GHENT, Belgium - Belgians are crazy for chocolate. They spread chocolate paste on bread for breakfast, pour chocolate sauce over ice cream for dessert - even wear chocolate lipstick. In fact, the ...

DESTINATION Ghent, Belgium DISTANCE FROM CHICAGO 4,100 miles. ... “The Brussels sprout, the endive, and the eel are less appreciated than the chocolate, the waffle, and the beer.” ...

Ghent is Belgium’s unsung capital of cool Sept. 27, 2022 Updated Fri., Sept. 30, 2022 at 3:57 p.m. ... accompanied by warm choux pastry and cups of melted chocolate and whipped cream.

Ghent, Belgium, is seen from the city's belfry tower on May 8, 2017. ... waffles and chocolate. Ghent would come about halfway through our nine-night trip.

You haven’t had the full Belgian culinary experience until you’ve tasted Waterzooi, a fish stew with a base of broth, cream, and egg yolks that originated in Ghent.

When the sugar cravings hit, there’s no better place to be than Brussels.