From mini pancakes to vending machine croquettes, Amsterdam offers hungry tourists an array of unique culinary delights. You cannot return home without trying at least one of the national Dutch dishes.
Bitter balls Bitterballen
So, you drank a little, forgetting about dinner. That same 8% Belgian beer is beginning to remind of itself. What to do? Bitterballen will be the answer. Delicious, deep-fried crispy meatballs are traditionally served with mustard sauce. This snack can be found on the menu of almost any pub in Amsterdam. 
Stroopwafel
For a sweet tooth in Amsterdam, opt for the slingwaffles. Two thin waffles glued with sweet syrup are best eaten hot, straight from the bakery or pastry shop.
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French fries
Yes, but not just fries. You can see these thick potato wedges called "patat" or "frites" on the menu and are traditionally served in a paper cone with ketchup, mayonnaise and chunks of onion, but there are other tasty fillings available. 
Raw herring
For the uninitiated, the phrase “raw herring” may sound wild, but not everything is so scary, and even very tasty . You can buy this treat from one of the trade carts that can be found throughout the city. Ask for "broodje Haring" for the fish in a small pickles and onions sandwich. Rumor has it that the best time to taste herring is from May to July, then it is fleshy and "sweeter". 
Kibbeling
If you feel like you're not brave enough for raw herring, we suggest you try an equally impressive fish dish - beaten and deep-fried pieces of white fish, usually cod. The dish looks incredibly appetizing, not inferior in taste. It is usually served with herbal and lemon mayonnaise sauce. 
Croquettes from the vending machine
These cafes with vending machines are a must-see for every tourist. There is nothing fancy or fancy about them, but the ease of use and low cost of the dishes make them very popular. Just toss a few coins into the glass slot machine and voila, dinner is served. 
Olebolen (Oliebollen)
Literally the name means "oil balls". But in reality, these are sweet dumplings (sometimes with pieces of fruit), thoroughly deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar. This is a traditional Dutch New Year's delicacy. 
Say "cheese"!
Cheese plays a huge role in the Netherlands. So by no means return home without visiting at least one of the many cheese shops or markets and trying a variety of varieties. By the way, we advise you to visit the cheese museum for a deeper acquaintance with the history of cheese and its types. 
Now say "fluffy"! (poffertjes)
Breakfast cupcake (Ontbijtkoek)
This delicious gingerbread cake is cut into large enough chunks so that it is usually enough. The name literally translates as "Breakfast cupcake", but you are already grown up and you can eat it whenever you want, no one can stop you. Spread a little butter on it and enjoy :) 
Stamppot
On a frosty winter evening, this dish will perfectly warm and satisfy any tourist. It consists of potatoes mixed with other vegetables - the traditional stampot contains various combinations of sauerkraut, carrots, onions and vezha kopuste, served with juicy fried sausages or sausages. 
Dutch liquorice
Eating licorice candy is something of a Dutch national pastime. In fact, the people of the Netherlands hold the record for eating sweets. But if someone offers you licorice (and someone will definitely offer you): beware! This is not our usual sweetness, but saltier, blacker and not sweetness at all :) 
Snert
Indonesian Rijstaffel
The strong Indonesian influence on Amsterdam food can be felt (and smelled) throughout the city, and no culinary tour is complete without a visit to an Indonesian restaurant. Order riystafel: a selection of small, spicy dishes from all over Indonesia that gained popularity and acceptance during the Dutch colonial era. 
Tompouce
With delicate cream and pink icing on top, these square cakes are strictly limited in shape, size and color - although the frosting has recently turned orange in honor of the national color of King's Day. 
You don't have to go to. On the other hand, budget does not mean bad, and many economical catering establishments will not leave you disappointed.
Burger meester
The address: Albert Cuypstraat 48.
Working hours: daily from 12:00 to 23:00.
You won't find boring, stale American-style sandwiches in this cafe. Even burgers have a special approach here: they are prepared according to unique recipes from the freshest ingredients. The sandwich buns are only homemade and the vegetables and meats are sourced from local farmers. Meat and vegetarian sandwiches with rich fillings are generously flavored with delicious sauces. The cost of burgers is 4-13 euros.
Pannenkoekenhuis Upstairs
The address: Grimburgwal 2.
Working hours: from Monday to Saturday from 12:00 to 18:00, Sunday from 12:00 to 17:00.
Pancakes and fritters are found in many European cuisines, and the Netherlands is no exception. In the traditional pancake house Upstairs Pannenkoeken, wonderful pancakes are prepared, fluffy and airy, with a variety of fillings, and the cost of the dishes here is not very high. The cafe is located in an old 14th century building, in a small room on the 2nd floor - to get there, you need to climb a very steep staircase. The ambiance of this place is worth the effort: the small room with 4 tables has an original collection of over 100 teapots hanging everywhere, and the walls are adorned with photographs of members of the royal family and pictures of the image. To have a hearty meal, you will have to spend no more than 13 euros!
La Place
The address: De Flinesstraat 9.
Working hours:Monday-Friday 9: 00-21: 30, Saturday 9: 00-17: 30, Sunday 12: 00-16: 30.
This is a self-service restaurant that is loved by locals and visitors alike in Amsterdam. La Place is a convenient place to grab a bite to eat on the go. There is a rich selection of freshly squeezed juices, smoothies, as well as fresh vegetables and fruits grown in ecologically clean conditions. Here you can enjoy delicious salads, pizzas, burgers and many other dishes. The cost of the 1st and 2nd courses is about 12 euros on average.
Poco loco
The address: Nieuwmarkt 24.
Working hours: Sunday-Thursday 10: 00-1: 00, Friday-Saturday 10: 00-3: 00.
Universal cafe in: here you can run in for a cup of coffee and waffles in the morning and for a business lunch during the day, and in the evening you can relax with traditional snacks. Poco Loco's menu offers a wide variety of international and Dutch cuisine: Spanish-style tapas, Italian bruschetta or Dutch croquettes, fajitas or grilled meats, sandwiches, Dutch cheeses, salads and desserts. Visitors to this cafe have an excellent choice of several light and dark beers, which are produced in the Netherlands. For 1.5 euros you can enjoy a cake, and for 5-10 euros a hearty lunch.
Soups in Amsterdam
In addition to the listed places in Amsterdam, we advise you to pay attention to a little outside the center. Walk through and you will find great soup establishments. Soup in Holland is a traditional and very satisfying dish, it happens just from vegetables, and sometimes it comes with sausages. Maybe he is not entirely familiar to our person, but you will get a full meal.
Bon Appetit!
One of the few authentic Dutch restaurants in town (Peperstraat 23-25) - serving classic dishes from the old era. We especially recommend the dessert, the name of which is translated from Dutch as “pigeon hangover” - maybe something similar happens to a pigeon, but with people this thing, reminiscent of cream anglaise, does much more pleasant things.
French fries
In Amsterdam, they like to eat fries by themselves, not as a side dish. It is sold in many stalls, cafes, food trucks - with a variety of delicious sauces.
Albert Cuypmarkt Market
One of the most popular markets in Amsterdam (Albert Cuypstraat), dating back to 1905. Nearly three hundred stands are stocked with fresh produce - as well as clothing and trifles. Having a snack with herring or slingwaffles is a sweet thing!
Herring sandwich
Herring is a typical Amsterdam street food. The young one, caught between May and July, is especially good: it is served with gherkins and fresh onions. In the form of a sandwich, it is also great.
Apple pie
The Dutch have been making apple pies for seven hundred years: crunchy dough, lots of apples, cinnamon, cloves and raisins. There are two types: appelkruimeltaart - like crumble, appeltaart - with a lattice of dough on top.
Market Noordermarkt
During the working week, the market (Noordermarkt) sells discs, shoes and miscellaneous items - but on weekends, the best food manufacturers from the Amsterdam surroundings come here. There are wonderful vegetables, excellent fresh bread, and fish, of course - it's best to get it from Jan Gertsema of Goede Vissers.
Outmayer bakery
A place (Nieuwendijk 217A) where, in addition to croissants, waffles and other pastries, they also make excellent sandwiches with beef tartare and red onions.
Restaurant & samhoud
Restaurant & samhoud (Oosterdokskade 5) has two Michelin stars - and, I must say, well deserved. They serve fantastically delicious and interesting dishes with an emphasis on vegetables and seafood. He has a younger brother, a simpler street food restaurant with oysters, dim sum, steamed buns, chicken giblets croissants, and other goodies.
Rookworst
A smoked sausage perfect for hot dogs. It also goes into business in soups, and is also served with vegetable purees.
Pancake boat De Pannenkoekenboot
A pleasure boat that floats on the Amstel River (departure from the pier on Ms. van Riemsdijkweg) and serves pancakes with a variety of fillings. The pleasure lasts 75 minutes and costs € 22 with pancakes. There are similar boats in Rotterdam and Nijmegen.
Wine bar Divino
Divino (Boomstraat 41A) specializes in Italian wines (and the card is very good) - and snacks like cheeses, salami and prosciutto come straight from small Italian farms.
Toscanini Restaurant
The legendary restaurant (Lindengracht 75) has existed for thirty years: in a beautiful building in the heart of Amsterdam, excellent Italian food is prepared from seasonal products - risotto, ravioli, pasta and all that jazz. The whole city knows about this place, and over the years the popularity has not diminished in the least.
Poffertjes
A variety of plump pancakes that are prepared using yeast.
La Rive Restaurant
Restaurant at the Intercontinental Hotel (Professor Tulpplein 1) on the banks of the Amstel. Members of the royal family love to visit here, the queen always orders a baked lamb with eggplant, asparagus, sesame and fresh tomatoes. Cuisine - French-Mediterranean. Chef Roger Russen won a Michelin star for La Rive.
Hagelslag
Chocolate powder in the form of thin tubes, which is usually used to decorate cakes. In Holland, she is sprinkled with bread spread with butter.
Restaurant BAK
(Van Diemenstraat 408) originated as a pop-up project, but was so successful that it settled permanently in the port of Amsterdam. They prepare sets of local, seasonal produce (five or seven courses for dinner, three or five for lunch) - and the menu changes almost every week, if not more often.
Edam
Semi-hard cheese, less fatty than gouda, with a salty taste. Small heads are wrapped in the same red paraffin.
Goudse
Semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk. Its taste depends on age, there are four categories in total - from young to mature. Sometimes herbs and spices are added to its varieties. There is also a gouda with blue mold.
Yamazato Restaurant
Yamazato (Ferdinand Bolstraat 333), crowned with a Michelin star, serves sets in the Kaiseki tradition, similar to European haute cuisine. There is a restaurant in the Okura hotel, where there are two more star establishments: Japanese Sazanka, where teppanyaki is grilled, - with one star, and two-star Ciel Bleu with haute Dutch cuisine and panoramic views of the city from the twenty-third floor.
Burenkaas
Farm cheese made by hand from unpasteurized milk. Milk from no more than three farms can be used as raw material.
Leerdammer
A cheese with large holes and a sweetish nutty flavor, the production of which began not so long ago - in 1977. Since Leerdammer is a trademark, other companies produce this type of cheese under the names of maasdam and maasdamera.
Goat cheese (Geitenkaas)
It is not as common in Holland as cow, but there is something to be proud of: one of the brands of this cheese, Bettine Grand Cru, was declared the best cheese in the world in 2006.
Foodhallen food court
Food court and market (Bellamyplein 51) in a former tram depot. In addition to great food, there are steaks, falafels, oysters, burgers, pizza and whatever else you want. A must-try is the bitterballens - meatballs with crispy crust and cheese - at De BallenBar. Their recipe was invented by Peter Gast, chef at t Schulten Hues, who has owned a Michelin star for ten years.
Frisian cheese (Friese kaas)
A hard, aged cheese made from low-fat cow's milk with the addition of cumin and cloves.
Haesje claes restaurant
Time travel in a visual and gustatory sense. Architectural complex (Spuistraat 273-275) opposite the Museum of Amsterdam: six old houses converted into restaurant halls and connected by stairs and walkways. The interior is emphatically old-fashioned: curtains, lampshades, dark wood, painted plates. The menu includes traditional Dutch dishes of meat, fish, poultry and vegetables that have been bred, caught and grown in the Netherlands for centuries.
Hotel de Goudfazant Restaurant
Great food in an unusual location. The restaurant (Aambeeldstraat 10H), which calls itself a hotel, is located in a huge former warehouse on the outskirts of Amsterdam, on the opposite bank of the River I from the center. It takes a long time to get here (by ferry from the central station to the IJplein stop, and then by bus or taxi), but the journey is worth it. This spacious restaurant frequently updates its menu but remains faithful to European cuisine with a strong French accent. They also say that this is the best service in Amsterdam.
De Kas Restaurant
Michelin-starred restaurant (Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3). It is located in a greenhouse built in 1926 to supply vegetables and herbs to Amsterdam kindergartens. At the beginning of the new millennium, they wanted to demolish them, but the chef Gert Jan Hagemann offered to arrange a restaurant in them, and the city sold him greenhouses for a symbolic € 1. Freshly picked vegetables play a major role in the De Kas menu.
Pannenkoekenhus Upstairs Cafe
The establishment (Grimburgwal 2), which offers classic Dutch pannenkuken pancakes with different fillings, will have to climb very narrow and steep stairs. Upstairs it is stuffy and crowded: on weekends, Amsterdam residents come here with families, taking their grandparents and relatives who came from the provinces. Apparently, this is the most suitable environment for eating such pancakes - rude and straightforward. Do not be ashamed to drip oil on your shirt (you will need to drip it) or overeat to the point of obscenity (and this will also happen for sure). If you still have some energy after eating pancakes with stews, seafood, curry and cheese, order poffertyes pancakes with powdered sugar for dessert.
Bordewijk Restaurant
Author's restaurant (Noordermarkt 7) in the shadow of Norderkerk. Wil Demandt is a self-taught chef who has been constantly refining, replacing and improving his recipes for almost three decades. The result is one of the most inventive menus in the Dutch capital, complemented by an excellent wine list. And the laconic interior, which seems to have been created so as not to distract attention from food, is the work of Rob Eckhardt, a prominent furniture designer.
Christophe Restaurant
The best French restaurant in town (Leliegracht 46). The founder of this establishment, Jean-Christophe Roye, a French of Algerian descent, has created here southern French cuisine with a Mediterranean accent. Jean Joel Bonsans, who replaced Roye in 2006, did not betray the principles of the teacher. The best dishes here are goose liver terrine, lobster (in any form) and crème brulee. And all sorts of fried pigeons, rabbits and white asparagus with oyster mousse can be left for another time.
Noordwest Restaurant
Pleasant dining spot (Noordermarkt 42) on the Nordermarkt market square. In general, the local menu can be characterized by the term "fusion": it mixes half a dozen European culinary traditions with some bias towards Italian cuisine. If the day is fine, you can take a table in the square and eat mackerel with asparagus and beets, or a salad of pickled sardines with artichokes and asparagus.
L'Angoletto Restaurant
A real trattoria (Hemonystraat 18) with superbly cooked pasta and not very polite, but colorful service. The main disadvantage of this small restaurant is a cramped small room, where everyone simply does not fit in. Moreover, orders for tables are not accepted here, so you will probably have to stand in line. But still, before you go there - call. Otherwise, the owners like to leave a long note in Italian on the door and go away for five or six weeks to rest.
Kilimanjaro Restaurant
Exotic in the Jewish Quarter. A narrow restaurant (Rapenburgerplein 6) - only ten tables - overlooks the beautiful Rapenburgerplein and the large iron bridge over the Nieuwe-Prinsengracht. There are few tourists. They serve all kinds of Senegalese food like antelope fillets. Plus great fruit cocktails. Really curious.
Stumppot
Mashed potatoes mixed with cooked vegetables such as cabbage or carrots.
Bar Brouwerij "t IJ
Best pub in Amsterdam (Funenkade 7). The opportunity to see a real Dutch mill without leaving the city (the pub is located inside it). There are usually a lot of people: people flock here to try the immediately brewed and very strong beer of ten different varieties (the locals especially love Natte, Zatte and Struis). By the way, you can also go on an excursion to the brewery. And if it becomes unbearable to be indoors, you can take a glass of beer and sit right on the bank of the canal.
Paloma Blanka Restaurant
Moroccan cuisine in the non-touristy Old West. Nice little family restaurant (Jan Pieter Heyestraat 145). Very well cooked meat in all kinds: grilled, stewed in tagine (try lamb with prunes and almonds), and, of course, couscous with meat and vegetables. You can start your meal with the traditional lentil harira soup, and end with oriental sweets.
Lucius Restaurant
Excellent fish restaurant in the very center (Spuistraat 247). If you are not in the mood or the energy to go somewhere specifically for dinner, then here is a great option: Lucius has been on the list of the best restaurants in the city for decades, and there are always the freshest sea creatures here. Just don't expect to see the Dutch at the next tables: as a rule, the whole institution is occupied by the same starving tourists like you.
Riaz Restaurant
The most popular Indonesian-Surinamese restaurant in the city (Bilderdijkstraat 193). An ascetic interior and impeccable cuisine, serving Surinamese, Indian and Indonesian cuisine without fail for 30 years. The reputation of the place is such that all Dutch celebrities of Surinamese origin are automatically registered as lovers of the local bean soup - be it at least Ruud Gullit or Frank Ryckard.
Wynand Fockink Bar
The old tasting room in the alleyway of the Krasnapolsky Hotel (Pijlsteeg 31). Liqueurs and Jennevers have been poured into this wine glass since 1679 - the dust on the huge bottles on the shelves, it seems, has not been wiped off since those times. Trying to figure out the batteries of the bottles on your own is a pointless undertaking, obviously doomed to failure. Come to the counter, explain to the bartender what you want - bitter or sweet, hot or soft - he will offer to try a few different drinks by sip, and then fill the glass to the brim with what you think is the most successful. Next, you need to perform a local ritual: you lean over to the counter and sip very, very carefully so as not to spill a drop. You have to pay when neither you nor the bartender remember how many times you have already bowed to the counter. And, by the way, about the rituals: drinking liqueurs with beer, as local regulars do, is recommended only for the most persistent.
Cafe "t Arendsnest
Beer from all over Holland. In a quiet "brown" cafe on Herengracht (90) - 23 taps on the bar with different types of Dutch beer, more than 120 brands of beer can be tasted from bottles. Take a closer look at the large boards in front of the counter - they describe the special seasonal varieties, and do not hesitate to ask the bartender: he is a real expert in his field and will definitely help you find something to taste in this sea of beer.
Bruin café
The name of these places comes from the color of the smoky walls, from the dark wooden furniture and the general wear - the brownish patina of time, which ennobles even the most ordinary pub. There are few real old establishments left, but even pseudo-brown cafes, which are no more than 30-40 years old, imitate the old days quite successfully. The main drink is beer (pils), which is served in small 0.25 l glasses.
Cod suvid with stampot
Traditional Dutch vegetable dish - with fish cooked at low temperatures: video recipe from the show "Food, I love you!"
Stropwafli
The perfect sweet sandwich is something like a caramel waffle cookie. The tastiest ones can be bought at the Albert Cuyp Market. Cooking at home is also easy.
Tasting herring is one of the must-see items of the program for many who come to Amsterdam. Let's say right away that looking for herring in cafes or restaurants is useless. It is sold in special pavilions on the street. That's exactly what you need!
Where can I find fish pavilions in the center of Amsterdam?
Here are the main addresses, passwords and accounts:
- Frens Haringhandel... Address: Singel 468 / Koningsplein (landmark: right next to). Working hours: Sunday and Monday 12.00 - 18.00, from Tuesday to Saturday 11.00 - 18.00.
- Volendammer Haringhandel... Address: Spui 7 (landmark: intersection with, fish pavilion is located near the Waterstones bookstore).
- Stubbe hararing... Address: Singel Haarlingersluis, 1013 (landmark: Singel canal, five minutes walk from the central station. Standing with your back to the station, you need to move northeast).
- Haring & Zo... Address: Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 226 (landmark: behind the Royal Palace, near the Albert Heijn supermarket).
- Vishuisje Herengracht... Herengracht 560 (landmark: on the bridge near the Booking.com office and the Museum of Purses and Bags). Opening hours: Monday to Wednesday and Friday 9.00 - 18.00, Thursday 9.00 - 21.00, Saturday 9.00 - 17.00. The pavilion closed completely.
Herring is sold in Amsterdam all year round. However, it should be remembered that most of the pavilions are not open until late, so it is better not to postpone the search for a herring pavilion until later.
The cost of a serving of herring is 2.50 - 4 euros. You can buy both simple herring cut into pieces (onions and pickled cucumbers will be offered for free with it), and herring in white bread.
Bon Appetit!
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There are few national dishes in Holland, so it will not be difficult to taste everything. Yes, and not only the same muffins are constantly working.
We are starting a gastronomic journey.
Poffertjes
What It Is: Small, plump pancakes made with yeast and buckwheat flour.
What it looks like: Like our pancakes, but with a buckwheat flavor.
As it is: With powdered sugar and butter, clumsily manipulating a microscopic plastic fork.
Where to find: In the fall and winter, the street food tracks are the most delicious.
Appeltaart
What is it: Apple pie.
What it looks like: Oddly enough, no similarities were found to the American or German pie. The taste is very distinctive.
As it is: A must with whipped cream and delight.
Where to find: Amsterdammers themselves and enthusiastic tourists assure that the best apple pie can only be tasted at Café Winkel 43 at Noordermarkt, 43. That's right.
Bitterballen / Bitterballen
What is it: Salty little balls topped with breadcrumbs and filled with a creamy mixture of ground beef, broth, flour, butter, herbs and spices.
What it looks like: Reminds me of improved fried dumplings.
As it is: Carefully (inside they are scalding hot), dipping in mustard. It goes well with beer.
Where to find: Almost any Bruin café (antique or antique pubs with dark brown walls and furniture). For the best bitterballs, visit the Grandcafé Luxembourg at Spui, 24.
Stroopwafels
What is it: Waffle biscuits made from two thin layers of dough with sticky syrup (molasses) in the middle.
What it looks like: Something similar is found in our stores, but the original is only remotely reminiscent.
As it is: Especially good with a cup of coffee or tea. Stropwafers come in different sizes, but the classic ones are perfect for a standard cup in diameter. Place the cookies on a mug of tea and wait for the sweet syrup to melt slightly. God, how difficult it is to write about this indifferently.
Where to find: Until 1870, this waffle angel in the flesh could only be tasted in Gouda. Now sold in every supermarket. But it's better to try fresh ones - from the bakery or at the Albert Cuypstraat market.
Snert / Sne (r) t
What is it: Dutch version of pea soup. In addition to peas, the Dutch add leeks, celery and smoked sausage to the soup.
What it looks like: For a very thick pea soup :)
As it is: To be honest, this dish looks "so-so", but it tastes nothing. Lovers of pea soup will definitely appreciate it. You need to eat with rye bread and bacon.
Where to find: In almost any restaurant or pub.
Pannenkoek
What is it: Pancakes that are thinner and larger than American ones, but thicker than French ones (imagine now).
What it looks like: The taste is not much different from the usual pancakes, but the fillings are awesome.
As it is: They are traditionally eaten for dinner and are often served with sugar syrup, powdered sugar, jam, bacon, or cheese. The classic is a combination of bacon and sugar syrup.
Where to find: Go to the popular Pancakes restaurant (here are the addresses) or take a ride on Pannenkoekenboot - the pancake ship departs from the pier on Ms. van Riemsdijkweg and runs along the Amstel River.
Oliebollen / Olibole
What is it: Donut.
What it looks like: Similar in taste and texture to a regular curd donut, but less greasy. Currants and raisins in the dough - as a bonus.
As it is: Oliebollen is usually served hot (deep-fried) and powdered sugar.
Where to find: Traditionally, the Dutch eat donuts on New Year's Eve. You can find and try at festivals and markets during the winter season.
Gerookte Paling
What is it: Smoked eel.
What it looks like: It is very reminiscent of the taste of the fish that grandfather smokes in the country. It doesn't matter whose.
As it is: Eel is often served on breadcrumbs or a bun as a cocktail snack, but there are many main dishes featuring it.
Where to find: In restaurants (the price cannot be called democratic).
Jodenkoeken / Yodekuke
What is it: Literally translated - "Jewish biscuits". Large, flat, round shortbread biscuits with a diameter of about 10 centimeters.
What it looks like: Reminiscent of the "biscuit" from the school cafeteria.
As it is: On a bench in the Oosterpark.
Where to find: Almost every grocery store in Amsterdam is easily recognizable by the stylish yellow can.
Stamppot
What is it: The epitome of Dutch cuisine. A rather heavy dish, it consists of mashed potatoes mixed with vegetables (cabbage or carrots). But the recipe can change, depending on the idea of the chef.
What it looks like: You can kill yourself with this dish. Seriously. Very satisfying. If you describe the taste, then imagine the classic stew that your mother makes at home. Now mentally place the dish in a blender. It will turn out to be Stumpot.
As it is: Traditionally served with rookworst (local smoked sausage).
Where to find: Best of all is at home with some Dutchman. If communication in bars is difficult for you and you cannot ask for a visit to a stranger, then try asking around in pubs - maybe you are lucky and the chef just prepared a Stumpot for the staff today. If this still doesn't work, then go to Albert Heijn (a supermarket chain throughout Amsterdam), buy a ready-made dish and reheat it in the nearest available microwave.
Patat / Patat
What is it: French fries. The most common fast food in Amsterdam and worth trying just for show. In general, it is strange to buy potatoes from the Arabs and hope for something.
What it looks like: For potatoes that are cooked in bad pizzerias in your city. She is often a bit al dente.
As it is: Any sauce other than ketchup (very bad).
Where to find: It is sold in stalls on the ground floors of buildings that you will find at every step of your tourist path.
Speculaas
What is it: Typical Dutch (as well as Belgian) biscuits.
What it looks like: It is difficult to immediately recall the Russian counterpart, but it is 100% there. The taste is spicy and pleasant: a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cardamom and white pepper. Crunchy.
As it is: With your hands straight out of the package.
Where to find: At the supermarket.
Koffie Verkeerd
What is it: Literally translated as "wrong coffee", because regular coffee will contain only a third of the milk, instead of the Dutch 50/50.
What it looks like: On a latte, but no foam.
As it is: In the morning, a bite with a small cookie, which will definitely be brought to the drink.
Where to find: Koffie verkeerd can be ordered at almost any cafe or restaurant in the Netherlands.
Kaasbroodjes / Kasbrodes
What is it: Crispy puff pastry pie with soft cheese filling.
What it looks like: It's like a cheese puff from Perekrestok, if only it tasted good.
As it is: Carefully, because they crumble.
Where to find: In almost every bakery in Amsterdam, as well as in shops such as Albert Heijn.
Lekkerbek
What is it: Fried white fish fillets sold by street fishmongers and fish shops throughout the country.
What it looks like: It is likely that you have eaten fish in batter more than once and are sure that you can well imagine the taste. But no.
As it is: Hot and immediately.
Where to find: Look for flavorful fish trays in street markets, or head to shops like Volendammer Vishandel.
Filet Americain
What is it: Raw beef pasta with spices.
What it looks like: Meat tartar.
As it is: Spread generously on bread or crackers. But if you are pregnant or you have low immunity, then it is better to skip this point altogether.
Where to find: Locals advise to try in the restaurants Herengracht (Herengracht, 435), Broodje Bert (Singel, 321) or La Cage (Reguliersdwarsstraat, 44).
Krentenbollen
What is it: Small soft crispbreads with currants and raisins inside.
What it looks like: They resemble Russian buns with raisins, only in the Dutch version there is more butter and raisins.
As it is: With a slice of cheese on top.
Where to find: Most grocery stores and bakeries in the Netherlands.
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