Belgian bonus food: Boulets à la Liégeoise

Bonus food for ESA astronaut Raphaël Liégeois.

Boulets à la Liégeoise, prepared by chef Frédéric Lambert and his wife Maureen Cézar of the cozy tavern L’Amirauté in Wallonia, brings another beloved Belgian tradition to space. These iconic Liège-style meatballs are known for their sweet-and-sour sauce made with onions, vinegar, brown sugar and the essential Sirop de Liège, a thick fruit syrup made from apples and pears.

ESA astronaut Raphaël Liégeois graduated from basic astronaut training as a fully-fledged ESA astronaut in April 2023 and was assigned to his first spaceflight to the International Space Station during the Space Council held in Brussels in May 2024.