{"id":3456,"date":"2015-09-04T23:03:35","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T23:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=3456"},"modified":"2015-09-04T23:08:52","modified_gmt":"2015-09-04T23:08:52","slug":"the-surprising-dutch-sweetener-for-savory-warm-dishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/the-surprising-dutch-sweetener-for-savory-warm-dishes\/","title":{"rendered":"The surprising Dutch sweetener for savory warm dishes"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you think about the Netherlands and sweet, you may come up with things like\u00a0Stroopwafels<\/a>, Hagelslag<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>or Vla\u00a0<\/i>(a post on that one soon!).<\/p>\n

I am talking about a sweet treat that is eaten with warm dinner. It is more of a side. Especially with potatoes. Yes, those yellow roots we eat. In the Netherlands, you eat them with\u00a0appelmoes\u00a0<\/em>(apple sauce). You can also eat it with fries, on pancakes… Whatever you prefer! But the Dutch like it much \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Now, of course you know apple sauce. But the way it is eaten in the Netherlands, appears to be quite unusual.<\/p>\n

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Zuurvlees and patat with a side of mayonnaise and appelmoes (image by Don Pedro de Carrion de los Condes ! at Flickr.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

My grandmother’s favorite is peeled, cooked potatoes with\u00a0appelmoes<\/em>. I like it myself a lot too – the fresh, cool taste of it with the hot potatoes is a great combination!<\/p>\n

Also, many different varieties of\u00a0appelmoes\u00a0<\/em>exist in the Netherlands. There is pure\u00a0appelmoes<\/em>, which is without any added sugar, just as sweet as the apples itself. Then there is\u00a0appelmoes\u00a0<\/em>Light, which is the sauce with less sugar, and sometimes added apple juice. Another version is\u00a0appelcompote<\/em>, which is basically\u00a0appelmoes\u00a0<\/em>that is not sieved too fine, and contains pieces of apple. Also, there is Oma’s appelmoes\u00a0<\/i>(grandma’s apple sauce), which is apple sauce with some added kaneel\u00a0<\/i>(cinnamon), which is especially nice in the winter months. As you can see, the different kinds of\u00a0appelmoes\u00a0<\/em>you can get are endless.<\/p>\n

The way\u00a0appelmoes\u00a0<\/em>is made is simply peeled apples, which are cooked, sugared, and mashed. And then sieved. Sometimes they are sieved multiple times to make the\u00a0appelmoes\u00a0<\/em>finer.<\/p>\n

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Do you like\u00a0apple sauce? Is it eaten in your country?<\/p>\n

What do you eat it with? Let me know!<\/p>\n

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When you think about the Netherlands and sweet, you may come up with things like\u00a0Stroopwafels, Hagelslag\u00a0or Vla\u00a0(a post on that one soon!). I am talking about a sweet treat that is eaten with warm dinner. It is more of a side. Especially with potatoes. Yes, those yellow roots we eat. In the Netherlands, you eat…<\/p>\n

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