Here, recovered from jet lag and able to enjoy all the good things of The Netherlands. Just what are the good things???
Herring- cured with salt and freshly cleaned. The Netherlands consumes a tremendous amount of herring, and although we're eating this 'at home', you'll see people standing around the fish vendor at the market eating their herring. An aquired taste perhaps- this is not fishy.... a bit like eating sushi, Dutch style!
Hutsput and Worst (sausages): Hustsput is a traditional dish of Leiden. Potatoes, carrot and onion all mashed together. When the Spanish had the city surrouded in the 16th century, the food supply was cut off from the city....those three ingredients were some of the last remaining. (The Spanish gave up and went home when heavy rains flooded most of the land. They got tired of having wet feet!).
Salad: The salad greens, vegetables, berries, etc. are all grown here ion green houses- Not just tulips! With everything being local, it just tastes better!
Last, but certainly not least. Beer!!! No description needed.
All is good!
W:)
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