MARKET VS GROCERY MEALS IN THE NETHERLANDS (life in the netherlands)

In this episode, Michelle and Alex compare four meals, side by side, using ingredients from their local market versus from their local grocery store. Markets are a way of life in the Netherlands, but Dutch grocery stores tend to be a bit more convenient. But what's cheaper? And what tastes the best?
Episode 127 · Filmed on April 14 and 15, 2024 · Dordrecht, The Netherlands
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0:00 What are we doing today?
0:39 What are our expectations?
1:30 Broodje kip kerrie (grocery vs. market)
3:36 What are grocery stores like in the Netherlands?
3:58 Salmon AVG meal (grocery vs. market)
6:06 What are markets like in the Netherlands?
6:36 Leek frittata (grocery vs. market)
9:13 So... what have we learned so far?
11:03 White asparagus soup (grocery vs. market)
14:12 Wrap up
#netherlands #expatlife #dutchfood
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In 2020, we quit our jobs to travel the world, and... well, that didn't happen. So in 2022, we decided to make an even BIGGER change: to pack up our lives (and our cats 🐈) and move from Austin, Texas, in the United States, to the Netherlands. Subscribe for new videos like this every week!

[@joslauwers7960]

Hi, nice, but you made a calculation-fault with Frittatta Grocery store is EUR 5,82 difference of 0,79 which is the topline (Leeks). First 2 for the Grocery-shop last 2 for the Market.

[@buncharted]

oh wow, you're right! i found the error on the spreadsheet too :( nice catch!!

[@remypattiruhu1708]

Go to the market in the last hour before it closes. You can get good deals.

[@dobberdop]

Totally true. You can save sometimes the half of the original prices

[@dutchglobetrotter4513]

Yes and they even give stuff free as well, just because the don't like to take produce back to their home.

[@dutchman7623]

@@dobberdop Correct! But the choice is 'left over from the day' which can be less wanted by the shopping public. But great if you need quantity. Bell peppers go out at a third, not the best shaped ones, but great for soup or when you small cut them!

[@valk5045]

O, nee. Ik houd van Aspergesoep, maar in het seizoen is het zonde om er alleen soep van te maken. Asperges, met ham of gerookte zalm, zacht gekookt ei, een botersaus en krieltjes. Zo verschrikkelijk lekker.

[@JaapGinder]

Ja, en dan wel op de markt kopen!

[@dutchman7623]

@@JaapGinder Of rechtstreeks bij de boer, verser kan niet, en als je een paar adresjes hebt weet je precies welke kwaliteit je krijgt. Voor iets minder vezel, fiets ik graag tien minuten langer.

[@DenUitvreter]

The market can be a lot cheaper because it's supply driven rather than demand. If you go to get certain stuff it's about just as expensive, if you look what is cheap because of the season or just because of lots of supply that week and base your recipe on that, it can be a lot cheaper. Also with fish, it's called fishing and not catching for a reason, this doesn't apply to salmon but a lot of North Sea fish strongly varies in price with the catch. Supermarkets also make a lot of profit on what people need to complete their recipe with. Taugé (bean sprouts) for example are 10 to 20 times more expensive in the supermarket. Fresh herbs, Asian, Mediterranean and Carribean herbs, spices and veggies are actually affordable on the market too. Parmesan is hugely overpriced because it's in so many recipes too. Pecorino or an old Dutch hard cheese or a mix is so much more bang for your buck.

[@velsen232459]

At the end of the afternoon, when the market is almost closing, you can score great deals; als je dat leuk vindt; onderhandelen in de namiddag is heel logisch. Als ik de tijd heb ga ik naar de markt.

[@marky046]

Wouldnt say we eat alot of fritatta's, quiche is more our vibe. Above any of that would be a Boeren-omelet btw, which is just a big omelette with tons of veggies and mushrooms.

[@apveening]

There is one good reason to always peel potatoes. Potatoes contain an alkaloid toxin named solanine, which is mostly concentrated in and directly under the skin, but also in green parts of the plant including potatoes exposed to light and bruised parts of the potato. Peeling potatoes allows you to also remove green and bruised parts, thus reducing the intake of solanine. While healthy people don't normally suffer adverse effects from eating potatoes, there have been cases of pretty severe poisoning, so it is better to reduce the risk.

[@mrpetit2]

I know AVG as AGV. At least, thats what we called it when I was a student in the early 90s. But I guess that'll vary from group to group, city to city and era to era🙂

[@user-xi6nk4xs4s]

Same around here.

[@s1351-null]

Jep! AVG = Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (GDPR) AGV = aardappel, groente en vlees (potato, vegetables and meat)

[@maartenkos98]

The market used to always be the cheaper option. We even had a saying or a song about it used in commercials: "Op de markt is je gulden een daalder waard". But, why do I go to the market? Only a few things: Cheese, Fruit and Fish. Those are always better. And most people go there for vacuumbags, but also stuff like duvet-covers. And off course you can go there for fresh stroopwafel. PS use chicken thighs for every chicken that is not served as a filet. Múch juicier.

[@gjalie]

oh yum we just had some white asparagus soup with chives and little ham cubes 😋

[@Perriax]

Very original idea for a comparison! Oh and I'll be trying those pistols with kip kerry ...😂😂... I'm sorry, gave me a good laugh ❤.

[@CakeboyRiP]

They are not wrong tho. But it made me laugh for sure 😂

[@buncharted]

i don’t get it :(

[@CakeboyRiP]

@@buncharted its just one of these weird french words in dutch 😊

[@evdweide]

@@buncharted "pistols" vs "pistolets" - they're quite different.

[@BabzV]

​@@bunchartedkip kerrie buns apposed to kip kerrie guns.. 😉

[@RFGfotografie]

These video's are even handy for not just NOT dutch people, but also for Dutch people themselves. Great video!

[@sutreB]

Breinbreker 🤯

[@bestgamting]

@@sutreBja haha🫨

[@tedsteiner]

Ja hoor

[@Bduh2]

I don't know how things are now in The Netherlands but we used to go to the Rotterdam market every Saturday to buy groceries for the whole week and the Ingredients for the Indonesian dishes my Mom cooked for the weekend. It was Dutch food from Tuesday to Friday but Indonesian food on Saturday and Sunday with leftovers on Monday. Wednesday, for some reason, was always stampot with Meatballs Day. We were blessed that my Mom's hobby was cooking and she learned that at a young age in Dutch Indonesia helping her Mother in the kitchen.

[@yasnie123]

So excited 😊 ❤

[@bikinginboston]

Just moved to Groningen. I love going to the market there! My favorite days of the week.

[@dutchguy3647]

It's said in the comments here already: it really depends on which market you go to. Here in Rotterdam the big market at Blaak is easily half the price if it comes to fruit and vegetables. It's even like 10% of what supermarket prices are if you come at the closing hour of the market. But the prices at my local biological market are easily double that of an Albert Heijn. In all cases: I prefer the market over any supermarket any time.

[@MarceldeJong]

Yes, the markt on the Binnenrotte is awesome!

[@hannekehartkoorn5987]

Afrikaanderplein market is even better@

[@willemhavenaar4182]

Hi guys.. We really love your experiences in the Netherlands. I lived there from 1961 to 1996 ans stll recognize a lot of the past. I just have a little comment for you guys regarding the episode comparing grocery vs. market food. Upfront you guys new what was on your plate. You should not know where the food was from when you are tasting it.....and then guess during tasting where the food was purchased. I just think it is more fair that way. When I lived in Sassenheim I never noticed differences......that is why we watch you guys......we actually got educated. Keep up the good work.🥰😍 Willem.

[@dutchuncle3310]

Interesting comparison, just one thing this video is based on one particular market ( Dordrecht) witch is slightly upscale as far as markets go. Since you lived in Rotterdam you are probably familiar with the Afrikaner market witch is definitely not upscale and doesn’t ( in general) have the highest standards for freshness of food. It will no doubt be cheaper then both the supermarket and the Dordrecht market . There is also quite a difference depending on the day you purchase ( the midweek market is definitely of less quality then the one on Saturday) Perhaps a video comparing markets might be interesting.

[@TheRealTMar]

I think the meats and fish on the market might also be a fair bit fresher. These products in supermarkets have first spent time in distribution centres getting packaged and stuff. And they may have sat at the supermarket for a few days before you purchase. I would like to shop at the market more often but working full time I hardly have time and on Saturdays, I usually just want to chill. I order my groceries at AH every week and pick them up. I started doing that in 2020 because of Covid and kept doing it because doing the big shop on Saturdays at the supermarket often wrecks my nervous system (I'm neurodivergent) and I often need recovery time.

[@hcjkruse]

Market versus supermarket, it Depends on the individual vendor and sometimes Franchische takers of supermarket brands. My local Jumbo in Twello has an attached bakery. At the market you have Bakerij het stoepje. The bread from Jumbo is better.That same Twello market has two greengrocers. One is more expensive but better quality. The other is selling ready packed bags at a lower pricepoint but it is less fresh. Markets can be cheaper than grocery stores. The Zwolle market has better quality vegetables. Unfortunately the choise of vegeteables at the Deventer market is lacking in the vegetable department.

[@RFGfotografie]

Fresh food is always better at the market, there is no doubt about that.

[@irenehabes-quene2839]

I just love your analysis and research video’s.

[@SwirlingSoul]

There is one thing that is rarely available in the supermarkets. Ripe, sweet fruit. That is definitely a quality difference between market and supermarket. And, of course it will be only available during the actual fruits harvesting season, where the supermarket will also sell tropical country cherries outside of our growing season. But the really nice, sweet cherries one still finds best at the market.

[@jumpingpiggie422]

If i can give you advice on the kip kerrie, try to get genuine Surinaamse Broodjes and the kerrie spice mix from Nandan brand for that traditional taste. Don't add water and let it simmer for 20 minutes (the moisture from the chicken and onion will give enough water to let the spices bond with the rest) But yet again, great video guys!!!

[@JOSBXXXX]

Hoi, Michelle and Alex ik had een leuk berichtje geschreven op buncharted 2 maar kreeg veel rare reacties dus heb ik het bericht weggehaald, jammer dat er van die mensen zijn maar ik dacht, dan zal ik het hier maar plaatsen. Hele leuke video op kanaal 2, beetje nostalgie en leuk om te zien hoe jullie positief zijn getransformeerd 🙂

[@buncharted]

oh no! well, we certainly appreciate your nice message. thank you ❤️

[@fritsmosselman4597]

A market baker will probably have a couple of the main/ popular breads available uncut and unfinished. These usually need 15 minutes in a preheated oven, giving you a fresher than fresh bake. Ask your cheese guy for some salted butter to put on top. You'll be amazed.

[@Paul_C]

For me quiche is a must, and yeah I'm one of those that loads up, basically any vegetable, meat or fruit can be used. It is just like a posh sandwich and like the tinkering involved. The market by far is the most cost effective when you get to know the stalls, but remember in season veggies are preferred shopping there. PS get quiche forms, both the little ones and the larger ones, mini are perfectly fine for that 4 o'clock crave, the larger one is perfec for dinner.

[@MartinWebNatures]

Great video 👍❤ love always your videos 👏👏

[@aimeevandijk1482]

For sure we make fritattas and quiches! Italy and France are closeby and highly influential on our cooking habits

[@toaojjc]

Jup Quiche is like a monthly thing in our household

[@ialrakis5173]

Some items on the market are just unbeatable. Like some haring snacks for instance. Like the 'warrior look', with the pony tale on Michelle 🙂

[@phronsiekeys]

This is a great idea for a video! I really enjoyed it. The fish especially looked much better quality from the market.

[@itomg]

A predictable outcome, but still lovely to see and hear your reaction. Markets offer food that was less handled and is slightly more fresh. On top of that they have to compete with the supermarkets. Competing in price is difficult, but quality is very doable. I think that explains the difference. Hey and it's more fun to go to the market (well at least when the sun is out :-)). Another lovely vlog, thank you.

[@Antoon55]

Nice topic! The best asparagus preparation imo is the classic one. Boiled asparagus with a boiled egg and boiled ham and a butter gravy. Try that. It is even better to buy the asparagus from the farmer, fresh from the field.

[@dutchman7623]

Try roerei with a little bit of cream, less eggy and fits the asparagus taste better.

[@emilywatt5126]

We buy milk, eggs, butter and cheese from local farm in Wassenaar. Sometimes we also buy meet there. All is there produce. Also we order meet in bulk from other farm. Occasionally we buy fresh fish at the market too. We also try to buy at local stores. Market is always better because food is fresh, but more expensive than in supermarket.

[@AdLockhorst-bf8pz]

The market (Tuesday and Saturday) in Spijkenisse is *meh* but you visit it anyway; look at the library, the church, walk to old city hall and the old jail 😊

[@nielsabbas7166]

I already knew before watching the video you would prefer the dinges from the market qualitywise. I'm surprised only 1 out of 4 from the market is cheaper. However, as suggested in comments from other subscribers, in the last hour of the market you can get some pretty good deals over there.

[@tvaandering]

Big surprise for me is that the market is in two cases more expensive then the store. It should be cheaper, because of less costs (no shop, no heating, etc.). That's always what they advertise with, "On the market your dollar is worth a dollar and a half". And of course, thnx for the video.

[@user-xi6nk4xs4s]

Many cities ask heavy fees for a spot on the market. The times that the costs were low are a couple of decades in the past.

[@vast001]

All nicely said and done but in my hometown the market is only on Wednesday (10-17) and as a fulltime working person, 8 hours weekdays with 30 minutes lunch break, I don't have the oppertunity to go the market so I have to rely on supermarkets. And that applies for a lot of people with fulltime office hours jobs. But what I sometimes do is go to a farmstore (Meinardi Noordbroek) on my route from work to home which is open till 18:00 and now in white asparagus season they are also open on Sundays.

[@TeamWolfmountain]

Between Market and Grocery store its very debatable with price the market often is cheaper but the market but this depends on where you are as market prices can vary to what town/city you are in! So in Arnhem prices are higher than in the city nearby called Zevenaar and Zevenaar is more expensive than the towns surrounding it!

[@Elatenl]

boeie

[@buncharted]

oh interesting! any idea what causes the difference? is it just the vendors?

[@skippynoah]

@@buncharteda vendor has to pay a certain fee to the city to sell his things. The bigger the market the higher the fee and therefore I guess the prices are raised too.

[@TeamWolfmountain]

@@buncharted its all depended on how high the standing fee is some towns are more expensive to hire a spot. Also location and time are depended so lets say you in the city center market you pay more than when you are on the outskirts of a town/city. It also depends if a vendor has been loyal to a market

[@TeamWolfmountain]

@@Elatenl what is wrong with you? Be nice

[@biancapauwen395]

Market food is fresher. Also it depends to wich city or village you go to the market. The prices of the products depend on what the seller has to pay for his/her market stand. If you go to the Hague the prices are cheaper than in Rotterdam. In small villages the market prices are more than when you go into a big city. The prices at the Hague market are very cheap.

[@RikFTK]

Fun trip tip for you guys to maybe to a future video: in a village called Oudenbosch there is 1/16 scale replica of the St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It's an almost exact copy but smaller and a functioning church. It's 5 minute walk from Station Oudenbosch, which is a 25 minute trainride from Dordrecht. There's also a beautiful small botanical garden / arboratum within a two minute walk. Could be fun for you guys to check it out.

[@hannekehartkoorn5987]

Agree, that's a great place to visit!

[@fnaaijkens69]

Very nice concept for a video! The bread for the Kip Kerrie HAD to be "baked off" a little more, at least the right side one. And that was the better one? Phew! :-)

[@moretoknowshow1887]

First, excellent video. Second, it appears your feline friend was really interested in that salmon ;) I love a great Saturday market for quality fruit/veg.

[@buncharted]

i think she was even more interested in the asparagus soup, surprisingly!

[@mennovanrij9334]

A very interesting test! I cannot recall a similar test, complete with prepared dishes. The outcome is interesting as well. Before watching this, I would have said that the market is cheaper than the supermarket, 100% of the time. But I was wrong! (Some markets have a stand where stroopwafels are made before your eyes. It doesn't get better than that!

[@CasperEgas]

Wow, finally some healthy things too. :) I don't use the market often, but my girlfriend does. There are great deals to be had if you know where to go.

[@buncharted]

haha, the frittata and the white asparagus soup and tosti are meals that are much more typical for us at home (usually along with a small salad) the vlogs are our cheat days :)

[@Alpha-Cephei]

Is it just me or did anybody else notice how the KZbin auto-transcription has greatly improved recently and now even correctly transcribes Dutch names and words? You guys are fast talkers, so I oftwen switch on the subtitles as an aid, and KZbin initially never got mixed languages right. It now amazingly does so. Thanks for your food and excursion suggestions! Living not too far from the Dutch border, my wife and I have taken our inspirations from them and recently even had our first Kapsalon. I actually found that some Turkish restaurants in Germany (e.g. Cologne) have adopted the meal under the same Dutch name. Its translation would only confuse customers, I suppose.

[@buncharted]

we started editing the subtitles a few videos ago - this one included :) i'm glad someone noticed!

[@Alpha-Cephei]

@@buncharted That explains a lot! 😂Human intelligence beats any AI (still). 👍

[@armandovanhaaren9823]

In the morning it's slightly cheaper on the market . near closing time it's usually a lot cheaper

[@Rienie]

Ik wou dat ik vaker naar de markt kon maar deze is bij ons altijd op dinsdag en dan moet ik natuurlijk werken. Je zegt dat de aspergesoep van de markt heel stringy is. Heb je de asperges goed geschild? De voorgeschilde van de markt zijn meestal niet echt goed geschild. Je doet de schillen bij de asperges als je ze kookt. En dan haal je ze er later uit. Ik zou niet alle asperges in de soep gooien maar ze eten met Hollandaise saus, gekookt ei en ham 😋 Een beetje slagroom in de soep doet wonderen 🤤

[@BrazenNL]

You should ask at your local bakery if there is a choice for the thickness of a slice. Sometimes you can choose thinner or thicker!

[@esc1074]

Seriously? Bit awkward and sounds typical Dutch

[@KarinKuiper]

@@esc1074 It's not awkward at all. I prefer thicker slices, and if I go to a bakery they usually ask me which I prefer. If they don't ask, I just tell them. The bread in a bakery should not be sliced beforehand, so it's no extra work for the personnel whatever way they have to slice it.

[@MarceldeJong]

Some bakeries actually ask it themselves if you want normal or thicker slices

[@esc1074]

@@KarinKuiper ok never experienced it nor did I ever ask for it. My bad

[@ronaldderooij1774]

I never heard of that. Really? If I wanted to have thicker slices, I just cut it myself, with a knife.

[@nyoko2926]

Interesting and fair comparison, but the market price is sometimes not good for singles because you have a lot left over (me, and my guinea pigs don't eat every kind of leftovers). Markets do deliver fresher and faster compared to supermarkets. Always enjoy your video's! Greetz!

[@yasnie123]

I think back in the day groceries were cheaper on the market. But now because of a the super Market deals its minimal price difference. And on the market people get their produce because they have more organic/ bourgondische (forgot the English Word) stuff.

[@MarceldeJong]

On the market you usually pick the deals, not so much specific produce to make a comparison :) like last Saturday, I wanted to get some blue berries, but the strawberries were 2 boxes for 3 euro, that’s a kilogram of strawberries for less than what one box would cost in the supermarket. I couldn’t pass that one up.

[@Mrevolva]

Michelle you are a great cook!

[@jeroencote5212]

white aspergers aka the white gold. I am gonna eat it this weekend for sure. and indeed the market is the better option.

[@ellinoorjorna2859]

Yesss! I am dutch and I for sure make quiches/ fritatta’s only I make a soy based version that is vegan. My mom made them too and my granny when I was a non-vegan kid :). In our family it is a real thing and also the thing you take to the picknick! I really love your video’s about the netherlands! It is so fun to see how life here is experienced by people who haven’t lived here since birth. Btw your duch pronouciation has improved so much! Very impressive!❤

[@vanderquast]

The products from the market are generally more expensive than from the grocery (AH). So that is a clear positive point for the grocery 😉

[@hannekehartkoorn5987]

Depends on the market. In Rotterdam the market definitely beats supermarket prices.

[@ItsKindryte]

I just got back from the market myself and I see this uploaded. (I got some fish from the market. You can always get the best fish from the market)

[@DJWezzyK]

Fun Fact: The food you buy on the market are 80% less toxic as the products from the BIG supermarkets as well, according to my doctor at least. She advices to buy only on markets or directly from farmers instead of the supermarkets.

[@bingbong6066]

Thats definitly not true. The only way to know is by seeing the original packaging. And markets usually sell less attractive and worse off foods because you don't know about it.

[@bingbong6066]

If you don't want toxic, buy "biologisch or biodynamisch"

[@DJWezzyK]

@@bingbong6066 Biologisch is also chemically edited by the Supermarkets. My doctor at the hospital is addressing this. Also it was also on the NPO last week in a science documentry that 80% of the Supermarket food, even Biologisch, is poisioned. So proof me wrong, when Medics and Scientists have proven their toxic?

[@remizeeland3505]

@@bingbong6066the biological produce has been treated with toxic chemicals as well. The farmer uses chemicals that are approved for bio culture. For instance sulphur, and lots off it. Cyanide is also biological, but I don’t want to have it on my food!

[@bingbong6066]

@@remizeeland3505 cyanide can be biologically degraded (which is another topic|) but is not used in the industry. don't spread easily fact checkable mis information lmao. Sulphur is in everything you eat as it is a part of the cycle. besides that it's only used in fruit farming.

[@just_passing_through]

As an Australian moving from Adelaide in South Australia to Sydney in New South Wales, fresh produce markets are one of the things I miss the most… the benefits and savings from farm fresh, local, in season fruits and vegetables cannot be overstated. In Australia the fresh produce markets tend to be be significantly cheaper then the supermarket equivalents. There are several reasons for this including the fact that they are normally staffed by the farmers themselves or their family members. Their profit IS their wage, so there’s no additional wage built into the price, along with profits to keep shareholders happy. The cost of having a stall is minimal compared to the rent of a supermarket. They don’t have to pay for storage along the way, and distribution, and haulage. They just throw the extra produce in their car and off they go to market. They often sell just their overproduction, or wonky carrots which get rejected by supermarkets, so it would just get ploughed back into the ground if they didn’t take it to market, so they are prepared to sell it at low prices as they are happy to be making anything at all from the sales. Also, there may be 20 farmers there selling carrots, so competition is high whereas there may be only one or two supermarkets in the area with little or no competition to keep prices down.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Op de markt is uw gulden een daalder waard. Nou, nee dus. Maar de prijzen kunnen per markt nogal verschillen. Dat ligt mede aan het standgeld dat de marktverkopers aan de gemeente moeten betalen. Dat verschilt namelijk ook nogal van gemeente tot gemeente.

[@m......2743]

Love the market

[@CakeboyRiP]

Eet smakelijk!

[@EveryoneKnowsItsWendy]

Hello! I am coming to NL May 3-17 to complete my business affairs in order to move there permanently at the end of June. I would really enjoy meeting up with you both at some time. ❤ from 🇨🇱.😊

[@rupsjenooitgenoeg804]

Nice video, it would be nice to make a comparison between supermarket and Toko/Turkish supermarkets as well

[@elsvanzwoll]

And the market is gezellig I think 😊

[@goudvismannetje]

Of course I think the most things from the market will be tasting better because it mostly is more fresh than the grocery store. But the price of the grocery store you did pick is mostly the higher than if you did pick a different grocery store. Albert Heijn is known as the most expensive grocery stores in the Netherlands. So the price of the grocery store also depends which grocery store you pick. For the price I would not pick Albert Heijn.

[@w.vandenhelder7849]

Asperges met ham en ei vind ik erg lekker. Wij kopen ze rechtstreeks bij de boer, zodat ze niet de kans krijgen om uit te drogen

[@chrislaarman7532]

(I watched this 10-month old video as you referred to it in your recent Market vs. Grocery meals video. Besides, I'm a vegetarian, nearly vegan.) My choice of shop could be clear from topography: I have Dirk in lugging distance, Jumbo in Plan-B lugging distance, then Albert Heijn and Vomar just before the nearest market. So it's Dirk first, Jumbo for additional items, and "Appie" for additional additional items. However, I have a few groceries and butchers (what's in a name?) aimed at people with roots in Türkiye, Morocco and Poland in intermediate distances. I won't hesitate to visit these, but I have adapted to Dirk. Or rather: I have managed to spend an average of €50 per week on supermarket purchases for forty years now. Prices elsewhere may feel choking to me. I'll go shopping once a week (basically), and I'll buy different types of vegetables (leaves, stems, fruits) that I'll prepare with basically alternating potatoes and rice, occasionally replaced with pasta or beans. (For a couple of years, I have also been likely to buy pre-cut mixed vegetables.) I also love mushrooms. Once at home, I can be sure of (1) fresh vegetables (and fresh fruit and enough toilet paper) for a week, (2) being within budget (most of the time) and (3) having variety in my diet. A diet that may well be healthy. (Problem: I should eat less or move more.) Special notice: I'll eat Dirk bread for three days, then bake my own for the other four days.

[@dennisdistant]

It's so weird seeing you in the same places where I come all the time. I'll start looking out for you and see if I can see you.

[@Roggen45]

For me the market is cheaper most times, im alone and in the supermarket with some products i always have to buy more than i need, at the market i can buy exactly the amount i need. That's why for me the market food wise is mostly cheaper. I only go to the supermarket for soda's and non food items like cleaning products, toilet paper, etc. But yes i saw the tip go to the market last hour/hour and a half and u can get some good deals!

[@ruud2040]

I think its verry nice to make this video and also brave strangely enough, but Michelle made the meals look good! 👍..In the early day's you had the markt slogan "je gulden is een daalder waard " like, your 1 euro is 2.50 euro worth.

[@stch2056]

Sometimes the bread is sliced very thin so that the supermarket can sell more ham and cheese.

[@marijkevandeneijnden8971]

great video! Love to see you do the taste test "blindfolded"

[@buncharted]

that’s a good idea! we need to get someone to cook for us too so we can both be surprised 😂

[@h.j.m4013]

In general i found the bigest improvent with meat and fish from the marked. Chicken for sure. Generaly chicken from the grocery store contains more water and is a lot more chewy. More often than not there is not a lot of difrends between going to a bakkery or butcher or going to a market. But compared to a groccery store its a world of diffrends.

[@harrym740]

I get fish from the market once a week. Fish in the supermarket is all koolvis and is compacted into blocks.

[@eddys.3524]

Never tried this myself... good idea, however I might take your results as guidance... BTW the cat showed a lot of attention while you guys tried the Salmon... I wonder why... 😽

[@buncharted]

and weirdly the asparagus soup!!!

[@eddys.3524]

@@buncharted a cat going vegetarian??? brrrrr.... take him to a psychiater...

[@soumynonareverse7807]

Wait, you know V in AVG stands for meat? Not fish. We don't know the fritata dish but we do know German Rösti which is basically riced potatoes and beaten eggs usually shaped triangular. You can find them premade mostly in the freezer at german branded grocery stores. We tend to cook them in a frying pan with a little olive oil.

[@buncharted]

V can be vlees or vis, no?

[@soumynonareverse7807]

@@buncharted it can be but if we're talking about AVG or AGV, were usually talking about Aardappels, vlees en groente. Mostly sausage, meatballs or thick bacon strips colloquially. (I had to look that word up myself aswell, but that's what G-translate said for "in de volksmond") If we do eat fish, it's usually with baked potatoes.

[@smearpipe]

Use Surinamese broodjes. And u have grill de broodjes. First op het tosti ijzer dan de kip kerrie op je broodje

[@janeising3585]

We always get our chicken at the local Turkisch shop. The taste, smell and looks are 100% better than at any grocery in town. No grocery for us any more.

[@jbird4478]

I can't go to the market, because whenever I do I come home with a bag full of freshly roasted nuts, cheeses, and stroopwafels, but not an actual meal. I don't know how that keeps happening.

[@vincentvangogh3634]

I totally agree, i never peel my potatoes, they are so much better with skin!

[@edherkless3812]

In Indianapolis, IN, USa the markets are more expensive and usually the same products as grocery stores. Pretty sad. Ten years ago it was different, markets were great here. Now it is just about profit and not quality. Most vendors are selling what is labeled as farm fresh, but it is not from a farm direct.

[@rjvanhouten]

Remarkable: the market quality might be better, but obviously not cheaper anymore. During the 60s and 70s our town markets used to advertise with the slogan 'Op de markt is uw gulden (ƒ 1,00) een daalder (ƒ 1,50) waard'. Obviously things have changed quite dramatically since then.

[@dutchman7623]

There are big players on the 'market', companies can buy large quantity, and local vendors cannot compete.

[@davidbowskill171]

Thanks for AVG challenge - I worked out it was ardappelen, vlees, groenten In British English we say meat and 2 veg

[@buncharted]

we reference an earlier video that we did that explains it so it shouldn’t have been much of a challenge 😅

[@davevanbeers6944]

Ik ga eigenlijk alleen naar de markt voor de kaas (boeren kaas extra belegen), de kip, en eieren. Ik merk van de rest weinig verschil. 😊 we hebben gewoon quiches, gemakkelijk zelf te maken. Frittatas eet ik eigenlijk nooit. Is het lekker?😊

[@buncharted]

ja, lekker! maak een frittata als je geen “puff pastry” hebt :)

[@annh.8290]

We shop both, but I prefer the market. I am curious if you knew if the fish came from a farm, or was wild caught, I have noticed it makes a big difference in flavor.

[@buncharted]

we don’t know, that’s a good question! i’ll report back next time we get salmon from them 😋

[@annh.8290]

@@buncharted It has to be listed when you buy it so it should be easy to see.

[@PamMartyn]

Surprised that the market eggs and AH eggs were the same price. At our market, the eggs are 2 euros cheaper for a box of 10.

[@mneoud]

AVG is Aardappel Vlees Groente so translated Potatoes Meat Vegetables.

[@MarceldeJong]

Or in this case Aardappel Vis en Groente

[@mneoud]

@@MarceldeJong Vis is toch ook vlees

[@realpirate]

' both of the pistols ' for the rolls - youse are becoming dutchyfied 🙂

[@user-xb2jx9zx1k]

It’s so surprising the cat isn’t trying to eat the salmon off the plate 😅 Mine was all over it when there was fish. Trying to get on the table and take it.

[@buncharted]

she got a little bit for herself when we were cooking it :) (unseasoned, of course)

[@BabzV]

Alex why are you always swaffeling Michelle with food?! 😂

[@buncharted]

i’m addicted!

[@BabzV]

@@buncharted 😂😂😂

[@xentothemoon]

Why not? 😂

[@marleenflach]

Still so weird to see dordrecht in your videos really fun tho. Do you have plans for koningsdag?

[@buncharted]

we’ll be here 😄

[@martino0072]

The vegetables from the market is second choice .what is not good enough for the supermarket is sold too the market merchants.but still good too eat

[@rickmb67]

This has everything to do with which markets and which stores you go to and little with markets and stores in general. Unless you live in a small town, there's no such thing as "the" market.

[@johnhendriks4085]

I make a real Italian frittata. It is a Italian dish. I also make a quiche but only the quiche lorraine

[@remcohoman1011]

12:29 if you want a good cheese taste and flavour for comparing..try supermarket cheese with boeren kaas from the market... belegen and jonge kaas and maybe oude kaas aswell.. let your mouth be judge, you won't be dissapointed

[@Edwinschuur]

You chose AH as ther geocery store. There a lot morenoptions for groceries which are a lot cheaper. I think that when you compare a cheaper grocery store the taste is still better feom the market but then the pric difference can actually be worth it.

[@WinterGlow420]

I'm dutch and I've neeeever in my life heard of Salmon AVG? salmon and potatos ? What the Flick

[@james419]

To make this test properly - neither of you should know which is market or supermarket - sub consciously you have pre conceived thinking (Spent 30 years as a retail buyer fresh food buyer)

[@buncharted]

do you want to come cook for us? 😂

[@james419]

@@buncharted I would love to but at 74 not to good medically - also I come from Bloemendaal and have relatives in Dordrecht - Many thanks for a very kind offer.

[@themadsamplist]

You should also try like a Turkish supermarket

[@erikmulder2574]

Those frittatas must be something more popular in the US. I never heard of them.