I recently started working in a Delhaize,
I’ve been in charge of cutting and serving charcuterie.
NOW, my point here, I’m also in charge of making the rotisserie chicken and I’m trying to estimate how many to put in each day.
On a weekday we hardly sell 10 a day but on Sundays we sometimes peak at 40+
Is there a thing I’m missing out on that Sundays are for kip met appelmoes or why is this a strange Belgian habit?
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I also buy ours on Sunday, but that’s because on Sunday we have a local market in the village with at least 2 places that sell them 😀
It’s not incredibly unhealthy, tastes amazing and is nice and easy to “make” dinner, just heat it up again 😀
lazy sunday dinners FTW!
This is a very Belgian habit I feel. I used to always have poulet compote frites when I visited my grandmother.
Where I come from it’s simply because the local market is on Sunday, simple as that.
It could just be that people don’t like to cook as much on their Sunday and buy a piece of meat like this so they have less work. I know my parents like to buy one during the weekend so they have more time for other things.
It’s not just Belgium. In England for example it’s common to have Sunday Roast.
Our is saterday. And thanks for the idea. It’s been a while since we had chicken.
Anyone not getting it from the truck near the church then?
No … my favorite kiekekot is only coming by on Saturday.
Because that is when walker Texas ranger was aired…..
Here it is on a tuesday, sunday we eat steak frites
It’s simple on Sunday we have time to let something in a oven for 1h30
This is the law
I don’t think it’s exclusively a Belgian thing.
If people go to mass in the morning on Sunday they don’t have much time to cook. But at the same time it’s a feast day so it’s nice to have something more than a simple dish. Bam rotisserie chicken is ready, nicely “feasty” and relatively cheap.
Of course less people go to mass now but such small traditions can remain. Or simply people don’t want to cook on Sunday morning.
In France the family tradition is to eat the “poulet de dimanche”, usually home roasted though.
In my Belgian family we didn’t have this custom.
because then you don’t need to cook on Sunday, lazy Sunday
It’s an old habit. On sunday morning people go to church then have a family diner. The family diner habit remained even when everyone doesn’t go to church anymore.
As a kid we had this like once a month or so. Over half of the rotisserie chickens are way too dry and I’ve grown a dislike for these as a direct result.
So kinda yes, in “ye traditional families”.
But for younger people like me: nope.
Waar is de appelmoes🤣
When I was a kid, around 50 years ago, every and each sunday was chicken, fries, salad. I frankly don’t know why XD
If we have a rotisserie-chicken, it’s on Friday. The roasted chicken stall is parked that day on the church square besides my apartment.
We buy on Monday cus Mondays are super busy and it’s on our way back from school/work.
Sundays are usually things we don’t have time for during the week: steak, special dishes, stews,…
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