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Source: AFP
It is a popular tradition to eat mussels in Brussels but what may surprise many is that none of the molluscs visitors enjoy are locally sourced in Belgium.
That is, until now. A Belgian supermarket group has taken on the challenge of harvesting local mussels, already reaping rich rewards, with business booming.
Off the coast of Nieuwpoort, near the French border, a crane hoists mussel-clad ropes onto a boat.
They are part of the 12-kilometre (seven-mile) network the Colruyt chain established in…
