How to pronounce Antwerp hands

Antwerp hands is written Antwerpse handjes where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ˈɑntʋɛrpsə ˈɦɑɲcəs/. In plain English letters that is ANT-verp-suh HAN-chus, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Antwerp hands?

Antwerp hands is a snack of Belgium. Where it comes from: Antwerp. People usually eat it at teatime and as a snack. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour and nuts & seeds. It tastes sweet.

Where Antwerp hands comes from

Antwerp hands is one of 32 signature dishes of Belgium on this map. See all dishes from Antwerp.

• Lier tartlets Lierse vlaaikes · Dessert · Antwerp

  The Liers vlaaike is a small spiced tartlet from the town of Lier in the province of Antwerp, made with candy syrup and four spices to a specific recipe that is kept secret.

• Eel in green sauce paling in 't groen · Main dish · Antwerp and the Scheldt

  Paling in 't groen, "eel in the green", in French anguilles au vert, is a Belgian dish from the Scheldt region, mainly the stretch of river between Dendermonde and Antwerp.

• Moules-frites mosselen-friet · Main dish · Brussels and the coast

  Mussels cooked in a covered pot with celery, onion and sometimes white wine or beer, served with a side of fries, are Belgium's best-known meal and are eaten in neighbouring northern France too.

• Liège waffle gaufre de Liège · Street food · Liège

  Belgium has two main waffles.

• Carbonade flamande stoofvlees · Main dish · Flanders

  Carbonnade flamande, in Dutch stoofvlees or stoverij, is beef stewed slowly in Belgian beer with onions, a little brown sugar or syrup, mustard and often a slice of bread spread with mustard that melts into the sauce.

• Shrimp croquettes garnaalkroketten · Snack · West Flanders

  Garnaalkroketten are croquettes filled with North Sea grey shrimp, a Flemish dish closely tied to the Belgian coast.

Food of Belgium

Dishes like Antwerp hands in other countries

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• Cream tea · Snack · Devon and Cornwall, United Kingdom

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• Mozartkugel · Snack · Salzburg, Austria

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