Dutch Foods To Try

Dutch Foods To Try - There are a lot of delicious foods to try in The Netherlands so we put together our own little DIY Dutch food tour to try as many as possible.

One special Dutch food to try in The Netherlands is poffertjes - also known as the world’s cutest little pancakes. They are teeny tiny, fluffy, and melt in your mouth. They taste heavenly and you shouldn't miss trying them because they are seriously delicious and unique. I loved seeing how they’re made fresh to order in a poffertjespan. I found watching how they are flipped over super quickly was a bit hypnotic. You can get them with all sorts of toppings. My personal choice was chocolate sauce and powdered sugar. You generally order these by the dozen and you could eat as many and hardly notice because they’re so light and airy, unlike American pancakes. These Dutch cuties were one of my favourite things we tried in The Netherlands.

A lot of Dutch snack foods are deep fried. One of the most popular is called a frikandel. It’s basically a minced-meat, skinless sausage that’s deep fried. Very similar to a hot dog. Personally the best part of this snack for me was the sauce. The ‘frinkandel speciaal’ is eaten with mayonnaise, curry ketchup, and chopped onion. It has a nice sweet taste.

Another popular Dutch snack food is called a kaassouffle (cheese souffle). It’s melted cheese, usually Gouda, inside a doughy wrap that’s then deep fried. Cheese is important in The Netherlands and eaten widely. I have yet to see a Dutch refrigerator without a huge block of Gouda in it. Along with the poffertjes, the kaassouffle was my favourite Dutch snack food we tried. It’s pretty much deep fried cheese so what’s not to love?

Krokets are a Dutch food you’ll see everywhere and they look similar at first glance to a kaassouffle. A kroket is usually cylindrical and filled with meat. As you might have guessed, it’s also deep fried. It’s long been an economical way to use leftovers of meat stew and roasts which are then mixed with gravy, rolled into logs, breaded, and fried. It became really popular during World War II as a cheap food. It’s crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Stroopwaffel is quintessentially Dutch. It means syrup waffle and is made by baking a thin waffle and, while it’s still warm, breaking it in two. Then a warm caramel-like filling is added before the two halves are pushed back together, using the syrup as glue. They’re very popular to eat on their own or with other sweets.

We also tried Surinamese and Javanese food, which is widely available in The Netherlands. Suriname and Indonesia were colonized by the Dutch and I was excited to try this type of food as I had never seen it before. My sample dish came with chicken, potato, hard boiled egg, noodles with peanut sauce, rice, vegetables and bread. For dessert, we had a deep fried banana with peanut sauce. I also tried a Surinamese soda called Cherry Bouquet but it was way too sweet for me - even though I have a massive sweet tooth.

I included fries in this video even though they’re Belgian, not Dutch. But they’re really popular in The Netherlands and I didn’t think I could make a video about foods to try there without including fries. Make sure you try them with lots of different sauces. My favourite is truffle mayonnaise followed closely by curry mayonnaise.

I hope that you enjoyed seeing these different Dutch foods to try in The Netherlands. I’d love to know which food you’d most like to try if you had the opportunity. Or, if you’ve already tried them, which is your favourite?

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[EileenAldis]

If you were only able to eat one of these Dutch foods which would it be? For me, it has to be the poffertjes.

[debullenl]

As a true Dutchman I think you emphasize the deep fried snacks too much. What about Haring? Drop? and Dutch Cheese? Or Hutspot, Drie in de Pan, Wentelteefjes, Hagelslag en Bitterballen?

[randomstuf]

is kibbeling dutch? cause that is really good to

[RedroomStudios]

I really need to try the kaas souffle! deep fried foods and melted cheese are two of my faves so putting them together would be amazing for sure!

[rjames]

hahahahah so basically de snackbar! de markt and de tokos.. Geweldig dit! Absoluut heel lekker en de toeristen weten het ook.. Maar waar zijn de stamppotten met rookworst, erwtensoep, gekookte aardapellen spruitjes, hachee vlees, blokjes Hollandse kaas met augurkjes, zilveruitjes en knakworstjes, haring, Zeeuws spek, saucijzenbroodjes, ontbijtkoek, speculaas? Wat vergeet ik nog allemaal?

[rayteal]

Aaah memories. Walk the dunes along the beach in Ijmuiden on a warm summer day and then stop in a beachfront restaurant for a cold bier and bitterballen. Thanks for the recap of Dutch comfort food.

[ddevil_]

welcome in the Netherlands, i live here. POFFERTJES FOR LIFE!!!!

[lalitalune]

Aww, I love the guitar in the background of your apartment! Such a great video! Thank you for sharing. I love how much you love food!

[LennysLoveChaos]

Heaven!!! Poffertjes making you hypnotic lol! You make me proud of our food! YES Sauce person here too! 🤣
You literally made me hungry 🙄

[frankhooper]

Your comment about fries tasting better served in a cone made me smile - here in England, I always find fish & chips tastes best eaten straight out of the paper...at the seaside...in the rain! (preferably sitting in a shelter overlooking the sea).

[bbkfallguys]

Wij hebben best wel lekker eten in Nederland als je er over nadenkt

[paulbink]

We also have haring, snert, paling, oliebollen, hachee, tompouce, hagelslag, gestampte muisjes, and spacecake. You spent a lot of time in the snackbar but you didn't go for the kapsalon and the joppiesaus.

[luukscholte]

In the video I only see stroopwafels in packages. Have you tried fresh was from the market? If not, I really recommend you do because they're even better!

[iggy]

frikandel speciaal kaas soufle lekker🤤

[gerardmourits]

Powdered sugar and chocolate is fine
But personally I think powdered sugar and a big slice of melted butter is the way to go with poffertjes

[cathyburns]

I know this video was made a year ago but i just had to comment. You had asked us to leave a comment as to which of the foods you presented would we like best. Well, i've got to tell you, i'm drooling! Lol 😀 I want to try them all. Thank you for sharing! Can't wait til your next video! New subscriber from Cincinnati Ohio.

[ruudjemulder]

And how about "Lekkerbekjes" (fried fish) and "Kadetjes", or "Gekleurde muisjes".

[thomaslucia]

Thumbs up for the poffertjes! I haven't tried them - actually, I haven't even seen them there! - but I LOVE pancakes...definitely on my list for my next visit! Thanks again, Eileen! :-)

[jordanwilson]

I am currently planning a trip to Europe and I am so glad I stumbled upon your channel. Your videos are the perfect combination of being aesthetically pleasing but also full of information that makes planning a trip so much easier.

[sarinafrohn]

I'm from the Netherlands and I like to what's this kinde of videos to see what and why you like the things I eat evry day