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Dutch breakfast

Typical Dutch breakfast

Did you know that the Dutch prefer their breakfast light? A typical Dutch breakfast consists of bread or rusk with cold cuts, cheese, sweet...
Did you know that Dutch master chef Piet Brink is making over 22,000 bitterballs in Pyeonchang during the Winter Olympics?

Dutch bitterballs with a Korean twist

Did you know that Dutch master chef Piet Brink is making over 22,000 bitterballs in Pyeonchang during the Winter Olympics? That's around 1,100 to...
asparagus

The Dutch love asparagus

Did you know that asparagus are the most loved vegetable among the Dutch? Green beans and chicory witloof are popular too. Dutch people don't...
poffertjes

Fluffy mini-pancakes with powdered sugar and melting butter

Did you know that 'poffertjes' are sort of like fluffy mini-pancakes but because they are flipped over when one side is not fully thickened,...
Tony's Chocolonely

Tony’s Chocolonely Dutch fair trade chocolate

Did you know that today Tony's Chocolonely opened a store in Amsterdam? Tony Chocolonely was the first Dutch chocolate brand to become fully fair...
Did you know that Sinterklaas is not due to arrive in the country for a few weeks, all over the Netherlands pepernoten pop up stores open up already? They stock gingerbread nuts in a wide variety of flavors; from stroopwafel to limoncello and from licorice to pumpkin spice.

Pepernoten pop up stores

Did you know that Sinterklaas is not due to arrive in the country for a few weeks, all over the Netherlands pepernoten pop up...
raw herring

Raw herring with chopped onions

Did you know that Dutch people love to eat raw herring with chopped onions on top?
kruidnoten

The Dutch eat five billion ‘kruidnootjes’ a year

Did you know that the Dutch consume over 5 billion 'kruidnootjes' (ginger nuts) each year?
koekhappen

Guinness World Record for most people dry bobbing

Did you know that this Sunday koekcity Deventer attempts to break the Guinness World Record for most people dry bobbing ('koekhappen' in Dutch)? Sign up...
Dutch dinner

Early dinner for the Dutch

Did you know that the Dutch like to have their dinner before 6pm? The reason for this early dinner is so that there is...