Draught Trappist beer is also very popular, and this may only be brewed by monks belonging to the Cistercian order. The �Dubbel� has a malty, chocolaty note, the �Tripel� has notes of coriander, thyme and rosemary.
It is an ideal accompaniment to Ardennes ham, which is smoked for several months. Felix Montenauer from the ham smokehouse of the same name in the High Ardennes says the product has been selling very well here for the past 14 years.
Each year new kinds of confectionery are created and offered at the Green Week: this year Joachim Grossmann has added cherry-marzipan and roasted almonds in a nougat creme to his product range. �We are noticing a growing demand for confectionery for diabetics� he says. He is presenting ten varieties at the fair, which have been sweetened using maltite. Grossmann claims that �they taste just the same as the normal varieties.�
(Hall 18, Stand 101, contact: Johan Pille, telephone: +49(0)30/4422000;
Stand 114, contact: Joachim Grossmann, telephone: +49(0)2237/922495;
Stand 111, contact: Felix Montenauer, telephone: +32(0)80/349586)
Plant varieties are disappearing