Today it was time to eat some really great food! Every year there's this big food fair in my home-town of Leuven, almost every restaurant in town sets up their own stand, where they offer cheap small dishes, which cost between €2 and €8. This was my third time attending this awesome food fair and for me, it was the best edition yet!
As usual, there was quite a crowd, but despite that everything seemed to go a lot smoother compared to previous years. For example, this time I wasn't standing still for more than 2 seconds while I was walking through the narrow corridors of the Muntstraat (a narrow street in Leuven). Don't get me wrong, it was still very claustrophobic feeling at times, but at least everyone moved on pretty quickly.
The food and drinks we had were really great. I actually didn't eat that much, since it was quite hot outside, I do not tend to be that hungry when it's around 30°C (86°F). Still, the things I did eat were absolutely delicious! I had a great empanada, paired with some really spicy hot-sauce & also some great beers and cocktails.
That cocktail you see there was actually pretty unique, it was made with walnut port. I know what you're thinking: "Port in a cocktail?!?". Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking at first, especially because it was so hot outside, but it was really great and refreshing to be honest.
We also had a small portion of fish&chips, I'm sure that the Brits would do it a lot better than this, but it was still pretty nice. Too bad those chips were anything but original, I was definitely missing the vinegary taste. Still pretty good though!
We also bought some sushi, which was definitely fresh but not the best we've had.
We ate a bunch more than this, but I had already made a post last year about this same event. Those other dishes were basically the same dishes we had last year. Yeah I know, I'm definitely a creature of habit... Did try some new things though ;-)