SURINAMESE FOOD IN THE NETHERLANDS (americans try dutch food)

In this episode, Michelle and Alex share their most favorite food in the Netherlands: Surinamese food! Plus, they spend some time with the owners of their favorite Surinamese restaurant, Top Exotic, and get a peek into their kitchen while they make their most popular dish: kip kerrie (curry chicken).
Episode 48 · Filmed on March 30, 2023 · Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Thank you to Annie and Steven from Top Exotic for participating! If you're in Rotterdam, be sure to pick up some tasty Surinamese food from their shop: goo.gl/maps/cZAgQUSDSnZyQpzM9.
To learn more about the history of Suriname and why Surinamese food is so popular in the Netherlands, we recommend watching these two videos:
· • The Dark History Behin...
· • Geography Now! SURINAME
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0:00 Introduction
0:54 Meet the owners of Top Exotic
2:57 Bara
3:43 Fernandes sodas
4:17 Sauto soup
5:09 Chicken roti
6:18 Telo met bakkeljauw
7:34 Pom (broodje)
8:53 Bakkeljauw frita (fish kroket)
9:14 More broodjes (pepper steak, dynamite, tempeh)
12:29 What were our favorites today?
13:55 Wrap up (and tease an upcoming video)
#netherlands #dutchfood #surinamesefood
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[@urbandiscount]

Bara is the "vada" of Indian cuisine. It has a hindostani background, same with roti. Pom has portugese-jewish roots, saoto, or soto is also found in Indonesian cuisine.

[@urbandiscount]

and thanks again for pointing out!

[@martijn260571]

Can’t live without surinamees food 😋😊🙏🏼

[@B-Meister]

Yeah, this reminded me I really need to cook / order some Surinamese food again, it is so good

[@miguelcazal721]

❤🇸🇷 definitely

[@Sonnyyyy]

I second that🫠

[@DenUitvreter]

Bacalhau is Portugues for salted cod, the Dutch word for cod is kabeljauw, Surinamese salted kabeljauw is bakkeljauw.

[@caspar4550]

I thought we call it 'stokvis', dried kabeljauw.

[@SheldonY14]

Great review. Some additional information about the food though: 1. 2:58 - the bara is an Indo-Surinamese/Indo-Caribbean bready donut. That "curry" flavor you're tasting is what we call oerdi. It's a type of flour made from a pea that gives it the distinct flavor. If you really want to see the flavor of a bara come to life, add some chutney in the middle and try it. The best chutneys are mango chutney and bilimbi chutney. Though potato chutney is a good option too. It should be a Surinamese chutney. 2. 3:44 - if you loved Dutch bottled Fernandes Soda, you will love Surinamese bottled Fernandes Soda even more. Dutch bottled Fernandes is also found in Suriname in some stores, but it doesn't compare to the Surinamese bottled one. They say water quality plays a role, as Suriname has better water quality. Surinamese Coca Cola is also a must try. And in Suriname the go-to drink that pairs well with roti is a Surinamese bottled Coca cola. Also, Fernandes in Suriname is a big company, they have more than sodas. In Suriname they're actually known a tad bit more for their bread and baked goods. Their ice-cream is heavenly. Many who try it are surprised by the flavors. They're also in the automotive sales industry and some other stuff. 3. 4:18 - the saoto soup will come even more to life if the spicy soy sauce and sambal - which you had on the bakkeljauw - is added to it. In Suriname we also add tiny fried potato and rice vermicelli sticks. Gives it a crunchy punch. 4. 6:18 - the teloh can also be served with green beans or long beans. In Suriname it's commonly served as such. We also eat it mostly with trie or in English fried anchovies sambal. Furthermore, in the past 10 years teloh has evolved a bit in Suriname. Chicken is now also added as a side. This is strange for Surinamese Dutch people, because when they left this wasn't how the recipe was made, but now that's almost standard on every teloh in Suriname. 5. 7:35 - pom is made with pom tayer. Tayer is Dutch for taro. So, pom tayer is a type of South American taro. It is indeed a casserole and finds its origin in Portugese Jewish Surinamese cuisine that over time changed and was adjusted by the enslaved Africans. 6. 9:15 - the broodjes you had are also found in Suriname. Tempeh is also found in Javanese Surinamese cuisine and also served on broodjes in Suriname. The peper steak is mostly made with chicken instead of steak in Suriname. The dynamite is a combo of two dishes that sometimes are found in Chinese Surinamese broodjes spots. EDIT: 7. 5:09 - Surinamese roti falls under the category of Caribbean Roti. Caribbean roti is found in Guyana and Trinidad. Some are similar to rotis found in India and other unique to the region. There are 4 main varieties of Caribbean roti. The differences lie in the filling of the flatbread. In Suriname you can sometimes order a specific type at some spots, or some even ask which one you want. There are: Aloo roti (potato roti), dhalpuri roti (yellow split pea roti), sada roti (plain flour roti), paratha roti (like a dhalpuri but they break it a bit by clapping it). Hope this information provided some more context and once again a great food review!

[@poojaazhalavan2745]

Thank you so much

[@ptbd]

We eat roti differently. The roti is separate and we break it of in bits and scoop the veggies and meat. So a roll is definitely Dutchified. But that's okay if that means it's more accessible for people.

[@annehoog]

All roti places here in Leiden serve the potato, veg, meat and egg in a tub with the roti plaat separately. If you want it rolled up like they had you have to ask for it. Rolled up is not on the menu at the place we go to though.

[@Haathaters]

Yeah, I prefer the Roti Kipfilet with enough (extra 😅) gravy. It's so much better than these rolls.

[@telebubba5527]

They serve rotirol in Suriname also, so I don't know if it's Dutchified. It could just be a normal progression. It is indeed far more easier to eat though.

[@rmv1214]

Iedereen maakt het andurhrsss

[@TheSuperappelflap]

You can buy roti rolls but they are a seperate item on the menu. If you just order roti you do get the bread seperately and usually there is so much filling that you wont be able to roll it up if you tried. I like to put everything on the roti and then cut it with a fork and knife, I know thats not how you are "supposed" to eat it, but I like it that way.

[@PH61a]

I also love Surinamese food a lot!

[@Ritesh_AR8]

You really have to try Roopram in The Hague, they sell the best rice and roti dishes and i think they sell sandwiches too, my personal favorite is the duck rotiroll

[@mrpetit2]

I love surinam food. I've lived in Rotterdam for 10 years. Now I live in the north of NL, and there isn't a surinam food restaurant around... The surinam sandwitches were my guilty pleasure. Broodje bakkeljauw, broodje zout vlees, broodje steak....yummi. I also like the surinam hot sauce, as it revolves around the madame jeanette pepper which is way more spicy than normal peppers. I like extremely hot food, so for me pure freshly ground mme jeanette peppers are a must. The fusion cuisine together with quite unique vegetables like pom and kouseband etc makes it very nice.

[@riazedn4728]

In leeuwarden en groningen stad zijn er surinaamse tokos

[@Konaboy]

Kinda Asian! Next week we will be in Amsterdam and because of you guys we will try some surinamese food. 35 years I’ve been going to the nederlands and never have I tried it. Thank you for featuring it!🤙👍😀

[@conniemendeszoon9789]

Well done guys, you try the Netherlands all time favorite food. I gues you find your new favorite food in the Netherlands, ENJOY

[@Siriusly_Sirius]

“Dig down deep in there” Thanks for sharing all these fun and exotic food adventures with us! I’ve heard of Surinamese food, but have never seen what it actually is. Nom nom y’all.

[@gerrygrouwe70]

There you have it us dutch love our broodjes not only filled with exotick filling but als plain with just butter cheese. Hagelslag fillet american vleeswaren and sweet stuff

[@MarCel-op4fu]

Hey Guys, nice Vid again!! There are so many good "Surinaamse Toko' s", as we call them, in Rotterdam. But the first one was Warung Mini on Witte de Withstraat. I useally take out Tjauwmin Moksi Meti, wich means thin noodles with mixed meat. It goes with " Surinaamse Sambal" (hot yellow pepper called "Madam Jeanette"). Delicious!!

[@jordyvanstuivenberg855]

Wooohoooo ! 😁 the video did not dissapoint, such beautiful food. Loved watching you guys enjoying it ! keep them video's coming

[@fiefvanrossem227]

🇨🇦 I love your enthusiastic reactions and your willingness to try new foods!

[@butenbremer1965]

🥰😍🥰😍 I just looooove food tasting vlogs like this positive and appreciative one!

[@robertlussenburg1770]

Alvast voor de volgende, eetsmakelijk!

[@jakobdieckmann]

I just came across you’re channel. Good fun seeing you guys explore Rotterdam. All the best!

[@bigbro8439]

Hope this was spicy enough for you. Surinam kitchen and peppers are very well known for their spiciness. As a native white Dutchman married to a Surinam girl/wife this is a weekly routine for me. Most people really love Surinam cuisine. My opinion, it is nice but cannot rise to the heights of REAL Indonesian or Thai food which again in my opinion is much more refined. I can back this up by telling that in Surinam their is a large community of people originating from Java Indonesia. If you go to the island of Java Indonesia cuisine is like heaven. Very refined. So I went to a Java restaurant in Surinam on the other side of the world expecting real nice food. It turned out to be a pale imitation. Thinking this was due to the restaurant I tried a second one. The result was the same.

[@jandirkvanleeuwen]

Having a Surinam wife and she knows how to cook??? That would be for me the closest thing to heaven 🙏. Being jealous of you

[@bigbro8439]

@@jandirkvanleeuwen Yes and she has five sisters too. Although off course they cook Surinamese they specialize in Thai and Indonesian food. Our kitchen is like a playground for them. I am not complaining.

[@JayJay203_]

​@@AM-io4fzif I had to say it would be peanut rice

[@SheldonY14]

That's because many places in Suriname have exchanged good flavor for bland flavors. Surinamese in Suriname complain about this too, but offering the refined taste is expensive and because of the bad economy not many people can afford it. So to keep stuff cheap, many places had to do with less. There is a restaurant that offers refined flavors, but they're expensive. It was their goal to offer that refined taste, but it also shows in the price. It's called Restoran Bibit. You see people of the upper middle class and up dining there...the common man doesn't dine there so often because of how pricey it is. The same goes for roti. Interestingly, the same people do cook better when they're at home. Homemade Javanese and Indian food or even Creole food tastes better than what you get on the street.

[@bigbro8439]

Thx. Will try

[@michalovesanime]

I love Fernandez.. When I lived on Curaçao ( island within the Dutch kingdom above Venezuela) I always used to drink those. I think they got bought by Pepsi group or something, back in the day you could only get them at Tokos. Great selection of food, Surinamese food is such a fusion of different cultures, aside from the taste( which is terrific) I love what it represents. And it's in Feijenoord, Rotterdam Zuid, so I'll definitely swing by

[@Nyx-MAKO]

They are bought by the Coca Cola company. Even the factory in Dongen (Netherlands) produces these now for the Coca Cola company)

[@ikke5212]

good food always great enjoy😉😊

[@vaporvalyth5958]

Brooo, i love this vid. It reminds me how long i havent eaten few of these food. Especially bara.

[@ElMariachi1337]

Aside from broodje pom (with chicken) for takeaway my favo would be moksi meti (mixed meat) with tjauw min (spaghetti sized noodles) as a meal. Also love me some saoto soup. And for me the grape (blue one) Fernands is the best! btw the traditional Surinamese roti is made with split peas or patato (which gives it the more significant yellow color) rather then just oatmeal.

[@buncharted]

haha we just drank our grape fernandes :)

[@rmyikzelf5604]

Yeah broodje moksi meti!

[@bigbro8439]

Thx for your answer. I atebtavoe last month. Furthermorea lot of mango chytneys enven apple chutneys fresh made bara( not the kind you buy in a toko shop) oker also called bindi pom duck in massala dried fish with vegetables Fredh baked bread with satdines in tomato sauce kwi kwi water vegetables etc. Need more examples? Please tell me what is your favorite😊

[@SuperEdwin61]

You were great again. I left Rotterdam 25 years ago and still love it. Enjoy yourselves there.

[@itsgottobeperfect1]

Mouthwaterig! Love Teloh! It is also good with pindasaus.

[@rggot2relax]

I'f Dutch and almost 40 years old, but you guy's have done more 'Dutch' things than I did.(And probably most Dutch people).

[@awijntje14]

Adore Suriname food, especially bara chicken or roti....definitely need to try some of thing you mention in this video. The store I used to visit when I lived in the Hague (marinas plaza near Holland spoor) also had this pink drink (casave something) which went fantastic with the roti lamb. Never seen that drink any where else though....

[@telebubba5527]

It's guave drink. You can get it in any Surinames toko.

[@Haathaters]

I love Roti Kipfilet with extra gravy!! It's sooo good!

[@Bricolage-ph]

Even though I don't really like the term guilty pleasure, Fernandes pineapple (and grape) is my guilty pleasure. It just hit that spot some where in your brain that craves fruity sweetness.

[@JustChillin740]

Welcome🇸🇷❤❤

[@xanderlangschmidt8986]

Thanks for this nice tip, I will definitely visit them next time I am in town. I'll give you one as well, around the corner of Top Exotic is 't Zusje (Little Sister). It's a chain of restaurants serving tapas sized dishes, eat as much as you like style.

[@sherifadorder8178]

I often get the saoto by Top exotic and the peper steak🤤 And now Im hungry🤔😅 Great video😃 And maybe we will meet because I think you're living in my neighborhood😊

[@xnowarex]

I will have to try this place if I am ever where this place is!!

[@Haeruna]

I love how Chicken Roti is pretty much everyones' go-to, its why you can buy it pretty much anywhere ;p Its just so good.

[@throughthewindowpane]

Great video! Maybe next time you can order a complete roti menu instead of a roti roll. I like the roti lamb at my local restaurant, including some madame jeannette sambal!

[@elroyvanderkruk6318]

I always eat surinam food. I always eat broodje bakkeljauw en broodje kousenband! Love to see this

[@Meine.Postma]

Lekker lekker!

[@Ivovify]

Surinam food is my favorite together with Thai food. If you ever go there again, try the rendang if they sell it. It is Indonesian but often sold at a surinam food place.

[@Samplesurfer]

The Dutch word for cod (fish) is kabbeljauw. The Surinamese is bakkeljauw, but Portugese is bacalhau and Spanish is bacalao. Effectively the Surinamese bakkeljauw is the same as Portugese/Spanish but written in Dutch spelling. Why the Dutch adopted the Portugese/Spanish name but then flipped "k" and "b" and the English didn't at all I never grasped. Cod is a native fish in the North Sea and it is available and eaten also at fish stands as "Kibbeling" (fried cod).

[@wimschiphorst8541]

Surinamese food is not widely available in the Netherlands (East, North and South). The cause is simple. The Surinamese mainly settled in the West of the Netherlands and then mainly in Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam.

[@liavanson8687]

En Utrecht. En Amersfoort en en en.

[@wimschiphorst8541]

@@liavanson8687 maybe for sure. But not so many as the towns I mentoined before. And maybe also I mentioned in the other provinces. But I have never found one. And I like too the Surinam food.

[@psyou7713]

Hey Michelle and Alex. On the topic of bread. I'm sensitive to most bread types (volkoren, witbrood, maisbrood, tijgerbrood etc) except for Spelt. And at the Albert Hein they have some great Spelt bread. If you like your bread more firm you can try the Spelt Stevig. Stevig means Firm. Enjoy.

[@jeffrey026]

I don’t know if they got this items on the menu but you need to try this dishes Nasi moksi metie ( fried rice with mixed meat. Roti lam (lamb meat roti). Broodje zoutvlees( bread with salted meat) those are my favorite dishes at our local Surinamese spot

[@moniques8336]

yeah i know .love surinamees food❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣

[@renevaanhold]

The best Fernandes is the green one! Right now I'm at a Surinam birthday party and they all drink the green one.

[@MikeS29]

So delicious! I need to not watch these when I'm hungry 😂

[@harrym740]

3:35 you said "oliebol" perfectly.

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

The first time I ate tempeh I hated it. My mother made it and I don't know what she did to it but it wasn't good. Years later I made gado gado and the recipe included some shallow fried tempeh, so I thought I would give it a go since the gado gado sauce is so flavorful it could cover up sub par flavors. During the cooking process I took a good look at the raw tempeh, smelled it, tasted it raw, then sliced it into slices and cooked it until nice and brown. I wouldn't say it's funky to me, but it has a slightly sour fermented flavor in its raw state. But it's also really nutty when cooked well and that was really addictive. I can say I love tempeh now.

[@kilanspeaks]

Interesting, ꦠꦼꦭ (telå) refers to sweet potato in Javanese but they use it for cassava in Suriname. 🤔As an Indonesian, I didn’t like tempe what I was younger but I love it now. Funny how westerners see it as a meat alternative when we actually have it with all sorts of meat 😆

[@RookieAssassin]

I'm Indonesian/Dutch but the toko I always go to to buy Indonesian food also has a lot of Surinamese food and it's so so good! I feel like a lot of people here feel this way but other cuisines just have way better food than the Netherlands, which is probably why it's so popular, even among fully Dutch people. But I feel like these cuisines have just become a part of Dutch culture at this point and I'm really happy about that. Maybe you could do Turkish food next? That's also a very popular cuisine here and it's so good too! I always go to a Turkish supermarket near me and they also sell freshly made food, I always go there for Lahmacun, Börek, turkish bread and Baklava (if I'm not dieting 😅). Köfte, falafel and kebab are also really delicious, I'd really recommend trying all of these!

[@PJHMX]

Broodje zoutvlees is my favorite. Try it!

[@theblazingangels4286]

just eat bare with kip saté

[@erikmulder2574]

My favorite is a broodje moksi meti with pickles and pepper

[@bimokresno]

the word 'telo' is javanese's word for cassava... in indonesian: singkong. fried cassava is popular snack in indonesia. i'm surprise they use the word 'telo' that food because we in java do not have that kind food. we eat fried cassava mostly without any dressing/sauce, some area use peanut based sauce. but the word 'telo' used maybe because there are many javamese descendant living in suriname.

[@rashnabholasingh8508]

We have 2 versions of teloh in Suriname. The baked version and the"Natte" wet version. This is mostly cooked with onion, garlic, tomato paste, soy sauce and peppers. When you buy teloh you will get chicken, cooked sweet salted fish , liver sambel, pickeld cucumber and baked long beans with it. At home we also cook it in the similar way.

[@letstry46]

I love your channel and it makes me happy that you like the Netherlands. Suggestions i have in my city Apeldoorn is APENHEUL, Paleis HET LOO and ofcourse plenty walkparcours in the woods of Apeldoorn (Veluwe). When you visit...you can start at my place with coffee and lunch and i take care for some bikes. Apenheul and palace het Loo is near at my place (1km). Welcome

[@Controle1yo]

I lived in Rotterdam for 15 years before I left to Thailand. Will go back in April (for holiday) after 4 years. Can't wait!!!!!! Miss the city and the food

[@buncharted]

thailand has got some great food as well 🤤

[@Controle1yo]

@@buncharted That's for sure 🙂

[@cyrielmartens3575]

Omg that's a LOT of suriname food lol!! I love the tasting videos! Also... Alex kinda looks llike one of my old teachers, it's kinda strange when I realize it LOL.

[@pel666]

I told you guys you would go ballistic on Bakkeljauw...it is dried and salted fish. I like curry chicken on the bone with kouseband/coal and Roti the most. Enjoying your video's, I hope you will come down to beautiful Wieringen and do some fresh Fish dishes. Then hop on the ferry and visit Texel, which has some amazing and unique places where you can enjoy nature at the fullest.

[@buncharted]

we’re waiting until it’s a bit warmer before going up north but we are very much looking forward to it!

[@phoenixonfire97]

As you live in Rotterdam, try the Syrian cousin in this place "Pistache Halab", it's so authentic. I believe you are going to love it.

[@buncharted]

ooh, thank you for the recommendation!

[@KoeiNL]

If you want good sambal get the sambal made with Madame Jeanette peppers. Those are yellow peppers and have a very distinctive smell and taste. They are also hot of course. Madame Jeanette peppers are originally from Suriname so that's what you really want. Look for yellow sambal :D. You can wake me up in the middle of the night for a sandwich with grilled crispy bacon or char siu with a good amount of sambal made from Madame Jeanette.

[@suicidalbanananana]

Fernandes is so frigging crazy good (especially the cherry one imo) that it's one of two products i have to avoid when visiting the supermarket, or i'll drink it (and nothing else) for a month and then have to go to the dentist, amount of sugar content in that stuff is crazy 🤣 (the other product being "Jersey Chocolate Eclairs" some kind of toffee's that are really good, but that also have literally pulled out my fillings like 4-5 times so far, so also avoiding that for same dentist reasons lmao)

[@Mart687]

I like this video because i'm personally not really familiar with surinamese food. And you guys are actually interested. Not just tasting and I don't like it or I do like it. Googled a bit and the surinamese kitchen is a blend of cultures. The more you look into food cultures, you will find there's influences from other cultures and we all mix and match and we've been doing this for centuries. And spices and herbs are really interesting too. Curry is a blend of different spices. And who knows who invented it, please step forwards. Used in the region of India, Japan, China, Suriname, afrika and in europe in the netherlands you can buy small packs of 80 grams in all my local supermarkets for like 0,59 euro that say surinami masala(kerrie) and you can sprinkle some on when you are frying potato slices and it tastes awesome. I'm not really familiar with all food culture and I'm focussing on italian, french and asian atm. Still learning but it seems obvious they are all influenced by each other in some way. Very interesting. Cool video.

[@adema1978]

Surinam food is delicious. A few lads are selling good Roti in my hometown, so that's a treat

[@Nitzpitz]

Now I’m hungry 😂

[@ardie554]

I like rice instead of bread. Great food!

[@Relaxbadkneeadventures]

Lekkerrrrrr

[@latinlokker]

Bara always with chutney please, mango chutney is a favorite, and of course a Fernandes....

[@martha1704]

Hi, To make a Surinam Ice Cream Soda : 1 can of red Fernandes + 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream. Scoop a scoop of ice cream into each glass and slowly pour the Fernandes on top. Serve with a sorbet spoon and a straw. Yummyyyy !!! 😋😋😋🍿🍧🍨

[@buncharted]

ooh yum!!! i think i'd like to try this with the super pineapple too!

[@edrison7303]

LOL, i saw you two at the entrepot. I like the owners, very nice people. Try the roti from de palmboom on de vuurplaat. Ask for the sambal. Its the best sambal i ever got but becareful with it because its very hot.

[@BrazenNL]

Roti, but with lamb! And, of course, lotsa pepper (Mme Jeanette).

[@jackvandersluis1723]

Surinam food is in top of the Dutch food chain! The choice is so big! Again stop this! Getting hungry by the minute! 😅

[@wiwingmargahayu6831]

happy ramadhan fasting

[@jandirkvanleeuwen]

Hi you 2🫶, as a Dutchy I just can't live without Surinames or Indonesian fooooooood.😋😋😋😋 It's so tastefull, so gooooood.😅

[@mkbijnaam8713]

There is different Surinamese food tho , you went to a Surinamese chinese shop . They make it almost the same but abit different i myself like the Javanese Surinamese kitchen and the Indian kitchen more . Especially the Indian Surinamese kitchen is my favorite

[@incivemusic]

🎉🎉🎉

[@Kivas_Fajo]

You guys are a pair of cute dorks. 🥰 ...and yes, that was meant nicely. ^^

[@buncharted]

🙃

[@ShadowDrakken]

the fried casava looks very similar to yuca in Central America (which is also fried casava). Have you had yuca before? How close are they to one another? I found yuca to be a bit too ?woody? for me with the tough strings inside. The flavor was almost the same as potato fries though

[@buncharted]

yep it's the same thing :)

[@ibnu_86]

Sauto soup maybe Indonesia called Soto, it's similar appearance...., Or maybe because lot of Indonesian when Dutch colony transferred to Suriname and brings that dishes to Suriname

[@wolflamb632]

I love chicken roti

[@Hiruga666]

fyi suriname has lot javanese worker which is from Java, Indonesia in colonial era 👍 so saoto is similar to soto

[@Daphnaaaa]

My bf is half Indonesian and I had to show him the saoto soup (which in Indonesian is Soto) and how you guys ate it hahaha! When I first ate Soto I added just a little bit of rice and a lot of Soto and my bf was hating on me how it wasn't soup. He shaked his head very hard when he saw the fragment ahaha! No hate obviously, since you guys have no idea how to eat it. But soto is more a rice dish then it is a soup. How my bf eats it is: he adds rice on a deep plate, adds some soto (mainly chicken and just a bit of the broth) and then some sambal, an egg, fried onions, bean sprouts and sometimes they add pieces of boiled potato aswel. And I agree, Soto is soul food. Whenever you feel sad, sick or meh: soto heals your soul!

[@farkstein1213]

as a dutchie growing up with a lot of surinamese people, I've always thought fernandez to be a weird sugar bomb. just way too sweet but maybe perfect for surinamese tastes :P

[@buncharted]

it’s so sweet! but we still enjoyed it. couldn’t drink a bunch of ‘em though 😂

[@danand4918]

Telo is Javanese word for casava 😀

[@Dutchbelg3]

The charm of the Surinamese cuisine is the melting pot of influences. The wicked Dutchies brought during the slavery ages so many ethnical groups together in Suriname that now the people themselves are a colourful mix of colors , cultures, religions and FOOD ! What was missing? kouseband (the long green stringbeans), Pindasoup, Surinamese beefstew... It depends if the Surinamese people in your shop are Chinese, Indonesian, Hindustan or Creoles.

[@heedoei]

Just ate my homemade roti chicken, love surinam food..if you want to taste something great, try “ bloedworst” ,the Surinam one off course!

[@henseegers914]

Lovely video... very entertaining. Suriname roti. its not pronounce "roodi". its pronounce shorten and more with a hard sound "RroTTiii". Have fun..

[@alexzonneveld34]

don`t forget the fames Rottie from suriname .... :)

[@EstherWijsbeek]

You do not eat your roti as a burrito...but hay do you❤

[@BobWitlox]

Is Surinamese food mostly common in the Randstad? I've never had Surinamese food and I've never seen a Surinamese restaurant. I live near Den Bosch.

[@charlottexoxo8588]

Sure its more common, but theres roti places in Den Bosch as well

[@hunchbackaudio]

Try Tilburg, you won’t have any issues finding Surinamese food there.

[@ShadowDrakken]

tempeh works really well as a ground beef replacement in slow cooked and loose meat type meals. I use it for making vegan shanghai lumpia and it's awesome! You literally can't tell the difference between it and the normal ground pork/beef blend.

[@ikke5212]

roti corn or chickpeas

[@pmvdmeulen]

BTW .. just eat a normal roti (chicken lamb or beef) .. not a roti roll.... roti roll is more like a broodje... normal roti you eat from a plate... originally roti pancake underneath and the meat and veggies on top and you would eat it with your hands without cutlery.

[@frizzky7976]

That sauto is very striking similar with Indonesian soto ayam, and fun fact telo is Javanese for cassava. Yes many Javanese people migrated to Suriname as slave, back in the days when Indonesia colonized by the Dutch.

[@nikmatdunia2708]

Belanda dan suriname ini akan seperti singapura dan malysia yang meng claim budaya indonesia tanpa mengakui bahwa itu berasal dari indonesia. ini akan menjadi pergaduhan tiada ahir

[@chubbymoth5810]

Roti Lam is my favorite. Lam being Dutch for lamb. I would suggest visiting several of the larger minority restaurants. Marroccan, Turkish, a real Greek for comparison, a real Italian restaurant, a Dutch fish restaurant, Ethiopian, maybe a nice Buddhist one,.. hell,.. lots of options.

[@oly3526]

You should ty pastei

[@Bertuzz84]

I'm Dutch and i have never tried Suriname food. I guess i should find a place where i can eat it. I don't think there are many Suriname people here, or i would have come across a restaurant.

[@buncharted]

where in the netherlands are you, if you don’t mind me asking?

[@Bertuzz84]

@@buncharted I live near Nijmegen.

[@hunchbackaudio]

@@Bertuzz84 I think Amersfoort or Utrecht will be the closest to find a Surinamese restaurant, for you.

[@KleineVos1]

Google it and you'll find five Surinamese take aways or restaurants in Nijmegen.

[@charlottexoxo8588]

Theres a couple of hits if you search roti Nijmegen on Google maps. Have fun trying it!

[@kevinghislain]

Hello Please explain to me? I'm Belgian not Dutch. But I'm wondering what the hell is "a huch puffy" (it sounded like a "hush puppy")?

[@buncharted]

haha it’s a “hush puppy” - it’s fried cornbread common in the southern united states

[@kevinghislain]

@@buncharted haha funny name. I have to say, omg it's so fun watching your food videos 😄

[@Harolddespui]

Roti roll is not totally the real deal imo, you'll miss the sauce which is served with the chicken when you order a normal roti meal. You grab a piece of roti, put some chicken/potato/veggies in it, wrap it and then dip it in the sauce. Way better than the roti roll.

[@wouterboswinkel1713]

And that's why we sold New Amsterdam (New York) for Suriname....................................FOOD

[@KajiRider1997]

Cool fusion restaurant. I prefer going to suriname only restaurants owned by suriname people though. we have like 3 in our city. I always get a roti meal and the roti pancake needs to have yellow peas in it or its just missing something. Also you missed out by just getting a bara and not one filled with kousenband and chicken kerrie

[@buncharted]

they’re surinamese :)

[@sese8976]

Suriname has a lot of ethnicities ….. how ignorant of you to assume the aren’t surinamers

[@sese8976]

In Suriname heb je mensen van Afrikaans europees Hindustaanse chinees en indonesische afkomst …. Je weet blijkbaar niks over Surinamers

[@sese8976]

Suriname itself is a fashion cuisine