Amsterdam students

One of the first things that comes to mind strolling around Dutch supermarkets is that Dutch people love dairy products. Even if you can’t detect what it is, it’s in the fridge, so it must be with a sensitive expiry date, conclusion: dairy product. The next thing that comes to mind when you put your head in the grocery store fridge is: “ What is VLA?” Your head is fighting all sorts of culinary solutions. But it is in a cart package so it can’t be a simple pudding. Is it a de

One of the most iconic Dutch products is his majesty the Stroopwafel. This fantastic sweet treat is a double waffle pastry with caramel in between. Its literal translation would simply be “syrup waffle”. History The story goes something like this: “In an old Dutch town called Gouda, already famous for its incredible cheese, sometime in the 18th century a baker was trying to make use of the leftover breadcrumbs. The pastry made out of batter crumbled in his hands so he used th