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When one thinks of Dutch food one might think of bland boring food; where one fills yourself to the brim with cheese, mayonaise and sardines. But, this a faux preconception. The netherlands has long been a colonising country, bringing Holland into contact with many "spicy" nations like Indonesia, Surinam,the Antilles and more recently Turkey and Morocco. We will focus on the most major culinary contribution by Indonesian cooking. I think one reason that the Dutch have adapted to this type of cooking is that, in general, stew is a favorite meal in the netherlands and stews are prevelent in Indonesian food. Indonesian cooking also uses a lot of meat, for those sport loving and very hungry dutch people.

The first food that is a crowd pleaser in the netherlands is...satay
Satay are skewers of marinated meat served with a sauce (in the netherlands normally a peanut sauce)

The second is deffinately rijsttafe which in dutch literaly means rice table. This is an assortment of different dishes.

Of course, the Dutch have had a culinary influence on other countries, even our own. What's as American as apple pie? Maybe tea, or pasta, or curry. Because, apple pie is something that the dutch INVENTED, yes the Dutch are famous for their apple pies. Another notable Dutch cuisine are pancakes, which go alone with cookies which they are also famous for inventing.
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2012 at 4:52 PM

    Maybe saying ...as american as apple pie is American. We do like to steal other cultures ideas.

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