Dutch Foods To Try

[@EileenAldis]

If you were only able to eat one of these Dutch foods which would it be? For me, it has to be the poffertjes.

[@toobydude41]

Same here! And yes it is hypnotic watching those baby pancakes being flipped!!

[@EileenAldis]

Totally! They flip an entire pan of them at once - must take some practice.

[@toobydude41]

Wow you've been busy with replying to comments this evening..appreciate it so much!!

[@angelafoss3194]

I vote for the poffertjes. I want some right now! Angie

[@EileenAldis]

I think you'd love them too, Angie! Absolutely delicious.

[@randomstuf6311]

is kibbeling dutch? cause that is really good to

[@kevinmeeusen1989]

not true most of them use antic fish from antartica but if you have a true fish stand he will cut the kabeljauw fresh

[@zeynand4039]

Yes. With the garlic saus or remoulade sauce. Way way better then the english fish and chips. Om de week haal ik een bakkie in het weekend of een lekkerbek. Heerlijk.

[@barvdw]

The fish in British fish 'n chips is quite similar, fish filet in a heavy batter, then fried, the main difference is kibbeling are morsels of fish in stead of a complete filet, and the batter tends to be a bit thicker and crunchier, plus it's served with a sauce in stead of salt and vinegar. If made well, both are great.

[@jetski8304]

Yup!

[@debullenl]

As a true Dutchman I think you emphasize the deep fried snacks too much. What about Haring? Drop? and Dutch Cheese? Or Hutspot, Drie in de Pan, Wentelteefjes, Hagelslag en Bitterballen?

[@lindaraterink6451]

Wat is drie in de pan?

[@emmavandenbor]

Ja dat vroeg ik me ook af???

[@thecraftypreschooler8263]

Hello from Canada, would be able to explain hotsput to me, and what is in. My husband would like to make it. Thank you kindly

[@lindaraterink6451]

@@thecraftypreschooler8263 I don't know what metric system they use in Canada if you don't use grams it's easy to convert them when you look it up on the internet." Base recepe For 3-4 people . 30-35 min . ingredents 750 grams crumbly potatos 750 gram winter carrot (possible to use summer carrots but since it is a true winterdish it's traditionaly made with winter carrots) 1 big white union 25 grams of butter salt and pepper prep: Peel the potatos and cut them up in likesize pieces. Cut the union n half rings. Clean the carrots and cut in small pieces (+- 1cm) Put the potatos, carots and union stacked on top of each other in a pan (dutch oven, coking pot) Fil it with water and let it cook 20-25 (time can vary due to size of potatos.) minutes until done with a bit of salt. When done, strain the potatoes carrots and union put it back in the pan with the butter. Take a potato musher or hand held blender and mush together, until a course texture. It's prefered to use the musher for this, but it's not realy a common kitchen aid in different countries I believe. Finish with salt and pepper. Some people put about 50 ml of warmed milk with the butter in it too, but I find the course texture will be lost. Served with: a good meat gravy and Meatbal beaf stew (my personal fav) Chicken legs traditional dutch smoked sausage. bacon

[@thecraftypreschooler8263]

@@lindaraterink6451 you are amazing thank you so very much. Going to surprise hubby with this tonight. Thank you thank you thank you

[@gerardmourits8709]

Powdered sugar and chocolate is fine But personally I think powdered sugar and a big slice of melted butter is the way to go with poffertjes

[@EileenAldis]

Mmm that sounds delicious too 🤤

[@stoepke2]

Yep! And don’t forget the cinnamon topping 😊

[@5Fem5Fem]

Yes, powdered sugar and butter is a classic!

[@toinerommers3719]

Een oud hollandsche klassieker

[@Saartje05]

I agree. Chocolate doesn't belong over poffertjes

[@paulbink452]

We also have haring, snert, paling, oliebollen, hachee, tompouce, hagelslag, gestampte muisjes, and spacecake. You spent a lot of time in the snackbar but you didn't go for the kapsalon and the joppiesaus.

[@bbkfallguys5313]

Wij hebben best wel lekker eten in Nederland als je er over nadenkt

[@svenhoogeboom8273]

Zeker!!!!

Ja maar ze gaan altijd voor snacks en koekjes. Ik zie nooit hutspot of draadjesvlees

[@patricknollet6176]

kroketje uit de muur , disgusting

[@dutchreagan3676]

Piepers, kuiltje jus... en dan maar prakken

[@thewildgamer7830]

BrenKingXL zeker weter

[@jonathaneversen4744]

Hi, have you tried Joppiesaus? And Fries, tho they are belgian.... belgium used to be part of the Netherlands and France

[@jonathaneversen4744]

@@Gerhard57NL Hahaha, bedankt voor de geschiedenis les!

[@ddevil_05]

welcome in the Netherlands ,i live here. POFFERTJES FOR LIFE!!!!

[@EileenAldis]

Thank you! YAAAAAS poffertjes! 🙌🏻

[@davidtracey9094]

Zoë loves Kpop love from Canada

[@luukscholte9205]

In the video I only see stroopwafels in packages. Have you tried fresh was from the market? If not, I really recommend you do because they're even better!

[@EileenAldis]

We did and they were super tasty! :)

[@5Fem5Fem]

She did! If you’re from Rotterdam you actually could know where she went! And that’s seriously hands down the best place to get them (at Van Vliet’s Siroopwafelen). Only at their Gouda place would be better.

[@michielvdvlies3315]

@@EileenAldis also buy a bag of crumbs at those fresh stroopwafel stalls

[@michielvdvlies3315]

@Ad Lockhorst most of the packaged ones use margarine

[@RedroomStudios]

I really need to try the kaas souffle! deep fried foods and melted cheese are two of my faves so putting them together would be amazing for sure!

[@EileenAldis]

They're SO GOOD. Have one for me too please haha...and some poffertjes 😋

[@francinevanzanten8368]

This is mainly fastfood, and though regarded as typically Dutch a rather large part has a foreign origin. The frikandel is a postwar Dutch invention by Gerrit de Vries and the name is derived from frikadel (without the n) which is a kind of meatball. He mixed meat with flour but wasn't allowed to call it frikadel (not pure meat) so changed the shape and cut out the n. The kroket is the Dutch (modern) spelling of croquette, the origin is early 18th century in France. Fries are Belgium fries as you mentioned. The poffertjes are regarded as something typically Dutch but the origin is also France, just like the pancake (like the French crepe but much thicker). You can put anything on poffertjes but most common is just some powdered sugar and butter. The kaassoufflé is a Dutch invention by Hans van Bemmel (in 1969) and based on a much lighter version in the French and Italian cuisine, hence the "soufflé". A stroopwafel is truly Dutch, invented early 19th century in the city of Gouda. Food from Suriname is not common but Indonesian food can be found anywhere. That is because the latter is served by almost all Chinese restaurants in our country that serve a mix of Indonesian and Chinese food (which by the way is adapted to Dutch taste).

[@karibgold5394]

Thank you for the info! We are visiting the Netherlands this May, and I appreciate your information:-)

[@franshendrix1404]

Nice lesson,interesting to read. Knowing more off our food.

[@kzonedd7718]

Not common? In Amsterdam it is! By the way, for the absolute BEST, you need to go to Tjon, at Boven Y in Amsterdam Noord. (Bus 33, get off at shopping center, go around the right hand side.)

[@BuzzinsPetRock78]

@David Dylan: The Netherland isn't the same as Amsterdam. I know, that might be hard to accept, but most dutch people actually live somewhere else. I was born and partially raised in A'dam but live elsewhere now. Surinam food is available outside of A'dam, but it's nowhere near as common as chinese/indonesian food. So no, not common. It's actually more common to find a italian or greek restaurant than a surinam one.

[@kzonedd7718]

Are you sure? I thought Haaksbergen was a part of Amsterdam ... Explains the long commute.

[@rjames908]

hahahahah so basically de snackbar! de markt and de tokos.. Geweldig dit! Absoluut heel lekker en de toeristen weten het ook.. Maar waar zijn de stamppotten met rookworst, erwtensoep, gekookte aardapellen spruitjes, hachee vlees, blokjes Hollandse kaas met augurkjes, zilveruitjes en knakworstjes, haring, Zeeuws spek, saucijzenbroodjes, ontbijtkoek, speculaas? Wat vergeet ik nog allemaal?

[@djblackwidow]

eierbal.

[@rayteal1300]

Aaah memories. Walk the dunes along the beach in Ijmuiden on a warm summer day and then stop in a beachfront restaurant for a cold bier and bitterballen. Thanks for the recap of Dutch comfort food.

[@brooksbrown580]

Ja !

[@EileenAldis]

What a wonderful day you've described. Can almost feel the sun...

[@XxxchineduxxX]

You should go during the winter months (just before new year) and try oliebollen- the most delicious thing you will ever taste!

[@EileenAldis]

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll add it to my list of what to look for on another visit :)

[@LetsTakeWalk]

@@EileenAldis Maybe you should also try a bowl of Snert. Which is Dutch Pea-soup. It doesn't look like much, but it very hearty and filled with potatoe, carrots, several meats and smoked sausage. Not much of a snack, more a full meal, but it is classic Dutch winter food.

[@geertwilders3161]

Lawrence Tider snert is gross

[@frankhooper7871]

Your comment about fries tasting better served in a cone made me smile - here in England, I always find fish & chips tastes best eaten straight out of the paper...at the seaside...in the rain! (preferably sitting in a shelter overlooking the sea).

[@EileenAldis]

Hi Frank! Thank you for painting such a lovely image for me! I totally agree and this makes me think of my Dad who thinks fish and chips taste the best this way too. When we visited England as a family we ate them this way (although no rain that particular time haha) and it's a wonderful memory :)

[@richardk.4503]

Poffertjes are sooooo good. Next time u might wanna try a "kapsalon".

[@EileenAldis]

Yesssssss, I'm pretty obsessed with them! I miss them :( I heard about the kapsalon but didn't try it - something for next time!

[@eurolaclactatiekunde6998]

tradiotionally poffertjes are eaten with powdered sugar and unsalted butter.

[@TheRemmy78]

I'd steer clear of kapsalon, soggy fries mixed with cheap meat, simple salad and drenched in sauce.. it's edible but feel it would be better if it was served separately.

[@joopiede9226]

Kapsalon is not Dutch,its Turkish...so keep it there!

[@loonygoons4672]

It originated in Rotterdam..seems Dutch enough to me... With that kind of logic i guess you're only eating potatoes?

[@johnnyd.7998]

Everything look super healthy.

[@01ruudjemulder]

And how about "Lekkerbekjes" (fried fish) and "Kadetjes", or "Gekleurde muisjes".

[@rickharks4515]

my hubby comes from the Netherlands a little town called Geldrop,, and we go almost every year and stay with family,, l have tried everything you mentioned,, except your, frikadel is served plain,, what you had was the fridadel speciaal ,, but the truffle mayo is't common,, or l would be getting every time we went there,, l just love Holland and l don't thing you mentioned the Bami,, OMG, that is another thing you must try.

[@jordanwilson6259]

I am currently planning a trip to Europe and I am so glad I stumbled upon your channel. Your videos are the perfect combination of being aesthetically pleasing but also full of information that makes planning a trip so much easier.

[@EileenAldis]

Hi Jordan! Thanks so much! :) That's really exciting you're planning a Europe trip! Where are you headed?

[@MrDania95]

Waar heb je de poffertjes met topping vandaan?

[@EileenAldis]

ergens in Amsterdam. ik herinner me de naam niet.

[@JamieBanksTravel]

I don't know much about Dutch food, so this was super cool to see ! Eileen, I'm loving your channel! Excited to see more of your adventures!

[@EileenAldis]

Thanks, Jamie!! That's so lovely to hear and makes me very happy :)

[@Esther-yl8dq]

Jamie Banks i live in the netherlands, but more in the farmy part haha in the east. You should come to Amsterdam!

[@southeparkfreak]

You haven't lived untill you try a Frikandel Speciaal.

[@waltertaljaard1488]

The French have the reputation,, but our food is actually great. A Canadian cousin of mine has a Dutch restaurant in Regina, called ''The Golden Windmill" It's been a huge success for more than 40 years. Typical menu's; Starter; Snert (pea and pork soup) Main dish; Stamppot zuurkool met rookworst (sauerkraut and potato mash, with diced fried unions and a smoked saucage with mustard sauce.) Desert; Karnemelkse pap (buttermilk porridge with rasins soaked in brandy, topped with brown sugar and melasse syrup). Starter; Tomatensoep (tomato soup with small meat balls) Main dish; Rode kool met draadjesvlees (cooked red cabbage with apple-cinnamon cooked potatoes, and slowly stewed beef with beef/black pepper sauce) Desert; Vlaflip (yoghurt and vanilla custard with orange lemonade syrup and whipped cream.) And a lot special fish dishes. Not for vegans!

[@silvavelozo9050]

In April 2019 I will be in Amsterdam to try these delights.

[@chuckythepegger]

Jealous.

[@maryevans9382]

Try hagelslag too! It's chocolate spinkles which we eat on bread, for breakfast or lunch

[@melodies2013]

Try to loose weight: you'll be healthier and hungrier. You'll be healthier even after eating a ton of this delicious stuff. And think of us poor people who can not join you ... Enjoy!

[@Megan80]

I will too!

[@effie-Toronto]

We will be in Amsterdam May 2019 cannot wait

[@karenzappa]

Frikandellen are amazing,but my favorite(not in the video) is still the bami schijf. 30 years of living in the US and I finally learned how to make them. Thank you KZbin!

[@Jeff-kq9vg]

In The Hague they have some local specialties. Try a "broodje speklap met chilisaus" for example if you are around (a bun with a crispy baked piece of bacon like meat with some sweet chilisauce). Some around here eat the kaassoufflé with peanutsauce here (some even topped with some chopped raw unions). The "Haagse kakker" is also worth naming. It comes close to a refined "krentenbol" filled with a nutty buttery sugar/cinnamon almond paste.

[@LennysLoveChaos]

Heaven!!! Poffertjes making you hypnotic lol! You make me proud of our food! YES Sauce person here too! 🤣 You literally made me sooooooo hungry 🙄

[@EileenAldis]

YAY sauce people haha! Hypnotic is the word for poffertjes...I could watch them being flipped over all day (and also eat them all day) ;)

[@brooksbrown580]

Yep I love them too but no powdered sugar just butter and Chocolate OMG !

[@cathyburns750]

I know this video was made a year ago but i just had to comment. You had asked us to leave a comment as to which of the foods you presented would we like best. Well, i've got to tell you, i'm drooling! Lol 😀 I want to try them all. Thank you for sharing! Can't wait til your next video! New subscriber from Cincinnati Ohio.

[@EileenAldis]

Hello to you in Ohio, Cathy! Welcome to our channel! And 'want to try them all' would be my answer too ;)

[@speedmus]

U should also try "Patatje oorlog" (translated war fries) which is fries, with peanut sauce and mayonaise (and sometimes onions)

[@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl]

The food I was brought up with smoked doggy mackerel. That's what we call the mackerel that size in Australia. I see that Aldi in the Netherlands sells it for only Euro 2-. Beautiful on a fresh bread roll.

[@minarey9160]

Me gusta todo lo de panadería y los fritos, Netherland tiene rica comida

[@EileenAldis]

¡Yo también! ¿Tienes un favorito?

[@sunrise2day462]

Loved this!!!! thank you for sharing. I probably would try the first one you showed. Yummy!!!

[@EileenAldis]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😘

[@TheIggyTech]

If you get a chance, I highly recommend Erwtensoep, or split pea soup. The Dutch version of this dish is soooooo good

[@EileenAldis]

Omg yes! We actually did have this when we visited the windmills at Kinderdijk (kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3vSkKaHgNZ8kNU) and I loved it too! Somehow it tastes better than regular split pea soup!? It could also be that I was freezing and the soup was cozy :)

[@TheIggyTech]

Ahh nice!! I think the first time I tried it was at a restaurant in De Hoge Veluwe. Coziness factor should not be underrated though haha

[@EileenAldis]

haha totally! The cozy factor has to be calculated and counts for a lot :)

[@VeniVidiAjax]

Giantkiller1234 its fantastic.... and super nutricious!

[@bennieleip579]

Heerlijk the erwten soep👍🏻 but why did you put chocolate on the poffertjes? Is so much bttr with just butter and that poudersugher and the frikandel special is also bttr when it is split true the middle en then the sauce is in there otherwise the taste of that frikandel is to strong. But nice vid. 👍🏻

[@lalitalune]

Aww, I love the guitar in the background of your apartment! Such a great video! Thank you for sharing. I love how much you love food!

[@EileenAldis]

haha oh god, I love food and trying new foods ;) So glad you liked it! 😘

[@ingridcarp232]

I`m a sauce person too!! I love French fries with mayo!!

[@EileenAldis]

Woo sauce people get it! 🙌

[@sachahehe7329]

Ingrid Carp I didn’t know this, but apparently it is a very Dutch thing to eat fries with mayo? To me this is a totally normal thing to do? 🤔🤔

[@samhaakje]

I’m from Suriname. And from Javanese descendants. I hope you loved the Surinamese food too. We have a great variety of foods here. And who doesn’t love Poffertjes and fries. Yummmm thanks for sharing your experiences with food.

[@elsawaters97]

You missed two of my favorites - smoked herring and double-salted licorice

[@EileenAldis]

Hey Elsa! I did try the licorice and loved it. I didn't try smoked herring though! I'll add it to my list for next time :)

[@kevonvideo]

The Dutch herring (maatjes-haring or Hollandse Nieuwe) is actually not smoked, but raw. Or brined to be exact. And yes, it's delicious!

[@Querientje]

Elsa Waters makreel is smoked not haring

[@tuulawestra1837]

The salted licorice we call Salmiakki in Finland.

[@blondegirl5]

Katjes...yummmm

[@lorrainemoore7402]

great video about what to try , for when I go next year!!!!

[@EileenAldis]

Wonderful! Have a fun time :)

[@lalitalune]

Totally fries with truffle mayonnaise. That sounds amazing!

[@lalitalune]

not even Dutch, I just love fries that much!

[@EileenAldis]

the truffle mayonnaise is INSANE. so, so good.

[@dorientjewoller113]

Correct name is Bearnaisesaus.

[@JSterko]

Bearnaisesaus is something completely different. Truffle mayonnaise is, as the word says, mayonnaise with truffle. It is not very common in the Netherlands, though.

[@GeorgeAmsterdam]

Ketchup.

[@hunchbackaudio]

The Surinamese folded crepe you're describing is called Roti. There's a lot more fried food to try, bitterballen, nasibal, bamibal, picanto, mexicano, kibbeling, lekkerbek, just to name a few....

[@NickysToyBox]

I'll defnitely try the poffertjies if I had to choose one!

[@EileenAldis]

Excellent choice! :)

[@ronkalkhoven2119]

I am dutch, but chocolate on poffertjes...no, not dutch. Just powderd sugar.

[@mariovanberneveld5802]

Exactly!

[@sarinafrohn6751]

I'm from the Netherlands and I like to what's this kinde of videos to see what and why you like the things I eat evry day

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Try indonesian food when in the netherlands, start with Rijsttafel......Dutch-Indonesian food is the best :)

[@snooepijeleeuwenkamp9365]

yay!! rijstaffel and nasi goreng my great opa was Indonesian and we would visit the Indonesian spice markets in den haag and bring them back to the UK where I unfortunately live I wish it were in holland

[@5mbbuilders459]

Frikandel Special for me. Left Holland 35 years ago but still love them. When family comes over they bring Frikandel, hagelslag, cheese, drop en Stroopwafels Did not see you eating the zoute haring met uitjes.

[@johnroekoek12345]

Sometimes food is just a vehicle for sauce. 😂 So true!

[@EileenAldis]

haha I'm glad you agree!

[@Bevity]

That's what I say too! I have stopped going to places that are stingy with their sauces. Do they actually think their FOOD is so good and that's what attracts me? No, I judge restaurants and such by their sauces. I go to a place because the sauce makes the meal! Skimp on the sauce and there is no reason to buy their food that is no better than anyone else's.

[@fennie70]

this is my favorite ....The egg ball is a popular snack in the north and east of the Netherlands. An egg ball consists of a whole or half hard boiled, peeled egg in ragout. The ball is breaded and fried

[@davidrob8642]

Ben ik een chagrijnige nederlander als ik zeg dat ik dat constante gegrinnik echt moeilijk irritant vind?

[@erinwillard1748]

If in the Netherlands you must try olliebollen absolutely love these. Cant wait to be back there in 8 months

[@CookiesForEveryone]

Not to be Mr. Negative, because I loved the video. But you don't have to thank Gouda for the cheese, normal dutch cheese is basicly Gouda cheese. The Gouda part is because it was originally traded there, not because it was made there. Just an 'interesting fyi' fact thing.

[@EileenAldis]

That is interesting - thanks for sharing that. I saw photos of the cheese market in Gouda and it looked cool. I loved all the cheese I ate in The Netherlands so I'll thank the whole country then :)

[@AdventureswithPinny]

Wow, these all look so delicious! Especially the desserts. 😍 Such an informational and interesting video, thanks for sharing!

[@EileenAldis]

I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you! ❤️

[@eurolaclactatiekunde6998]

There were no Dutch desserts in the video LOL. we usually do not eat baked foods for dessert, but puddings and yoghurt or fruit and sometimes cheese for fancy dinners

[@ma.nenitaclarito6175]

U should try HEMA WORST also I forgot the exsact name but something like that..

[@originalmix2546]

@Frans Hamars wtf

[@ChibiYotsuba]

@Frans Hamars I would think all meat are made from dead animals? 😶

[@tallbeard7111]

@Frans Hamars yeah like all other kinds of meat are made from dead animals, so whats your point? .

[@thomaslucia3059]

Thumbs up for the poffertjes! I haven't tried them - actually, I haven't even seen them there! - but I LOVE pancakes...definitely on my list for my next visit! Thanks again, Eileen! :-)

[@paulvanniftrik8652]

ze heeft kibbeling gemist en de echte hollandse haring!

[@RDJ23]

En een broodje met hagelslag🤣

[@johnvw9101]

@@RDJ23 sowieso! En vlokken

[@kristenj0hns0n]

Thanks for sharing this video. Can't wait to make my first trip to the Netherlands in 2019

[@EileenAldis]

Hey Kristen! That's awesome - do you know where you're going yet? I made a bunch of videos in the Netherlands in case it's helpful planning: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ol6siaOMdpeAjNU

[@kristenj0hns0n]

awesome thank you so much! it is still a work in progress between me and my bestie! I will keep your videos in mind!

[@EileenAldis]

Thinking about it beforehand and all the anticipation is so much fun :) Hope you guys have a great trip!

[@kristenj0hns0n]

Eileen Aldis thanks so much ♡♡♡

[@jamesvanderhoorn1117]

2:40 Wie worsten eet of weduwen trouwt weet nooit wat er is ingedouwd.

[@bruinbeertje1]

Geweldig !! :-D

[@witchcerridwen]

die kende ik nog niet.

[@hihosilverlining9081]

James van der Hoorn Ook een leuke: Een man en een hond Gaan mank aan hun stront.

[@iggy6142]

frikandel speciaal kaas soufle lekker🤤

[@mëlløslemon]

I'm Dutch 😋🇱🇺

[@19wladimir56]

Did you Also made a video about Duch meals; Boerenkool, stamppot in General , and for instance a called kapsalon

[@laurensvanloon1786]

Nederland 🇳🇱🇳🇱✌🏼

[@EileenAldis]

👋🏻

[@blackbeautytv5117]

that was a great video, in Suriname we say bakabana with peanut sauce. we also have good food here and plenty of it. Keep IT up 👌🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷

[@snooepijeleeuwenkamp9365]

I so agree with you

[@bartkuijpers5330]

The joke about what meat is in the kroket isn’t correct the joke is about the frikandel as the kroket is usually beef

[@coolvoice7]

My all time favourite is the smoked eel. It’s absolutely delicious and so is the pickled herrings. The eel is an abundant food but is considered a delicacy and the price reflects it. I found it for half the price in a Lidl in Amsterdam. I took a dozen packs back home with me, thinking I could freeze them, I’m afraid greed got the better of me and I finished them in 3 days. Vacuum packing certainly gives them a longer shelf life. Can’t wait to try them again on my next visit to the beautiful Netherlands and it’s friendly people👍❤️❤️

[@brooksbrown580]

The Herring is unreal good, I eat it almost everyday, The eel is way good too, We love Dutch cheese its the best in Europe, as is the Beer its by far the best in the World, Dutch Beer is all over the world for a reason...I enjoy sitting out side eating Herring, drinking beer, its my favorite thing to do in The Netherlands...

[@554darren]

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@expatjourneys8962]

I am new making vlog. So watching you gives me some pointer. Specially being so cheerful. I have to work on my presentation. And you are so clear and easy to grasp. I can almost taste the foods. Awesome

[@EileenAldis]

Thank you very much! I wish you all the best with your vlogs! :)

[@tamarzanting1980]

Yea i’m a sauce person to😂

[@EileenAldis]

🙌

[@rodneydowney2561]

During the Holidays, especially between the arrival of Saint Nicholas in mid-november and Sinterklaas on 5 december, enjoy the little spice cookies "pepernoten," or coated with chocolate "kruidnoten." They're positively addictive.

[@TrustInTheShepherd]

Well who knows who trully invented the fries, Belgium was part of the Netherlands in History, hence it is difficult to say. Some say it was actually the spanish that invented the fries, but heck who cares. The Dutch fries are different from belgium fries and french fries are these small mini shaped fries, but we can say with certainty it was not the french because they are called french fries as this was just a mistake of Americans.

[@EileenAldis]

Agreed - they're delicious by any name and no matter where they came from :)

[@dorientjewoller113]

Soon, if all goes well, they will be only sold as Belgian Fries. Proposal has been introduced at the Unesco to recognize that food as cultural heritage of Belgium.

[@BuzzinsPetRock78]

Well that's not going to help. What we call Vlaamse Frites is quite different to Patat. And again different to franse frites. So...don't go getting your hopes up that we (the dutch) we start calling it belgian fries anytime soon...even if the name is deserved (as again, I don't know where it originated....but frankly, I don't really care either)

[@dorientjewoller113]

We care, as Belgians. There is a reason that we filed the origines of French, correction Belgian, Fries at the UNESCO to protect the heritage of it.

[@Aki-Pasquiorra]

Doesnt really matter where they came from or who invented it, im just glad they exist in general. cant live without fries once every week

[@mila.smitss3647]

I'm half Dutch and half Surinam and I loved watching thiss!

[@EileenAldis]

That makes me happy to hear! ❤️

[@Perririri]

*…med S P E C E R Ÿ E N*

[@Cheezymuffin.]

Janeen Phayne G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@thomaslucia3059]

Hi Eileen! How are you? I'm off to Amsterdam in August - YEAH!! Have you heard of deep-fried Snickers?? I've forgotten if I saw a video of them in Amsterdam...or perhaps in Brussels??

[@EileenAldis]

Hey Thomas! That's awesome!! I've heard of them but don't think I've tried them myself, at least not for a long time. I remember when I was in high school deep-fried Mars bars were a big thing. If you try, let me know how they are!

[@d5orin]

I can answer this one for you, i think you mean snickers ice cream :) like the regular bars but with ice cream in it, there are also other choclate bar ice creams like twix and mars ice cream, lovely but oh so small. You can buy it at a local super market.

[@thomaslucia3059]

Hi - thanks...but I saw this done on a video: they take a regular Snickers bar and coat it in something then deep fry it.

[@ivarberbers8688]

G E K O L O N I S E E R D M A K K E R

[@john80c]

I love uitmijster which is fried ham and eggs on wholemeal toast a great breakfast and also cheese croquettes

[@EileenAldis]

Yum that sounds tasty!

[@lindalouwagie-neyens4692]

Both you and Marc looked so pensive and serious when you were trying each of the foods...like you were trying to solve a math equation in your heads! Maybe you were trying to figure out what was in them, and not just the croquettes?

[@EileenAldis]

haha you're right - I think we were concentrating on all the flavours and evaluating it all in our heads before deciding if it tasted good or not?? Wasn't immediate, I guess! Trying deep fried foods is obviously very serious business ;)

[@mariebastos84]

Where were the exact places you guys ate? Tks

[@athinadeira7343]

It’s not a crepe. It’s a roti

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

looked like a loempia to me...spring role... if the filling was beansprouts, egg and chicken meat... it was..

[@athinadeira7343]

I was born and raised in Suriname so I know my Surinamese foods

[@melaniedewinter8736]

My favorite food roti😍.. i dont like poffertjes . But most of all i am.addicted to kaassouflees jummie.. kaassouflee met appelmoes.

[@soccerlady11]

I'm not getting it.... she talks about Chinese and Indonesian and has roti on her plate....?

[@eurolaclactatiekunde6998]

she talked Indonesian and Surinam foods, roti being a Surinam version of Indian (from India) food. Surinam food is actually a very well done fusion cuisine.

[@polarix2314]

This is an great video! I’m dutch myself and this is mylist of foods you should try Cheese Haring (fish) Kroket Frikandel Appelflappen (no idea how to discribe it it’s just delicious Vlaai (cake) Oliebollen Beschuit met muisjes (Popular for breakfast) available at the grocery store ( an biscuit with sugar balls) Hagelslag( chocalate sprinkels) Asperges if the season is right Peperkoek (cookie ish) Rookworst (sausage) Drop Chocomel (drink) Patatje joppie (chips) Krentebollen Speculaas Hope this helped you out!

[@EileenAldis]

Wow, this list is fantastic - thank you! I definitely want to try more Dutch foods so I'll keep these recommendations in mind for next time. Makes me hungry to think about :)

[@tommyk1214]

Gowda, not Gooda

[@EileenAldis]

I said it the English way, not the Dutch way.

[@tommyk1214]

English pronunciation is the same as in Dutch, French and German for obvious reasons (it being a city name).

[@tictac7878]

It's actually Gouda

[@nso5625]

tommyk1214 yeah she pronounced it the American way. In the UK we say “Gowda”

[@tommyk1214]

Pronunciation Floor, not spelling.

[@Jaydon05]

Nice vid! Good collection of Dutch food.

[@EileenAldis]

Thanks a lot, Reno!

[@stijndewit2590]

I'm Dutch

[@amishapandya2623]

If I could try only one, it would be the poffertjies! I too was mesmerized by how fast they were flipping them over. But a close second is that breaded and deep fried cheese - YUM!! And you are so right about fries served in a cone - they do automatically taste better! Thanks for the video and hope you're having fun in Slovakia! Safe travels, you guys.

[@EileenAldis]

That's exactly how I rated them too: #1 poffertjes and #2 kaassouffle. Both super delicious. Slovakia is fantastic, thank you! Videos to come, of course :)

[@youss329]

Like wie Nederland's is

[@JAlanne]

I mean frituur just are amazing. I think that is a big reason why there aren't as much fast food giants in The Netherlands/Belgium. There are like 20 sauces, 50 different deepfried types of meat (curryworst/frikandel, boulette, Mexicano, kaaskroket....) And fries are awesome. Dag noorderburen!

[@ggozum1004]

This is where Audrey Heburn's from!

[@Trekkie1982]

I am a Dutchie and live for 4 years now in England and I really miss this food. A lot of it you can't get here. Exegetically when I want to make my Indonesian grandma's food.

[@EileenAldis]

I bet you must miss it a lot! Other than your grandma's food (which nothing can replace of course...!) which Dutch foods do you miss most that you get as soon as you visit home?

[@Trekkie1982]

@@EileenAldis probably kibbeling. I miss that but also other snacks

[@EileenAldis]

Yum 😋@@Trekkie1982

[@MegaApiapi]

belgian fries 😚

[@EileenAldis]

SO. GOOD. 😋

[@jennyquinlivan-hooker3827]

Oh my Gosh, I was in the Netherlands a year ago and I didn't get to experience every delicacy that is Holland, in fact I didn't know a few of these even existed. So now I'm planning my next trip....I know what I will eat. I really want the croquette...and the fried Gouda...not to mention. The Indonesian food I ate was dream worthy. I've longed for that cuisine. My hotel this year has a suramese place down the road....mmmm Ik hebben honger. Dank je wel.

[@madisonluichies8055]

I'm dutch and I hate fish 😂😂

[@EileenAldis]

🐟

[@thetigress62]

Me too

[@TheFettuck]

What about deep-fried fish? Vissticks, Kibbeling and Lekkerbek?

[@hopelapore2140]

My boyfriend is Dutch, and he hates cheese. 😓

[@yarameijer3894]

Ik ook hahah

[@XtremeKaiba]

The first one, the puff pancake and chocolate sauce, looked delicious.

[@EileenAldis]

It was!

[@MrLightning59]

Sauces like mayonaise and tomato-sauce are disgusting and only used by people that don't like the original taste of the food. Only exception is saté-sauce (peanut-sauce) with your fries. Not OVER the fries, but apart so you can dip and decide yourself how many sauce you want!

[@lindaraterink6451]

What's inside a kroket? A roux of melted butter, with flower and beef broth. The good ones also have some pulled (calf) beef in them. Cooled down to thicken you can bread them. You can make them with any kind of broth realy.

[@amber_923]

Like als je ook Nederlands ben👍🏽

[@paulaward2075]

My brother Paul and I are part Dutch on our mom's side of the family. Hello from Tyler Texas U.S.A.

[@EileenAldis]

Hey Paula! Greetings to you in Texas :)

[@bartjorritsma539]

I'm missing the black Dutch candy called DROP, have you tried this?

[@ourbigadventure]

We are visiting the Netherlands and I am so excited to try these foods. Great video!

[@EileenAldis]

Thank you! That's wonderful you're visiting! Do you know whereabouts you're going? We made a series there if you want to check out some other videos: bit.ly/thenetherlandsplaylist :)

[@brooksbrown580]

You will love it we have been going for 20 years, and Wish we could live there, but we really cant jobs in the U.S. pay us well much better than the ones in The Netherlands...

[@wcdoekjes]

The modern Dutch frikandel has chicken meat (40%) that remained on the carcass after filleting, also called mechanically separated meat. Pork (25%). Some producers add horsemeat (5%) The rest is water, breadcrumbs, binder, herbs, unions and flavor enhancers. There are also special chicken frikandellen (80% chicken and no pork/horsemeat).

[@EileenAldis]

Sounds similar to the make up of hot dogs.

[@andiman45]

salted herring...yum yum and zout drop (very salty licorice) a staple, apple flappen, oliebol, indonesian rice table

[@EileenAldis]

Yum! I loved the salty licorice too 😊

[@katchogo]

Hi Eileen! Do you still remember the restaurant you went to for the fried dutch foods? I'm going to Amsterdam this May. Love your videos! Thanks!

[@EileenAldis]

Hi Kat! Thank you! We went to this place www.frietboutique.nl/ in Rotterdam but they also have a location in Amsterdam. How exciting you're going in May! Have an amazing time :)

[@katchogo]

THANK YOU!!! I'm more excited for our trip after watching yourvideo! :)

[@niektuytel7861]

Kat Go try frikandel

[@Xeromorphic]

I'm in the Netherlands now! Ordering everything in this video, just because I can!

[@EileenAldis]

Lucky!! Have some poffertjes for me please ;)

[@imme128]

I love that you did so much research

[@eddyrongen3513]

Peasoup is a starter, it follows with pancakes, they are flat and thin in NL(about pizza size, 12") and can be sweet but also savoury (bacon and cheese fi.)

[@EileenAldis]

We had some delicious pea soup when we visited Kinderdijk :) That video is in this playlist of all the videos we made in The Netherlands if you want to check it out: bit.ly/thenetherlandsplaylist