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Mamouche
8 TOP 10 DUTCH FOODS
MAP D6 • Quellijnstraat 104
• 020 670 0736 • €€€
Join a super-fashionable crowd to
experience the very best of Moroccan
and French cuisine. Familiar dishes
like lamb tagine and couscous share
the menu alongside the chef’s much
more elaborate and exotic creations,
such as the delicious stewed rabbit
and sesame with baked apricots and
cinnamon seeds.
De Kas
9 Patat with mayonnaise
Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3
• 020 462 4562 • Closed Sun 1 Maatjes Haring
Fresh raw herring, with chopped onion
• www.restaurantdekas.nl • €€€ or gherkin, is sold as a snack from
You cannot get fresher or more street stalls. Best in May, when the
locally sourced food than at this nieuwe (new season’s) herrings appear.
stunning greenhouse restaurant. 2 Gerookte Paling
Under its high glass ceiling, diners Paling (smoked eel) comes from the
nestle among organic herbs and IJsselmeer, and is served with white
vegetables grown by Michelin- toast and a squeeze of lemon.
starred chef (and owner) Gert Jan 3 Kaas
Hageman. The menu, prepared by The Dutch consume a staggering 14 kg
head chef Bas Wiegel, is a three- (31 lb) of cheese per person each year.
course menu that changes with Gouda and Edam are the best known.
the seasons. Worth the trip. 4 Bitterballen
These deep-fried meatballs have a
crunchy exterior and a hot soft meat
filling. Best with mustard and a beer.
5 Hutspot
Hutspot (meaning hotchpotch) is a
stew of braised beef and potatoes
mashed with carrots.
6 Erwtensoep
A pea soup some foreigners find hard
to love, with a consistency akin to
wallpaper paste. Served with rye bread.
7 Rijsttafel
Indonesian cuisine is popular in the form
of rijsttafel (rice table), as many as 25 little
dishes of meat, vegetables and sauces
around a shared bowl of rice or noodles.
Middle Eastern-themed Bazar 8 Appelgebak
The classic apple pie, with a large
Bazar
0 dollop of slagroom (whipped cream).
A lofty, former synagogue
provides a stunning home for this 9 Pannenkoeken
Dutch pancakes are often topped with
fantastic Eastern-influenced syrup called stroop. The mini versions are
restaurant. Decorated with colourful called Poffertjes.
tables and lanterns, Bazar is a great 10 Patat
place to dine after a day browsing the Originating in Belgium, Dutch patat
myriad market stalls. Expect (chips) are typically eaten with a large
delicious North African, Iranian and dollop of mayonnaise.
Middle Eastern delights (see p115).
For a key to restaurant price ranges see p84

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