Americans try the Famous HEMA Sausage in Amsterdam | Amsterdam Travel Vlog

If you travel to The Netherlands, you really should try the HEMA sausage! It's a local favorite. This smoked sausage is sold by the department store chain HEMA, and we tried one at our favorite Amsterdam location.
Is it good? It's so cheap.. it can't be good? Can it??!!
Also.. dessert. Every heard of a TOMPOUSE? The famously difficult to eat Dutch/Belgian treat also makes an appearance on this vlog!
ABOUT US
We are Nate and Katrina, two American expats living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and traveling as much as we can to see what there is to see! We balance a busy career and grad school while we explore Europe and beyond. We would love to visit every country in Europe while we live here, and definitely keep a list of our global “must visit” destinations.
We probably won’t look or sound like many other travel vlogs out there. We really want to give you a true view of us and how we travel and explore the world. Lots of food, definitely some jokes, and probably some swearing…. Hope you enjoy taking these trips with us!
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[@wavybray]

Alright yall are officially the best vloggers of the netherlands. Not stuffy or overproduced, just and enjoyable hang. Thanks for keeping it real on youtube yall! Cheers from a fellow expat!

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Wow! Thank you for saying that! We just try to be our true selves on camera and hope that people enjoy our sarcastic humor. Thanks for the support - we really appreciate it!

[@adventuresbyrust]

You guys are too funny. My deceased spouse and I were foodies like you two. It's fun to live with you on your adventures. 😂😂

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We are so sorry for your loss. Hopefully our vlogs can you bring you a little bit of humor and remind you of the good times with your spouse. 🥰

[@GabberPinda]

You definitely need to eat it together with mosterd. It's so good😍

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Katrina does like mustard but none for Nate. We'll have to try it that way next time. Thanks for watching!

[@LourensRolograaf]

Reliable, affordable and normal. That makes it Dutch!

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Very true!

[@ageoflove1980]

HEMA is easy. Try : Hollandsche Eenheidsprijzen Maatschappij Amsterdam. There probably are a few tonguetwisters in there for non-Dutchies :D And rookworst isnt typically eaten just like that. I know HEMA is selling it like that for a long time, but its way too fatty and dense to eat on a bun in my opinion. Its best on a stamppot like hutspot and youll eat that with knive and fork, so you cut off thin slices and mix it with the potato, carrot and onion mash. Bit of gravy too and youll have a great, cheap traditional meal. Or sliced in a nice thick peasoup of course! Real Dutch winter countryside food!

[@cornellfoodie]

Two things not to be missed at HEMA: bandages with the cushion at the end so it can wrap multiple times around the finger and silicone shoe laces for sneakers so you can slip your shoes on without tying and untying. Game changers both of these things!

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

#lifehacks at HEMA

[@highpeaks3598]

HEMA and Albert Heijn is awesome. I miss those two stores all the time.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We spend a lot of time (and €€€) at Albert Heijn!

[@StayWildWanderlust]

That sausage would've been so good with horseradish mustard!

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Hmmmmm…. 🤨😆

[@leonardoluc6362]

Thanks for the review, great store Hema is a brand with quality products. Rookworst best to eat it with mosterd en a beer. Surprising fact the French love the Hema stores. Now regarding the rookworst haha it is bad but a must. Germans have the best sausages for sure but the Dutch are just more fun.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Thanks for the info and for watching!

[@h.rutten2187]

Little patented Heinz secret is that the tomato paste with all its ingredients (vinegar, sugar, spices etc.) after it’s all mixed is pumped under immense pressure thru a tiny ceramic hole which opens up the natural fibers in the tomato paste and that thickens the ketchup without the need of having to add some emulsifiers that eventually loose their binding properties and those ketchup brands that do add emulsifiers often get runny again after a while.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Thanks for the insider info! Maybe that’s why Nate likes Heinz so much… 🤔

[@marlenedonaldson8811]

Hi Katrina and Nate, I found you guys looking for tips on Christmas Markets. Katrina, I’m from Australia and I feel we have good sense of humours, however mate you crack me up. I love watching your videos not only for the travelling but merely for your humour. I love how your just yourself and swear. I do hope you make lots more. If I could endorse you to travel the world I would lol😂. I loved the ball pit on the pankcake boat too funny !! I do have a question we are coming to Amsterdam for new years. I can’t believe how expensive it is arggghhh !!! I have 3 children aged 12, 10, 16 where can I go that’s safe to watch fireworks ? Thanks Nate and Katrina !!! All the best the Arnold Family !!!

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

This comment made our day! Thank you so much. I think you "get" us... ; -) Amsterdam is quite expensive... and they have basically outlawed AirBnB, so prices went even higher. I would definitely watch some videos of NYE in Amsterdam. Some say fun.. some say war zone... We have never seen so many fireworks in a small space. The city puts on a great show, but the locals are obsessed and light them all over the streets. We are usually still in the USA with family on NYE, so not totally sure about where the best place would be.... Best of luck!

[@TheStaubzauger]

Most entertaining video on the inter webs! 😂

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Thanks for watching!

[@harrym740]

Hey guys, cool video. Would be cool if you visited other cities in the netherlands. Amsterdam is like disneyland, too touristy.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We definitely plan to! Stay tuned… thanks for watching!

[@barrettellis184]

@@nateandkatrinadotheworld Utrecht Utrecht!! Now that's a real city ;)

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We have visited Utrecht and loved it but didn’t film it for the vlog. I see another trip in our future!

[@Populiervogel]

Well done, you are really good intergradeted, you nag a lot like the Dutch do. 😊

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Awww… we appreciate the directness all around us! Thank you for checking out our channel!

[@pschuit]

Hiya…. These are good as is, BUT…. Adding a big dollop of their (kinda spicy) Mustard, takes them to the next 3 levels! No bun needed. Oh, and do try their “Ewrtensoep” or creamy split green pea soup. Get a piece of bread to dip and scoop 🤤🤤

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Sounds like we have another lunchtime trip to HEMA in our future! Thanks for the tips! 👍🏻

[@georgekustner3440]

The HEMA sausage is awesome. It is juicy and tastety

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

And a great value!

[@hcjkruse]

Next to do is "gourmetten"😂

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Sounds fun!

[@hcjkruse]

@@nateandkatrinadotheworld You can this Easter! Get a gourmetten meat package at your local supermarket and certainly Blokker or HEMA can get you a gourmetstel (cooking device) for a reasonable price.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We will definitely have to do that. Thanks for the tip! 👍🏻

[@NakedPigeon]

Hema has good quality products, for a very reasonable price

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Absolutely!

[@MrJohncon43]

Totally agree tomato sauce should be heinz

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

A man of taste I see…. 😃

[@chubbymoth5810]

Hema sausage is okay, but for the good stuff you go the a specialist shop. A "banket bakkerij" (banquet bakery) for cakes and pies, a "keurslagerij", a choice butchery for the better rookworst. There are tonnes of really good artisanal shops who have far superior quality to any brand. That goes for all of Europe.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

You are so right. We have this amazing bakery on our street… it’s the best. Always a line!

[@okidoki8544]

HEMA sausage is the best! Just love them…

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

They are really good and so convenient!

[@ervie60]

@@nateandkatrinadotheworld HEMA suasages are exactly as you stated; mass produced by industry. Try out some butcher's made rookworst, then compare the taste with a HEMA sausage. I guarantee you; HEMA, fat and salty. Butcher's one, real meat taste. Best bet is some local so called: Keurslager but do check if they make their own rookworst.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

That sounds like a good idea! We just had to see what all the hype was about with these HEMA sausages.

[@pimcreemers6416]

@@ervie60 maybe so, but sometimes you just want a fat and salty sausage :) I eat the ones from a good butcher way more often than the HEMA one, but from time to time, maybe 3 times per winter period, when I walk through a cold shopping street.....I just like to get me one from the HEMA :)

[@BommeltjeNL]

Indeed, there's no good way to eat a Tom Poes. I always start by eating away the yellow stuff on the sides and when I'm done I push down the top layer and then it will fit in my mouth and I can eat it. The pink stuff is the best 👍

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

That’s a good method. We will have to try that next time!

[@richard7867]

You just take the top off and put it under the bottom. Enjoy!

[@Bandit-Darville]

Yeah, see: the thing is the bun kinda ruins the overall taste of the rookworst. I like it best just plain hot out of the pan in piece of paper and have the juices from it drip down your fingers. That to me is the authentic way of eating a "halve warme". The sausage itself is typically the meat part of a stamppot meal. There is a nice crossover going on in the video by the way between the rookworst and the Heinz ketchup which are both products marketed as "the one and only". :-)

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We will have to give it a try without the bun next time!

[@miwnamoh]

Hema …has never been my favourite..I preferred V&D and still C&A 👌😉

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We will need to try these!

[@Beun007]

A HEMA sausage sits all day in water and so it's watery as fuck!

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

It was definitely an interesting meal! Thanks for watching!

[@linnyb1704]

Best eaten without the bun.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We will have to try it that way next time!

[@gitmoholliday5764]

it's like McDonald, the taste maybe quite ordinary but it takes you back to childhood, like your first car, probably a dangerous pile of rust, but in your mind the best experience.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

This is so true! McDonalds chicken nuggets do take me back!

[@DidierWierdsma6335]

Do you guys live here in the Netherlands? if so than welcome in the Netherlands glad to have you😊 And yes those canned so called hot dogs are disgusting i agree 100% with both of you and that's comming from a Dutch person still living here in the Netherlands. Other than that a great video keep up the great work👍

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We do live in The Netherlands and love getting to explore all of the things that your country has to offer! Thanks for watching!

[@bettysha3154]

The place reminds me of IKEA.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

That makes quite a bit of sense!

[@vinylsolution2522]

A wise man visiting Las Vegas once said... ....Buy the Hema Ticket.. Take the Hema Ride.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

There is room for everyone… :-)

[@gerrygrouwe70]

No mosterd 😢😢😢

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We tried it “pure”! Next time with mustard!

[@ilsefaber683]

​@@nateandkatrinadotheworld pure is with mustard

[@LiveForex1]

So Nice

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

So nice

[@_PJW_]

The HEMA offers the best-value-for money you can get in The Netherlands. That goes for the tompoucen (which use to be better), but especially for the rookworst ('smoked sausage'), the snert (peasoup) and the cheese puffs. 8:56 : "the snap" : yes, very well observed. That snap is really different compared to other Dutch rookworst. Warning : there also is a 'lean low fat rookworst' by Unox. Please don't try. As for mustard. The Netherlands have their own local mustard. Like Zaanse mosterd, Groninger mosterd, and Friese mosterd. French mustard , and Grey Poupon are available in most supermarkets, but are ...... French.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Thanks for the warning! I think we might have a mustard tasting video in our future. 😂

[@_PJW_]

@@nateandkatrinadotheworld Ooohh!! Looking forward to that! It seems there is only one true Dutch musterdmill left : 'De Verwachting' at Hollum, Ameland. Worth the trip me thinks. Ameland itself is amazing already.

[@TheJoblomov]

For the full spectrum of TomPouce eating techniques; the following video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ6XcomdhbFroM0

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

That’s great. Thanks for sharing!

[@mariannevandenberg9777]

it was the best in the netherlands .. they changed it and now its bad ..

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Oh no! Wish we could’ve tried it back then!

[@pinkgirlgaminghappypink697]

why did they cut the ends off it would have been ok whole there ripping people off there probably making a sausage sauce and charging $5 for it 😂

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Maybe that’s what they use to make the sausage flavored beer… 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

[@DonOctane98]

The Hema saugage is garbage 🤢. Try better any Polish saugage at a Polish supermarket 🤣🤣

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We loooove a good polish sausage. Trip to Poland?!!

[@twoalpha09]

Well if you dont like HEMA saugage go back poland easy , Im not sure when you put this ketchup shit on it you can taste the saugage anyway