chocolate.

Milk chocolate and white chocolate.

Milk chocolate and white chocolate.

and cheese.

How many people live in Brussels Belgium?

On januari 1st, 2009, the population estimate was 10.757.356.

Tell you the nearest country name to belgium?

Belgium is surrounded by: The Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France.
At the other side of the North Sea you have the United Kingdom

What are the ingredients to making Belgian chocolate?

Belgian chocolate is made from 100% pure cocoa butter from premium cocoa beans as well as other ingredients depending on the recipe and type of chocolate being made. For milk chocolate, milk and sugar are common additives.

What are the capital resources of Belgium?

engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum . Just kidding.

What year was a Browning shotgun 142101 made in Belgium and how much is it worth?

Nobody can answer this question because you dont even let us know what model Browning shotgun it is. The comment above would probably be true in most cases, however Browning only made one gun in one model with that serial number. You have a Browning Auto-5 12ga shotgun made in 1929. Value depends on condition. Typically these Ogden guns run from $250-$500 with normal wear and age. A mint gun could get closer to $1000, but a professional appraisal is recommended.

When was FPS Foreign Affairs Belgium created?

FPS Foreign Affairs Belgium was created in 2002.

Why did Antwerp overtake Bruges in important by the middle of the fifteenth century?

Antwerp overtook Bruges in importance by the middle of the fifteenth century due to the city being on a river. It grew to be one of the largest seaports in Europe.

What are Belgium frites?

frites is the french word for french fries. Belgium is known for its frites which if very good. It's made of special potatoes which are fried twice, the double action makes it more crunchy. It's usually being served in a cone of paper and added with a desired sauce (Mayonnaise, Cocktail. samurai Andaluse etc.) If ever in Brussels it's highly recommended to try. (and don't put ketchup on it)

How is Belgium connected to the world?

By road: highway E40 to the east (Germany), E17 to the South (France) and the North (The Netherlands)

By train: highspeed trains to Paris, London, Amsterdam, Koln

By plane: international airports Brussels (Zaventem), Brussels South (Charleroi), Liege, Antwerp, Oostende, Kortrijk

By boat: seaports at Antwerp (by river Scheldt), Gent, Zeebrugge and even Brussels (by seacanal). Rivers and canals to France and The Netherlands

What are the two language regions of belgium?

The two main language speaking regions of Belgium are the Dutch speaking region and the Walloon region. -There are other minority language regions in Belgium.