Dutch cheese has been tried at least once in his life even by a person who is very far from travel and has not been to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. What else is the Dutch cuisine famous for, besides the aromatic Gouda and the spicy Edamer? It is easy to get an answer to this question in any cafe or restaurant in Amsterdam and The Hague, Haarlem and Rotterdam.
Not raw alone
Dutch cuisine has one thing in common with the culinary traditions of other northern European countries. It is not very diverse, but good quality, its dishes are not distinguished by sophistication, but the absence of such is more than compensated for by satiety and thoroughness. The local hostess has a spoon in a saucepan with soup in the truest sense of the word, and a plate of meat stew can satisfy even the most tired traveler.
Snert and stampot are traditionally served for lunch in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The first name is just pea soup, but it is very thick and rich. Smoked meats are an indispensable component of snert, and therefore it turns out to be especially aromatic. The second dish in any Dutch cuisine at lunchtime is, as a rule, mashed potatoes with sausage, successfully set off with grated vegetables. Stumppot complements the meal and makes it complete and complete. Those who could leave the energy for dessert find themselves on the table with sweet puddings and yoghurts, scabwafers and molasses.
About the stinginess of the Dutch
It is customary to serve no more than one cookie here with a cup of coffee, which the inhabitants of the country are accustomed to drinking at 10 am and 7 pm. Some regard this as excessive stinginess, others recall the anecdote about how at the end of the 40s of the last century, just so many cookies were served with coffee to an American diplomat in order to convince him that the allocated funds for post-war aid were spent correctly.
One way or another, coffee plays a significant role in Dutch cuisine, and the locals themselves are not averse to missing a cup during traditional coffee breaks. Equally popular are hot chocolate, which warms up well during bad weather, and kwast lemonade, which is served warm.
Cheers
The Dutch people often make toasts with a bottle of beer or a glass of Enewer juniper gin. The most common beer is lager from the famous brands Heineken, Amstel and Grolsch.
Members of the royal family are very much loved and respected in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On the occasion of holidays in a noble family, brandy made from oranges, which is traditional for Holland orange, will certainly appear on the tables of their subjects.
