Dutch Cuisine

Author: Leticia Celentano Time for reading: ~2 minutes Last Updated: October 11, 2022

You won't surprise anyone with Asian and Georgian cuisine in Ukraine. Even more so in Italian. Now it's time for something new. Let's learn more about Dutch cuisine.

You won't surprise anyone with Asian and Georgian cuisine in Ukraine. Even more so in Italian. Now it's time for something new.

Few people know anything about Holland , except that there is a Red Light District in Amsterdam and you can smoke well there. Ask anyone about Dutch cuisine - hardly anyone will name at least one dish other than cheese and herring. And if everyone knows about cheese, then only those who have personally visited the Netherlands and seen how the Dutch themselves eat marinated fish are aware of herring .

Meanwhile, there are enough national specialties there. Pancakes, for example. Although "pancakes" is probably too rough a word for these tiny - no bigger than a little finger - puffy circles of dough.

Pancakes in Holland can be bought both at street food points and ordered in a restaurant for breakfast. When served, they will generously season them with powdered sugar, and if desired, they can be poured with liquid chocolate, cream, condensed milk and put fruits, berries and other tasty additions on top.

Waffles for breakfast are also a favorite topic of the Dutch . The Dutch love both stropwaffles (a classic dessert from the Dutch city of Gouda - thin, crispy circles with chocolate, nuts, jelly bears, marshmallows and other tasty things that solidified on a corrugated surface), and fluffy Belgian waffles with various applications (both sweet and and salty). They go great as a dessert with coffee or unsweetened tea, and also just as a light snack.

Kibbeling is a very popular snack that can be found in every Dutch cafe. The Dutch like to serve crispy pieces of fried fish with pickled gherkins, mayonnaise or other sauces. For even more piquancy, kibbeling is sprinkled with lime juice.

The traditional Dutch dish of bitterbolen resembles our meatballs, or, as it is now fashionable to say, meatballs. The only difference is that they are fried in crispy breading. In the Netherlands, such meatballs are usually served with beer, but the dish will also be a great snack with other alcoholic beverages.

Balls in batter are generally a separate love of the Dutch . They are called croquettes in the Netherlands, and in addition to meat, they are also made from potatoes or cheese. Croquettes can be both an independent dish and a snack or a side dish.

Pea soup probably needs no introduction - this dish is familiar to all of us from childhood. Like, after all, fried potatoes, which literally make the Dutch lose their minds. Fried potatoes, or as they are called, frites, can be ordered both in a restaurant and at street food points, where they are packed in a paper cone and generously sprinkled with various sauces on top.

Dutch Cuisine

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