I made hutspot the other night, which is a traditional Dutch meal (French). I’m used to use corned beef, instead of the traditional ‘speklap’, but then, the concept is practically the same: it’s all about mash-mash-mash.
Anyway, I was reminded of the day I made ‘boerenkool’ around Christmas, because the bro was here. I remember cutting up the kale, discovering the origin of that very kale bush: Texas. A kind of weird: there were two Dutch citizens in the kitchen. Kale? We associated that with cold weather (kale’s normally harvested when the ground starts to freeze. That’s because then it just tastes better. Supposedly.). Texan kale, two Dutch citizens and a Canadian kitchen.
I really enjoyed dutch food when I lived in Aaslmeer but mainly because it was homey as I lived with a nice family there. Great cold cuts and peanut sauce on your french fries. Sawarmas instead of donairs but for a Nova Scotian that was pretty close to a bit of home.
Sawarmas instead of donairs but for a Nova Scotian that was pretty close to a bit of home.
A-ha! Sawarmas (or shoarma): Long time I’ve seen (and eaten those) those. They were the craze back in the days.
When you were in The Netherlands, have you ever been introduced to the Indonesian kitchen?