Living in the Netherlands. My top five reasons to love the Netherlands.

[@bz7672]

Ey, welcome to the Netherlands, hope you'll continue to enjoy your stay here

[@CemalGuzelaydin]

Thanks, I hope so!

[@yagzaslan5580]

Hi mate! You have given very useful information, liked that!

[@CemalGuzelaydin]

Thanks bro!

[@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536]

Hi Mr. Just subscribed. Im going to follow your journey with lots of enthusiasm. I am living in a small village in the south and we do have lots of foreigners working and living here. Especially Polish people. Unfortunately not even one Turk.They don't like the smaller villages I think. In Bergen op Zoom we often go to the Turkish supermarket. Especially to buy meat. It's so much better.

[@CemalGuzelaydin]

Thanks for you comment and for subscribing! Hope I can create interesting content!

[@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536]

@@CemalGuzelaydin most welcome

[@dutchman7623]

Again a nice video! Hope you get a lot more positive impressions about our country. Attitude of Dutch towards foreigners? Usually not that bad, and it depends on your behavior, the more positive you are, the better the reactions will be. (There are idiot everywhere, but do not mind them.) If you accept the quirky Dutch ways, they will accept you. Dutch cuisine? Usually not served in restaurants, but at home. And we have taken a lot of foreign dishes and gave them a Dutch twist. For centuries the 'high class' in the Netherlands ate according the French cuisine, so there are only a few really good Dutch foods left.

[@CemalGuzelaydin]

Thanks for your comment, it means a lot, especially to hear the perspective of locals like yourself, I am really excited about my new chapter here.

[@roykliffen9674]

Frankly, although I'm Dutch, the original Dutch cuisine isn't that spectacular. Besides fish like herring, cod and eel, it seems to mostly consist of hardy, potato-based stews or simple combinations of poultry/fish/meat, potatoes, and vegetables. Most of the stews seem based on farmers recipes to feed the field workers whom had to work outside in a cold and wet climate and could use the calories to keep warm while working. The recipes out of the cities are also simple, which may have to do with a Calvinistic mindset which meant one had to subdue ostentatious expressions of wealth and pride. Even if one could afford exquisite six course meals it simply was seen as an affront to actually display such a lavish lifestyle. As a result "typical Dutch food" is quite simple and not really exciting. Don't get me wrong; I love Dutch recipes and find them often delicious, but am realistic enough to know it doesn't really stand out compared to other national food traditions. Even if you are treated to a traditional festive meal by the Royal Dutch Navy - which I once had the pleasure of - you will be served traditional Indonesian food from our former colonies. Luckily there are some more festive recipes like pancakes and it's miniature cousin "poffertjes". I will throw in "Stroopwafels" as a Dutch delicacy too, but that can hardly be seen as a base for a meal. Don't let this discourage you from trying traditional Dutch dishes even when restaurants serving them are not easy to find. Most of them are easily made yourself with plenty of recipes to be found online. If they're only in Dutch try Google Translate 😉. Mind you, many recipes seem to focus on Dutch pastry like Apple Pie

[@CemalGuzelaydin]

Thanks! I wish i could get food from the Royal Navy. That’s the beauty of being a local lad, you experience things foreigners cannot easily access. The food shopping is so cheap and options are so many that food has not been a problem so far.

[@FacelessJanus]

Sorry to correct you, but no smoked herring does not exist. Raw herring at the market called "Hollandse Nieuwe" and otherwise you might refer to Pickled herring.

[@CemalGuzelaydin]

Oh thanks! frankly speaking, I have tried that raw thing one and will never repeat but I loved the pickled ones, they taste awesome!

[@chubbymoth5810]

@@CemalGuzelaydin I never got the swallow in whole thing either. But in small chunks with onions with a toothpick flag, I like it. For pickled herring, I suggest trying the Swedish varieties, best eaten on freshly toasted white bread. Some of the traditional Dutch dishes are really good if cooked well. But there's the problem, most people can't cook very well. It's why there are so many professionals I guess. They are very good winter foods though and I recommend trying some of it. Recommended: "Rode bieten met speklapjes" "Rode kool met appel en een karbonade" "Andijvie met spekjes" "Hutspot met klapstuk" "Boerenkool met worst" "Zuurkool met stuk spek" "Spek met peren" "Pannekoeken met spel en stroop" "Pannekoek met vanilleijs en geflambeerde kersen" Any of these will be no great challenge for anyone who likes cooking, so give them a try this winter.

[@CemalGuzelaydin]

@@chubbymoth5810 oh thanks! I will google them right away and see which ones i can cook! 🙏

[@buddy1155]

Smoked herring actually does exist, just not very common in the Netherlands.

[@CemalGuzelaydin]

@@buddy1155 thanks!