“A dish that essentially consists of potato and mayonnaise may not life-changing, but hear me out. If you’re going to gorge on fried carby goodness you’ve got to do it right, and there’s no better place to do it than Brussels. The Belgians are all about their frites (as proven in their ongoing dispute with France over who invented them) and their condiment of choice is mayo – loads of it.

There are hundreds of (chip shops) in the capital, but if you’ve only got time to sample the wares of one, choose Fritland. This city centre hatch has been serving up happiness in paper cones with little colourful forks for 40 years, and it is serious about using the best and freshest potatoes – not a freezer in sight.

After dragging my heels around the rain-soaked Grand Place and being thoroughly underwhelmed by the pint-sized statue, the comfort of freshly-fried potatoes smothered in tangy sauce was enough to make me sigh with contentment.

There’s currently a petition for Belgian frites and mayo to be given UNESCO World Heritage status – someone pass me a pen.”

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