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420  TR A VELLERS ’ NEEDS

Speculaas A distinctive
These biscuits, Edam cheese
flavoured with
cinnamon, cloves
and ginger, are
eaten mainly
around St
Nicholas’s day.
Edam Cheese
Speculaas The world-famous Edam cheese
(see p178) has an excellent taste
and makes a good souvenir.

Speculaas Board
Mould your own speculaas biscuits Haagse Hopjes
in these biscuit moulds, or use These coffee-flavoured
them for attractive wall ornaments. sweets were first made
at the end of the
Zeeland Butter 18th century at the
Candies inspiration of a Baron
These butter- Hop of The Hague.
flavoured sweets
from Zeeland,
made of glucose
sugar syrup and Hopjes
Butter butter, are
candies delicious.

Dutch Beer
The Dutch are
renowned beer-
drinkers. In addition
to the three brands
depicted here, there
are countless other
varieties available.

Zaans Mustard
This coarse mustard Jonge grain Sonnema Zwarte Kip
is made at De jenever herenburg advocaat
Huisman mustard
plant on the Zaanse
Schans (see p179).

Spirits
Gingerbread Renowned Dutch
spirits include jenever, a
kind of gin sold in glass
or stoneware bottles
(there are four basic
kinds, including “young”
Gingerbread Liquorice Drops and “old”), berenburg,
This scrumptious bread comes in a The ubiquitous liquorice the Frisian distilled
variety of regional variations, and is drops are sold either herbal drink and
excellent at breakfast or even as a snack – salted or sweet. advocaat, made of
especially with a thick layer of butter. brandy and eggs.

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