One of those days when the hat doesn´t help (Leonard Cohen)
When I travel to a place, I want to have all my senses feeling this new environment. I like to see different things, touch and especially... eat!! OK, I had problems in some places with local food, for example Korea and Amazon state in Brazil, but usually I do enjoy testing local dishes.
I remember the first time I was in The Netherlands I did ask what, apart from the cheese and beer, I could eat as a traditional meal. And I was informed about a dish with raw fish, although I didn´t have the chance to eat by that time.
When I was back now with my friends Marco and Daniela (so happy to have seen them!), we checked in their guidebook and it was highly recommended to have the famous “Dutch sushi” ou sushi holandês. And we said, yes, sure, we do need to try it. We walked one day and one night trying to find the restaurant they recommended, which apparently does not exist. After a long walk, we found the corner of the streets they said, but no, no restaurant was there. We asked around, to Dutch people about a traditional dish with raw fish, no one understood or could identify what was it. Once, in a restaurant, we even listened to: “No, I don´t know any sushi restaurant with that name”!!!!! Very disappointed, we ended up eating foundie. OK, not too bad, but it is hard to find a restaurant open in Amsterdam after 10pm.
Next day, we were in the Keukenhof gardens and Dani comes back with a sandwich with raw fish. Amazing how easy was that on the following day… Marco was very disappointed to see that there was no rice in the thing. Everyone had pictured a different thing. And now I do understand why no one could understand when I asked about a “dish” with raw fish. But we were indeed very happy to have tried the Dutch sushi and I must say… very politely… that… yes… Japanese sushi is much better!!
When I travel to a place, I want to have all my senses feeling this new environment. I like to see different things, touch and especially... eat!! OK, I had problems in some places with local food, for example Korea and Amazon state in Brazil, but usually I do enjoy testing local dishes.
I remember the first time I was in The Netherlands I did ask what, apart from the cheese and beer, I could eat as a traditional meal. And I was informed about a dish with raw fish, although I didn´t have the chance to eat by that time.
When I was back now with my friends Marco and Daniela (so happy to have seen them!), we checked in their guidebook and it was highly recommended to have the famous “Dutch sushi” ou sushi holandês. And we said, yes, sure, we do need to try it. We walked one day and one night trying to find the restaurant they recommended, which apparently does not exist. After a long walk, we found the corner of the streets they said, but no, no restaurant was there. We asked around, to Dutch people about a traditional dish with raw fish, no one understood or could identify what was it. Once, in a restaurant, we even listened to: “No, I don´t know any sushi restaurant with that name”!!!!! Very disappointed, we ended up eating foundie. OK, not too bad, but it is hard to find a restaurant open in Amsterdam after 10pm.
Next day, we were in the Keukenhof gardens and Dani comes back with a sandwich with raw fish. Amazing how easy was that on the following day… Marco was very disappointed to see that there was no rice in the thing. Everyone had pictured a different thing. And now I do understand why no one could understand when I asked about a “dish” with raw fish. But we were indeed very happy to have tried the Dutch sushi and I must say… very politely… that… yes… Japanese sushi is much better!!
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ahaha. That's very interesting!
They don't look very nice (sorry!) but I would like to try one of those Dutch sushi myself and decide whether I like it or not. Are the fish salty?
Hi Rumiko!
Yes, a little bit... it is indeed not good... that´s why probably it is not popular among Dutch people. Anyway, I will cook Japanese sushi tomorrow! yami!
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