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Dutch people eat like an alleycat in a cartoon

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Oct 12 at 4:48amWeb
Show threadPattyMcBOct 12
I hope there’s garlic in that
Show threadMaestroOct 12
Nope. It's raw fish (herring) with raw onion. The pickles are optional (and regional). You eat it by holding the tail, dipping it in the onion and then lifting it above your head and lowering it in your mouth: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Haring_03.jpg/1280px-Haring_03.jpg
Show threadTar_AlcaranOct 12
Oh it’s not raw. It spends between a day and a week in a barrel full of salt with some of its intestines. That way, the pancreatic enzymes can make the fish even tastier!
Show threadByteJunkOct 12
Thanks for that… 🤢
Show threaddatavoidOct 12
Can almost taste the worms!
Show threadMonkderVierteOct 12
Sounds like Garum?
Show threadAkasazhOct 12
No that’s fermented.
Show threadRotheOct 12
Both are fermented. It’s just less fermented than garum.
Show threadAkasazhOct 12
Let’s just say that garum covers moet of the rotting phase of the fermentation process.
Show threadTar_AlcaranOct 12
Yes, but muuuuuch shorter.
Show threadStametsOct 12

Do you know what? No.

Just no.

No.

Show threadbrambcOct 12
Or, just my opinion: yes!
Show threadMaestroOct 12
If you're ever in The Netherlands you should really give it a try. It's great!
Show threadiegodOct 12
Concur. I miss it.
Show threadblazeknaveOct 12
Like a cartoon alley cat in a bowtie and a fancy bib…
Show threadRaivoKulliOct 12
Garlic? The fuck
Show threadMinnesotaGoddamOct 12
counterpoint: i hope there’s garlic in me. soon.
Show threadA_norny_mousseOct 12

This does NOT look like common Dutch fast food (the cardboard plate kinda suggests that).

This is:

(hm, apparently raw onion is part of the deal. I hate raw onion)

Show threadCamelbeardOct 12

Haring definitely is a classic Dutch streetfood

nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollandse_Nieuwe

Hollandse Nieuwe - Wikipedia

Show threadA_norny_mousseOct 12
I stand corrected.
Show threadCeruleumOct 12
Seagull alert!
Show threadthericofactorOct 12
Die Holländer sind seltsam.
Show threadLumidaubOct 12
Zuviel Brokkoli.
Show threadSeductiveTortoiseOct 12
Das sind nicht nur die Holländer. Quasi alles, was da oben an der Küste rumfleucht ist seltsam, sogar die Deutschen.
Show thread10MeterFeldwegOct 12
Keine Sorge, wir finden dafür alle weiter südlich merkwürdig und merkwürdiger, je näher es an die Berge geht.
Show threadSeductiveTortoiseOct 12
Das ist ja auch richtig und wichtig 💖
Show threadCodpieceOct 12
Is that the usual American response when they see food that isn’t processed?
Show threadSkunkWorkzOct 12
This herring has been processed though. It has been cured in salt and put in a brine
Show threadCethinOct 12
Yeah, most food has been processed. That’s why we have the term ultra-processed for most American food.
Show threadCallMeAnAIOct 12

You should probably understand what processed means of you want to toss shade.

Back to seriousness, it always amazes me the euros still toss shade about American food. It’s some of the best of the planet. Certainly better than anything out of the Netherlands 🤣. As of you people have even earned a right to be in the same room as the rest of Europe.

You have flattened ice cream cones and crepes you have confused for pancakes.

Show threadTrickDacyOct 12
I was with you until you shit on Dutch food. What a bizarre point of view.
Show threadCallMeAnAIOct 12
Garbage compared to most of Western Europe. DE might be the only saving grace.
Show threadDigitalprimateOct 12

Even to the last you have to demonstrate your ignorance.

The UK has by far the best Indian (of all varieties) in Europe, not NL. I mean, it’s ok here, but nothing like in the UK. This is like culinary 101 man.

Show threadCallMeAnAIOct 12
Do you know what on par means? Average.
Show threadCodpieceOct 12

Do you know what on par means? Average.

No it doesn’t. It means to be on the same level as something else.

Show threadDigitalprimateOct 12
Yes, and how to say it in several languages. But thank’s for the concern.
Show threadRotheOct 12
Aw, did the American get its feefees hurt?
Show threadCallMeAnAIOct 12
I eat better than you.
Show threadLumidaubOct 12
Username checks out…?
Show threadslaneesh_is_rightOct 12
Eww it’s not even from a big brand and doesn’t have 76 mystery ingredients
Show threadTrickDacyOct 12
It’s definitely processed and also it was a funny joke because for Americans eating a fish mostly intact isn’t all that common. I don’t even like seafood and shockingly that doesn’t mean I eat ultra processed food every meal. I know, hard to fathom something different from your own diet.
Show threadScrubblesOct 13
Most Americans eating fish isn’t all that common. Ftfy. Most Americans eat beef, chicken, and pork. On average very very few eat fish regularly
Show threadPipsterOct 12
I think they referencing the traditional way to eat maatjes, lifting the whole thing by the tail and lowering it into your mouth
Show threadproleOct 12
No, it quite literally looks like what cartoon alley cats eat in old cartoons.
Show threadSaveTheTuaHawkOct 12
I’m constantly amazed by what Americans call food.
Show threadproleOct 12
Kind of an ignorant take. You can get literally any nationality’s food in America. This country is fucked, but at least for now, we still have some really fucking good food here.
Show threadTrickDacyOct 13
I’m continually amazed by the weird ways people have found to be bigoted
Show threadglorkonOct 12
It tastes fantastic, though. If you happen to like fish.
Show threadLeonOct 12
Is it a raw fish with onions and pickled cucumber?
Show threadglorkonOct 12
It’s pickled herring. The Dutch put them in wooden casks where they ripen, so they become incredibly tender, very mild and just a little salty. And they don’t smell bad at all. I’m German and whenever I visit the Netherlands, I make sure to have some.
Show threadJadenSmithOct 12

This is what I tell people: it is not that salty and I taste a bit of sweetness with it (that sort of mild sweetness, hope you know what I mean).

If I travel to Germany in the future, I would love to try Mett. That’s one dish people here sometimes turn their heads at, however it sounds very nice from the descriptions.

I think more people should consider the whole “when in Rome, live as the Romans do” idea when traveling, food is a great way to appreciate a country or area.

Show threadglorkonOct 12
Mett is quite popular where I live (Berlin). It’s basically just ground pork seasoned with a little salt. Absolutely nothing special tastewise, but when you grow up with it, it becomes sort of a comfort food. We put it on freshly baked sliced in half “Brötchen”, add pepper and onions and sometimes pickles as well, depending on personal preference. Me and my pals sometimes jokingly call it “Nothack”, literally “emergency minced meat”, implying you always need some of it within easy reach.
Show threadLeonOct 12
Aah, it’s pickled! That’s why it looks raw-ish. Nice!
Show threadglorkonOct 12

Absolutely. It is complex and pleasant. Best time to have it is in late June when they celebrate the opening of the new batch at Scheveningen (Den Haag).

We have pickled herring in Germany as well. You can buy it as grocery stores. It’s labelled “nordische Art” (“northern style”), and totally not the same as the real thing from the Netherlands - much more salty, less complex and not in the same league at all. So if ever you go to Germany, don’t confuse the two.

Show threadkartoffelsaftOct 12

Here in the US I’ve gotten a lot of pickled herring over the years, and “mild” is NOT how I’d describe it. It’s super sour and sweet (and creamy if you get ones with sour cream, which I usually do) One of my favorite foods, but now I’m worried that I’ve been eating something else lol.

incidentally had some in my fridge for reference

Show threadMaestroOct 12
That's something completely different. If it's super sour it's probably something like a rolmops. Also referred to as sour herring. It's very different from the fresh raw, slightly pickled herring.
Show threadMavytanOct 13
I’m not sure if pickled is the right description, it for sure doesn’t give the right impression. It’s more like a salted or cured product and relatively fresh. It has nothing to do with the pickled sour herring in jars which can be conserved for a long time.
Show threadPsythikOct 13
Cut the tail off before serving and I’ll give it a try. (To their credit, at least they removed the head.)
Show threadRonnoOct 13
Cut the tail off? No, you take it by the tail, hold it over your head and eat it in one go. This is the way.
Show threadglorkonOct 13

It’s already gutted and separated in two halves, the tail end is what holds the thing together. You grab it by the tail, swallow the fish, bite it off the tail and throw that tail away.

Also, I would very much doubt there is anything on par with Dutch herring. Just saying. I absolutely love that stuff.