The traditional Dutch cuisine challenge.

Having read of our "goulash" failure my aunt was reminded of the time that she and her Dutch born husband went to Amsterdam and searched unsuccessfully for food "just like his mum used to make".

This time we did some research and set of with the names of two traditional Dutch restaurants. The first one was shut but at the second one ... Success! It even had Delf tiles inlaid into the table top.




None of us were quite game enough to try the herring and eels for mains so we tried these in small portions on the house taster plate.



Then it was erwtensoep (pea, sausage and bacon soup)for me, while Mark and the boys had stampotten .



Well Greta and Cor, I don't know if it was just like mother Dekker would make but it was tasty - even the herring and onions (in small doses).

Gayle

Location:Amsterdam