Dutch food culture is so much more than pancakes and cheese! This European country has a lot to offer when it comes to tasty cuisine!
The Netherlands offers a culinary experience unlike any other because of its diverse history, with all the cultures that have impacted Dutch cuisine living in relative proximity to one another.
Soo……. What are top Dutch dishes?
- Stamppot
The traditional Dutch dish has a base of mashed potatoes and is prepared with vegetables, according to taste (so you might find that traditional Dutch recipes for Stamppot vary slightly). Basic ingredients – white potato, sweet potato, carrots, onion and cabbage – are simmered in a pot, mashed and topped with rook worst (smoked sausage). Add a shake or two of salt and pepper and a typical Dutch meal is served!
- Erwtensoep
This is a thick soup made with a variety of vegetables (mostly peas). The soup is commonly served with sliced rook worst (sausage) or other Dutch meat, or some shredded cheese (because, when in the Netherlands…).
- Kibbeling
Kibbeling is literally a little piece of fish, made as little nugget. There’s no way not to try it while in the Netherlands!
- Pannenkoeken (Pancakes)
Pannenkoeken – Dutch pancakes – are more like crepes; they can be prepared both sweet and savory. Each pancake is as big as a plate. They usually eat it for lunch or dinner.
Dutch rather prefer the savory pannenkoeken, topped with cheese, ham, tomato and fried onions
- Dutch Broodjes
Brodie haring is a delicious Dutch sandwich that is traditionally served cold. It is made with raw, salt-cured herring, sliced gherkins, and diced onions tucked inside tender white buns. This sandwich can be bought throughout the country at vishandels – market stalls selling seafood and seafood-related snacks and sandwiches.
- Oliebollen (Deutch Donuts)
Many people call them a precursor of American donuts! Oliebollen are deep-fried balls made from pantry ingredients such as flour, yeast, salt, water and sugar. They often contain raisins or currants and are generously sprinkled with powdered sugar on top.
- Appel flap
They are small pastries shaped into triangles so that they can easily be stored and carried with you as you go about your day.
This traditional Dutch pastry has a long history that dates back to the Middle Ages. It’s traditionally made with dough, raisins, sour apples, and powdered sugar, and then either fried or baked—both versions can be eaten for breakfast or as a snack.
- Stroopwafel
Stroopwafel is a famous food from the Netherlands. It is a sweet pastry made by joining two thin-layered crispy waffle cookies.
A delicious sugary syrup is filled between both layers of waffles to add taste. Butter, yeast, flour, brown powdered sugar, eggs, and milk are used to make the batter for the waffles. Stroopwafel is a globally known Dutch pastry first made in Gouda, Amsterdam, back in the 19th Century.
Have you ever tried any of the famous fishiest? Or maybe you have them in your local cuisine as well? Either way they are definitely worth trying!
