This time we’re covering a Dutch traditional food in this series that has a specific season. Dutch speculaas is namely a product for November and December. So it’s the perfect moment to cover speculaas. Other foods covered in the series are Muisjes and Hete Bliksem. Let’s find out the origins …
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Traditional Dutch Food: Muisjes
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 …
Traditional Dutch Food: Frikandel
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, Hagelslag and Vla. Let’s find out the origins and history of frikandellen. See what’s it …
Traditional Dutch Food: Vla
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. Another one in the series is Hete Bliksem. Let’s find out the origins and history …
Traditional Dutch Food: Split Pea Soup or erwtensoep
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 …
Traditional Dutch Food: the kroket
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 …