# Lekker van bij ons / Bien de chez nous

> Bilingual (Dutch/French) recipe and local-food platform run by VLAM vzw (Vlaams Centrum voor Agro- en Visserijmarketing / Office Flamand d'Agro-Marketing), promoting Belgian/Flemish ingredients "van eigen bodem" / "de chez nous" (from local soil). Offers recipes, product information, and cooking tips centered on regional and seasonal produce.

The core focus of the site is local and regional sourcing: every recipe and product category is built around ingredients grown, raised, or produced in Belgium/Flanders, connecting consumers to local farmers and producers rather than promoting generic or imported ingredients.

This is one platform served under two domains via domain-based language negotiation: Dutch at lekkervanbijons.be, French at biendecheznous.be. Content and structure are equivalent across both; links below are grouped by language.

## Recipes (NL)

- [Recepten](https://www.lekkervanbijons.be/recepten): Recipe catalog of roughly 2000+ recipes. Filterable by meal type (hoofdgerecht, dessert, voorgerecht, saus, ...), theme ("Zin in..." collections such as barbecue or vegetarisch), preparation time, season (lente/zomer/herfst/winter), and main ingredient (groenten, vlees, vis, ...).

## Recettes (FR)

- [Recettes](https://www.biendecheznous.be/recettes): Recipe catalog filterable by type — [amuse-bouche](https://www.biendecheznous.be/recettes/type/amuse-bouche), [entrées](https://www.biendecheznous.be/recettes/type/entrée), [snack](https://www.biendecheznous.be/recettes/type/snack), [plat principal](https://www.biendecheznous.be/recettes/type/plat%20principal), [dessert](https://www.biendecheznous.be/recettes/type/dessert).

## Products (NL)

- [Producten](https://www.lekkervanbijons.be/producten): Overview of local product categories: aardappel, bier, bioproducten, brood, ei, fruit, groenten, kaas, kip, konijn, melk, streekproducten, vis, vlees, wijn, and "Recht van bij de boer" (direct-from-farmer products).

## Produits (FR)

- [Produits](https://www.biendecheznous.be/produits): Overview of local product categories, equivalent to the Dutch products section.

## Guidance

- [Ideeën en Tips](https://www.lekkervanbijons.be/ideeen-en-tips) (NL): Cooking tips, seasonal inspiration, and food-related articles.
- [Inspirations et conseils](https://www.biendecheznous.be/inspirations-et-conseils) (FR): Same content in French — cooking tips, ingredient guides, and featured articles.

## About

- [Wie zijn we](https://www.lekkervanbijons.be/wie-zijn-we) (NL) / [Qui sommes-nous](https://www.biendecheznous.be/qui-sommes-nous) (FR): About VLAM vzw and the goals of the platform.
- [Contacteer ons](https://www.lekkervanbijons.be/contacteer-ons) (NL) / [Contactez-nous](https://www.biendecheznous.be/contactez-nous) (FR): Contact information.

## Optional

- Newsletter signup is available site-wide for seasonal recipes and cooking/storage tips.
- A free user account lets visitors save recipes and build shopping lists.
- Producers can register for a professional account to list products/points of sale.