Waterzooi is a signature dish of Belgium; we have verified places to eat it in Bruges and Brussels. A creamy Flemish soup or stew of chicken or fish with leek, carrot and celery, thickened with cream and egg yolk.
Waterzooi · Bruges
A creamy Flemish soup or stew of chicken or fish with leek, carrot and celery, thickened with cream and egg yolk. It is the signature dish of Ghent.
Waterzooi is called Gentse waterzooi after Ghent, where it originated. The second half of the name comes from Middle Dutch words for boiling. Visit Gent says the original was made with fish from the Lys and the Scheldt, and the most accepted theory is that the fish vanished when the rivers became too polluted. Chicken waterzooi is now the more common version.
Where to eat Waterzooi in Bruges: the editor picks
Waterzooi · Brussels
Creamy stew of chicken or fish with carrots, leeks, celery and potatoes in a broth thickened with egg yolk and cream. A Ghent dish found on Brussels menus.
Waterzooi is a soup or stew from Flanders, often called Gentse waterzooi after Ghent. The original was made with fish, often freshwater, and chicken is more common today; every version rests on a base of egg yolk, cream and thickened vegetable broth. In Brussels Chez Leon serves a Ghent waterzooi of chicken and a fish waterzooi, Au Vieux Saint Martin a Ghent waterzooi with farm chicken, and Aux Armes de Bruxelles a fish waterzooi of cod, sole, salmon and grey shrimp.
Where to eat in Brussels:
- Chez Leon
- Au Vieux Saint Martin
- Aux Armes de Bruxelles
Where to eat Waterzooi in Brussels: the editor picks
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