Dutch Food & Drinks
Dutch classic paintings on the shelves
Did you know that dairy brand Friesche Vlag adorned their cartons of coffee creamer with Dutch classic paintings?
From left to right:
Children of the Sea...
Chocolate sprinkles for breakfast
Did you know that the Dutch eat chocolate sprinkles for breakfast? They call it 'hagelslag'.
All time favorite licorice invented by mistake
Did you know that back in the old days licorice ('drop' in Dutch) was not a candy but a medicine to cure a sore...
Awful non-existent recipe features on Top Chef
Did you know that three high school students from Enschede posted a recipe for the non-existent 'Urker fish pie' on Wikipedia in 2009?
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Herring ice cream topped with chopped onions
Did you know that there is an ice cream flavor inspired by 'Hollandse Nieuwe'?
The unusual flavor is made of raw herring, cream, sugar, salt...
Pastry from Dordrecht: Appelmarijn
Did you know that the typical Dordrecht pastry appelmarijn is named after the local baker's daughter Marijn?
Appelmarijn is made of puff pastry filled with...
Stroopwafel Day in Gouda
Did you know that today is all about 'stroopwafels' in Gouda?
Come to Gouda and enjoy free stroopwafels, take part in stroopwafel games, eat stroopwafel...
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)?
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Dutch delicacies on postage stamps
Did you know that PostNL issued a set of postage stamps centered around mouth-watering Dutch delicacies?
Bokkenpootjes: almond meringue sticks
Did you know that 'bokkenpootjes' are almond meringue sticks filled with butter icing and dipped in chocolate?
The Dutch name means 'goat leg' and with...