BEST FRIED CHICKEN In The Netherlands?

Soul food in the Netherlands? Who would've thought?! Well thanks to Noah (from NYC) and Tony (from London) that's now the case in Amsterdam, at Ladybird Fried Chicken. In this video, I sit down with Noah to get the story behind the restaurant. I hope you enjoy!
#soulfood #friedchicken #amsterdamfood
00:00 What is soul food?
00:29 Noah Tucker & Tony Joseph
01:22 What inspired the start of Ladybird Fried Chicken?
02:20 Why the name Ladybird?
03:40 What's on the menu?
05:23 Ingredients in the Netherlands vs the US
06:37 What's driven the popularity of Ladybird Fried Chicken?
07:43 Eating the food!
08:07 Outro
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[@exploringtheforeign]

My mouth is still watering from the fried chicken! If you ever get a chance, swing by Ladybird Fried Chicken in Amsterdam! :)

[@k20nutz]

Thank God, I've been making my own hot chicken since I got here and it's a huge pain to make.

[@GabberPinda]

I would cal it soul food🧡

[@MichelBaek]

Great interview Sam. And also great you cover more cultures. Amsterdam is a very diverse city. And you know where the best places are. You are a great tourguide. ❤❤❤

[@exploringtheforeign]

Dankjewel, Michel! I found it very fun/interesting to have this conversation and I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it. More on the way! :)

[@debatts]

I've been here for almost 40 years and made everything from Ribs to fried chicken and everyone told me I should open my soul food restaurant. I will have you check this place out soon. My friends call my chicken DFC... :) Daves fried chicken.

[@exploringtheforeign]

Now you gotta give me a sample! Haha

[@BrazenNL]

Man, I lived in SC for a bit, and the soul food was amazing there. You could find it everywhere.

[@exploringtheforeign]

I could only imagine how good of soul food you had out there! haha

[@hunchbackaudio]

Sounds like an opportunity to finally trie the soul food thing I've heard so much about... It's about time to introduce this to the Netherlands since it's proven to be the gateway to Europe. When the Dutch like it (no doubt they will), there's a great change it will spread to the rest of Europe. Good work!

[@exploringtheforeign]

Knowing you, I think you'd like it, Hunchback! I hope all is well with you and the family🙌🏾

[@hunchbackaudio]

@@exploringtheforeign ha ha, pretty sure I love it. We’re doing great thanks. Hope you guys are doing pretty well either. This spring we’ll do some catch up for sure.

[@ItsSKYYo]

Oooohhhh snap!!!! I had to click this!!! Maaaan!!!! I’m so excited! I haven’t found anything that even came close to some of the soul food in the states!!

[@exploringtheforeign]

Haha, thanks, Sky!! We'll have to check it out together one day!

[@ItsSKYYo]

Heeeck yea man!!! Great video

[@exploringtheforeign]

Thanks Sky!!

[@unforgettablejazzfusion5546]

Hey man! I am following your channel for a while now and thanks again for this super cool video. What an excellent interview. This is like 5 minutes from my home but I didn't know about this restaurant! I am going to try a taste real soon! I recommend another restaurant close by in the Gerard Doustraat, Spang Makandra. That is truly one of the best Surinam food in this town! Again, food which has a link to slavery. Keep up the nice content and enjoy your time here in the Low Lands! Greets from Amsterdam.

[@exploringtheforeign]

Thank you for this feedback! Glad you enjoyed. And I hope you enjoy it when you check it out! I'm adding Spang Makandra to my list! Surinamse food is amazing, so I'll have to give it a shot. Appreciate your support!

[@unforgettablejazzfusion5546]

@@exploringtheforeign Tjauw Mein with chicken breast, some Petjel, fried bananas omg :P

Thank you for posting this. I live in Utrecht and never had the desire to go to Amsterdam because it’s way too touristy but always wanted to try typical American fried chicken. I will definitely drop by Ladybird.

[@exploringtheforeign]

Awesome! Let me know what you think!😃

[@mlmj1994]

So awesome! I did not know about the fried chicken selling by the railroads. Thank you for sharing this! 💗

[@exploringtheforeign]

I wasn't aware either! Was definitely interesting for me to learn about. I'm glad you enjoyed the video😁

[@kevalbissessar8560]

Been here 4 times! Loved it everytime! Also getting some tonight! 10/10 reccommend!

[@Turbokees]

I've been looking for a place to try some real soul food for a while, thanks for the tip!

[@exploringtheforeign]

Oh man, no problem! I'm always on the lookout for it when I'm outside of the US haha, so really happy I found this place. I hope you enjoy!

[@Beun007]

That Soul tune in the intro is giving me goose bumps! LOVE IT!

[@exploringtheforeign]

Glad you loved that! :)

[@qazatqazah]

Thank you for this much needed information! You bet that I'm going to go to Amsterdam to check out that place.

[@exploringtheforeign]

No problem! Let me know what you think!

[@tersadailey]

Noah is so down to earth, I really enjoyed hearing his perspectives on the restaurant! So great to hear from one of the minds behind the business; it just makes me want to continue to eat here and tell everyone about it. My hope is they blow up so big they will get a bigger restaurant and no more having to stand in line to get in! 😀 Loved hearing the history and also how long they have been influencing the Ams food scene! The chicken plate and the sides were all "just right"; they really know what they're doing because it was ALL delicious! Thanks again Sam for another quality video, GREAT content as usual! Hugs!!

[@exploringtheforeign]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video and the food! It was really a pleasure meeting you in person and I hope to see you again!

[@dashawnbennett7274]

Woo hoo!!!! This is so exciting! And a history lesson, to boot. This is much appreciated. Can't wait to try this place.

[@exploringtheforeign]

Glad you liked it, DaShawn!!

[@worldofnuance]

Cool video man. Unexpected stories like this really stick out here on KZbin. Great job on producing it. 👍

[@exploringtheforeign]

Really means a lot that you say this, thank you!

[@ElMariachi1337]

I grew up in Amsterdam Zuidoost with a pretty large population of people from Surinam and the Antilles and I think Bijlmerplein is one of the few places in NL where the KFC was more popular then Mc Donald's

[@exploringtheforeign]

Haha, I could imagine!

[@abi219]

Great interview. Looks absolutely yummmm 👍

[@exploringtheforeign]

Thank you! And it's really good, you gotta try it! :)

[@dikkiedik53]

;-) how did you know my my mouth is watering? Great video again. I think I will check out this restaurant Ladybird soon. Allways in to try new tastes. Btw have you tried Tjon express? We sometimes get roti from them, but we also like to cook it ourselfs. I learned to cook it from the wife of one of my fellow conscript soldiers in 1975 while doing my military service in Amsterdam in the Oranje Nassau Kazerne (now houses). I was with a lot of soldiers that came directly from Surinam in those days. Eating roti always makes me remember them, with a big smile on my face.

[@exploringtheforeign]

Haha, thanks, Dick! If you go, let me know what you think! And nope, never heard of Tjon express, but I'll have to check it out! And wow, that sounds like a beautiful memory you have there!

[@dikkiedik53]

@@exploringtheforeign It's Surinames food. In similarity to the US soulfood, developed by all kind of unvoluntary to the new continent moved people from Africa and other continents. Surinamese food has influences from Indonesia and India too.

[@yvonnebirch6026]

Great video Sam ! I like the idea of interviewing another American in Amsterdam. I bet that chicken is good ! Cool place ! 💕🌷🇳🇱

[@exploringtheforeign]

Thank you, Yvonne! Die kip is heel lekker!

[@jaycparr17]

The mac and cheese looks SO GOOD! Awesome coverage on an interesting success story!

[@exploringtheforeign]

Thank you, Jose!!

[@RiniAbroad]

omg I need to go here. Chicken and waffles are one of my favs, thanks for this!! Also awesome to support black businesses! edit: wording

[@exploringtheforeign]

Let me know what you think! They don't have waffles at this spot, but the fried chicken is amazing!

[@RiniAbroad]

@@exploringtheforeign It all looked wonderful! I don’t live in Amsterdam but this gives me a nice reason to go!

[@serialgkiller]

Awesome

[@exploringtheforeign]

Thank you!

[@bigcartoonyIIV]

Im def going to try this, when i go there. What other restaurants they own?

[@johnstafford7288]

Educational and great you could get some American food and a good conversation, yes even though Dutch foods pretty much the same its real nice to get something from home sometimes there are things you miss.

[@exploringtheforeign]

Thank you, John!

[@vluppino88]

Brooooooooo i love this direction :)

[@exploringtheforeign]

Thanks, Vinny!!

[@cherylh.1537]

I will definitely be hitting this spot! 😋 😋 ❤

[@exploringtheforeign]

Can't wait!

[@mariarenwarin1597]

You should go and eat at BumbleBee in Zwolle (the gumbo is 👍🏾)!

[@exploringtheforeign]

Thank you for this suggestion! I'll have a look😃

[@lordsleepyhead]

I'll definitely try it out next time I'm in Amsterdam.

[@exploringtheforeign]

Let me know what you think!

[@hildelouisevrijs774]

Dat ziet er goed uit Sam, en wat een enthousiaste mensen! Ik zal het doorsturen naar wat amerikaanse kennissen in Nederland! Zou niks voor mij zijn, want ik ben vegetariër😎! ❤️ Hil

[@exploringtheforeign]

Dankjewel Hil! En ah ik snap dat je dit zou niet eten haha.

[@hildelouisevrijs774]

@@exploringtheforeign Sam, je moet “niet” en “zou” omdraaien, dus: “Ik snap dat je dit niet zou eten!” Maar hebben ze ook dingen voor een vegetariër? In de mac&cheese zit ook geen vlees toch, of wel? ❤️ Hil

[@tomm4073]

@@hildelouisevrijs774 Een vegetarier die wel kaas eet? Dat klopt niet, lieve schat.

[@hildelouisevrijs774]

@@tomm4073 Ben geen veganist en bovendien heb je ook vegakaas tegenwoordig. Eerst goed nadenken over wat je zegt mopje!

[@Wielie0305]

As far as I was concerned KFC was the American chicken restaurant 😂. Never went there though. This soul food looks really delicious. Unfortunately don’t go to Amsterdam that much. I read someone recommending Bumblebee in Zwolle. Not far from where I live. Better check that one out first 😁. Bedankt weer voor mooie video met hele interessante mensen!

[@exploringtheforeign]

😂😂 that's definitely the most popular chain, as well as Popeye's! I'll definitely have to swing by that spot next time I'm in Zwolle. Thank you for watching and thank you once again for the coffee!

[@MA-ek1xl]

Wish I had seen this video earlier. I just visited the Netherlands and was looking for fried chicken and went to a different restaurant. I remember thinking the menu "didn't make sense" which Tony kind of alluded to in that things get appropriated in really bizarre ways. I'll definitely be back. I'm trying to move to the Netherlands. 🙏

[@exploringtheforeign]

Definitely visit next time! And ayyye, where are you coming from and why do you want to move here? :)

[@hugotendam5349]

I will go get some g+ddamn fried chicken! Also, you need to come to Amersfoort to set the fried chicken scene here! ❤️🤗

[@exploringtheforeign]

Let me know what you think! And are you saying I need to come check out the fried chicken in Amersfoort or that they need to bring it there?😃

[@hugotendam5349]

@@exploringtheforeign yeah, I meant that they should bring it here!

[@andywessel]

Next time in Amsterdam. I’m there 😎👍

[@exploringtheforeign]

Let me know what you think!

[@LindaCasey]

Brilliant! Just wish there was a vegan version of this yummy food.

[@exploringtheforeign]

Thanks, Linda! There is one vegan option they have on the menu!😃

[@dutchyjhome]

And again a very nice video Sam ! But ehmm, how about Vega and Vegan people and their needs...? I mean I really am tempted to go there, but if the only thing they've got there is dead animal related....well in that case: thanks but no thanks ! I mean I like the man's story and I am all in for it... but having an excellent Vega and Vegan alternative in 2023 is a must I'd say. So why the emphasis on chicken and on chicken only...? I mean, com on now, that's kinda outdated... I understand the man's motivation and dedication to the women he referred to, but you can have that same dedication to those women with a modern Vega /Vegan alternative... It actually shows that you're part of the future and how far you've come as an offspring of those women, right? So you've escaped the history and you developed in to a 2023 world citizen.

[@exploringtheforeign]

Hey Dutchy J, glad you enjoyed the video. As for the vegetarian/vegan alternative, they actually operate one in partnership with someone else; it's called Yerba and it's also in Amsterdam🙏🏾

[@TheJolanda01]

I want mac and cheese pleaseeeeeeeeeeee

[@exploringtheforeign]

My favorite!

[@davidbeckham-doyle9832]

Chefs...fry chicken! Yeah right.

[@msgemsgems]

Does the chicken taste different/better due to the quality as well. US factory farming isnt a thing there.

[@robertboender5816]

Ask him next time to open a business outside Amsterdam. Dutchies from around The Hague and Rotterdam don't like to go there 😁

[@exploringtheforeign]

That's their plan, to open up more!😁

[@SIG442]

Wafles are actually European, to be more precise from Belgium and the Netherlands. You won't steal that from us! haha The chicken and waffles thing, also from those 2 countries, you can't call it your own if someone did that before you. It tastes different because it's actually from here to start with, America changes the recipe like so many things ;) It would be a very bad thing to say such things and actually hinting towards bigotry and racism where there is none. Also keep that sort of talk in the US, we don't want that here, its actually illegal by law.

[@Greon_net]

Well well well - 👴

[@DrAugurk]

I went here because of this video, the place looks really nice and was packed. The chicken was really nice and moist. However to be completely honest, and I need to add I never had real soul food so I don't know what is supposed to be like, I found it pretty underwhelming. The mac and cheese was okay, but nothing special. The chicken, although moist was not crispy at all. But again, I never had soul food so maybe I don't know what to expect, but I was expecting more I guess.

[@exploringtheforeign]

Ah, I'm sorry to hear it was underwhelming for you. I thoroughly enjoy their food, so I wasn't trying to overhype or mislead, but I could imagine that not everyone will enjoy it like I do.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Halal? Poor birds...

[@johnveerkamp1501]

ZO LANG IN NEDERLAND . WORDT TIJD DAT JE Nederlands spreek.

[@exploringtheforeign]

Ik spreek Nederlands meneer

[@huffepuf3066]

Precies! Hij spreekt Engels om meerdere publiek aan te trekken. Amerikanen die geen Nederlands kunnen, kunnen deze video ook kijken.

[@whitelite2553]

i'm sorry but i can't take this serious. call it ''soul food'' sure, but buddy waffles and chicken is not something special we never heard about. And ffs, frecking waffles? our own people (flanders) created that. Funniest part is when he talks about people creating ''his'' food the wrong way, and next scene shows caviar on FRIED CHICKEN!??? oh god... im cringing so hard.

[@ingridwatsup9671]

You really should stop taking those negativity pills. It’s getting boring.

[@Beun007]

YEAH!!! I LIKE IT SPICY!!!!😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋