In addition to their own local cuisine, the Dutch also have an international view of food. There are China restaurants, Indonesian restaurants, Italian restaurants, French restaurants and so on everywhere. For those who want to eat Chinese food abroad, China Restaurant in Holland won't let you down. It not only tastes authentic, but also serves well. Some restaurants in China charge for drinking tea. Please ask clearly first. Besides, please tell the restaurant that you are used to the traditional oriental taste, otherwise their western-style Chinese food is generally very light. Indonesian cuisine from the old colony of Indonesia has created a unique way of eating in the Netherlands, called Rijsttafel. How to eat more than 20 kinds of side dishes, even Indonesia has never seen it. It is said that thrifty Dutch people use the leftovers of the previous day to create delicious food. Pancakes are the most common and popular meal in the Netherlands, and many tour groups will also include pancakes in the itinerary of tasting local flavor meals. Dutch pancakes are somewhat similar to scallion cakes in Taiwan Province province, but they are smaller in size, but they have many flavors, including bacon and cheese, sweet fruit and chocolate. Generally, the salty taste is more suitable for orientals to eat for dinner, but the amount of Dutch pancakes for one person is a little too much for oriental girls, so we can order several different flavors and taste them together. Dutch people eat pancakes with maple syrup, honey, syrup, chocolate sauce or fine sugar powder, and then eat them with a knife and fork or directly with their fingers. You can find pancake restaurants in any city in the Netherlands, and some cafes also offer light meals.
The Dutch eat herring in a very special way, not by frying or baking, but directly with onions. These herrings have been marinated for some time. When eating, hold the fish tail with your fingers, put the fish head towards your mouth and swallow it. Because herring's bones are soft, don't worry that fishbone will prick you, but it is rich in calcium and vitamin D. Pickled herring is actually not too fishy, and it is more delicious with chopped onions. All the year round, vendors in the market or downtown can buy raw herring. If you are afraid to eat the whole herring raw, you can actually ask the boss to slice it so that everyone can share and taste it. There are countless bars and cafes in Holland. Why not start with bars or cafes to experience Dutch nightlife? Log decoration and smoky yellow walls are the characteristics of Brown Cafe, and they are also frequented by local people. Luxury and spacious cafes are the favorite of young people.
In addition, Dutch gin can be said to be the national wine of the Netherlands, which is quite famous. It is gin, which is a kind of spirits distilled from barley, oats and wheat. It is flavored with gin, and the alcohol concentration is at least 35%. The origin of the name Jenever also comes from juniperus, the Latin of Juniperus, which means to make people energetic and rejuvenate. Therefore, at first, gin was used as a medicinal liquor to treat various diseases. Because it is a medicinal liquor, it suddenly became popular in the Netherlands. Do you want to see the old gin brewery? Then go to Gin's hometown-Schiedam and have a look! If you are an expert, you might as well try "Jongejenever" mixed with beer and gin. But now no Dutch people sell gin as medicinal liquor, but as spirits. Beer is also one of the daily drinks of the Dutch. In the Middle Ages, almost every town had a brewery. At its peak, there were nearly 700 breweries in the Netherlands. Although the weight of beer industry has been replaced with the diversification of various beverages such as tea and coffee, there are only 25 breweries today, but in recent years it has a retro trend, and some bars or small hotels have begun to make their own beer for guests to taste. Of course, there are still some differences between their products and the best-selling brands such as Heineken and Amstel. Heineken beer is a famous beer sold all over the world, produced in Holland. However, you can't see green bottles of Heineken in Holland. Generally speaking, green bottles of Heineken beer are exported, but all you see in Holland are brown bottles. There is a museum in Amsterdam (Heineken Brouwerij) that introduces the process of making beer. Don't forget to find a cafe to have a rest after shopping in the street of your shopping area. In the brown cafe, you can relive the history of Amsterdam. There are all kinds of old-fashioned cafes everywhere in the city. Many of them can survive, thanks to the local people's love to play cards in the shop. They are often called "brown cafes" because the walls and ceilings have turned yellow over time. What you see here is like a scene in a black-and-white movie.