Food

What your favourite Dutch FEBO snack says about you

You are what you eat. That means the greasy junk food you shove directly into your mouth...

What your favourite Dutch supermarket says about you

Who needs horoscopes when we have Dutch supermarket stereotypes to define our personalities?  This article is your guide...

A tale as old as time: the Netherlands and India’s surprising relationship

There is a little joke we make in India: "First comes the software boom, and along come...

Cheapest supermarkets in the Netherlands: the ultimate guide in 2026

In the Netherlands, the cheapest supermarkets tend to be budget chains like Dirk, Aldi, Lidl, and Nettorama,...

What the frick is a frikandel?

The frikandel is perhaps the most contentious of Dutch foods. It's both widely loved and widely hated,...

Apple picking in the Netherlands: celebrate the Dutch autumn

It’ll soon be autumn in the Netherlands, which means it's time for everything cosy. So why not...

What’s on that ‘boterham’? 6 weird Dutch bread toppings

We've discussed many of the strange things that Dutch people do, and we know that the Dutch...

Eating herring in the Netherlands: all you need to know about the ‘Hollandse Nieuwe’

The large-scale herring fishing in the Netherlands started during the Golden Age. Since then, Dutch herring and...