Category: Dutch
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DUTCH FOOD #2 – STROOPWAFELS
One of my favorite sweets is the dutch wafle, named stroopwafel. By now you know that I’m sweet toothed, although I don’t appreciate much refined sugar. If I have to choose, I always prefer chocolate cakes instead of those with creams and with added sugars, but the stroopwafels found a soft spot in my heart…
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DUTCH FOOD #1 – ONTBIJTKOEK
In dutch, Ontbijtkoek means breakfast cake, also called kruidkoek (spicy cake) or even peperkoek (pepper cake). It is a dutch spiced cake very popular in the Netherlands. Communities across the Netherlands have their own local recipes of this cake, being “the Oudewijvenkoek” (old wives’ cake) the most famous. It is mostly eaten in the northern regions, and is flavored with aniseed. The Ontbijtkoek…
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WHAT TO EAT IN AMSTERDAM
When visiting a new country or city, food is always a target of curiosity. Amsterdam was no exception! Quando visito um novo país ou cidade, a comida é sempre um alvo de curiosidade. Amsterdão não foi exceção! 1- TRADITIONAL DISHES (All in One) In our visit to the Dutch capital, we went to a reputed…