Netherlands
Food and wine from the Netherlands, Europe.
Food in Baroque art and the Dutch Golden Age
Speculaas
Fragrant and light Dutch cookies, usually made during the cold season and particularly around Saint Nicolas day and Chirstmas.
Dutch apple pie (appeltaart)
It is essentially a type of apple pie, but it has a few characteristics that make it uniquely Dutch, like a rich, cookie-like crust filled with a deliciously tart and spiced apple filling.
Stamppot
A traditional Dutch dish that can be described as a hearty and comforting potato mash, combined with various other ingredients.
One common feature of stamppot dishes is that they are often served with a large smoked sausage known as rookworst.
Food in The Netherlands
Old Dutch braised red cabbage
A delicious Dutch side dish that goes well with gamey meat.
Pepernoten
Pepernoten are eaten in the Netherlands when Sinterklaas and his Zwarte Pieten are coming to Holland to visit all the Dutch kids. His birthday, celebrated on the fifth day of December, is a huge holiday.