Typical Dutch Food

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Here is my list:

Haring (herring, in English) - A typical Dutch delicacy, usually from the catches around the end of spring and the beginning of summer. It is typically eaten with raw onion.

Frikandel - a sort of minced-meat hot dog.

Patatje oorlog - potato fries with a combination of peanut saté sauce, mayo and onions (if there is heaven, this is what they’d be serving there every day!!)

Stamppot - Meaning “mash pot”. Stamppot consists of (lumpy) mashed potato with vegetables of your choice thrown in. Popular vegetable choices include sauerkraut, spinach, swede, carrot, onion and kale (with kale it is known as boerenkool). Stamppot is often served with rookworst (smoked sausage) and/or bacon lardons.

Erwtensoep - is a thick pea soup­ (so thick that some say you should be able to leave a spoon standing up in it) and it's really a meal in itself. It is made from dried split green peas and other vegetables, such as celery or celeriac, onions, leeks, carrots and potatoes, plus different cuts of pork (optional).

Kibbeling - are pieces of white fish (cod) dipped in batter, then deepfried. They are often eaten at markets and topped with herbs, onions and a bit of lemon juice.

Bitterballen - meat-based snack, typically containing a mixture of beef or veal (minced or chopped), beef broth, butter, flour for thickening, parsley, salt and pepper, resulting in a thick roux. Mostly consumed in bars/pubs with beer.

Kroketten - Similar to bitterballen but cylindrical in shape. They come in a variety of fillings: beef, pork, satay sauce (peanut sauce), vegetable, potato, shrimp/prawn.

Stroopwafels - a waffle made from two thin layers of baked dough with a caramel-like syrup filling in the middle.

Poffertjes - a traditional Dutch batter treat, resembling small, fluffy pancakes, made with yeast and buckwheat flour. Unlike American pancakes, they have a light, spongy texture. Typically, poffertjes are served with powdered sugar and butter, and sometimes syrup or advocaat.

Oliebollen - Oliebollen are a variety of dumpling made by taking round-shaped dough and dropping the it into a deep fryer filled with hot oil. In this way, a sphere-shaped oliebol emerges. Oliebollen are traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve and at funfairs. In wintertime, they are also sold in the street at mobile stalls.

Drop - a type of flavored liquorice

Hagelslag - known outside the Netherlands as chocolate sprinkles, hagelslag (translation: "hailstorm") come in a variety of flavors, shapes, and sizes, and are most commonly eaten on top of buttered bread.

Speculaas - are thin, very crunchy, caramelized, slightly browned and, most significantly, have some image or figure (often from the traditional stories about St. Nicholas) stamped on the front side before baking; the back is flat. Traditionally baked for consumption on or just before St Nicholas' day in the Netherlands (December 5)

The Netherlands

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Can you explain the situation in Netherlands?

By Marco Geleijnse, studied at Radboud University Nijmegen

Updated Oct 17

Yes, I can. Our situation is like this:

- We live with about 17 millions other dutchmen on a small piece of land (41,543 km2) in North-west Europe.

- We mostly live below sea-level, but we are famous for our dykes (a levee, not the lesbians, but we are proud of them too)

- The dutch men are the tallest in the world. Dutch men revealed as world's tallest - BBC News. So we have a good view on the rest of you. We also seem to have the biggest heads. I don't know what that means.

- We are among the happiest people in the world. Why The Dutch Are The Happiest People In The World

- We have the happiest kids in the world. They raise the world's happiest children - so is it time you went Dutch?

- We are one ranked among the finest democracies in the world. Democracy Index - Wikipedia

- We are ranked in the top 3 of countries when it comes to press freedom. Unlike Turkey where press freedom is declining under Erdogan.

- We are economically one of the most competitive countries in the world. On the Global Competitiveness Index 2017 we are ranked 4th, just after Switserland, US and Singapore.

- We have an incredible GDP for such a tiny country. Bigger than large countries like - completely for example - Turkey. List of countries by GDP (nominal) - Wikipedia

- Economic growth was 2.1% in 2016 with a budget surplus of 3 billion euro. The same growth is expected in the next few years.

- In terms of agricultural exports, the Netherlands is second biggest export country in the world (in absolute numbers) only to the US. Germany ranked third, followed by Brazil and France.

- We are the number 1 exporter to the world for live trees, plants, bulbs, roots and cut flowers.

- The Netherlands has the best pension system in the world. Currently ranking number 1 on the Mercer Global Pension Index. Pensions assets GDP ratio is the highest in the world. Despite this pensions are expected to be cut due to current low interest Rates resulting in Below critical funding ratio of 104. https://www.mercer.nl/newsroom/m...

- When it comes to watermanagement, nobody does that better than the Netherlands. It’s logical since large parts of dutch soil is actually lower than the sea.

- Our Delta Works are famous. Another example is the $2.8 billion Room for the River project.

- Dutch drinking water and our drinking water system are among the best in the world; the quality equals the quality of bottled water, but is much cheaper.

- We have an incredible sports culture for such a small country. In the last summer Olympics we ranked 11th on the medal table and 5th in both last two winter Olympics. Turkey - for example - ranked 41th in Rio and did not win any medal in PyeongChang and Sochi.

- Some of my personal all time favorite wins are the volleyball-men (1996), Epke Zonderland (2012) and Yvonne van Gennip (1988). In the last Olympics, Sanne Wevers, Ellis Ligtlee and Anna van der Breggen were incredible.

- We are the only country in the world cup finals more then once (three times) to never win it (1974 - Legendary loss in Munich, 1978 - Losing in a foul war in Buenos Aires , 2010 - The ugly game of Johannesburg) Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia. Lately we haven’t been playing too well, as this 3–0 defeat against Turkey shows.

- We are one of the most multicultural countries in the world. https://theculturetrip.com/north...

- The Netherlands are one of the most liberal countries in the world on the subject of sex. Sex here is about respect, intimacy, safety as well as fun. You may love whoever you want here (if he or she wants you as well), as long as you and your adult partner protect each others boundaries. Same-sex-love is fine here.

- The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalize gay marriage (the Netherlands legalized same-sex civil unions in 1998 and gay marriage in 2001).

- Prostitution is legal as well (as everybody in the world seems to know); you need a permit though. Health and safety inspections are held on a regular base.

- Already in kindergarten children are being educated about sexuality. We consider sexual development a normal process that all young people experience, and they have the right to frank, trustworthy information on the subject. Not without reward, the birth rate among teenagers in the Netherlands is one of the lowest in the world. The same counts for abortion and sexual diseases/HIV.

- Our view on drugs (alcohol, cannabis, xtc etc) is more practical than dogmatic: we have chosen the skill-oriented method to educate people about drug usage, an approach which involves making choices, solving conflicts and employing resilience; such as dealing with emotions and resisting group pressure. This approach has proved to be the most effective: drugs are used less in the Netherlands then most of the surrounding countries and certainly then in the US.

- Two-thirds of people in Netherlands have no religious faith. We are a bunch of atheist but with a big respect for religious freedom. Already in the 16th century the founding fathers first set sail to the Netherlands to settle before going to America.

- Dutch healthcare is one of the best in the world (The Netherlands continues to have the best health care system in the EU) and affordable. Given or take, it costs a 4 member family Euro 400 a month. People who can’t afford it get an allowance.

- In the international university Rankings we have 8 universities in the top 100, just behind Germany, UK and the US. That is two more than- again complete coincidence - Turkey.

- We had elections last year. This is what the voters - roughly- said:

The current prime minister did well; he can stay. Totally understandable, as Mark Rutte is a smart, reasonable guy. No hunger for dictatorship power there, unlike - uhmm- Erdogan.

- A lot of voters choose social conservative because of the fear of losing the Dutch identity/brand because of the influence of Europe and immigration with different conservative values. Other reason is because of the fear of losing cheap labor to countries abroad. Both fears are totally understandable and up for debate. I don't agree with the scapegoating and cheap shots from the populist side though. It gives those subjects a foul stench that reminds me of darker times when one man could rule all (not mentioning Erdogan here).

- A lot of voters chose progressive to become environmental neutral, boost education, boost individual freedom and see the Netherlands as a part of the international community. Totally agree with that too though we don't want to be naive about the agressive baboon politics of Trump, Putin and Erdogan as well as the commitment of religious fanatics to destroy those progressive rights.

- We had a nasty quarrel with the government of Turkey last year in march when the OP posed his question…

- Yes, we have negatives as well. And we are better in complaining about it than you are.

- And the best of all, we are so modest about it… ;-)

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China Is Rife with These 10 Stomach Churning Fake Foods!

Chinese food is famous the world over. Many of us treat ourselves to fine Chinese cuisine every now and then, and have done so for many years. Yet the food industry in China is probably the worst culprit in the world for producing fake, toxic foods. This first reached public attention in 2008, when many infants died of liver failure as a direct result of drinking milk powder that had been laced with a plastic compound called melamine. Renewed scrutiny has found many similar examples of synthetic food being illegally manufactured in China. These items look and feel just like the real thing, yet in many cases they are toxic and could cause kidney damage or cancer.

 

To help inform you about the danger of eating certain foods in China, or Chinese imports that you are not sure about, we’ve made this shocking list of 10 fake Chinese foods you must avoid. 

 

1. Fake Eggs

 

The lengths some unscrupulous people go to is astonishing. These fake eggs look very much like the real thing. They are made very cheaply with gelatin, artificial food coloring, water, and a wax shell. The yolks are even said to be bounceable when dropped: that’s how unreal they are.

2. Fake Plastic Rice

 

Rice is the staple Chinese grain, yet sadly it’s not safe to assume that all the rice in China is genuine. Some rice has been manufactured entirely from potatoes mixed with an industrial resin that could be deadly. The fake rice is very hard to digest, and eating three bowls of it is said to be like eating a plastic bag. You can tell the fake rice from the real by burning a grain of it with a match and seeing whether or not you can smell burned plastic. Fake rice also dissolves in hot oil.

3. Walnuts Stuffed with Cement

 

It’s been discovered, by some unlucky shoppers, that markets in Zhengzhou city, China, are selling walnuts filled with cement. What’s happening is that vendors are emptying the walnuts, selling the nuts separately for a high price, then filling the empty shell with paper covered cement and sealing it closed. The cement nuts are then sold too, allowing the vendors to make a profit.

4. Fake Beef

 

Although pork is readily available in China, beef isn’t. Therefore, because of the high market value placed on beef, vendors have found a way to manufacture fake beef by altering pork to make it taste and look like beef. They dip the pork in beef extract and glaze it, which takes well over an hour, but allows them to make a lot of money. Surprisingly, doctors say that this fake beef could cause deformity, poisoning, or cancer.

5. Fake Mutton

 

To combat the high price of mutton, some food sellers have been serving chemically altered rats, minks, and fox as if they were mutton. In the space of one three-month period, police arrested 900 people for this nefarious scheme. They also seized 20,000 tons of this ‘meat’. The level of E. coli found in the ratty meat was said to be seriously high.

6. Fake Wines

 

Wine is big business in China, but the customers are disastrously ill-informed about the products they are purchasing. Thus, many wine-sellers in China simply fill posh looking empty wine bottles with cheap fruit juice and alcohol. You can’t trust labels in China!

7. Fake and Adulterated Honey

 

China is very bad when it comes to honey. In the Jinan Province alone, some 70% of the honey is fake, of which there are two types. The first is known as adulterated honey, that is, a blend of honey with sugar, beetroot, or rice syrup. The second looks like honey but is made from alum, sugar, water, and coloring. 1 kg of fake honey might be made for as little as $1.60 and sold for around $10.  

8. Fake Green Peas

 

You wouldn’t think it, but in China green peas are often fake. They are made from a combination of snow peas, soy beans, green dye, and metabisulfite. The latter item is actually known to cause cancer and is banned from use on produce. Luckily there are some tell-tale signs of fake peas. When boiled, the water turns green from the food dye, and the peas don’t become soft.

9. Fake Table Salt

 

Cheap table salt in China is not actually what it purports to be, at least in some cases. In fact, industrial salt has made its way into the food market in a big way. Never buy salt from China, just in case it contains industrial salt. If you consume this, you are at risk of heart attack or stroke. 

10. Altered Ginseng

 

Ginseng is an extremely popular medicinal and culinary root in China that is sold by weight. To make the ginseng appear heavier, some people have been boiling ginseng in sugar water. Natural ginseng is meant to contain 20% sugar, while fake ginseng may contain up to 70%.

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