Tomaat-Garnaal (Tomate aux Crevettes Grises) is a signature dish of Belgium; we have verified places to eat it in Antwerp. Start with where to eat Tomaat-Garnaal (Tomate aux Crevettes Grises) in Antwerp.
Tomaat-Garnaal (Tomate aux Crevettes Grises) · Antwerp
Belgium's classic summer starter: a large beefsteak tomato hollowed out and stuffed with tiny North Sea grey shrimp bound in a light mayonnaise, served chilled on butter lettuce with a wedge of lemon and fresh parsley.
Tomate aux crevettes emerged in Belgian brasseries in the early 20th century as a simple way to showcase the country's two best summer ingredients: ripe tomatoes brought in by the Brussels-Antwerp trade routes, and the tiny North Sea grey shrimp (Crangon crangon) hand-peeled by fishermen's families along the Belgian coast in De Panne, Oostduinkerke and Zeebrugge. The shrimp are hand-peeled and significantly smaller than American or Mediterranean shrimp; the texture is irreplaceable. The dish became codified as a Belgian summer classic and appears on every Antwerp brasserie menu from June through September.
Where to eat in Antwerp:
- Bistrot Benoit
- Patine Wijnbistro
- Bar Burbure
- Bistrot du Nord
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