Comments on: “Street Food,” Amsterdam

By: Donnaj

Donnaj — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:51:33 +0000

Ah, great to see your site – we just returned from Amsterdam and were searching for great reminders of our trip. My husband REALLY got into the herring – we had to stop at every herring stand we saw. My fav. was the Poffertjes with gran marnier – YUMMY – can’t find those in the states. I’m searching for recipes and how to find a poffertjes pan! Also, with the french fries, it’s a different kind of mayonnaise – not like we have here in the states – it’s a little sweeter and a PERFECT complement to the crispy fries.

By: nikka

nikka — Fri, 12 May 2006 06:08:43 +0000

you should go find “siroop” or “stroop” waffles. thin, wafer-like waffles with cramel pressed into the center. they are only about 4 inches in diameter and often sold with hot coffee or tea. you put them over your hot cup to soften.

By: trishlovesbread

trishlovesbread — Fri, 12 May 2006 03:26:52 +0000

Deep-fried chocolate bars, deep-fried oreo cookies–sprinkled with confectioner’s sugar after they come out of the deep-fryer–are sold at various food stalls on the beachfronts and boardwalks of the U.S.A. I tried some out of curiosity, and thought…hmm…I’d much rather have those fat french fries from Amsterdam. At least those are more worth the calories.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 12 May 2006 01:45:52 +0000

love those fries and strawberries and cream. not too crazy about those herrings though.

By: mae

mae — Thu, 11 May 2006 20:09:31 +0000

Marketman, you are getting nearer and nearer to the Jersey Strawberries and Jersey cream! Go accross to Paris, then take the TGV to St Malo, then a boat ride to Jersey!

Btw, i found some clams in the market today but i will wait to buy them on Saturday so i can cook them fresh… can’t wait!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 11 May 2006 19:55:50 +0000

fabian, you got me with the typo, I meant 35 degrees fahrenheit. It was wickedly cold on two days in Amsterdam, nearly froze our butts off… Barcelona was warmer and Florence is in between, though we woke up to the most spectacular HAIL SHOWER yesterday morning… Geez, how come I have never heard of fried chocolate bars? Carlo, I prefer ketchup with my fries too. Though a sprinkling of vinegar and lots of salt ain’t bad either!

By: Carlo

Carlo — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:56:21 +0000

Those fries look good! However, since I’m not a huge fan of mayonnaise, I could do without it.

By: edee

edee — Thu, 11 May 2006 09:12:05 +0000

wysgal, if you want deep fried chocolate bars, go to Scotland…. i haven’t been there, but it’s always feautured in travel/cook/chat shows here, they say that they deep fried almost everything….i remember Anthony Bourdain having one in his ” A Cook’s Tour” show……and yes they’re sold in fish and chips shops…..

By: oscar

oscar — Thu, 11 May 2006 05:58:17 +0000

I’m not sure if Amsterdam has it, but there are kiosks in some Dutch cities which sell Vietnamese food but when you see the menu, they have “loempia” and “piangsit” on the list. It could have been us, you know.

And one more thing, if you ask them what restaurant serves great Dutch food, they will tell you “Dutch food? What is that?” Turns out that Dutch food is what I eat at the office cafeteria: brood en soep.

And pickled herring too.

By: fabian

fabian — Thu, 11 May 2006 05:32:16 +0000

Market Man. Thank you for the pictures of Dutch Street Food. Pickled herring really is crazy. Some of them are so pickled. . you can just die eating them. Images of their “cold buffets” float into mind.

Strawberries and cream! Lovely.

BTW, you said: “they must be greenhouse raised as the 35 degree Celsius temperature outdoors meant it was too early to be coming from any farm fields”.

is it really 35 degrees Celsius outdoors? I’d think you’d mean Fahrenheit but isn’t that also mind-chompingly too cold naman?