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Steak tartare with radish, caviar and umami-mayonnaise

If you ask someone to name five popular dishes served in Belgian restaurants, chances are that steak tartare is on that list. As every classic dish deserves a make-over from time to time, we will try to give steak tartare a new twist, an Eastern one. That way, the beloved flavors will stand out even more. The sophisticated Japanese kitchen (with the typical umami-flavor) and the Belgian classics are definitely a match. Combine them and firework is what you’ll get!

Jetwing Kaduruketha Hotel in Wellawaya, Sri Lanka

Wellawaya is on almost no-one’s Sri Lankan itinerary. Apart from a few old ruins and the local farming way of life it’s an area with little to attract the sightseer. But that is precisely what makes the area interesting, because that’s just what reveals the real Sri Lanka. So don’t listen to the locals, who’ll tell you there’s not really anything to see in Wellawaya, because they’re thinking that what Westerners want is organized tours to go and see ancient monuments, and “things to do”. And of course they’re mistaken.
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Asparagus, spicy scrambled eggs and smoked salmon

The simplest things are often the best ones. Just take this dish with asparagus, spicy scrambled eggs and smoked salmon. The recipe is perfect for a brunch or lazy Sunday. Healthy, ready in a second and absolutely delicious.

Lunch Lounge Het Gebaar, Antwerp

Recently, we finally found time to have a proper lunch in Het Gebaar, although just before we did we were at rather a low ebb having just survived a week on not much more than bananas and crackers after being felled by a bad cold. So lunch at Roger van Damme’s for our first proper meal… that’s an extra reason to really let ourselves go!

Salad with green asparagus, strawberries and Parmesan

Is there a month more heavenly than May? The first strawberries, heaps of asparagus and sunrays high in the sky. If you then add some bank holidays to all of this, you have plenty of reasons to prepare this salad with green asparagus, strawberries and Parmesan.
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Salad with lentils, steak and feta

During the weekend we sometimes have flexitarians over for a visit. Flexi-what? Even though these people do eat meat, they opt just as often for vegetarian alternatives. For a while now they have been asking us to go out for a nice steak, as they rarely prepare this for themselves. Today we will serve them a delicious sirloin steak combined with ingredients that can be found in a lot of vegetarian recipes.

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