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 …
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 …