Looking for main course ideas please. Mussels in white wine and what to serve with them?

Me too..

My father took us all to Belgium late one summer, 1970 I think. We had been away somewhere else but he wanted to get away for a few days and had loved Belgium as a young man. We went to a moules and waffles café and had hot red wine with sugar around the rim.

He ordered for us all, there were six in my family and we weren't very old - so you can imagine my parents' horror when just after they had started to serve us from the bucket of moules and tureen of frites, another five buckets and tureens arrived!

I seem to remember finishing all of my moules, although not all of the chips, and from then on I was hooked. My mother had cooked mussels before, quite a few times, but my guess is that she was a little more sparing with the wine and cream.

Wish I hadn't read this thread. Was having a 'back of the freezer' cook up. Gone off my vat of Quorn Tex-Mex veggie chilli from the Slimming World cookbook now. Having visions of mussel meals I have enjoyed ...

Many thanks - will have to try them again soon with those suggestions!

Best ever wine, coconut milk, finely chopped onion, lemongrass and a sprinkling of chopped coriander! Serve with chunky bread, get this at The Admiral Nelson, Braunston, Northamptonshire next to the canal for a bit of gongoozling!

There is a bit more than Frites but they are really good here.

Pommes frîtes - Belgium's gift to the world of gastronomy - with a soupçon of mayonnaise...

Frites, it is the Belgian national dish.

If I were cooking a classic Moules Marinière, I would serve them simply with crusty French bread. If I were making a mouclade, I'd serve with rice.

Definitely pasta. I usually make an Italian recipe. There are plenty online if you Google main course mussel dishes.

Chips!

Chips are the classical accompaniment, but I vote for garlic bread!

Mmn away to look for the garlic bread!

Should I maybe do a salad with it too, have tomatoes and lettuce growing?

Garlic bread to mop up the juice!