I Crossed a Continent to Find Europe’s Best Bites

My go-to European snacks for a game day bash

Rui Alves
9 min readFeb 11, 2024
Woman biting her tongue.
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I’m a European, middle-aged sports fan and a sinful bites aficionado.

A few years ago, I did a bit of traveling around Western Europe, tasting mouth-melting snacks while watching some of the past decade’s most extraordinary sports events.

Between 2014 and 2019, I was living in Brussels so it was quite easy for me to travel to all parts of Europe.

The overall experience was great and allowed me to make friends from different origins.

We traveled together across Europe and went to sporting events where we could partake in delicious regional snacks.

So, get ready to indulge in the ultimate game-day experience with these 10 sinful snacks that will spice up your game day.

1 — Belgium: Fries (Frites)

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These snacks are known worldwide as french fries; yet, historical records do not state who invented this snack. But there are several candidates, and among some of the most powerful nations, there’s even a saint who could claim…

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Rui Alves

Language teacher, linguist, life coach, published author (joined the Army and worked for the EU). A publisher, digital ronin, musician and alchemist of sound.