The parts of the Eurgio Meuse-Rhine are united by good food and beverages, and famous for their chocolates, printed ginger breads and exquisite beers, all summarised in the Euregio “GastroGuide“.
But also for everyday life, the close proximity of different cuisines enriches a tasteful life. The supermarkets in Belgium and the Netherlands enrich the kitchens in Aachen – and can be life-saving for Newcomers that where not aware of them being closed on a German, non-shopping sunday.
Once a year the GastroGuide Euregio is published in the Region Aachen. It contains a comprehensive overview of gastronomy landscape in the border area, from restaurants to small snack bars. It also includes the latest news and personal background stories of the Euregional restaurateurs.
Culinaric melting pot
The Euregio Meuse-Rhine combines the best of three countries – also in terms of food and drink. We have put together a small selection of regional and national specialities that are loved on all sides of the borders. Go and discover:
- Liège Waffles that some would call “Belgian Waffles”
- Rhenish Sauerbraten
- Dutch Kruidnoten
- Chocolate-flavoured air on Lousberg (Aachen) and around Jacques factory in nearby Eupen
Recipes for making the classic Aachen Printen or Liège waffles yourself are summarised in the German recipe database Dreiländerschmeck.
Good food is a shared heritage across your euregion, but its five parts are also distinctive with own specialities that mostly feature the places name, like Aachener Printen, Gulpener and Jupiller Beer, Liège Wafles – and Belgian`s and the Netherlands` most famous spa waters – from the Wallonian town of Spa.
To get more inspiration on how to spend your working or the end of that very working day, find a video documentary on the sweet escape in your culinaric euregion (German only):
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(Eu-)regional specialities wherever you look:
(Eu-)regional specialities wherever you look:
Sweet euregional cluster
In the Euregio Meuse-Rhine, different influences form a unique environment for sweet teeth. The clusters in the confectiory industries especially around Aachen and Eupen do also offer interesting job opportunities, with Zentis (jams), Lindt, Jacques (chocolate), Bahlsen and Lambertz (cookies, Printen) being only some of various famous brands and production sites.
