Belgian hospital meals earns restaurant information accolade

KORTRIJK, Belgium – Hospital meals would usually rank alongside faculty lunches on the culinary charts however a hospital in western Belgium has damaged the stereotype after successful approval from a prestigious French restaurant information.

AZ Groeninge within the metropolis of Kortrijk turns into the primary hospital within the Benelux to be formally recognised by Gault & Millau for the standard of the meals it serves to its sufferers.

Marc Declerck, chief govt of Gault & Millau Benelux mentioned the information producer has been collaborating for greater than 10 years with the likes of firms and retirement houses on the meals served to staff and residents.

The hospital introduced in Gault & Millau specialists to examine their meals and supply recommendation for enchancment, notably for his or her fish dishes, their sauces and their potato servings.

The information subsequently decided that the hospital’s meals was of a excessive normal, and Declerck mentioned he could be glad to serve up a few of its dishes in his own residence.

The final recommendation, he mentioned, is to work with good components and stick with easy recipes.

“Individuals don’t need essentially too difficult issues. Make it wholesome, make it tasty… Attempt to prepare dinner for them such as you would prepare dinner for your self,” he advised Reuters.

The meals ready for sufferers is not going to truly characteristic within the annual restaurant information however have been formally licensed by Gault & Millau for 2023.