Traditionally served for dinner on cold winter nights in the Netherlands, zuurkoolstamppot is a hearty dish consisting of a combination of mashed potatoes and sauerkraut. The dish is often enriched by the addition of butter and bits of bacon. It is customarily served piping hot and paired with rookworst sausages that are placed on top of the stamppot.
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Hutspot is a traditional, colorful Dutch dish made with potatoes, carrots, and onions. Today, it is a popular dish to eat during the cold winter days, but originally, it was prepared (and still is) on the 3rd of October, as the city of Leiden celebrates their victory over the Spaniards in 1574.
Potatoes, onions, and carrots are typically mashed together and seasoned with salt and pepper. The carrots should be full of natural sugar, such as the Dutch winterpenen carrot variety, gathered right after the first frost, giving the dish a special flavor.
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Hete bliksem is a traditional meal consisting of mashed potatoes, apples, and bacon. The name of the dish means hot lightning, referring to the fact that mashed apples keep mashed potatoes hot for a longer period of time, so the higher temperature can cause the burning of one's palate.
Recipes vary from one cook to another, but hete bliksem remains a favorite side dish of numerous Dutch families.
Stamppot, meaning mashed pot, is a traditional dish made from mashed potatoes and one or several selected vegetables such as kale, spinach, endive, turnip, or sauerkraut. If the potatoes are mashed together with onions and carrots, the dish is then called hutspot.
In addition to stamppot, bacon can be used as an accompaniment, but it is usually served with a smoked sausage or cooked meat on the side. The most popular variety of stamppot is known as stamppot boerenkool, consisting of potatoes mashed with kale.
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Andijviestamppot is a traditional, old-fashioned Dutch side dish consisting of mashed potatoes combined with mashed, raw endive and flavorful bits of bacon. The dish is additionally flavored with onions, vinegar, salt, and pepper, while milk is sometimes added for extra creaminess.
Andijviestamppot is especially popular during the colder winter months when it is consumed as a comfort meal.
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Kapsalon is a popular Dutch street food dish consisting of French fries topped with meat such as shawarma or kebab, various types of cheese (typically Gouda), salad greens, and various sauces (typically garlic sauce).
For vegetarians, there is a special version of the dish where falafel is used instead of meat. It is believed that kapsalon (Dutch for barbershop) was invented in Rotterdam around 2003, when a barber went to a nearby fast food joint and asked for a meal of French fries and shawarma.
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View morePatatje oorlog is a Dutch street food dish consisting of fries topped with a variety of condiments, including mayonnaise, finely chopped onions, and peanut-based satay-style sauce flavored with olek sambal, soy sauce, and chili. The dish is typically served in a paper cone and the fries are eaten by using your fingers.
Since patatje oorlog is a drinking dish, it is recommended to pair it with a cold beer on the side. The name of the dish means war fries or war chips, most probably referring to the fact that eating patatje oorlog is a messy affair, looking similar to a battlefield where chips, onions, and sauces are all over the place.
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