Belgian beef stew
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- We ordered Belgian beef stew at the local bistro, and it was served with delicious boiled potatoes.
Examples
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The rich flavors of Belgian beef stew come from slow-cooking the meat in dark beer.
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My grandmother made her famous Belgian beef stew every winter, filling the house with the aroma of beer and garlic.
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I love Belgian beef stew!
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Have you ever tried Belgian beef stew?
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My grandmother made her famous Belgian beef stew every winter, filling the house with the aroma of beer and garlic.
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The rich flavors of Belgian beef stew come from slow-cooking the meat in dark beer.
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We ordered Belgian beef stew at the local bistro, and it was served with delicious boiled potatoes.
Synonyms
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A dish of beef cooked slowly with vegetables in liquid
A Flemish stew of beef slowly cooked in beer and often served with potatoes
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'Belgian' specifies origin, 'beef' specifies the meat, and 'stew' names the cooking method, so a learner who knows those words will infer it is a beef stew from Belgium. Specific recipe details (e.g., cooked in beer, seasonings) are not necessary for basic understanding, and this type of noun-noun/adjective combination is cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
Belgian beef stew may come from how people in Belgium slow-cooked tough beef in dark local beer. The beer made the meat soft and gave a rich, slightly sweet taste. That's why the name means 'beef cooked in beer' and is used for this warm, hearty stew.