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Dutch Food & Recipes

Discover the best of Dutch cuisine with authentic recipes and resources on Holland's rich culinary history.
Stroopwafels recipe
Dutch Stroopwafels (Syrup Waffles)
Restaurant De Kas
The 10 Best Restaurants in Amsterdam for Dutch Food
Sinterklaas arriving in the city of Kampen for the Sint Nicolaas festival
The Story of Sinterklaas
Smoked Herring Fishcakes
Smoked Herring Fishcakes
What Is a Typical Dutch Meal?
Gouda and baby boerenkaas
Different Varieties of Dutch Cheese
Traditional Dutch Advocaat liqueur
Kerstfeest, Christmas in Holland
Fireworks in Amsterdam, Holland
Dutch New Year (Oud en Nieuw) Traditions and Foods
Arnhem sugar cookies with cinnamon
The 10 Most Delish Dutch Cookies
Home-made apple sauce in a blue dish next to a red apple on a wooden table.
Dutch Applesauce (Appelmoes) Recipe
Hagelslag (candy sprinkles) topped on buttered bread
What Is Dutch Hagelslag?
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Traditional Dutch Vegetable Soup With Veal Meatballs Recipe
Dutch smoked sausage sandwich
Broodje Rookworst -- Dutch Sausage and Sauerkraut Sandwich
Stroopkoeken cookies
Stroopkoeken (Dutch Caramel Cookies) Recipe
Dutch Apple Pie
4 Dutch Homemade Bread, Cakes and Pastries
Easy Bols Watermelon Cosmo Cocktail - Vodka Martini Recipe
Watermelon Cosmo Cocktail
Slagroomtaart
Slagroomtaart – Dutch Cream Cake
Stamppot With Curly Kale and Rookworst (Boerenkoolstamppot)
Stamppot With Curly Kale and Rookworst (Boerenkoolstamppot)
Dutch Almond Paste-Filled Pastry Log (Banketstaaf) Recipe
Dutch Almond Paste-Filled Pastry Log (Banketstaaf)
Asparagus Hollandaise
Asparagus Hollandaise
Krakelingen (Sugared Dutch Pretzels)
Krakelingen (Sweet Dutch Pretzels)
Glasses of mulled wine, orange slices, and cinnamon stars on cloth and wooden tray
Bischopswijn (Dutch Mulled Wine)
Jan hagel cookies recipe
Dutch Christmas Cookies (Jan Hagel Cookies)
Creamy Mustard Soup
Groninger Mustard Soup
Ingredients for boerenjongens recipe
Boerenjongens (Brandied Sultanas) Recipe
Tiger Bread on a cooling rack and on a plate
Tiger Bread Recipe
A loaf of freshly baked whole wheat bread
Hartog Bakery's Whole Wheat Bread Recipe -- Traditional Volkorenbrood
Jar of dried apricots
Boerenmeisjes (Dutch Brandied Apricots) Recipe
Dutch chipolata dessert
Dutch Chipolatapudding (Fruit and Maraschino Dessert) Recipe
Traditional pepernoten recipe
Pepernoten (Dutch Honey-Anise Sinterklaas Cookies) Recipe
Nolet's Silver Dry Gin
What Is Nolet's Silver Gin?
Dutch Speculaas (Windmill) Cookies
Speculoos (Windmill Cookies) Recipe
Dutch krentenbollen, butter and jam
Krentenbollen (Dutch Currant Rolls) Recipe
Traditional Kruidnoten Cookies—Dutch Ginger Nuts
Kruidnoten Cookies (Dutch Ginger Nuts)
Paashaantjes (rooster breads) are a Dutch Easter tradition
Pasen: Easter Traditions in the Netherlands
Red Beet and Pear Smoothie
Red Beet and Pear Smoothie
A bag of Boerenjongens
5 Great Recipes for Traditional Dutch Desserts
Traditional Dutch Split Pea Soup
Traditional Dutch Split Pea Soup (Snert)
Stamppot with Sauerkraut & Crispy Bacon
Dutch Stamppot Recipes
Pulled Pork Croquettes
Pulled Pork Croquettes
Kletskoppen
Classic Kletskoppen
Hertzoggies
Apricot Jam and Coconut Meringue Hertzoggies Recipe
Indo-Dutch Spekkoek Recipe -- Lapis Legit -- Layered Spice Cake
Indo-Dutch Spekkoek Recipe—Lapis Legit— Layered Spice Cake
Classic Dutch Hot Chocolate (Warme Chocolademelk) in mugs
Classic Dutch Hot Chocolate (Warme Chocolademelk)
Waterzooi
Traditional Flemish Waterzooi Recipe
Lazy Wives' Fries
Baked Thick-Cut Fries
Angostura bitters
Rock Shandy Cocktail
Classic shrimp croquettes
What Is a Kroket (or Croquette)?
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Zuurkoolstamppot - Sauerkraut-Potato Puree with Crispy Bacon
Sausages and Sauerkraut
Creamy Amsterdam Mashed Potatoes With Sauerkraut
Gevulde Speculaas
Gevulde Speculaas: Dutch Spiced Cookies
Fried Camembert and Cranberry Sauce
Deep-Fried Camembert With Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Old-Fashioned Dutch Doughnuts (Oliebollen)
Old-Fashioned Dutch Doughnuts (Oliebollen)
Dutch Mayo
How to Make Homemade Dutch Mayonnaise With Vinegar
Uitsmijter
Uitsmijter (Dutch Style Fried Eggs and Ham Breakfast) Recipe
Dutch licorice candies
The Netherlands' Love for Licorice
Bols Genever and the Old Sydney Town Punch
Bols Genever: A Revival of Old-School Dutch Gin
Whole & halved Belgian chicory (endive)
How to Use Dutch Witlof (Belgian Endive)
Licorice variety
Sint-Maarten: Holiday in the Netherlands
Captain's Dinner
Kapucijners