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 A soon empty box!! by mazzap
There are various brands to choose between. Mine were called "Gouda's Gilde". According to the blurb on the box, these syrup waffles are baked to a secret original recipe dating back to 1864 using the finest cream and butter!!
I guess they are a just a little fattening then! Leave a Comment
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 Poffertjes by kri-kri
They're not just mini pancakes - they're stylish and absolutely delicious small bites. The best time to have some poffertjes would be early in the afternoon, however they taste great at all times, even with your morning coffee.
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 by heryanta
It has a taste that is similar to Gin, and so people often call it "Dutch gin" when explaining to tourists and foreigners. The drink distilled from malt wine and the taste comes from the 'juniper' berries that grows in Holland.
Is it a great-tasting spirit? well to be honest, no :p but it's the novelty that's important right? Every time I travel I always make sure I try the country's national spirits or drinks :)
There's many different distilleries that produce Jenever in the Netherlands. The famous ones include Bols, Bokma and Ketel One
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One of the first differences in customs was in eating out. Here eating is treated as an experience not as an another item on the 'to do list'.
It makes no difference if it's a little coffee shop (the kind that serves coffee) or a 4 star restaurant, you will most likely have to ask for the bill. Unlike our servers, who stop by to see if you want anything else, then lay the check on the table. Here, you are left alone to enjoy the experience, and it would appear that leaving the check on the table would be considered as rude.
Also the tipping rate is different, as a rule 10% appears to be the normal, however I haven't received any complaints at tipping American standard for good service (15-20%) Leave a Comment
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 by heryanta
Service in restaurants in the US is judge by how attentive and fast the waiters are. You expect basically minimal wait time, whether it's for your menu, food, refilling of your drinks and your bill.
Put simply, the Netherlands work on a custom that is the complete opposite.
People go to the restaurants, especially the nicer ones, in Amsterdam not to eat. They are there to 'go out'. It is very common to have 2-3 hour dinner, and if you get a table at a cafe in the afternoon it is pretty much yours for the rest of the day.
You need to pretty much call the waiter when you need something, whether it's the menu, another refill of your drink, when you are ready to order, and also when you are ready to pay. Also understand that the ratio of waiters to table is noticeably smaller to that in the US.
Once you understand this difference in custom, and are prepared for it, I'm hoping your dining experience will be much more enjoyable.
Oftentimes I had to be somewhere and thus had little time to spare for dinner. I would tell my waiter this as I was seated, and he will bring me the bill with the meal; so if you're in the same situation just do that, they were always willing to help to speed things up.
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 Dutch Stroopwafels (photo
from newspaper) by JessH
Stroopwaffels, Stroopwaffles, or Stroopwafels (also known as Dutch caramel cookies) are two thin, hard waffle-indented round biscuits, wedged together with a caramel syrup.
They are a bit too sweet for my taste, but definitely seem very popular and in recent years I have noticed that they have become available in supermarkets all over Europe and even in the Middle East.
Some prefer their syrup cookies slightly warm, so you can simply balanced your stroop wafel on top of your cup of hot coffee or tea for a minute or so. This melts the syrup and makes the whole affair even gooeyier (is that a word? haha!) Leave a Comment
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 Hot-plates, some dishes on it,
condiments below by hquittnerLeave a Comment
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 Jenever by hquittnerLeave a Comment
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