Trying DUTCH STREET FOOD in AMSTERDAM! (Albert Cuyp Market - Food Tour + Shopping)

While in Amsterdam we set out to try TONS of Dutch street food at the Albert Cuyp Market (aka Albert Cuypmarkt)! YUM! :D
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[@darleenerixey496]

These two are so refreshingly natural and each has an adventurous palate. Love their videos.

[@raskahn9286]

Bitterballen are not congealed chicken soup though, they're filled with what is essentially a roux made with beef stock and bits of beef, this is the "standard" version. Other options are available.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Oh ok! We had read that it was basically a thick soup that was cooled, battered, then fried!!! A roux makes more sense! Thank you for the correction!!! 😊🙏

[@cynthiamolenaar770]

It even was traditionally a deluxe bakery product, maked by the baker and served in fancy restaurants, before it became just “a snack”

[@PieterBreda]

No, most definitely not a chicken soup.

[@darrellbeets7758]

the roux is called a salpicon, but yes u are correct.

[@darrellbeets7758]

@@PieterBreda its not as incorrect as it might seem...u start with vet and flour, most likely butter and bake the flour then u ad boullion to make a salpicon, and fill it with bits of meat. Just ad water and use less flour and its a soup... cooking can be fun.

[@Filipinospanishwalk]

hungry after a long walk, nice adventure guy's. nice sharing once again 👍

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@westerlywinds5684]

When I grew up in Holland a long time ago, we never saw foreigners trying these things out. They were made and bought exclusively by the Dutch. How times have changed. Been living for 37 years in Canada now.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Absolutely!! It’s crazy how quickly things change. But very cool that we’re so connected now and we have the opportunity to try to foods from all over, travel, meet people.. the internet in itself is awesome! Haha. Thanks for stopping by and watching! 😃

[@cyruscrossan]

Ooooh man, stroop waffles from the source. They look amazing!

[@IfWeGoTo]

It was soooo good!!! Like some of the grocery ones can be ok, but it ofc blew it out of the water! Lol

[@darrellbeets7758]

i love this chick, the difference she spots in the poffertjes and the bitterballen. she seems open to her sences and its very enjoyable to see her explore them

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thanks!!

[@darrellbeets7758]

@@IfWeGoTo no thank u.

[@ColumbusII]

When we've got friends over from abroad, haring is a must! You've done it✔️😀 The way you've ate it is local to Amsterdam, cut and served with pickles. In most other areas you will be served "haring" whole (gutted of course) its being kept together as one fish by its tail, there is where you grab it, tilt your head backwards and raise the herring up above, than to lower it in your mouth and bite off the herring. One day it needs to be done, guys 😃👍🏻

[@IfWeGoTo]

Hahaha I definitely want to get the whole experience!! (though I don't think any amount of convincing would get Alan to! lol)

[@darrellbeets7758]

@@IfWeGoTo wanna bet?

[@gijsbertuslaurensvandevooren]

That is called the Rotterdam way.

[@JeanAlb]

Nice video again!! Thnx for sharing. A stroopwafel is a waffle filled with stroop and stroop isnt the same as caramel. Caramel is made of melted sugar and stroop is made of beets. Its darker and ticker. They also use stroop on the Dutch poffertje and pancakes.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Ahh thank you!! Had no idea it was made from beets!! I wonder if we got legitimate stroop or if we need to eep searching around the Netherlands for the real thing!! Where would you go for genuine stroopwafels?

[@cynthiamolenaar770]

Doing the “Âldfaers erf route” In Friesland, or following the course of the “Elf Stedentocht” is also very nice to see a very different part of The Netherlands!! Glad you understand Amsterdam is not the same as The Netherlands.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Absolutely is nice to see more than just Amsterdam! We love the city, but totally get that it's just one place! Thanks for watching!! :D

[@iys6890]

I was at that market a few years back! Best variety ever!

[@IfWeGoTo]

It was an awesome market!!! Glad you got to experience it too!! Did you also try a bunch of the food?

[@SabarimanRiman]

Stroopwaffel ! Love it ! ' Haring ' is nice too.... It's is a raw fish with lime squeez !

[@IfWeGoTo]

Haha much like that!! Have you tried ceviche?? How are things in Malaysia? We want to try to get back there later this year! We want to visit KL and revisit Borneo

[@Pasunsoprano]

The Dutch don't squeeze lime on their herring

[@LindaCasey]

I got introduced to bitterballen on my first day in the Netherlands and I've been hooked on them ever since ... het zijn eigenlijk toch ronde krokketten ... mmmmm good

[@IfWeGoTo]

Oh yes they are delicious!! Cant wait to head back and try even more!!

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

This was a very quite day at the Albert Cuyp. I use to go to school two blocks away from the beginning and it use to be crammed full of people...

[@IfWeGoTo]

Crazy!!! I guess we got lucky!! What a cool spot to have your school. Did you always go for snacks?? Lol

[@kimvoogel9152]

Mij aunt lives on Albert cuyp . I lived nieuwe agchter gracht 29 x

[@kimvoogel9152]

Try smoked eal .

[@IfWeGoTo]

Oooo that sounds delicious

[@MijnheerRob]

Nice video! Next time try the "frikandel speciaal" as well

[@IfWeGoTo]

Will do!! Thanks for the recommendation 😃

[@_PJW_]

The freshly made stroopwafel (pronounced 'stroapwaaful') outranks the supermarket kind 1:10,000,000 The salted herring is actually fermented herring. It is extremely healthy, although an acquired taste. If it 'tastes like the ocean' it means it is very fresh excellent quality.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Oh absolutely agree with that!! The first time we tried it was a grocery market version, and that’s ok… but fresh they are an absolute treat!! So delicious! 😋 Thank you for the tips on the herring!

[@thebigcj]

Yay bestie! Also just back from Amsterdam 🥳 Uploaded a vlog about my trip too 🥰 Also just subbed to your channel 🤗

[@IfWeGoTo]

Awesome!! Did you have fun? We'll be sure to check it out!!

[@user-qd2ct1ue4v]

Great video,i live in Holland,,for next time u maybe can try Saucijzenbroodje those are Puff Pastry rolls with a minced meat filling ,u can find them in every bakery or supermarket ,specialy made warm they are delicious..think u will like them

[@IfWeGoTo]

Ahh you’re so lucky! We love it there! 💕 Thanks for the recommendation! Next time we visit we will look out for it!

[@lahaya237]

Europe's largest outdoor market light in Turin, Italy. The Hague Market is the 2nd largest outdoor market in Europe. that is in the Netherlands

[@IfWeGoTo]

That makes sense!! We went to Turin and that market was HUGE!! Definitely want to visit the Hague on our next trip! and some of the countryside towns in Holland! :)

[@JanJaapZwaag]

If the poffertjes were chewy than there is something wrong...they should be extremly fluffy! The Nutella you see at the stroopwafel place is not Dutch but only for tourists...

[@IfWeGoTo]

They were so good though!! We’ll have to sample another round of them! Haha Glad we skipped it then!!

[@PieterBreda]

Yeah. The traditional stroopwafels are filled with stroop (syrup) and nothing else. The really big ones are not traditional.

[@AnnevanPaulus]

Hahahaha chewy! That is not good! Half rauw van binnen niet goed doorgebakken, hahahaha!

[@jolanda.c]

@@PieterBreda oh yes they are... brings back memories of my childhood. My biggest treat was on schoolvacations going to the market with my mother and/or oma and one of them, most of the time Oma, bought me a big one. Normally I bought snippers for 25 cents during my lunchbreak at school. But that big fresh one... and my hometown wasn't and still isn't a touristtown.

[@louisecallanta5968]

I wasn’t hungry and now I am!

[@IfWeGoTo]

LOL, wait till you see the one from Bosnia... I think I gained 10lbs just picking through the footage.

[@ikke5212]

Den Haag have the biggest market in the Netherlands and one of the biggest in Europe openair martk

[@IfWeGoTo]

Next time we visit we’ll have to check it out!! Thank you!! 😃

[@mejn10]

Great video just beautiful place

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thanks James!!! How have things been?

[@mejn10]

@@IfWeGoTo up and down surrior my frist winter

[@TheTolleRoad]

Ok, those cookie waffle things need to make their way across the pond!

[@IfWeGoTo]

When we make a trip anywhere Dutch and we come back to the states I’ll send you some to try!! Granted they’re not those huge fresh ones, but they’re still pretty good popped in the microwave for a couple of seconds! Lol

[@brozius]

The stroopwaffels are actually in the US. Multiple bakeries are making them, I know one bakery called "Schep's bakeries Ltd" that is making them. It's a Dutch family.

[@carinalindberg7377]

Don't pop them in the microwave, put them on top of a hot cup of coffee/tea/chocolate to let one side get warm and soft. It's how the Dutch eat them at home.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Had no idea!! We’ll have to look out for them to get our fix!!

[@IfWeGoTo]

Yes this is the correct way. Ignore my lazy suggestion 😂

[@maalobear9889]

I am really loving it to see two people trying different dutch food. Specially the herring. You really loved it? It was a bit suprised why they also place some pickle pieces right next to it. Not really the usuel for me. Because i am always did not know it better then only with some union pieces at it ;)

[@IfWeGoTo]

Ahh thank you! very happy you enjoyed it!! The herring was good, strong, but good! From other comments I guess the pickles as a garnish are a regional thing? I'm not sure, but that's what they have said!!

[@maalobear9889]

@@IfWeGoTo haha. Then you never have picked a herring into middelburg when there is a market and a tent where they sell them. Would be a worth try and you'll see you got no pickles when ordering the same herring :)

[@IfWeGoTo]

Hahaha next time we’ll have to do that then 😆

[@maalobear9889]

@@IfWeGoTo But yes. it is very new to me aswell that they selling herring with a few pieces of pickles there in amsterdam, I never seen it before myself untill i saw your video. So yes. something on your wishlist again :) hope to see a video from it then ;)

[@IfWeGoTo]

We definitely will post one when we make it back! We have friends in Rotterdam so we surely will!!

[@gerardvansister6007]

You will find the biggest market in Beverwijk about 25 minutes North-West from Amsterdam, it is called De Zwarte Markt (The Black market), 90 % undercover with over 2000 stalls on 75,000m2 in more than 15 halls. Every time when I am back in my country of birth, I will go there, only open in the week-ends. I live in Melbourne, Australia, but was born in Amsterdam, I am still a Dutch National, although I have been living in the land Down Under for more than 50 years, enjoy your stay in our beautiful little country, regards Gerard Melbourne

[@IfWeGoTo]

Oh thank you!! We will have to visit on our next trip to the Netherlands. How do you like Australia!? We spent a lot of time there over Covid… Melbourne has a pretty sizable market!!

[@gerardvansister6007]

Thanks for your reply, we love Australia, but also our little country, having 2 feet in both countries, regards Gerard

[@gijsbertuslaurensvandevooren]

You should have tried Kibbeling ( fried Cod pieces)

[@IfWeGoTo]

We missed those in this one but we did get to try them in utrecht!!! 😃

[@JourneywithJenandDrew]

Stroopwaffles 😍 I love how massive it is 😂💜 I’m also not a big fan of pickles 🤢 so idk about that second dish for me 😂😂 I’d give it a try though This looks like it was such a fun day! 💕 love all the Netherlands souvenirs haha - I bought a tulip umbrella and a little clog keychain when we went

[@IfWeGoTo]

They were huuuuge! Lol. I’m the same.. I’ll try it but pickles can be sooooo gross!! Do you guys get souvenirs from everywhere you go??

[@JourneywithJenandDrew]

@@IfWeGoTo No not too much now (i like to on occasion though!) but mostly its too hard to bring stuff home 😂 I did quite a bit on that trip because it was pre full time travel lol😊

[@IfWeGoTo]

Totally get that!! No need for the stuff when you're on the go! I collect magnets... and even that is too much after a while. lol

[@gijsbertuslaurensvandevooren]

Try Kibbeling too it's fried Cod

[@trisooma6348]

It seems to go unnoticed (or just never mentioned) that the herring is actually quite fatty, the combination with the pickles is an obvious one if you consider this. Fun fact:: one of the places I visited shortly before migrating to another country is 'De Peperbol' @5:30; I had to bring some hard to get spices (in this part of the world).

[@IfWeGoTo]

That makes a lot of sense!! Pickles definitely get paired with a lot of fatty foods! If you don’t mind me asking, where did you move to that it’s hard to get spices??

[@trisooma6348]

@@IfWeGoTo I moved to Medellin (Colombia). I love cooking and Indian is one of my favorite cuisines, so plenty of spices are needed for a decent curry (I'll probably bring some more when I visit Holland the next time 😃)

[@IfWeGoTo]

Oh no way!! Haha. We met an Indian chef in Costa Rica once, he had to travel himself and import all of his spices. So that makes a lot of sense, they don’t have a lot of the spices for Indian cuisine in Latin America it seems! How do you like Medellin? It’s somewhere we’d really like to visit at some point!

[@trisooma6348]

@@IfWeGoTo I love it here! Traffic gets busy at times but you get used to that quite fast. Sourcing ingredients has been a bit of a challenge (I prefer to cook Indian, Mexican or Asian food) but it's not so bad that I'm thinking of leaving anytime soon. You should definitely come visit, be warned though I was only planning to visit - but decided to stay

[@IfWeGoTo]

@@trisooma6348 Hahaha, I think that's what I would be afraid of.. never wanting to leave again!! lol. Do you have instagram or anything you post on??

[@ramonschliszka6332]

Don’t forget to eat at a Surinamese place! :-)

[@IfWeGoTo]

Our friends took us to one in Rotterdam!! Soooo delicious! 😋

[@Arnaud58]

@02:23 So you don't like the look or taste the sight of sushi or sashimi either? Was all the footage taken in one day? If so you'll have to do a hefty workout to level it out!

[@IfWeGoTo]

Oh I love sushi & sashimi!! But I guess this type of fish is cured, so it smelled a bit more fishy than sushi. Made me nervous!! lol. And yes, all in a day.. definitely walked a lot to burn it off!! lol

[@PieterBreda]

Haring is brined and frozen but still raw. It is frozen by law to kill parasites. Only in some parts of Holland (the province) they are served with pickles but in most parts of the Netherlands, they are not cut into pieces and served with or without onions.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you!! Wasn't quite sure of the process! We will have to try the whole version without pickles one of these days too!!

[@PieterBreda]

@@IfWeGoTo We usually grab the tail and bend our neck to eat it. And you ate nieuwe haring which usually means it was caught recently. Herring is caught in May and June. So if you eat it in those months, they were fresh (after brining and freezing). The rest of the year are still the fish that were caught in May and June. If you eat herring in March, they are quite old, still good but the taste is a bit different, they are softer and less chewy.

[@IfWeGoTo]

@@PieterBreda Yeah!! I've seen the pictures of people doing it. Gotta try eating it the real way next time... was nervous to for the first go. lol

[@PieterBreda]

@@IfWeGoTo There are plenty of Dutch who hate herring. I love it but it is not loved by everyone. It is a shame you didn't visit Breda

[@IfWeGoTo]

​@@PieterBreda It's definitely an acquired taste!! We've had Breda recommended so many times from these videos! Definitely want to check it out next time we're in the Netherlands. We have a few friends in Rotterdam so we will be visiting agin!!

[@Eitner100]

Be aware of herring sellers. If you try one demand two things; how fresh are they and always demand the onions on the side and NEVER on the fish. They scam you big time by masking deteriorated herring with those cheap onions and way over expensive fish. Some herring sellers are extremely rich and not for being fair, but for selling trash fish you would not feed your cats either.

[@IfWeGoTo]

I thought it was pretty good!! but next time we will be sure to get the onions on the side and find a good herring vendor!! Thank you!

[@biekanez1]

Leuke video, probeer ook eens paling 😎👍✌️

[@IfWeGoTo]

bedankt!!! 😃

[@brianferguson7840]

THE BEST DUTCH FOOD is without a doubt Smoked Eels. Food of the gods. 😋😋😋

[@IfWeGoTo]

Eel is so tasty!!! Didn’t see it at the market but next time we visit the Netherlands we will definitely keep an eye out for it!!

[@frankgeurts3912]

Street cuisine 🤗

[@IfWeGoTo]

The best 🤤

[@a.kramer1615]

The herring is not raw. It is cured by the salt and the cleaning proces called "kaken".

[@IfWeGoTo]

Ahh thanks for the correction!!! Sometimes we misread!!

[@lowkey7095]

6:13 pabloooo

[@IfWeGoTo]

Is that the food truck owners name??

[@MarcoFD]

if your herring tasted like the ocean, you didnt eat a good one. they spoil pretty quickly and you need to get them early season to have the best ones.

[@IfWeGoTo]

What’s the best time to get one?!

[@MarcoFD]

@@IfWeGoTo new herring comes out around june 15th each year. the place where you get it is also important, generally you want it freshly gutted from the knife, as soon as they are pre gutted and lay around for only a hour it starts to taste like "liver oil/fishy sea" more and more. also back in the day herring was also stored in stomach juices (pickled in it) which preserved their freshness before beeing salted, but that process is skipped nowadays and it just gets salted.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Ah awesome!! Thank you for the tips!!! Had no idea they started to change after just an hour!!

[@robertdandria7788]

very nice guys with all the tasting how can you stay so thin !!

[@IfWeGoTo]

We walk a LOT!! 😂

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

the Markets in Groningen, Deventer or Zwolle are just as big, and way cheaper..

[@IfWeGoTo]

Next time we'll be sure to check them out!! Thank you! :D

[@PUAlum]

I could tell from the pic.....that WAS raw herring. hope you liked it. I'd think the pickle would help!

[@IfWeGoTo]

I like sushi!! raw or not it was good! Lol

[@PUAlum]

@@IfWeGoTo Thanks for helping some of us who can't travel live a bit vicariously through your adventures! God bless!!

[@IfWeGoTo]

@@PUAlum Awww thank you. Happy to share a little bit of the world! Same to you friend!!

[@YourManJerry]

I don’t like pickles either. Your my type ☺️

[@IfWeGoTo]

I've started to come around on them in a *few* dishes... but on their own 🤮!!!

[@8alakai8]

and for a english speaking person you say:dutch poffertjes for english reading its more like poffertjus.i was born in australia and came to amsterdam 4 years old and spoke english at home and only english tv till the age of 7/8 now 40 so both are sort of my native language.only bad at spelling both

[@IfWeGoTo]

Yeah!! It’s an interesting one to pronounce in English! Can’t think of any words like it. Super cool to get to learn another language so thoroughly

[@MarcAndre1]

What... No Fries and mayonnaise?. no croquettes? how could you possibly miss those two LOL

[@IfWeGoTo]

We got sooooo full so we couldn’t film it all in one round! 😂 In our Amsterdam video just before this one we had tried croquettes and on a previous trip we had tried the fries!! So we wanted to try new stuff first!

[@conniemendeszoon9789]

Sorry to say but the biggest market in The Netherlands, is in the city of the Hague, its twice bigger than the Albert Cuyp market

[@IfWeGoTo]

I was definitely suspicious of the Albert Cuyp being the biggest! It was a bit smaller than merkets we'd visited. Hahah. We will check that out on our next trip! We have not seen the Hague yet, but it is on our list!

[@markvanderknoop131]

Here the sugar is in a stroopwafel in the US everything is sugar-coated.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Haha the stroopwafel definitely gives American snacks a run for their money. 😂 Not contesting that a lot of American stuff is junk though 😂 but it depends too

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Be very careful with bitterballen and kroketten, they are extremely hot inside, really... Pickel does not go with salt herring at all, that is an amsterdam thing, it needs raw chopped onions, and no the fish is not "Raw" it is fermented. In brine for months even..

[@IfWeGoTo]

We will definitely approach with caution next time! lol. Ahh I see, it felt raw like sushi, but fermented would explain the texture! That's too bad pickles arent supposed to go with it because I felt like it was a good compliment to it. Next time we'll just go onion!

[@Grotto666]

01:51 very hygienic indeed

[@IfWeGoTo]

You mean the bare hands/food?? I think that’s pretty common in a lot of places!

[@Grotto666]

@@IfWeGoTo yes that is what I meant:) I have lived in the Netherlands and I have seen that there quite often. In other countries I have visited such as Italy, Spain and UK I never saw this.

[@IfWeGoTo]

@@Grotto666 I think it just varies place to place!! I'd say most places we have been actually serve food bare handed, which is ok in some situations... not a huge fan of money and food handling, but gotta build that immunity somehow hahaha.

[@michellezevenaar]

Dutch pickles are different than American ones. That might make a difference in that you actually like these ones.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Ahhh that makes sense!!

[@ritankarsasmal380]

Beautiful place! Although you guys look so underwhelmed by most of the things LOL not much excitement i can feel watching ....thnx for sharing though...

[@IfWeGoTo]

Ah so sorry, sometimes we're a bit tired when we're filming... and being naturally a bit shy is no help either lol... we don't mean to come off as unenthused! We did really enjoy the market. lol Many youtubers have a "high energy" persona they put on for the camera because on video your energy kind of gets dulled... if that makes sense. So you have to be *extra* energetic or you look bored lol! We'll continue to work on it! Thanks for watching and you feedback! It's always really helpful to hear!

[@ritankarsasmal380]

​@@IfWeGoTo Hey, firstly i appreciate u taking my feedback sportively and not getting offended. Secondly, i didn't mean to give you a hard time. i can understand not everyone's presentation or way of expressing is same. It's just that i felt someway and had to express for betterment. i myself am a passionate traveler. Love travelling, exploring culture, food, taking photographs and have been following many great ravel vloggers for many years now. So i enjoy these vlogs very much and also put suggestions or feedbacks at times :)

[@IfWeGoTo]

Of course not! We definitely think most people have the best intentions when they leave feedback.. and it’s greatly appreciated because it helps us do better! :)

[@jimmymiata]

in spite of what people say; haring as eaten in this video, is not raw! its fermented with salt

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you for the correction!!! It's interesting that the fermenting process keeps the raw-like texture huh?? Certainly on observation alone it seems like it! lol

[@gerbentvandeveen]

Also visit #spakenburg #unesco

[@IfWeGoTo]

I just googled it and wow!!! 😍 definitely a must visit on our next trip to the Netherlands!!!

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you for the recommendation!!

[@michellezevenaar]

Albert kuip markt isn't the biggest in the Netherlands, the one in den haag is.

[@IfWeGoTo]

We’ll have to visit that one next time!

[@michellezevenaar]

@@IfWeGoTo definitely do! It's a normal market and not a tourist market like Albert kuip. There is also a very cool market in Utrecht on Saturday morning that's the biggest and oldest fabric market in the Netherlands. It's been there since 1597! It's on the breedstraat in Utrecht.

[@IfWeGoTo]

That sounds super cool!! We didn’t see that while in utrecht. We have friends in Rotterdam so when we go visit them again we’ll be sure to stop by!!

[@8alakai8]

i am from amsterdam my dad born and rised here i dont think that market is the biggest of eu no way

[@IfWeGoTo]

We don’t either!! Lol

[@henrimessinghausen5185]

"It's basically a cooky"....cooky comes from the Dutch word Koekje...which means cooky.

[@IfWeGoTo]

We did not know that, but I am not surprised!! You guys have delicious cookies! Especially the speculaas!!

[@Pasunsoprano]

Chicken soup in bitterballen?? No. It's a roux, normally with beef or veal. Also stroopwafels have stroop in the middle, which is reed sugar syrup, not caramel. Furthermore Nutella is German so not traditional on poffertjes.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thanks for the corrections!! Sometimes when you read about these things online it gets a little lost in translation. So we appreciate getting the correct information straight from the locals! Will fix it next time. 🤗

[@bertoverweel6588]

Skip the unions on the herring next time , you don't taste the fish , they used unions in the old days when the fish wasn't so fresh enymore .

[@IfWeGoTo]

That makes a lot of sense!!

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Crazy expensive , as is to be expected from Amsterdam..

[@IfWeGoTo]

Definitely on the more expensive side for street food, but we really didn't think it was too bad given that it is Amsterdam/the Netherlands! We have paid similar prices in tourist districts in other "more affordable" countries! lol

[@henkoosterink8744]

Be careful to bite in a bitterbal. Better first make a llittle hole, otherwise you can burn your tongue or lips.😊

[@IfWeGoTo]

Thank you!! Hahaha you’re right, they were very hot!!

[@TheTemplar1962]

Ik mis de Kibbeling en al helemaal LEKKERBEKJE probeer die maar eens p.s its vis

[@IfWeGoTo]

Ja!! We hebben het zelfs in Utrecht geprobeerd (het staat in onze Utrechtse video als je geïnteresseerd bent!) Het was erg lekker! 😋

[@TheTemplar1962]

@@IfWeGoTo Oke En de echte limburgse vlaai niet maastricht maar in een klein stadje ,.

[@IfWeGoTo]

@@TheTemplar1962 Limburgse vlaai hebben we niet geproefd! Moet je die in Maastricht halen?

[@TheTemplar1962]

@@IfWeGoTo kan ze overal kopen maar stop a small town Limburg a small town and order Jammie jammie .. For the people sarajevo haha kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXayf2NumZxppac

[@madbycelingdotdot6957]

3 euro for a haring. God dammed inflation.

[@IfWeGoTo]

It’s getting us all 😩

[@QueenSabineCom]

Not how you say it 😆 but that's ok

[@IfWeGoTo]

Oops!! Haha we tried to look it up, and still messed it up! Lol. Do you know any examples where they properly pronounce it??

[@royklein9206]

In my opinion pickles shouldn't be eaten with herring! just some onions and goooo

[@IfWeGoTo]

Hahaha the onions are definitely a tasty side!!

[@bastiaanstapelberg9018]

Karamel?? Het is stroop.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Ik dacht dat het een karamelsiroop was?

[@bastiaanstapelberg9018]

@@IfWeGoTo stroop dat komt van gekookte suikerbieten. Kan zijn dat de toeristische steden waar meestal wel een winkel zit voor stroopwafels er een karamelsaus tussen doen. Maar dat heeft toch echt een andere smaak dan stroop. En normaal gesproken gaat er stroop tussen. Zoals je misschien weet is de stroopwafel ontstaan in Gouda tijdens de 80 jarige oorlog tegen de Spanjaarden. Gouda werd belegd en de bakkers moesten wel monden voeden en zo werd er een dunne wafel met stroop er tussen gemaakt wat de stroopwafel werd. Zo is bv ook een typisch Nederlandse stamppot peen en uien eigenlijk afkomstig van de Spanjaarden. Ook tijdens de 80 jarige oorlog en tijdens een beleg, dit keer van Leiden, werd de stamppot peen&uien ontdekt door de Hollanders.

[@IfWeGoTo]

@@bastiaanstapelberg9018 oke, ik begrijp het! Ik kende de geschiedenis ook niet, dus bedankt voor het delen! Weet jij waar in nederland een meer traditionele stroopwafel geserveerd wordt? Ik zou er graag een willen proberen met de juiste siroop!

[@bastiaanstapelberg9018]

Dat is bij de warme bakkers.

[@bastiaanstapelberg9018]

En er zijn nog, in de grote steden, wel een paar Joodse bakkers te vinden die ook traditionele producten verkopen, alleen op zaterdag zijn ze gesloten.

[@vladodjuric3385]

American can sail on Duch ships to USA $$$

[@IfWeGoTo]

That sounds like it would be a long journey!!

[@mariska5804]

i'm dutch but i never liked haring =D

[@IfWeGoTo]

It is definitely an acquired taste!! Lol. Can’t say I blame you! 😆

[@8alakai8]

real bitterballen are made of horse meat

[@IfWeGoTo]

I would still try it!! 😋

[@stephenvanwijk9669]

I am here for the mispronunciation of Dutch word. Very rarely that direct European neighbors sound Dutch. Our sounds are difficult for none Dutch. Oh, by the way, also recurring, no herring is not raw, it is fermented fish. And you shouldn’t eat it with pickles or onion. A good herring doesn’t need anything extra. Onion is a sign that they serve not the good herring. Street food is often fried. Home cooked Dutch food not that often. Only in lowest class Dutch families. We know that you shouldn’t eat that much fried.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Which word did we mispronounce?? We’ll try to fix it next time! Lol Good to know!! Where do you think serves the best herring??

[@stephenvanwijk9669]

@@IfWeGoTo Actually everything. Amsterdam, no way. Albert Cuyp, no, stroopwafel? All words sound typical American tourist like. But, it is difficult. Belgium, German and English people can not do it, their grammar is often acceptable, but they sound not Dutch. Once a Danish woman sounded very Dutch, high standard Dutch grammar as well. She was the only one so far from whom I couldn’t hear any difference. One tiny grammar mistake she made, but sound and language skill, excellent. The only one so far.

[@stephenvanwijk9669]

@@IfWeGoTo You have to go to Scheveningen, and ask for fish shops where locals buy. They have the best herring. But without onions or pickles. That’s the only right way, pick ‘m by the tail and look at the ceiling while you put the herring in, only right way. It calls haring happen.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Haha for sure, it is extremely to get language perfect. Especially accent.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Ahh thank you! Next time we will!! Lol

[@AnnevanPaulus]

0:33 and they have like broken........ yes that is for people who does not have so mutch money like you

[@IfWeGoTo]

We thought they were cool. Wasn’t meant to be a rude comment. 👍

[@tomholland3806]

To be fair Amsterdam is the worst place to get Dutch street food. Most products in Amsterdam are so focused on tourism that they up the price for less quality compared to the rest of the country.

[@IfWeGoTo]

That makes sense! It was still good, but what’s your favorite city for street food??

[@tomholland3806]

@@IfWeGoTo For most each specific streetfood there are different places where you get the best. In general it's The Hague. But for: Stroopwafels: I would go Gouda Haring: Urk or Volendam (Volendam is in general also a nice place to visit for tourist and Urk and Volendam are fishing villages) Poffertjes: Laren Bitterballen: Doesn't really matter since most places use the same type and you can't really screw them up you can even buy them in the supermarket the ones they sell. (my favourite brand is Van Dobben)

[@IfWeGoTo]

We definitely have some of these places on our list for our next visit so we’ll be sure to try out the food when we stop by. Thanks so much for the recommendations!!! 😃

[@kickthespike]

You could just ask someone how to pronounce the name...because you got it so wrong

[@IfWeGoTo]

We'll have to do that next time! lol. We tried to look it up online before going, but people's pronunciations are all over the place! lol

[@mm-pw3cm]

😂😂😂😂 toerist think amsterdam is holland

[@IfWeGoTo]

I think away from the Netherlands it kind of gets used as a blanket term!

[@hernandajalisca8174]

Public $3x there is legal, while we were walking around Amsterdam, we encountered people having $ex on the boat while sailing, people on the bridge were cheering hard. This happened twice, definitely considering visiting again, should recommend the boat trips too.

[@IfWeGoTo]

Hahahaha that's crazy!! Glad you had a good time, seems like it was fun! Next time we will have to do the boats!