{"id":5788,"date":"2018-06-24T19:04:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T17:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=5788"},"modified":"2018-06-24T19:04:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-24T17:04:36","slug":"5788","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=5788","title":{"rendered":"Food varieties high and low – Dutch Delicacies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Although the Markthal<\/strong> is obviously a bit of a tourist trap and a bit more expensive than the same food elsewhere, it is convenient to eat there if you are there to see the architecture anyway. La Picada<\/strong> is a nice family business serving Chilean food.<\/p>\n

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a tasty Sopaipilla from la Picada<\/p><\/div>\n

This is a true Rotterdam classic: the Kapsalon<\/em> (meaning hair salon<\/em> in Dutch), created when hairdresser\u00a0Nathani\u00ebl Gomes<\/em> from Rotterdam and neighboring shawarma store El Aviva<\/em> created threw in all of Gomes’ favorite ingredients into a take-out container. As a result, a healthy dose of fries, d\u00f6ner meat, grilled gouda cheese and some greens are all part of this caloric bomb.<\/p>\n

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a Rotterdam classic – Kapsalon<\/p><\/div>\n

On the other side of the river, Fenix Food Factory is another small indoor food location very hipster very much like this<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Fenix Food Factory<\/p><\/div>\n

A highlight of the eating experience in Rotterdam (or the Netherlands in general) is trying Surinamese food. Surinam is a former Dutch colony in South America, but its food is an amalgam of Javenese, Dutch, African, Chinese and Creole cuisine. Warung Mini<\/strong> in Witte de Withstraat<\/strong> is a good place to start dipping your toes into this food adventure. A must try is the Saoto Soep<\/em> (Chicken Soup with Krispies).<\/p>\n

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Saoto Soep – Surinaam tasties<\/p><\/div>\n

This looks heavily influenced by Indonesian food, there is tempeh, bami goreng style noodles and the omnipresent fried egg. Rich curry stews carry Indian flavors and the veggies show a touch of Chinese. The header shows a beef stew with roti dish that is absolutely delicious, and filling! So start slowly then work your way through the menu.<\/p>\n

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a mixed platter of just so much food!<\/p><\/div>\n

The price is another definite plus, everything is really affordable, especially the Surinaams Broodjes<\/em>, a white bread sandwich with a filling of your meat of choice (or tofu, tempeh etc.) and pickled or fresh vegetables. It is the cousin of the B\u00e1nh m\u00ec<\/em><\/a>, which is also a colonial dish.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tempeh and Green Beans Broodje from Tijn’s Exotische Broodjes in Amsterdam<\/p><\/div>\n

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Vegetarian Pom Broodje – Pom is a Creole\/Jewish fusion dish made from a root vegetable<\/p><\/div>\n

The Hotel New York<\/strong> is a historical spot known for good food and good ambience, though it is certainly not a secret. The Holland America Lines<\/em> had their offices in this building, and the ocean liners to New York left here. Now there is a restaurant inside these walls, and a fine dining spot in the basement. Prices are not as high as I would have guessed, and they have special lunch offers. Plus the service is impeccable.<\/p>\n

Bread with croquette, a very Dutch thing to do: spread the croquette onto the bread and eat it together, yum!<\/p>\n

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at the New York Hotel<\/p><\/div>\n

This one, not so Dutch:<\/p>\n

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Vitello Tonnato<\/p><\/div>\n

Off to a very traditional and cute establishment – Het Eethuisje van Delfshaven<\/strong>. The owner is a very sweet lady, the costumers regulars, no tourists in sight. We are well cared for and well fed, just like from a Dutch mother’s kitchen: some meat, some veggies and the ever present potatoes.<\/p>\n

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at the Eethuisje – traditional food cooked by a very friendly lady<\/p><\/div>\n

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February 28th – March 3rd\/March 30th 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[97,326,335,393,424,637,683,753,856,865,932,1011,1043,1108,1163,1204,1239],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1803_netherlands_food_00.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5788"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}