Another blog in the Dutch Traditional Food Series, this time we’ll cover friet. Friet is the Dutch word for fries. Another food we’ve covered are Muisjes. Let’s find out the origins and history of friet. See what it’s made of, how they’re called in the Netherlands, how to eat them …
This time we’re reviewing muisjes in the Dutch Traditional Food Series. Muisjes translates as little mice. Other foods we’ve covered in this series are the Frikandel, Vla and Kerststol. Let’s find out the origins and history of muisjes. See what it’s made of, how to eat them and in which …
The fifth one in the Dutch Traditional Food Series, and this time all about the most popular Dutch snack, the frikandel! Among the others I’ve covered are the second most popular snack the Kroket and Vla. Let’s find out the origins and history of frikandellen. See what’s it made …
The fourth one in the series, this time all about vla. We’ve covered the kroket, split pea soup and kerststol in the Dutch Traditional Food Series. It’s a dessert and is eaten all year long. Let’s find out the origins and history of vla. See what’s in it, the difference …
These cookies are a Dutch traditional food just like Kruidnoten, which is delicious and served around and on Sinterklaas. Dutch speculaas are cookies with seasoning which gives it a warm feeling inside. I usually can’t get enough of it and keep on eating it. Homemade they are the best! Each …
So it’s February, still a bit early for a Sinterklaas recipe, but I’m actually late with this Apricot Puff Pastry Letter. I had meant to publish it just before Sinterklaas 2021, but I didn’t get around to do it. So here it is, better late than never and certainly in …
Kerststol or Kerstbrood or Christmasbread is a truly traditional Christmas food in the Netherlands. Paul loves it, I’m less fond of it, since I don’t like almond spice that much. Which according to my husband is the highlight of a kerststol recipe. You can buy them everywhere in stores around …
After talking about the kroket last month, now I will tell you about another traditional Dutch food: erwtensoep or snert (Split Pea Soup). We usually have this a couple of times during the winter period. In this blog I’m going to cover the history of erwtensoep, how it’s made and …
The Dutch have several typical food items. I’m going to write about all of them. Kicking the series off with the kroket. Every time we return in the Netherlands after a road trip, the first thing we get at the gas station is a kroket on a bun. They’re so …