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• jennieinbelgium

  
   

  October 16, 2007 11:05:26 PM CEST

  Hello,
  
  Does anyone know where I can could possibly find real Canadian maple syrup in Belgium...a long shot, I know!
  
  Thanks!
• jfletch5

  
   

  October 17, 2007 12:22:48 AM CEST

  Hi jennieinbelgium,
  I am not going to be any help, because I am in Canada and I've never been to Belgium. But I am interested to see the responses you get, because I am doing an international marketing course, and I chose to market Butter Tarts to Belgium. I've had a difficult time getting information on the markets there. Let me know if you find Butter Tarts.
  Cheers!
• maple

  
   

  November 14, 2007 7:51:37 AM CET

  I have found it .... but it is not always the same place. Twice I have found it at a booth at the AWCB sale (this week-end) in Waterloo and then once I have found it at Stonemanor. Hope that helps!
• dbcyclist

  
   

  November 23, 2007 3:34:02 PM CET

  They have it in the store Dille en Kamille, also some larger Carrefour stores have an international aisle, you could check there.
• icunurok

  
   

  January 21, 2008 6:56:39 PM CET

  I've made a special shopping trip to Costco in the UK to pick some of the "essentials" ... picked up a really big jug of maple syrup for about EUR 15-20 (and complete pancake mix) that should last about 6 months.
  
  My Canadian / US Costco membership card worked just fine and we'll definitely make more trips in the future. I wouldn't dare try bringing it from home for fear of destroying everything in my luggage.
  
• gillian

  
   

  February 27, 2008 4:34:54 AM CET

  I've found a couple places here in Gent, so I assume you can find them in most of the same chain shops. The Match has fence-post syrop for an uberly fun price of about €9 per bottle. The Delhaize (spelling?) has real maple syrop for about 5-6 euros, the bottle is smaller, but hey, it's real.
  
  Since the original post was made in 2007, probably not much help, but maybe some new comer will be dieing for something home like. I just miss having poutine...
• mdevol

  
   

  February 11, 2009 8:02:01 AM CET

  
  

  jfletch5 (Oct 16 2007, 09:22 PM) said: > original post
  Hi jennieinbelgium,
  I am not going to be any help, because I am in Canada and I've never been to Belgium. But I am interested to see the responses you get, because I am doing an international marketing course, and I chose to market Butter Tarts to Belgium. I've had a difficult time getting information on the markets there. Let me know if you find Butter Tarts.
  Cheers!

  
  
  
  If you're going to market 'Butter Tarts' to Belgium (or anywhere else in Europe using English, for that matter) you might want to provide an explanation.
  
  What is a 'butter tart'?
  
  Is that some sort of 'dairy hooker'?
  
• bxlcanuk

  
   

  February 11, 2009 1:32:25 PM CET

  
  

  jennieinbelgium (Oct 16 2007, 08:05 PM) said: > original post
  Hello,
  
  Does anyone know where I can could possibly find real Canadian maple syrup in Belgium...a long shot, I know!
  
  Thanks!

  
  
  
  I have seen maple syrop in several Belgian grocery stores in the Brussels region. I am quite sure you can find it in Delhaize....rather expensive though....
• cemdev

  
   

  May 2, 2009 4:08:56 PM CEST

  
  

  icunurok (Jan 21 2008, 06:56 PM) said: > original post
  I wouldn't dare try bringing it from home for fear of destroying everything in my luggage.

  
  
  
  I just brought 3 bottles over with no problem. Just wrap it up with a few plastic bags and some duct tape and all's good.