Belgian meatballs – Boulettes are a great staple of Belgian home cooking on both sides of the language divide, with plenty of variations found around the country and usually served with frites or mashed potato. In Flanders, balletjes are typically found covered in tomato sauce, or Frikadellen-style met krieken, where the meatballs are fried in butter with Belgian cherry sauce. South of Brussels boulets Liégeois are popular, served with a rich mixture of beef stock, spices and sirop de Liege, a fruit syrup made from apples and pears, similar to molasses, that gives a distinct sweet taste.
