What delicious foods are worth trying in the Netherlands?

|?Come to the Netherlands and eat seriously?|

●●●?Fresh and fatty seafood from the North Sea is solemnly recommended by the Queen of the Netherlands. If you want to eat high-quality seafood, you must not go to Europe. If you don’t choose the Netherlands, this is a seafood paradise that is envied by surrounding countries! Dutch-style seafood delicacies such as fresh herring are even advertised on TV by the Queen of the Netherlands. The Netherlands is bordered by the North Sea, rich in aquatic species, and has an abundant supply of fish. Fish has high nutritional value and is good for the body. Salmon, freshwater cod, and whitebait are all delicious, and can be cooked in a variety of ways, including raw, steamed, fried, and smoked. Rich and highly nutritious aquatic products

In The Hague, Rotterdam and coastal towns near the sea, you can find famous restaurants specializing in fish meals everywhere. Zeeland mainly eats seafood, especially mussels, oysters, sole and flounder. There, many restaurants are built on high platforms by the sea, so tourists can choose sea-viewing seats and enjoy delicious seafood while overlooking the entire beach. The Netherlands produces more than 100 million kilograms of mussels every year, more than half of which are sold around the world from Ilsk in Zeeland. The place to experience is Scheveningen Beach, The Hague. The seafood restaurants around Scheveningen Beach Harbor in The Hague offer a set meal of five varieties of fish at one time. CAF? OF AMSTERDAMHOTEL NEW YORK CAF? OF AMSTERDAM in Amsterdam and HOTEL NEW YORK in Rotterdam are loved by gourmets for their seafood platters. Euromast Rotterdam's "Taihu Ju" uses Chinese cooking techniques to cook dry-roasted prawns, which is also a seafood delicacy that you can eat every time. In the Netherlands, the Euromast in Rotterdam is the highest place for seafood meals.

●●●? Salted raw herring

Herring (Herring) is "the unparalleled favorite of the Dutch". Fresh raw herring is pickled and added with onions. Dice and lemon juice, one bite at a time, delicious. ?

The Dutch love to eat raw herring, and preservation has always been a big problem. It wasn't until 1385 that in a fishing village in the south of the Netherlands, a young man invented a live herring insurance method. He cut open the fished herring, took out the internal organs, and marinated them with sea salt. It can be stored for a longer period of time. The herring preserved in this way can be eaten at any time, and it tastes delicious, far better than fried or grilled. The Dutch way of eating herring is very interesting. The most authentic way is to eat the herring as it is without any seasonings. Lift the tail of the fish, raise your head and open your mouth to eat it. For those who are more particular, you can add the fish to a soft baguette, add a few slices of pickles and raw onions, and eat it like a hot dog with a paper towel. Some people cut the fish into small thin pieces, wrap it with fine onion grains, and eat it piece by piece with a knife and fork. No matter how you eat it, you can enjoy the tender and delicious taste of fresh herring.

●●●? Nutritious golden Dutch cheese

What you must know about the world’s highest quality cheese is that dairy products are the national treasure of the Netherlands. “The salt from the North Sea falls to the ground through rainwater, and mixes with the sweet lake water from the IJssel freshwater lake. Together they nourish the local mild and sweet pasture.” The green natural environment makes Dutch milk powder, milk and dairy products famous around the world. The delicious and nutritious Dutch cheese not only provides delicious food to tourists, but also creates a unique landscape of the cheese market. Those traditional activities related to cheese can also display the warm and interesting Dutch style~ In China, you may worry about eating too much dairy products It is easy to cause gastrointestinal discomfort. When you arrive in the Netherlands, open your stomach and eat as much as you want ~ you will earn once you eat! The nutritional value is ten times that of milk. The Netherlands is a producer of the highest quality cheese in the world, and is also the country with the highest average height in the world. It seems that the two are not unrelated. In daily life, whether for meals or snacks, the Dutch cannot do without cheese. In the Netherlands, the history of cheese dates back to 400 AD. In addition to being a daily must-have food for the Dutch, cheese is also an excellent breakthrough point to understand the traditional Netherlands. Even the Dutch say "Say Cheese!" when taking pictures.

This cheese culture has left its mark in cities such as Akma, Gouda and Eden. Cheese can be eaten by all people. For pregnant women, middle-aged people and teenagers and children with strong growth, cheese is the best food and nutritional supplement.

Experience place

The cheese processing workshop in Zaanse Schans Windmill Village operates the best brand of cheese in the Netherlands - HENRIWILLIE, which is the same brand of cheese sold at the airport. The price here will be better. The cheese comes in a variety of flavors, and visitors are offered free tastings. The most popular varieties among Chinese tourists are plain cheese and smoked cheese. ●●●?Bitterballs and Kroket The appetizing Bitterballen and Kroket are filled with a rich vegetable stew and a crispy outer shell. They are often served at cocktail parties or as a snack to accompany pre-dinner drinks. These delicious little fried meatballs should be eaten hot with a toothpick inserted into them and dipped in mustard. The croquettes can also be stuffed into a bread roll, topped with mustard sauce and devoured like a mini sandwich. Both snacks are available at snack bars.

●●● ?Dutch pancakes (Pannenkoeken) are the most common and popular flavored meals in the Netherlands. Dutch pancakes are somewhat similar to scallion pancakes or egg pancakes. The basic ingredients are flour and eggs, mixed with water, spread out in a pan, and slowly fried over low heat. Its size is slightly smaller, but there are countless types of Dutch pancakes. The most famous ones are: vegetable pancakes, cheese pancakes, ham pancakes, bacon pancakes, shrimp pancakes, apple pancakes, peach pancakes, chocolate pancakes, and maple pancakes. , ice cream pancakes and more.

The generally salty taste is suitable for Asians to eat as a dinner. However, the portion of Dutch pancakes for one person is a bit too much for oriental girls. So everyone can order a few different flavors to try. You can cut the whole pancake into small pieces with a knife and fork. Chew slowly. Or just tear it with your hands and eat it to ensure the original flavor. You can find restaurants that make pancakes in any city in the Netherlands. Some cafes also provide simple meals, but the restaurants give them a gorgeous name, called pancakes or crepes. It has vanilla ice cream inside and warm chocolate coffee on the outside.

●●●? Caramel waffles. In the Netherlands, the most famous specialty is caramel waffles (Stroopwafels). Many tourists especially like to buy them back to eat or give them away. They are economical and affordable. Soft waffles There is honey-sugar filling in the middle, which makes it very sweet when eaten directly. The correct way to eat it is to soak it in unsweetened hot black tea and wait for the honey sugar to soften before eating it. The astringent taste of the black tea perfectly balances the high sweetness of the soft cake, and you will fall in love with its taste after eating it. The most authentic place of origin for caramel waffles is Gouda, a town that also produces delicious cheese. ?

●●●?Dutch meals cannot be without soup

The Dutch like soup very much. The world’s first canned soup was born in the Netherlands in 1957. It has always been known as sausage. Produced by the famous Unox company. The Dutch call Saturday the traditional "Soup Day" and Unox has become synonymous with soup in the Dutch heart.

Dried green pea soup is a favorite winter food of the Dutch. Drink dry green bean soup in winter, which is warm and fills the room with the aroma of beans. There are also some special soups in the Netherlands. The healthiest one is probably cabbage soup. The cabbage is called Boerenkool. The cabbage soup contains many vegetables and herbs and is also low in energy. Chicken consommé is the most popular consommé. Chicken soup made of flour and cream enjoys the reputation of "the queen's soup".

●●● ?Dutch national wine Gin Dutch gin (Jenever) can be said to be the national wine of the Netherlands. Gin is a spirit made by fermenting and distilling barley, oats and wheat, and flavored with juniper berries. It is also called gin. It has an alcohol concentration of at least 35%. There are three types of gin: new gin (jonge), old gin (oude) and old gin (korenwijn). However, the newness of juniper berries has nothing to do with the year, but refers to the proportion of ale.

The law states that new gin cannot contain more than 15% ale, old gin contains 15-40% ale, and above 40% is considered old. New gin has no color and is stronger than old gin which is pale yellow.

Experience the hometown of gin - Schiedam, where a gin museum and a gin-making windmill are still preserved. This windmill is one of the tallest windmills in the world. You can also learn about Dutch Bols at the House of Bols opposite the Van Gogh Museum in Amme.

●●● ?Why do you drink Heineken beer in the Netherlands? Beer is one of the daily drinks of the Dutch. During the Middle Ages almost every town had a brewery. At its peak, there were nearly 700 breweries in the Netherlands. Although with the diversification of various beverages such as tea and coffee, the importance of the beer industry has been somewhat replaced. Today, there are only 25 beer breweries. But in recent years, there has been a retro trend, and some bars or small hotels have begun to make their own beer for guests to taste. Of course, their products are still somewhat different from popular beer brands such as Heineken and Amstel.

Heineken is the most well-known beer brand in the Netherlands and the fourth largest beer brewer in the world. At the Heineken Experience in Arms, the original Heineken beer factory, visitors can learn more about Heineken through modern audio-visual means and taste pure Heineken beer. In 1863, Mr. Gerard Heineken established the largest brewery at that time in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, named "Haystack". In order to produce the best beer, Mr. Heineken traveled almost all over the world to find the best ingredients. , he also specially built a private library whose collection of books is all related to winemaking. Today, the Heineken brand has become a major sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, one of the five major leagues in the world. The taste of Heineken beer. Why does Heineken beer have a slight bitter taste? Not only Heineken, but also beer has a bitter taste, which mainly comes from the beta acid in hops. It is worth mentioning that Heineken beer also adds hop seeds, so it has a special aroma.