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Bring a box home and indulge! They sell them everywhere - but I didn't think about getting mine until I was in the airport coming home - I am glad I did! Each one has a soft layer of caramel sandwiched between two crispy textured waffle layers!! They were delicious, and the box of 10 didn't last long.
There are various brands to choose between. Mine were called "Gouda's Gilde". According to the blurb on the box, these syrup waffles are baked to a secret original recipe dating back to 1864 using the finest cream and butter!!
I guess they are a just a little fattening then! Leave a Comment
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This is one of my favourite things about The Netherlands! Hagelslaag is chocolate sprinkles ( a bit like vermicelli) that you can eat for breakfast on bread. It comes in different flavours of chocolate, my favourite is plain. It's also great on toast, as it melts slightly. It's available on the breakfast section of major supermarkets like Albert Heijn, for around 1 euro 70 a box. I imagine that it is really intended for children, but 'big kids' shouldn't miss out either! Leave a Comment
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You can find them in pancake places or in shoping mall cafes or in certain eetcafes.
They're not just mini pancakes - they're stylish and absolutely delicious small bites. The best time to have some poffertjes would be early in the afternoon, however they taste great at all times, even with your morning coffee.
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One of the first differences in customs was in eating out. Here eating is treated as an experience not as an another item on the 'to do list'.
It makes no difference if it's a little coffee shop (the kind that serves coffee) or a 4 star restaurant, you will most likely have to ask for the bill. Unlike our servers, who stop by to see if you want anything else, then lay the check on the table. Here, you are left alone to enjoy the experience, and it would appear that leaving the check on the table would be considered as rude.
Also the tipping rate is different, as a rule 10% appears to be the normal, however I haven't received any complaints at tipping American standard for good service (15-20%) Leave a Comment
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Jenever (pronounced ye-nei-ver) is very famous and popular in Holland and Flemish speaking region of Belgium.
It has a taste that is similar to Gin, and so people often call it "Dutch gin" when explaining to tourists and foreigners. The drink distilled from malt wine and the taste comes from the 'juniper' berries that grows in Holland.
Is it a great-tasting spirit? well to be honest, no :p but it's the novelty that's important right? Every time I travel I always make sure I try the country's national spirits or drinks :)
There's many different distilleries that produce Jenever in the Netherlands. The famous ones include Bols, Bokma and Ketel One
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For food on the hoof forget about MacDonald's (boo hiss!), grab a bit of raw fish from one of the many stalls around the city. Spankingly (once again for want of a better word!) fresh herring in a bread roll with pickle and raw onion for about 3 Euro makes for a healthy fast-food option: think "brain food" and is absolutely delicious and will soak up a couple of those beers you just had for lunch ;p Leave a Comment
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I often hear from people visiting from the US and UK that service at restaurants in Amsterdam is really poor. Having lived in the US I agree that set against the expectations of an American customer service in the Netherlands simply, well, sucks.
Service in restaurants in the US is judge by how attentive and fast the waiters are. You expect basically minimal wait time, whether it's for your menu, food, refilling of your drinks and your bill.
Put simply, the Netherlands work on a custom that is the complete opposite.
People go to the restaurants, especially the nicer ones, in Amsterdam not to eat. They are there to 'go out'. It is very common to have 2-3 hour dinner, and if you get a table at a cafe in the afternoon it is pretty much yours for the rest of the day.
You need to pretty much call the waiter when you need something, whether it's the menu, another refill of your drink, when you are ready to order, and also when you are ready to pay. Also understand that the ratio of waiters to table is noticeably smaller to that in the US.
Once you understand this difference in custom, and are prepared for it, I'm hoping your dining experience will be much more enjoyable.
Oftentimes I had to be somewhere and thus had little time to spare for dinner. I would tell my waiter this as I was seated, and he will bring me the bill with the meal; so if you're in the same situation just do that, they were always willing to help to speed things up.
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From my research so far, it seems like people in Amsterdam will start off the day with breakfast, then coffee or tea at 10.30am, then lunch, tea time at 4pm, drinking at 5pm (borrel), dinner, and after dinner.
Breakfast mainly consists of bread with butter, jam, cheese or ham. The coffee at 10.30am is a real cuppa strong coffee. Lunch is like breakfast with bread and butter and coffee. Tea time at 4pm is snack time and coffee or tea. "Borrel" is with gin, wine or sherry accompanied with cheese or other snacks. Dinner seems to be the main meal of the day. After dinner, will be cuppa coffee or tea again... Leave a Comment
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OK, maybe this isn't a cultural experience which is unique to Amsterdam. But we have to say that the bars we went into (well, it was raining so we had to stay dry) were all wonderfully friendly, reasonably cheap (by London standards), with a good range of beers and often snacks as well.
The most famous snack is bitter ballen - little deep fried balls of meat and potato. Be careful - they are hot!! Also, be careful - you get addicted!
Another local snack is cheese sticks, which you dip in mustard. Sounds odd but is very tasty.
We have no idea how the Dutch manage to stay so slim - they drink good beer, eat lots of cheese and pancakes, and don't get fat? Must be all that cycling. Leave a Comment
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There is a great deal of international food to be bought in the Netherlands but do not discount the local cuisine. Food to look out for:
Pancakes: We regularly had these at many restaurants for lunch and dinner and were never disappointed. They were light, tasty, and available in many different forms (although I preferred the traditional)
Mustard Soup: Mustard is a popular Dutch condiment and Mustard Soup is a tasty and filling cool and cold winter dish.
Herring: This used to be commony available as a snack from stands. This local treat is on the wane due to pressures from culinary competition. However, if you find it give it a try. I find it to very tasty.
Bread and Cheese: The Dutch are justly famous for their cheeses. A great inexpensive lunch can be made from purchasing some fresh bread and then buying fresh cheese from one of the many Cheese stores. Leave a Comment
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