{"id":76,"date":"2009-06-27T04:15:31","date_gmt":"2009-06-27T08:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=76"},"modified":"2014-07-18T14:12:20","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T14:12:20","slug":"dutch-dishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/dutch-dishes\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Dishes"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’ve ever been in the Netherlands, you’ve probably tried some form of Hutspot<\/strong>. Hutspot<\/strong> is a dish of mashed potatoes boiled to the point of softness. Carrots (wortel<\/strong>)\u00a0and other vegetables like onions (ui<\/strong>) are also added to the mix. It’s one of those hearty dishes that fills you up and satisfies your stomach. I just love it!<\/p>\n

If you ask the people in the Netherlands about the origins of Hutspot<\/strong>, people wil tell you that it’s been popular since the Nazi takeover of the Netherlands. During the Nazi occupation, Dutch crops were confiscated. Everything was confiscated, except for the potato.\u00a0Supposedly, potatoes (aardappel<\/strong>) can be grown underground, hidden from sight; especially from the Nazis. The potato rose to become a symbol of resistence against the Nazis. Soon after the war, Hutspot<\/strong> came to represent the national cuisine of the Netherlands. The carrots\u00a0In\u00a0hutspot came to symbolize the Dutch royal family or the House of orange. Since carrots are orange, and\u00a0the royal family traces their lineage to the\u00a0House of Orange, the two came to symbolize the pride of the Netherlands.\u00a0Kind of a neat story if you ask me.<\/p>\n

Then there’s stamppot<\/strong>. Stamppot<\/strong>, like hutspot<\/strong>, contains mashed potatoes. Unlike hutspot<\/strong>, stamppot<\/strong> has cabbage (boerenkool<\/strong>) and brussel sprouts (spruitjes<\/strong>). Some people eat it with gravy and get this, with applesauce as well.\u00a0There’s also the folks who like it with\u00a0bacon and\u00a0onions.\u00a0Stamppot <\/strong>is usually served with some sauerkraut (zuurkool<\/strong>) or sausage (rookworst<\/strong>). Stamppot is great because you can easily get it anywhere for a good low price.<\/p>\n

So the next time you visit the Netherlands, Bon Appetit or Smakelijk eten<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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If you’ve ever been in the Netherlands, you’ve probably tried some form of Hutspot. Hutspot is a dish of mashed potatoes boiled to the point of softness. Carrots (wortel)\u00a0and other vegetables like onions (ui) are also added to the mix. It’s one of those hearty dishes that fills you up and satisfies your stomach. I…<\/p>\n

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