I’ve been meaning to write about odd Dutch food and drink for a while, so I’ll try and combine a whole load into one post. In no particular order.
1. Pancakes: I thought syrup and sugar was a fancy topping. For the Dutch, this is “plain”.
2. FEBO: Cross a vending machine with a fast-food outlet and you have FEBO. Want a burger, but can’t be bothered cueing? Throw your euro sixty in the slot, and take your pick. FEBO is so named after the Ferdinand Bolstraat in this great city, where they started. Other companies have this method, but these four letter are a Dutch institution.
3. Chips with peanut sauce: Whoever dreamt this up was an utter genius. Forget mayonaise.
4. Belgian Beer: OK, this isn’t really Dutch, but they drink a lot of it over here, and it comes in many great varieties. Very potent though.
5. Extraordinary fruity teas: Order a cup of tea in Holland, and they’ll give you a glass of hot water, closely followed by a chest of fruit tea. Select your bag from choices such as Melon, Cactus, or Sweet wood.
6. Drop: the Dutch name for liquorice, except they didn’t just stop there. The Dutch created sweet flavours, salty flavours, hard gums and soft chewy lumps. So-called “English drop” is Liquorice Allsorts.
7. Stroopwafels: I’ve written about these already, and you know what they look like, since they sell them in Starbucks and other coffee outlets, to put on the top of your drink, but they’re highly regarded here, and pretty cheap.
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