{"id":101,"date":"2009-12-19T12:54:09","date_gmt":"2009-12-19T16:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=101"},"modified":"2009-12-19T12:54:09","modified_gmt":"2009-12-19T16:54:09","slug":"kerstbroodlekker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/kerstbroodlekker\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerstbrood&#8230;Lekker!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now I know that the Netherlands isn&#8217;t exactly world-renowned for their fine cuisine, but there is one thing they do very very well.\u00a0 And that something is baking. From rich grainy brown breads, to <strong>appeltaart, stroopwafel, koekjes<\/strong> of all shapes and sizes, the Netherlands has an endless supply of carbohydrates to fill your tummy.<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite Dutch specialties is <strong>kerstbrood<\/strong> (kerst = Christmas, brood = bread).\u00a0 Kerstbrood is a sweet spiced bread stuffed with raisins, nuts, and almond paste, and topped off with powdered sugar. This is the stuff dreams are made of!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2009\/12\/img_4925.jpg\" aria-label=\"Img 4925 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-102\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2009\/12\/img_4925-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now if you&#8217;ll pardon me, I have a date with a very large chunk of this kerstbrood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2009\/12\/img_4925-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2009\/12\/img_4925-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2009\/12\/img_4925-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2009\/12\/img_4925-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Now I know that the Netherlands isn&#8217;t exactly world-renowned for their fine cuisine, but there is one thing they do very very well.\u00a0 And that something is baking. From rich grainy brown breads, to appeltaart, stroopwafel, koekjes of all shapes and sizes, the Netherlands has an endless supply of carbohydrates to fill your tummy. One&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/kerstbroodlekker\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3590],"tags":[3,3615,70],"class_list":["post-101","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dutch-language","tag-culture","tag-dutch-cuisine","tag-food"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Now I know that the Netherlands isn&#039;t exactly world-renowned for their fine cuisine, but there is one thing they do very very well. 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