To today’s Belgian national holiday (21 July) all about coffee in Belgium.
- After Arab states brought only small quantities of coffee as a souvenir to Europe, commerce spread to Europe in the 17th century.
- With the colonialisation the coffee cultivation was spread worldwide.
- The Belgians introduced the cultivation in Burundi in the early 1930s.
- Between 1945 and 1953, an estimated 1,000 tons of coffee were illegally smuggled to Germany from Belgium and the Netherlands – also known as Aachener Kaffeefront, since the city was the center ofcoffee smuggling.
- The reason for this was the extremely high coffee taxation in the British occupation zone in the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 onwards.
- In 1953 the coffee tax was lowered from 10 DM / kg to 4 DM / kg and solved the problem.
- In Belgium, high-quality, freshly roasted coffee is served.
- The demand for high-quality coffee also increases compared to 2016.
- But also quantity is important to the Belgians – they are the world’s No. 8 coffee drinker.
- If you are in Belgium, you can have a look at these coffee roasters in Ghent, Brussels or Braasschaat near Antwerp.
☕ Preparation
Lait Russe
Milk coffee
Diplomats Coffee
- 4 cups of hot, strong coffee
- 12 tsp of egg liquor
- Milk froth
- Cocoa powder for decorating
Brew a pot of strong coffee. Divide the eggs into 4 glasses or cups. Layer the hot coffee over the egg liqueur and a generous amount of milk froth on top. Sprinkle with some cocoa powder and serve. It is drunk layer by layer.
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In the 19th century coffee was brewed in Belgium by vacuum method.
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