Savouring Europe - Belgium (Flanders)

Get to grips with local delicacies with this travel and food guide that explores the gastronomic pleasures of Belgium. Watch mouth-watering handmade chocolates receive the perfect finishing touches of candy and swirls of white chocolate or see stoic fishermen on horseback searching the coast for grey shrimp. Filmed against a backdrop of medieval cities glittering on working canals, the locations in this film will inspire you to visit and sample the area's many delights. These will vary depending on when you go – the asparagus season kicks off around April to May, the herring (eaten raw with onion) turn up around June and the steaming mussels are in all the restaurants up until September. Flanders is the perfect long weekend destination from the UK, as long as you're not on a diet!