Local products from Tongeren / Tongres (BE) to Liège (BE)
Local products from Tongeren / Tongres (BE) to Liège (BE)
A regional product is a product that comes from the same region as where it is sold. This usually concerns small-scale produced or cultivated products. Often these products also have a regional recipe or composition. In general, it is about food.
Possible reasons for choosing a regional product are:
• The characteristic features of the product (such as taste)
• Supporting local entrepreneurs and businesses
• Saving the environment (less transport and small-scale production)
egional products can be found in specialist shops but also in many supermarkets, where they are increasingly being added to the range due to demand. Many retail chains offer entrepreneurs the space to add local products to the shelves on a limited scale. This can also be regarded as a form of corporate social responsibility.
| Watercress |
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| Everyone in Tongeren and its surroundings are mad about watercress! Even star chef Peter Goossens comes to our region specifically for this famous “forgotten” vegetable. Its unique soft mustardy flavour adds depth to salads, soups, sauces, pesto, coulis and even desserts. |
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| Beers |
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| Everyone drank beer in the Middle Ages. This was out of pure necessity as there was not enough clean drinking water. |
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| Caesaar’ke |
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| Caesaar’ke: Tongers witteke Although Hasselt is the place to go for jenever, Tongeren also has its own authentic version of this spirited drink. Our Caesaar’ke (named after the legendary Roman emperor who called us the bravest of all the Gauls) is a tasty brandy made from barley and rye. |
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