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Opening of the Ratz Against a Background of Controversy

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It has just opened last night, but it is already the subject of controversy. Ratz, the new food market in the Saint-Boniface district in Ixelles, offers culinary concepts and a decor inspired especially by Asia. But on social networks, critics are emerging against the project. They denounce a cultural appropriation and a theatricalization of Asian culture. ■ Report by Maël Arnoldussen, Béatrice Broutout and Hugo Moriamé The food market (or gourm…
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It has just opened last night, but it is already the subject of controversy. Ratz, the new food market in the Saint-Boniface district in Ixelles, offers culinary concepts and a decor inspired especially by Asia. But on social networks, critics are emerging against the project. They denounce a cultural appropriation and a theatricalization of Asian culture. ■ Report by Maël Arnoldussen, Béatrice Broutout and Hugo Moriamé The food market (or gourm…

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BX1 broke the news in on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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