What are the most popular frituur snacks? (Survey results)

On the popular platform Reddit, a user recently launched “The Great Fries Survey.” More than 100 Belgians shared their thoughts on their favourite frituur snacks, sauces and eating habits. The results offer a tasty glimpse into our national fry culture, filled with surprises, nostalgia and strong opinions. We dove in and gathered the most interesting insights.

Reddit, the well-known social media platform, is a large forum where anyone can share their thoughts. A user posted “The Great Fries Survey” a few months ago. Since Reddit’s audience is mostly under 35, we thought it would be interesting to analyse this post.

Here are the most popular frituur snacks based on the survey!

1. Top sauces

• Mayonnaise (mentioned 12 times)
• Andalouse (mentioned 9 times)
• Samurai (mentioned 7 times)
• Tartar (mentioned 5 times)
• Pickles (mentioned 4 times)
• Stew sauce / “stoofvleessaus” (mentioned 3 times)
• Joppiesaus (mentioned 2 times)

Our personal favourite is Joppiesaus, surprising to see we’re in the minority!

2. Top snacks

• Boulet/meatball (mentioned 14 times)
• Mexicano (mentioned 10 times)
• Frikandel/curry sausage (mentioned 8 times)
• Bicky Burger (mentioned 7 times)
• Viandel (mentioned 5 times)
• Cervela (mentioned 4 times)
• Spring roll (mentioned 3 times)

Do you see the same results in your shop?

3. Frequency of eating fries

• Once per week (15 mentions)
• Twice per week or more (5 mentions)
• Once per month (7 mentions)
• Only on occasions (funfair, football, etc.) (4 mentions)
• Rarely/never anymore (2 mentions)

Some surprising extra details were mentioned often:

• Nostalgia: “As a kid we ate fries every Friday.”
• Moved abroad: “I miss it so much.”
• Health: “Stopped for cholesterol reasons.”
• Inflation: “Used to be €7 for a menu, now almost €12.”
• Environment or animal welfare: “Since going vegan, no more frituur.”

4. Snacks people don’t like

• Meat croquettes
• Fish sticks
• Anything with too much sauce or a rubbery texture

Common reasons:

• Texture: “Too mushy.”
• Uncertainty: “Still don’t know what’s in it.”
• Bad experience: “Tried it once at a bad frituur.”

5. Deep dive categories

• Vegetarian: Cheese croquettes, vegetable balls, veggie Bicky
• Regional specialties: Sitostick, Kipcorn, Viandel, Bernerworst
• Premium/odd snacks: Satay croquette, scampi fritti, bitterballen
• Child-friendly: Chicken nuggets, mini frikandellen

Funny or notable comments

We also pulled out some humorous lines you’ve probably heard before:

• “Stoofvleessaus is the blood of the Flemish soul.”
• “Mayonnaise is for the Dutch, andalouse is the only correct choice.”
• “Mexicano is overrated.”
• Love for bad frituren: “So bad that it becomes good again.”

Feel free to use these in your shop!

What do we learn from this?

Fry culture is alive and kicking! Younger generations remain loyal to their frituur moments. They have strong preferences for snacks and sauces, and won’t hesitate to defend a boulet with andalouse as if it were national pride.

Whether you’re team Mexicano or loyal to a good old Bicky, one thing is certain: fries are more than food, they’re emotion.