DUTCH FOOD FAST OR FROZEN VS. FANCY (is it worth it?)

In this episode, Michelle and Alex try cheap, mid range, and expensive versions of four popular Dutch foods to figure out if it's actually worth the extra cost or if you should save your money.
Episode 84 · Filmed on August 13, 2023 · Dordrecht, the Netherlands
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0:00 Introduction
0:22 Bitterballen (and explaining what we're doing today)
3:04 Appeltaart (Dutch apple pie)
6:37 Carpaccio
8:59 Pannekoeken
11:05 What did we learn?
11:39 Wrap up
#expatlife #netherlands #dutchfood
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WHO IS BUNCHARTED?
We're Michelle and Alex, an American expat couple living abroad in the Netherlands. 🇳🇱
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 by packing up our lives (and our cats 🐈) and moving from Austin, Texas, in the US, to Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. Subscribe for new videos like this every week!

[@mariadebake5483]

Apple pie isn't usually eaten as a dessert. It goes with coffee or tea, in between meals.

[@Roel_Scoot]

Bitterballen and Kroketten you can best deep fry them as are Patat Frites. The original Bitterbal and Kroket MUST i.m.h.o. have a thin crust, the thinner the better, the thick crust of the oven variety is a sad adaption to make it possible to use an oven or air fryer instead of a frituurpan. About the inners of the B's and K's: this is called a salpicon in the French kitchen, but we call it a ragoût. There are essentially two types: the butcher's or the baker's type. The butchers type the ragoût is from pulled meat (draadjesvlees), the baker's type has the meat minced in distinct smal cubes or pieces.

[@albertlay8927]

When I had bought an airfryer, one of the first things I tried were bitterballen (for oven and airfryer, said the package). After that, I was happy I still had my good old frituurpan. Stuff that is supposed to be deepfried should be deepfried. BTW, I've noticed that practically all American youtubers in NL keep saying "bitterballen" when they mean only one. Single: bitterbal Plural: bitterballen

[@buncharted]

we said it both correct and incorrect in the segment - still getting used to it 😅

[@Stadtionalist]

@@AlexK-yr2th Cuz, you know... 1 waap, 2 wapen, or 1 deek, 2 deken, or 1 jong, 2 jongen, or maybe 1 balp, 2 balpen :>

[@Stadtionalist]

​​@AlexK-yr2th Geez, it was meant as a lighthearted comment but truth be told, I did not (have to) look for errors, and I did not turn things around. I quote ""En" at the end of a word makes it plural" Also, to create the plural of a word, "En" is not always the solution. Besides some exceptions, in Dutch the "s" is also commonly used. Like 1 wapen becomes 2 wapens, 1 deken becomes 2 dekens and 1 jongen becomes 2 jongens. What you said is more like saying "Having a tail makes it an animal". Most animals have a tail but not all and not everything that has a tail us an animal. A horse has a tail and is an animal, but the tail does not make it the animal.

[@Stadtionalist]

@@AlexK-yr2th Lange tenen......

[@Paul_C]

Pannenkoeken, flour, milk and eggs. That is all you need; just you can actually become inventive. You want one with bacon, fried egg? Do that! It is the all-time comfort food. It is really easy, it just takes some time to get the hang of it. Most families use one specific pan for it, and only use it for that task. And in reality you can use your leftovers as base. If it's edible you can make a pannenkoek from it.

[@rudyloedeman5730]

If you replace 0.3 liters of the amount of milk you need with beer 🍺 you will get the bubbles in the pancake

[@JaapGinder]

Very true, making pannenkoeken is not easy, and very favourite with children! I even make them sometimes, just for the grandkids or whe else is in the house. Total costs for about twenty pancakes? Less then 4 euro. And the topping: cheese, strawberries with cream, bacon, banana's, pineapple, applesyrup (mostly kids love that), chocolat paste, sugar,... think anything sweet, you can put it on...

[@rmyikzelf5604]

A pinch of salt! And possibly vanilla sugar

[@fabadam]

I want to see you guys buy a Koopmans Pannenkoekenmix and make some yourself. And then some with self bought flours

[@hildelouisevrijs774]

These ARE the AH pannekoeken! Better to make them at home, very easy guys! And not only with butter and powdered sugar, but also with cheese or other savory things. I like them very thin, like “crêpes”!❤️Hil

[@Roel_Scoot]

I advise ontbijtspek and keukenstroop, milk is not really needed, water will do fine.

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

@@Roel_Scoot Milk or water will depend on your preference, and that can be affected by whatever you got used to when growing up.

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

I recommend a pannenkoek with pieces of pan fried apple and bacon. Even better with goudreinette apples imo.

[@Roel_Scoot]

@@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118 water is cheaper and more at hand.

[@baskoning9896]

'for each bitterballen' bitterballen is plural. Bitterbal is singular. Just saying. Love your channel :) Edit: ah, noticed that others noticed as well, haha

[@amivanzyl8876]

Fine dining tip: If you want to find the best food for relative value, the best (imo) restaurant we go to in the country is De Kas. We take whatever date they have open in the month of our anniversary and make it our anniversary dinner. It's expensive but feels fair for the service and food you get. A worthwhile once a year treat for us.

[@liavanson8687]

Those pannenkoeken 😮 jak. Please make them yourself. Not hard, quite cheap en delicious

[@erikmulder2574]

When you buy Bitterballen or Kroketten, try the brand “van Dobben”. These are way better than Mora. When you want pannenkoeken, give the bottles with flower a try. You add the liquid as per instructions and leave it for a while to saturate the flower before tossing it in a baking pan. The result should be much better than the ready made microwave packs. Try a pancake with Stroop. And always roll your pancake as the one was delivered from the pancake place. Easy to eat by cutting a small bite off.

[@buncharted]

ooh we will definitely check those out - thank you for the tip!

[@mariadebake5483]

That's a matter of taste. Personally I prefer Mona. I don't like Van Dobben at all. Although there are some house brands that taste better.

[@JustMe-sh8nd]

No don't use these bottle's, they are a rip off. its only flower and it will cost you 5 times more than a pack of flower. Recipe for pancakes: 250gr plain flower, 500ml halfvolle milk and 2 eggs, you cvan add a little vanilla suger by your likings and thats it@@buncharted

[@racingweirdo]

@@JustMe-sh8nd dont forget the salt

[@JustMe-sh8nd]

@@racingweirdo whoops you are right, just a very little pinch tho

[@dutchgamer842]

If buy pre-made pannenkoeken from AH or any grocery store, don't heat them in the microwave, put it on a pizza plate in the oven for a few mins

[@vonniezuid7663]

Try the Kwekkeboom bitterballen. They are really good!

[@Roel_Scoot]

The Dutch are crazy about boterhammen: sliced bread with butter or margarine and a thin slice of cold meat, sausage, cheese or jam, chocolat, etc. The boterham is a single slice of bread or a double one. I want you to try these specials you probably never should think of: Tongenworst, Paardenrookvlees, Runderrookvlees, Bloedworst, Ossenworst, Filet Américaine, Fricandeau, Katenspek, Rosbief, Varkenslever, Gelardeerde runder lever. We do not stack our sandwiches like the Americans, we find it overdone: no, no, mother wouldn't like that, except in some special occasions like for a Club Sandwich (over the top) in a restaurant for lunch or for some specials like: Een Broodje Half-om: Pekelvlees + Runderlever (Broodje van Kootje)

[@spoenk7448]

I've only ever had Bram Ladage when visiting Rotterdam. I've never seen it anyway else.

[@Dennisboetes]

Next time you are in Leeuwarden, you gotta try het Pannenkoekenschip.. There's nothing like it. That's the way pannenkoeken should taste and the variations are endless

[@lbergen001]

Interesting comparison video. 👍👍 How about including the home made option for pannenkoeken (simple), apeltaart (medium) and bitterballen (complex). I think you will notice the difference.

[@Meine.Postma]

I loved your Friesland series. I'm from Leeuwarden and have worked in Harlingen. Make the pannekoeken fresh. It is not a lot of work

[@bartvschuylenburg]

If you are fans of pannenkoeken: I happened to eat the best pancake of my life in a few weeks ago in Pannenkoekenrestaurant Beslag in Grou. When you’re back in friesland, you should try to go there!

[@spoonwinnipeg2021]

Air frying krokets is imho not a good idea. It somehow adds blandness. btw, where does the name Buncharted come from?

[@buncharted]

we call each other “bun” and we just mashed it up with the word uncharted 😄

[@hcjkruse]

We add a little bit of Brinta to our pancakes. You might want to lookup the acronym.

[@Species6079]

Okay, now I'm hungry!! 🤤😜

[@nuuwnhuus]

Airfryer or oven bitterballen just can't get close to deep fried ones.

[@racingweirdo]

Time to try out the koopmans appeltaart mix😂😂😂

[@peternogwat7576]

This video makes me hungry!

[@ralphb7401]

I love this video concept from Red and Link, love it that you guys did it with Dutch food. Think it would be better though if you guys do not know what is the cheap or what expansive option though. So if you need a hand from a real Dutch person with a passion for food, just give a call 😊

[@deetgeluid]

The ewtensoeop from Aldi is amazing imho. Try it!

[@H1SCOTTY]

All the “howevers” are true, and Mora is the biggest midrange brand, just try Van Dobben the high end brand in the supermarket. Or really go for it and make your own bitterballs (I would watch it). In a cooking workshop that I’d won we made bitterballs with my mom sister and sister in law. They learned us a recipe for chorizo bitterballs but the real lesson was to make a ragoût.

[@dikkiedik53]

My granddaughters love Grandpa's buckwheat pancakes. They are a bit firmer and slightly different in taste. You could try to make those too. I always bake the pancakes in a little bit of molten butter, that adds flavor too. Enjoy. recipe: 100 gr buckwheat flour, 150 gr wheat flour, 500 gr/ml milk, 2 eggs, pinch of salt, some vanilla flavor. or, like we do after our France camping vacation, like the French, a little bit of citrus flower/caramel pancake aroma.

[@AlbertBos-rz2vs]

Home made apple pie is the best.

[@jeffafa3096]

Anything you cook at home can be of restaurant quality for only a fraction of the price. One of the things I prefer to make myself rather than buy, is a good burger. Anything from McDonalds or Burger King, or anything similar is way too overpriced, and the quality of the products used are usually worse. In restaurants you pay €10-15 for a burger, and to me they are a close resemblance to the ones I make from similar supermarket ingredients worth around €3-4 per burger. Also, some frozen pizzas from the supermarket can be pretty good too, and I usually prefer them over a Domino's pizza, but here the quality award does go to a good local Italian pizzeria. They will almost always outperform both the supermarket and Domino's.

[@RichardRenes]

If only the local pizzerias were in fact Italian.... They claim to be, but most are Turkish owned...

[@alamunez]

@@RichardRenesIrrelevant. Italian refers to the style of pizza, not the nationality of the owners.

[@aislingbooks]

I like BackWerk's sandwiches, especially the ciabatta brie and tomato that's topped with muhammara sauce, creamy brie, fresh local tomatoes, crunchy spinach and basil. The muhummara sauce is Syrian, and it consists of red (bell) peppers, walnuts, breadcrumbs, lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, red chili paste, salt, olive oil, cumin. Hema has some very flavourful lemon tarts, BTW, my favourite of their pastries.

[@DJWezzyK]

The best Apple Pie is from De Juf in Middelburg❤️ Home made, no pre-baked. Super fresh and so delicious.

[@CuidadalLago]

Pro tip, put truffle mayo on your bitterballen! The Albert Heijn appeltaart is amazing, especially for the price.

[@666Maeglin]

you need to eat the bitterballen with plenty of mustard though

[@buncharted]

100%

[@johnalexander8682]

It is more convenient to cut your rolled pannenkoek into slices. Then you prick the rolled slicee of pannenkoek on your fork and enjoy!

[@Pannemat]

Carpaccio is a "traditional" Christmas dinner starter and it will be advertised as such later in the year.

[@_maghetweten]

If you put those rubber pannekoeken in the oven they will come out better than just microwave. Still nothing beats DIY: mix up flour, eggs and milk. Choose savory (cheese/meat/go crazy) or sweet (powdered sugar, maple syrup, jam, Nutella) or why not both (Apple with bacon sooo good, Apple with raisins for that appeltaart flavor, ham and cheese) Bitterballen I prefer from Kwekkeboom or Van Dobben. They are just something more like that fancy restaurant. Appeltaart I do like the original sized version from Albert Heijn. Also there should be raisins in it for me otherwhise it is not real Dutch appeltaart. Even better with banketbakkersroom (like custard?) put on the bottom part. So try a bakery who sells them!

[@rudyloedeman5730]

Some supermarkets do sell warm smoked salmon or herring, would be nice to compare those to the real fish shops version

[@ncscoobysnack]

Again an entertaining video! However, a small "appeltaart" will have much less appel in it. I would say that that was more of a cookie, like the ones the crumbl franchise makes. Allso as stated by others, you can't compare aitfryer " bitterballen" with the deepfried ones.

[@nimwey7701]

The bigger appeltaart at Albert Heijn is way different then the little ones and much nicer and cheaper

[@buncharted]

we got that one the first time (in the video without audio) but they didn’t have it this time :( it was better but we still picked hema!

[@ialrakis5173]

One of the big differences I recently learned about where the canned cocktail and wiener sausages from the Aldi brand Panda. They taste exactly the same as the famous Zwan brand in Belgium, not sure if that's a thing in the Netherlands, and are a lot cheaper. The same goes for their canned mackerel filets in tomato sauce. And since you're into carpaccio you might want to give steak tartare a try (if you haven't already). Most places I tried it it's really fresh and good but had it in a real steak house once and instead of ground beef it was handcut by the chef (might be a no go for some people). While the handcut meat tasted better it wasn't worth the higher price.

[@CakeboyRiP]

Wait... what? You like food? 😱 I had no idea 😂 Okay enough sarcasm for today. I just had to see this video. I hope you enjoyed making it

[@buncharted]

haha we made it twice (since the first time had no audio), so we definitely enjoyed ourselves!

[@CakeboyRiP]

@@buncharted thank you for your to dedication and sacrifices for our entertainment 😋

[@stefanzik5869]

Just get carpaccio at the butcher!

[@464nescio6]

try some good herring.. go to stellendam the small harbour..

[@macbosch64]

The best applepie is the homemade one ( not always the cheapest option, but in my opinion the best) and pancakes from the supermarket are really crap. I prefer to make my own or go to a pancake restaurant. Pancakes are easy to make. The pancakes you eat at home are usually rolled up. At my parents we ate them with zeeuwse stroop or with jam.

[@Dutchbelg3]

For me there are different qualities of stroopwafels. Some plastic packs of 8 or 10 are hard solid disks with less taste while the more fresh ones are croquant and have a bit of a buttery and caramelly taste. For me a house made applepie with brownsugar sand dough crust is best. It's a lot of work but I made one and really really liked it a LOT! I am a sweet tooth so I make a definate distinction between cheap icecream and the more expensive but DELICIOUS icecreams! I LOVE the pralines and cream from Haagen Dazs and even more some of the flavors of Ben & Jerrys.

[@AlbertBos-rz2vs]

Bram ladage is not really a common fast food chain in the Netherlands. I would say : Zuid Holland or even beter the Rotterdam region.

[@MarceldeJong]

Mora is decidedly NOT a grocery store brand, you can get Mora at Jumbo, AH, Dirk, Spar, Plus and all others except Lidl and Aldi. It’s an A-list brand. It may be the cheaper option, but it’s not a store brand. And sadly Bram Ladage is only in Rotterdam and in Dordrecht :( I want Bram in my city too! :D

[@buncharted]

we meant that it’s a brand from the grocery store, like we bought it at a grocery store they’re also in den haag, delft, gouda, and a few other places but yeah - not really all around the netherlands. great bitterballen though 🤤

[@MarceldeJong]

@@bunchartedI know, I love Bram Ladage :) Didn’t know about the other cities. I was surprised when I saw one near the Mediamarkt in Dordrecht, as I only knew of the ones in Rotterdam. So it’s great to see them expand. And ah, thanks for the clarification. Often ‘store brand’ is seen as inferior, but I agree that in the case of the oven bitterballen of Mora, those aren’t great. I think the fact that the ones from Bram Ladage are deepfried, makes them taste the best. :)

[@vanderquast]

Not very difficult and cost effective to make pannenkoeken yourself with flavour, milk and eggs from the supermarket. And they will be the most fresh ones you tasted ever before 😉

[@piepkwiep4312]

flour....and no blueberry jam but bosbessen jam.

[@CuidadalLago]

Same goes for appeltaart. Koopmans appeltaart mix taart comes out perfect every time and doesnt taste like it comes from a box.

[@B0K1T0]

@@piepkwiep4312 spek & stroop 👌

[@MichelBaek]

I never had bad bitterballen but the pannenkoeken i had from the supermarket taste like ass. I have to try that appeltaart you had. It looks delicious. Great food review. ❤❤❤

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

There's always something wrong with the texture of premade pannenkoeken from the grocery store. So dry and gummy. They're too floppy when hot, but become brittle when they cool down even just a little bit. With how easy it is to make your own from scratch, and even easier if you use a dry mix or one of those bottles that you add (water? milk?) to and shake, there's no reason I can think of to buy the premade ones.

[@dutchgamer842]

​@@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118Heat them in the oven or grill instead of microwave or just on the stove. It doesn't make them awesome, but taste a bit better

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

@@dutchgamer842 thanks, I'll try that.

[@dykam]

There's a certain nostalgic-like charm to the rubber sheets the grocery stores call pancakes, but it's indeed not quite like fresh ones.

[@Mdgd63]

Good 0,0% alcohol beer is Leffe and Hertog Jan!

[@prolapsje]

Hotel new york is a very nice location for a drink, but the food is way overpriced and overrated.

[@pietergreveling]

If you want to test other Dutch apple pastry, you should really try Appelkruimel Vlaai (originally from and the best in Limburg), Appelflappen, Appelbeignet and Appelbollen! 🍏🥲👌🏼 By the way, when the Dutch eat Dutch pancakes at home, most of them will roll them up and cut it in bite size slices with Appelstroop, Suikerstroop or just crystal sugar (for the crunch) inside! 😋✌🏼

[@Stadtionalist]

Most people nowadays dont have a frying pan anymore but for snacks like bitterballen at home, you really need one. They just dont do as well in the oven or airfryer unfortunately. Also, imo, the cheapest brand of bitterballen or kroketten in the supermarket taste better. And 'fancy' bitterballen or kroketten from a restaurant are, at most, as good as from a snackbar, but usually a little bit subpar. Talking about pancakes, buying them premade is an atrocity. They taste so damn terrible, even compared to reheated self-made leftover pancakes. And they're so easy to make as well. The only 'issue' is that it takes so much longer to bake them than it is to devour them. Even pancakes from the pannenkoekenhuis don't compare to homemade ones

[@TiemenRTuinstra]

And for pannenkoeken you should go to Lage Vuursche near Baarn.

[@Roel_Scoot]

Location, location, location..:) but this is a classic one in the Netherlands.

[@filipnecinski773]

Since your arrival in the Netherlands, you have shown an interest in the local culture and cuisine, which reminds me of my own beginnings when I moved from Poland to the Netherlands 15 years ago. Your history and beginnings in this country are pleasant to watchfor precisely that reason. As for sweets, you should definitely try the intensely sweet "Mergpijpen," which I have a weakness for (even though I'm generally not a fan of either Dutch or Polish cuisine). When it comes to exploring this country, what else could I recommend other than my own city of Enschede, located on the border with Germany (I'm a bit embarrassed, but I haven't yet been to the charming Dordrecht). Referring to your previous videos about housing costs, the eastern part of the country, such as this city, is about half as expensive as the western part, which certainly plays a role when working remotely. Greetings. Filip

[@lindaraterink6451]

Mora is kind of a big brand in the Netherlands. But I have to agree with you, I think their bitterballen en kroketten are very tasteless. That said.. 6 Euros for 5!!! bitterballen?! No way in hell I am paying that ever. No matter how good they may taste. I'd be making them myself for that money.

[@JustMe-sh8nd]

The best pannekoeken from the supermarket are from the brand Jan (not saying they are that great but the best available) Best way to heat them is when you poor some schenkstroop in the pan and add the pannenkoek

[@hcjkruse]

You can reporpose Jan pannekoeken for pizza too. I did with a batch from a too good to go package. Another brand is Tante Fanny ~ Aunt Fanny. Never had that one yet. You could also try Aldi and Lidl, but skip the aisle of shame. 😅

[@letstry46]

I like your channel . The visits of different cities and tasting all kind of foods is more then the dutch people does...i can tell you, but i love it!! Did you try KIPPELING (no, not kiBBeling..that's fish). This is my favorite snack when i watch a movie. It's chicken without bones. The best is in Apeldoorn at Wijngaards (Toko). Try before die 😄

[@buncharted]

yum! what sauce do you pair with it??

[@hcjkruse]

ravigottesaus... ravigotte sauce

[@ElMariachi1337]

@@hcjkruse eh no, read it again, lol

[@hcjkruse]

@@ElMariachi1337 lol. You are right, of course, koppeling. Joppie? will try next time I cycle to Apeldoorn.

[@B0K1T0]

Best appeltaart is how my mother makes it obviously ;)

[@buncharted]

we’ll have to try it in a future video 😁

[@hjge1012]

Those premade pancakes from the supermarket have a really nasty rubber texture if you don't heat them properly. If you do heat them properly they still aren't great, but still a 100x better than with that rubber texture.

[@Benny_000]

Did you ever have mustard with the bitterballen?

[@buncharted]

we did with bram ladage and with hotel new york (but we didn't with mora since we didn't have any mustard at home...)

[@martina_trees]

Man this video made me hungry. I ate carpaccio with ovoli (a type of mushroom) and parmiggiano in Florence and it was delicious. I would still absolutely destroy that Albert Heijn carpaccio.

[@theblazingangels4286]

buy Capparcio bij julia's op het station, dat zijn de beste :D

[@dahemper]

Leuke video! FYI, bitterbal = singular, bitterballen = plural. Same for pannenkoek(single) and pannenkoeken(plural). Dit is een pannenkoek, dit zijn pannenkoeken...

[@hcjkruse]

Regarding Hotel New York. I don't know about now but 10 years ago you could smell the fish. Not in a good way. Checking Google map reviews beforehand might help and also allows you to find other options.

[@hcjkruse]

@@Man-in-the-green it is not a chain. I only know the one at de kop van Zuid in Rotterdam in the building formerly owned by the Holland-Amerika line.

[@jacovanderschaaf3044]

why not make your own pancake from the Koopmans merk, and then choose if you want to do the one where you need every ingredient or the one in fles were you only need to add milk

[@Frankie_alaplaaja]

De lekkerste pannekoeken bak je ZELF! Try koopmans or some. If you do it well, they'll beat Pimm's.

[@kevonvideo]

Alex, the Albert Heijn mini appeltaart slander will not be tolerated. How dare you 😤😜

[@adoteq_]

Pannekoeken, next time try the dutch pancakes from Aldi (not the small one, I mean the flat ones like in the video, taste so much better I think, but that is my opinion)

[@s.b.907]

But carpaccio isn’t a Dutch food, it is Italian. If you want to test something raw meat, try osseworst or filet américaine.😉

[@s.b.907]

@@Man-in-the-green and an dish created in Venice, Italy, in the 1950’s. It is like testing spaghetti bolognese in a Dutch tasting video.

[@komkwam]

Premaid pancakes are, imho, very distasteful. I always make them myself, it taste so much better.

[@Perriax]

You know what time it is..

[@Claudiaatje212]

Next time, bake your own pannenkoeken, it's very easy and cheap to do. And instead of eating them with butter and powdered sugar, get some Dr Oetker Kloppuding (instant pudding mix) in raspberry or banana flavour, make sure to prepare it before you bake the pancakes because it has to set in the fridge for a bit, and once your pannenkoeken are done, spread some pudding on them and roll them up to eat. Or... eat them with some chocolate spread (I prefer that over Nutella) and sliced banana 🙂 Or... spread on some good old stroop of course Or ... mix some grated apple, soaked raisins and cinnamon through the batter before baking Or... first fry some bacon/ontbijtspek in the pan and then pour batter over it. Eat with stroop for a sweet & salty contrast, or sprinkle some cheese on top at the end

[@buncharted]

omg the pudding mix idea sounds so good!!!!

[@Claudiaatje212]

​@@bunchartednot to brag, but yearrrrrs ago while on school camp in secondary school, the teachers organized a pancake baking competition. Us students had to bake our own pancakes and the best ones got an award. Unfortunately the local supermarket did not have this pudding mix, so we got another dessert from the cooling section at the store, spread that on the pancakes and then stacked them on top of each other, like a layered cake. As finishing touch, we added some whipped cream from a can on top and decorated with a Tikkel for a finishing touch (licorice candy, not sure whether those even still exist tbh) We won 1st prize 😂

[@nuuwnhuus]

Kloppudding in a pannekoek, you're either mad or brilliant. It's on my list of things to try.

[@armandovanhaaren9823]

Have you tried ossenworst

[@buncharted]

no, but we want to!

[@1977stekel]

@@buncharted and then compare it to the worst from utrecht, Vockingworst

[@jasperbierhoff1481]

good mythical morgen

[@buncharted]

😂😂😂

[@Mdgd63]

Maybe you know that already, but in NL when you work with number and a . and , it's the opposite when used in English speaking countries. In my last message i said 0,0% beer. You would write it as 0.0%. So when you talk about a thousand and zero cents it would be in the US: 1,000.00 In NL it is 1.000,00 But i think/hope you are already know that.

[@norajazzypoppy9043]

I don't like the pannenkoeken from the supermarket.they taste like rubber🤭 love bitterballen and appeltaart 😊

[@petervandieren]

Hmmm, comparing deep fried bitterballen with oven prepared bitterballen... The oven prepared will always lose. I doubt if Hotel New York makes the bitterballen themselve. They probably are commercially produced and delivered frozen. Maybe even from Mora. However, for the Airfryer the Mora bitterballen are the best choice. I prefer them over even more expensive brands.

[@buncharted]

i wouldn’t be surprised either if hotel new york was using mora

[@komkwam]

Why do people always think making kroketten/bitterballen is so difficult. Any professional kitchenstaff can make them.

[@senjinthedragon]

It's not hard but it is time consuming if you want to do it properly. You have to get the meat 'draadjesvlees' which requires stewing for a long time and then you have to pull the fibers with a fork. My mom and grandma made them theirselves. They were indeed awesome.

[@Mdgd63]

Have you already made your own pannenkoeken plain or withe apple/raisins/ham/etc? And trowing them in the air to switch the side?🤔😆

[@buncharted]

we've only purchased the savory ones from a shop in leiden! we'll definitely have to get into making it ourselves at home though 💪

[@racingweirdo]

@@buncharted 500 ml of milk. 250 gram of flower, two eggs, salt and everything you like.remember dry in wet never wet in dry. Its that simpel

[@eriktabbers3599]

Mora ain't the cheapest option though. It's one of the higher brands that every supermarket has. But they have more expensive brands that's true. 😂 Always fun to watch comparisons though. You also have a AH brand bitterbal. I think it's better than the mora ones.

[@user-xi6nk4xs4s]

Never liked any of the Mora products. Often the "shop brand" is way better tasting and less expensive. Pancakes I always make myself (sometimes with a standard mix). Apple pie is a hard one, as I don't like sweet apple pie. Raisins is OK, but the apples must be sour (goudreinetten for me). Never liked carpaccio. I like that you included the experience factor in the end, as that's the part which makes it worth to pay a bid more now and again, in the right company. Thank you for another interesting one.

[@mariadebake5483]

Definitly goudreinetten for apple pie, yes

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

I agree with you on the goudreinette.

[@DrBrokenBone]

Pancakes are best when u make them yourself.

[@buncharted]

i believe it, but i think pim's is pretty great

[@bsv266]

the bitterballen is not a good comparison. You compare cheap airfryer bitterballen with deepfried bitterballen. The deepfried always taste better. besides that Mora is the number 1 brand concerning deep fried snacks. And in most cases the more expensive one in the supermarket..

[@buncharted]

it’s cheap versus mid versus expensive - based on price of the other two bitterballen, it’s a fair comparison! but we will consider getting an air fryer if we do this again…

[@bsv266]

@@buncharted you should not compare airfryer/oven with deep fried from the commerical places..

[@Populiervogel]

Mora is a brand on it's own, not grocery bounded.

[@buncharted]

a brand from the grocery store

[@mindf4rt]

no, it's a stand alone brand (and actually not a bad one)@@buncharted

[@mindf4rt]

also any bitterbal not from a deepfryer is bad.. (/edit, goes for any dutch snack.. frikandel, kroket, kipcorn, all the things)

[@mariadebake5483]

​@@bunchartedNo it isn't bound to one grocery store, it's a brand on it's own

[@armandovanhaaren9823]

I don't like the cinnamon to overpower the apple flavor

[@TiemenRTuinstra]

Bram ladage isn't a big chain. I havenstad seen or heard from it until this video. And iam a Dutch native..

[@buncharted]

that's our bad - they're everywhere in south holland (delft, den haag, dordrecht, gouda, and yeah, tons of rotterdam).

[@TiemenRTuinstra]

@buncharted no worries though, i don't come there either to often, so.

[@Krystalfaye]

Is that an Old School reference?😂

[@buncharted]

haha yep!

[@Krystalfaye]

@@buncharted nice

[@bertkassing8541]

A bitterbal should come from the deep fryer (with fat) :-) and not from the oven or an airfryer :-) You can buy carpaccio from a real butcher. Round slices of carpaccio are not really carpaccio. And don't eat carpaccio with a taste-disguising load of sauce. Aaaaargh........ :-)

[@evertoki]

Mussels from AH easy to make and really cheap in comparison

[@buncharted]

mussels from AH??? we'll have to check that out!

[@dutchgamer842]

Mora bitterballen from the grocery store aren't that great compared to the ones they make for snackbars

[@lennartvers1767]

1 Bitterbal plus 1 Bitterbal makes 2 Bitterballen. 4 Bitterballen minus 3 Bitterballen makes one Bitterballen..? Sorry but I did not hesitate one second to jump on to this bandwagon. But on a serious note. Love the time and effort you take for each video!

[@buncharted]

we said bitterbal correctly (and then later said it incorrectly) - we’re trying 😅

[@lennartvers1767]

@@buncharted You are doing great!

[@siccodierdorp6947]

I think you can't really compare arfryer bitterballen from the oven with snackbar bitterballen from a real fryer. Mora tastes pretty good for a mass brand from the airfryer and most importantly, most snackbars use the same mass production brands (could be Mora) for their bitterballen anyway. It just tastes better from a fryer. It might (of not) that the Bram Ladage bitterballen were just Mora bitterballen for the fryer Oh and the hotel New York carpaccio indeed did not look right, I think you can get more authentic carpaccio elsewhere and it should be better than AH's

[@buncharted]

there's no way bram is using mora - mora was super bland in comparison and the bram bitterballen was super flavorful. though i do think mora would have benefitted some from the air fryer, for sure.

[@petervandieren]

@@buncharted More has several types of bitterballen. Some especially made for Airfryer or oven which have a different structure and tast then the ones to used in a deep fryer. I think you can make a whole video about bitterballen from different brands and prepared differently 🙂

[@siccodierdorp6947]

@@buncharted I am somwhat cirious what they use. I can't imagine they make them themselves.... might be from a more luxorious brand such as Van Dobben or Kwekkeboom, but they did not look like them. Still, I would like to know what you thing of Mora bitterballen when you would be able to (oil)fry them yourselves. edit: on second thought.... they do look like Van Dobben. Those are goooood

[@komkwam]

@@siccodierdorp6947 Why wouldn't they make their own bitterballen/kroketten, it is not that difficult to make and any decent kitchenstaff could do it.

[@siccodierdorp6947]

@@komkwam They could, but would they? Ik cost extra time and money and if 95% of their clientelle wouldn't notice (or mind) the difference why would they? At least they would advertise them as home made.

[@ruudvalk4234]

you l ever tried to make pancakes by yourself?

[@buncharted]

american pancakes yes, pannenkoeken no but we definitely should

[@ruudvalk4234]

@@buncharted

[@ericburbach632]

Not a teacher just acdc !

[@noabakker3848]

Wait, you're a non-alcoholic nico?😉

[@Stormvogel262]

Should have been blind tasting for the best results imo!!

[@buncharted]

i know! but that would have been tough for us to pull off. maybe next time!

[@fladder1]

You should get a "Haags kookboek" and just make a basic appeltaart yourself instead of buying it 😂

[@racingweirdo]

have you ever thought about changing the pronunciation of your name? From the english "michel" to the dutch "michelle" with the le on the end. Same for "aalex" instead of the english " elex". Not a serious question, just a tought.😂😂

[@hcjkruse]

I think your research on the bitterballen was a bit thin. Mora is not the grocery brand. The grocery brand is probably better. Bram Ladage started as a fries shop at the Rotterdam market. You will not find Bram Ladage branded bitterballen elsewhere in supermarkets in most of the Netherlands. Hotel NY... 🤐. You might find better ones in a Dordrecht hotel. Try Kwekkeboom branded bitterballen next time. Even their oven bitterballen are good. The Stenaline ferry to Harwich also serves good bitterballen. Dudok is nice for appeltaart. Local bakeries have good appeltaart too. Most restaurants serve defrosted carpaccio and appeltaart from wholesale shops like Sligro, Makro or if you are lucky Hanos. The taart is nice, the carpaccio usually not, sometimes served partially frozen. Perhaps visit a local butcher? Make your own appletaart or pannenkoeken from scratch or... use a ready made mix from Koopmans(now owned by Dr Oetker). Good to to practice your Dutch reading instructions😂 Cannot figure it out, they have a kind support team. Alcohol free beer testing next time? Bavaria, Erdinger, Hertog Jan,Grolsch Wiekse Witte, what else? Skip Amstel and Heineken. With alcohol a Davo from Deventer or an All Black by Stanislaus Brewskowitch from Enschede. Brouwerij het IJ also has nice beers. Be careful with a Grolsch Kanon.

[@hcjkruse]

Van Dobbe is also a good brand.

[@hcjkruse]

Next time in Deventer? try Cafetaria De Worp. Other side of the IJssel. Better bitterballen and more.

[@buncharted]

i think us saying "the grocery brand" is what's misleading for mora - we meant it's the bitterballen that we bought from the grocery store (and is the cheapest option). it's not meant to be a grocery comparison video - it's cheap vs. mid vs. expensive 💰