What are the characteristics of the Dutch diet

In the Dutch diet, potatoes have always been the main raw material, it and meat and vegetables together, you can make a variety of different flavors of dishes. Because of low calorie, rich in a variety of vitamins and trace elements, potatoes in Europe and the United States enjoy the title of "the second bread", research shows that eating 5 to 6 potatoes a week can make the chance of stroke decreased by 40%. Dutch people from three meals to pastries, all kinds of potato, say potato is synonymous with the Dutch is not too much, the Dutch people eat potatoes there are two main ways: one is to peel the potatoes boiled, stirred into the mud, dipped in a variety of seasonings, similar to what we often eat mashed potatoes. The other is to cut the potatoes into strips or pieces of fried, the original in the school dormitory, often see the Dutch sitting on the couch while eating fries, while watching TV, so that now, when I hear "Coach Potato (couch potato)", the mind on the lazy Dutch, sitting on the couch to eat fries on the screen.

Perhaps because Dutch housewives don't want to spend too much time in the kitchen, simple Dutch scones and even high-quality French cuisine can be enjoyed in restaurants at reasonable prices. Indonesian cuisine, which came from the old colony of Indonesia, has created a unique way of eating in the Netherlands. You won't find more than 20 kinds of small plates of food in Indonesia. It is said that the Dutch, who are frugal by nature, used the leftovers from the previous day to create the dish.

There are plenty of restaurants in the Netherlands for tourists to choose from to indulge in. There are at least 30 Michelin-rated restaurants in the Netherlands, and two even have six stars! You can try some authentic Dutch food here: Erwten Soup, Herring, Pannekoek, and Kaantjes (fried bacon with beans) are all traditional Dutch dishes.

Besides the staple potato, a variety of salads are often found on the table, including romaine lettuce, lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, corn, and onions, with the Dutch favorite cheese and various types of creams, making salads the dressing of the table.

The Netherlands living near the sea, the fishing industry is developed, the most important fishing grounds in the North Sea, engaged in the fishing industry of the population of up to 100,000 people, the Dutch people's table naturally a variety of seafood, seafood snacks in the Netherlands can often be seen in the store, the main seller of herring, fried fish dipped in mayonnaise, is the Dutch people shopping in the market in addition to buy french fries to eat, another popular snacks.

Perhaps you may not be able to adapt to the things in Holland, such as the Dutch cheese may not be accustomed to most Chinese people. Of course, you can also try Dutch bread and milk in your life in the Netherlands, they are also excellent. The bread is fluffy, crunchy and full of flavor. Milk has a mellow taste, a bit like yogurt in China. The most famous dish for studying in Holland is carrots + onions + potatoes, according to the Study in Holland Bar.

There are countless bars and cafes in the Netherlands. A good place to start is in a bar or café. The Brown Cafe, characterized by its wooden décor and smoke-smoked walls, is a popular destination for locals. The Grand Cafe, with its luxurious and spacious furnishings, is a favorite among young people. In addition, the Dutch gin (Jenever) can be said to be the national drink of the Netherlands, quite famous, she is gin is from barley, oats and wheat fermentation distillation, and with juniper berries (juniper) flavored into a kind of spirits, alcohol concentration of at least 35% or more.

The Dutch will make soup in winter, and love to drink it and cook it. The Netherlands, where it doesn't often snow, has temperatures that reach below zero in winter, when it's important to rely on delicious winter soups that are labeled as "filling," "flavorful," and "nutritious. This is a delicious winter soup that boasts the three main benefits of being "filling", "delicious" and "nutritious" - Dutch pea soup - to combat the harsh winter. This soup in addition to peas, potatoes can be added according to personal taste, lean meat, vegetables, etc., into the pot on high heat and slow cooking, and then finally put some sausage and bacon, stirring after thickening into the soup, the practice is quite simple, the best thing about the winter is to come back home from the cold outside, immediately come to the bowl of pea soup, feel life is really happy ah! ~~

The Dutch people meals do not forget to come to the point of cheese, export dairy products for nearly a thousand years, cheese has long been the national cuisine of the Netherlands, this side of the soup sprinkled a little bit, the other side of the bread folder a little bit of life without cheese, like leaving the water of the fish. The average Dutch person to eat 8 kilograms of cheese (Kaas) per year, I think the Dutch boys height is generally 185cm, the height of the girls is about 174cm and often eat cheese has a direct relationship to it. The Netherlands from the 13th century on the export of dairy products to countries around the world, more than 400,000 tons of cheese and dairy products exports per year, always ranked first in the world, not ashamed of its global knowledge of the people of the dairy production of large countries.