Saturday, February 27, 2016

Interesting Dutch foods

No trip to The Netherlands would be complete without a side trip to the FEBO! Dinner is purchased through an automatic dispenser. In addition the the fried sausages, fried burgers, fried cheese sticks, fried meat paste rolls, and fried chicken and fish sandwiches they have vegetarian options: fried potatoes. 


Being generally vegetarian, we didn't try the hotdogs in a jar.... But we were intrigued nonetheless.


We were also intrigued with the wide variety of seafood for sale....  







This pickled herring even came with a Dutch flag and a side of pickle! We did eat the pickled herring, and it was tasty! 


We didn't actually see anyone eat herring like this..... But it is tradition!



Our friend Kees insisted we try fried mussles from Tol & De Geus, the best fresh fish vendor in Amsterdam ..... We have to agree that it's the best; it was absolutely outstanding. Nearly as good as our favorite chippy in Glasgow! 


Here's boB with a stick o' licorice at the traditional Dutch candy shop!
 

And here's Bob with his first Dutch pannekoek (pancake)! Kees made these for us. Delicious!



The Dutch have thousands of recipes calling for potatoes in various sizes and shapes, and you can buy them prepackaged at the grocery! Kind of odd because, well, it's not THAT hard to cut potatoes. 


Our favorite form of potato- the Verse Vlammse Frites! (Fresh Flemish Fries!). boB had an extra serving to make up for Melinda's- they just don't blend well!


LOVE the drop (licorice)!!!


It comes in hundreds of varieties....but is frequently more salty than most any other kind of licorice. 


Melinda, not being able to eat any (it didn't blend well), took many pictures of it instead.


 Sweet and salty.


Sweet and stretchy. 


In the shape of herring!


Soft and salty...


Sweet mix....


Can you ever get enough?


Wish we could bring a suitcase of licorice home with us!!



One thing we did blend up- stroopwafels!


 They are delicious thin wafers with caramel on the inside.... And the Dutch make them very well...


 They are definitely best warm & fresh at the weekly market!


"Speculaas molens" (gingerbread windmill cookies)- a classic at teatime!


These are cookies with the shapes of houses from Zaanse Schans....


Although we didn't get any (they would just get lost in the blender).... These are a very Dutch addiction to any breakfast:

 
Hagelslag! You know, cuz chocolate sprinkles really do belong on buttered toast!


Oh, the variety of shapes, flavors, and colors is mind boggling!


 Although, despite the variety, I couldn't convince boB to try any....

 
This brand of hagelslag even promises pirate adventures....it really is a good way to start the day (or a good way to coerce children into eating bread?)!


 Yummy crunchy dry Dutch biscuits (also good with hagelslag, as depicted):


The Dutch love their food, that's for sure. The fish was top-notch, and although we didn't really get into the sugary sweets we were certainly intrigued by the bewildering array! And the cheese;)


Best of all, Though, was Kees's pancakes. Made at home with lots of love (and cheese!). 









1 comment:

  1. Looks like some tasty treats... too bad M couldn't enjoy most of them. I hate to think of what would happen in my house with two toddlers and sprinkles! Licorice sure sounds nice right about now...

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