比利時冷知識：綠汁鰻魚
炸薯條的另一個絕配：綠汁鰻魚
綠汁鰻魚是一道比較高檔的比利時菜，英文叫 eels in green sauce或者 eels in the green
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這種深綠色的醬汁是用衆多新鮮的草本香料現做現澆的。
這道菜通常也是配炸薯條來吃。
Eel in the green is exactly what it sounds like: eel prepared in a highly green sauce which is colored that way because of the many green herbs that go into it, such as parsley, watercress, and basil. The herbs are added last minute to have them retain their color and the dish is commonly served with, of course, fries. It's more of a flemish dish than a Belgian food. Fishermen used to catch the eel in the river Schelde, close to Antwerp, and then prepare them with whatever herbs they found along the shore. Now often served in the more classy bistro, it has a very humble origin.
綠汁鰻魚真的是名副其實：這道菜是用深綠色的醬汁烹飪鰻魚，因爲醬汁中加入了許多綠色的香草，如歐芹、西洋菜和羅勒，所以這道菜呈綠色。在最後一分鐘加入香草以使其保留原色，當然，這道菜通常是與炸薯條一起食用的。與其說它是比利時菜，不如說它更像弗拉芒菜。漁民過去常常在安特衛普附近的舍爾德河中捕撈鰻魚，然後在沿岸採集香草，並用採到的香草烹飪鰻魚。雖然現在往往高檔一點的小酒館纔會供應這道菜，但它的起源其實很普通。
