Does that cube look appetizing to you? I’ve found it at Frituur N1, the famous Antwerpian french fries counter. Surely I ordered some fries with mayo, but I wanted something more. The numerous displayed processed meat products looked promising, but the one item that I found to be article-worthy was this orange coloured cube, all seasoned on the outside and ready to be deep fried and served in a napkin.

This small brick-looking intrigue reeked of turmeric and oil, still it fit with the rest of the menu and ambience.  And what do you know…

It turned out to be a noodle cube!

A deep-fried compact egg noodle cube put together with some meat stock and sporadic greens. The turmeric and fried flavours were so powerful that I can’t tell you much more taste-wise. I really tried! And go ahead on imagining funny-looking me dissecting this cube, thinking I’d sherlock my way out of it. I did get to just another rather obvious ingredient – coriander.

I had no idea this was served around! Apparently, it’s quite a usual product. This one is off my list!