Netherlands

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Almond Letter

Banketletter

Letter-shaped pastry filled with almond paste, traditionally given during Sinterklaas, the letter matches recipient's initial.

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Almond Pastry Roll

Banketstaaf

Long pastry roll filled with almond paste (amandelspijs), traditionally eaten during holidays and special occasions.

🇳🇱Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdamse Osseworst

Cured beef sausage associated with Amsterdam, traditionally sliced thin for bread and sandwiches.

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Apple Syrup

Appelstroop

Thick dark syrup made from apple juice, similar to apple butter but thinner, used on bread, pancakes, and in cooking.

🇳🇱Arnhem, Netherlands

Arnhemse Meisjes

Thin butter cookies from Arnhem, finished with coarse sugar and baked until crisp.

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Bamischijf

Deep-fried disc of Chinese noodle stew in breadcrumbs, a Belgian snack-bar original.

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Battered Fish Chunks

Kibbeling

Popular Dutch street food of fish pieces dipped in batter and deep-fried, served with garlic sauce or remoulade.

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Beemster

Semi-hard Dutch cow's-milk cheese from the Beemster polder, made in mild and aged styles.

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Berry Barley Porridge

Watergruwel

Traditional porridge with berry juice, pearl barley, raisins, and currants, served warm or cold, a regional specialty.

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Bitter Balls

Bitterballen

Small round version of kroket made with beef or veal ragout, popular bar snack served with mustard, traditionally with liquors.

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Boerenjongens

Raisins preserved in brandy and sugar, served as a Dutch accompaniment to porridge, pancakes, or ice cream.

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Bokbier

Dutch bock is a malt-forward seasonal beer with caramel notes, traditionally poured from autumn into winter.

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Boterkoek

Dutch butter cake.

🇳🇱North Brabant, Netherlands

Brabant Sausage Roll

Brabants worstenbroodje

A Brabant sausage roll wraps seasoned minced pork in soft yeasted bread and is baked as a compact regional snack.

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Brabant Sugar Waffle

Brabantse suikerwafel

A soft Brabant yeast waffle with a caramelised sugar crust and tender interior.

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Breakfast Cake

Ontbijtkoek

Ontbijtkoek is a moist Dutch spiced rye cake, fragrant with cinnamon, cloves, and ginger and usually spread with butter.

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Brown Bean Soup

Bruine bonen soep

Hearty soup made with brown beans, vegetables, and smoked meat, similar to pea soup but with beans, a winter comfort food.

🇳🇱Brussels, Netherlands

Brussels Sprouts

Spruitjes

Brussels sprouts, Dutch plant breeders developed modern varieties, a traditional winter vegetable, often with bacon.

🇧🇪Flanders, Belgium

Carbonade Flamande

Carbonade flamande / Stoofvlees

Carbonade flamande is Flemish beef slow-braised in dark beer with onions, mustard, and thyme, then served with fries or bread.

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Carrot and Onion Mash

Hutspot

Boiled and mashed potatoes, carrots, and onions, legend dates to 1574 Siege of Leiden, a national heritage dish.

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Cheese Soufflé

Kaassoufflé

Thin breaded and deep-fried dough filled with melting cheese, typically Gouda, rectangular or half-moon shape, popular snack.

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Chewy Anise Cake

Taaitaai

Hard chewy cookies made with flour, sugar, eggs, honey, and aniseed, popular during Sinterklaas season, shaped into figures.

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Chocolate Cream Puff

Bossche bol

A large choux pastry from 's-Hertogenbosch, filled with whipped cream and covered in dark chocolate fondant.

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Chocolate Flakes

Vlokken

Large chocolate flakes used similarly to hagelslag on bread, providing a different texture experience, a Dutch breakfast staple.

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Chocolate Letter

Chocoladeletter

Hollow chocolate letters given during Sinterklaas, shaped like the recipient's initial, a tradition dating to 19th century.

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Chocolate Sprinkles

Hagelslag

Chocolate sprinkles eaten on buttered bread for breakfast or lunch, a quintessential Dutch product, iconic topping.

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Christmas Bread

Duivekater

Long diamond-shaped white bread with lemon and sugar, traditional Christmas and Easter bread, decorative cuts on top.

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Croquette

Kroket

A Dutch breadcrumbed ragout croquette, served alone or in a soft roll with mustard.

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Cumin Cheese

Komijnenkaas

Dutch cheese flavored with caraway seeds, similar to Leidse but with caraway instead of cumin, a traditional variety.

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Currant Bread

Krentenbrood

Traditional sweet bread filled with raisins and currants, often given as a gift to celebrate a baby's birth.

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Custard Flip

Vlaflip

Layered dessert with vanilla custard, fruit sauce, and yogurt, a beloved Dutch refrigerated dessert in layers.

🇳🇱Drenthe, Netherlands

Drenthe Crispy Cookies

Drentse kniepertjes

Drenthe's thin, crisp New Year wafer is baked in an iron and served flat or rolled.

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Dried Sausage

Metworst

Air-dried pork sausage with strong flavor, traditional in northern provinces, sliced and eaten as a snack with bread.

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Dutch Advocaat

Advocaat

Creamy Dutch liqueur made from egg yolks, sugar, brandy, vanilla, and cream, smooth custard-like consistency with 14-20% alcohol.

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Dutch Apple Pie

Appeltaart

Deep-dish apple pie with large chunks of apple, raisins, and cinnamon in a buttery crust, served with whipped cream.

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Dutch Beef Stew

Hachee

Traditional beef and onion stew with vinegar, cloves, bay leaves, and sometimes apple butter or ontbijtkoek for thickening.