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OOSTENDE
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Still today, fish is omnipresent in Oostende. Of course, there are the numerous restaurants were delicious fish preparations are served .
Some typical Belgian fish dishes are: 'Sole à l'Ostendaise' (sole with a white wine sauce and shrimps), 'Tomate Crevette' (a tomato filled with shrimps), 'Paling in 't groen' (eel in green sauce prepared with parsil, spinach and other green herbs).
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Fishing
used to be the main source of income for the inhabitants of Oostende.
In the Middle-Ages the early city was mainly a settlement for fishermen. Not
so long ago, 1 out of 4 families lived from fishing.
For
the visitor a stroll alongside the 'Visserskaai' is really a must.
When coming from the railway station in the direction of the beach, one can
first of all see the fisher-boats that wait here before their next trip
begins. There is a large fisher harbor in Oostende. The most important part
is the 'Fish-mine', a large fish market, where early in the morning the
fresh North-Sea fish is sold to the fish retailers. They sell the fish on to
the restaurants all over Belgium. The Oostende fishermen fish on the North
Sea, as far as the waters around Iceland.
Just
off the main road are numerous fish stands where the hungry visitor
can find every possible fish preparation (mussels, crab meat, young herring
-'maatjesharing' - and others) to eat while continuing his stroll alongside
the quay until the beach. Almost halfway to the beach is a smaller fish
market - the 'Vistrap'- where larger specimen can be bought (mainly sole,
plaice, shrimps).