Rotterdam, Chinatown and Surinamese Food! Does It Get Any Better...?
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- When we moved from the US to Rotterdam Netherlands we have tried some good food and for me it been a hit (and sometimes a miss). But the Surinamese we had today was a huge score. If Tammy told me I'd be trying some things I tried today it wouldn't have happened. I WAS WRONG Surinamese food isn't good...it's great!!! Living in Rotterdam as an expat from the US, one of our goals was to get out of our comfort zone and try new foods to us and this fit the bill. So The following is a list of things we tried and everyone was really good. SOOOO...if your ever in Rotterdam Netherlands, in Chinatown and looking for some awesome food stop here and Rene and Wilma will serve you some of the best! Thanks for watching our little vlog about us moving to the Netherlands...
0:00 Intro
1:22 Saoto Soep
3:55 Bakkeijauw / Terri / Broodje
9:20 Bami & Nasi &Sate
14:54 Bara Met Kip Kerri
18:23 Rotirol Kip
20:42 Broodjie Tja Sieuw
Suriname food is such an amazing fusion! Indian, native American with native South American ingredients, African, Chinese, Indinesian, Carib, Portugese and Dutch! It is all here - all these groups live in Suriname so: total fusion like no where else!
Thanks for including Surinamese food in your discovery of NL!
Your pronunciations are pretty good, its so great to see you enjoy the food i grew up on.
All you needed after that was a nice Djogo of Parbo bier.
(next time put the sateh on the nasi/bami)
Thank you very much for watching us, xvln!😊
Nice to see you enjoyed the Surinam food so much, it really is ‘lekker’. I might suggest you’d try some Indonesian food next. Saté ayam, rendang daging sapi, sambal goreng tempeh, gado gado, sajoer boontjes and bami rames. I already start drooling thinking about it.😁
Lol!! Thank you for your suggestions, Win!! Also, thank you very much for watching us😊
I'm beaming with pride because I'm Surinamese-Dutch as well, and I love seeing you trying out my and other delicious cuisines as well. Enjoy!!!
Edited to say: when eating sambal and yout mouth starts burning, do not drink water but eat some rice or a piece of bread. Even a sip of milk helps more than water alone.
Both the bara and the roti are from our Hindu-Surinamese community; bhami and nasi (fried rice) are from our Javanese and Chinese brethren, and the telo is from our African descendants. Suriname has a mixed population: Creole (of mixed African descent), the Maroons (descendants of the runaway African slaves who are still living deep within the forests) Hindustans (the largest population group), Javanes, Chinese and our beloved Native-Americans. The majority speaks Dutch and Surinamese alongside their ethnic groups' own languages, and we all mix and get along. Nearly all Surinamese families have atleast three members of all ethnic groups in their family tree. My paternal grandparents are Scottish, Chinese and Creole; my maternal grandparents were Creole from Barbados and British Guyana mixed Chinese, Hindu and Native so you understand that parties are always lit with great food and music.
Wow!! Such an awesome example of diversity! Thank you for sharing this information, Mya!! We are happy that you enjoyed our video💕
Nice, informative post! Greets from an Antillian-Dutch ^_^
@ Mya Felicia - Teloh is geen Afrikaans gerecht, maar een Javaans gerecht. Waarom denk je anders dat het meestal bij Javaanse warungs verkrijgbaar is? In Afrika en Zuid-Amerika komt de cassaveplant/wortel ook voor, maar daar wordt het anders klaar gemaakt. Zij eten het meestal gekookt, in soep of maken er brood van. De Javanen eten het gefrituurd.
Teloh (oorspronkelijk télâ) is afgeleid van het Javaanse woord ketélâ (ook bekend als ketelah), wat cassave betekent. Oorspronkelijk werd het gegeten met ikan teri (ansjovis)/sambal goreng teri , maar doordat het niet altijd verkrijgbaar was, is men ook bakkeljauw gaan gebruiken.
Bakkeljauw komt oorspronkelijk uit Portugal (in het Portugees heet het bacalao) en dat hebben de Portugese Joden, die via Brazilië in Suriname terecht zijn gekomen, meegenomen.
Bami goreng en nasi goreng zijn Indonesische gerechten. De Chinese varianten zijn tjauw fan/chow fan (nasi goreng) en tjauw min/chow min (bami goreng). Nasi is het Maleisisch woord voor rijst en goreng betekent gebakken. Witte rijst is “nasi putih” in het Maleis.
Saoto is het Javaanse woord voor soep. Dus, als je zegt: "saoto soep", dan zeg je eigenlijk "soep soep".
@delilah9876 Wij gebruiken wel de Chinese versies en woorden (tjaw min en tjaw fan) thuis en in de tokos. Maar ik denk dat men de Indonesische termen zijn gaan gebruiken om het voor Nederlandse klanten gemakkelijker te maken want onze gerechten smaken echt niet hetzelfde als de Indonesische gerechten. Ik geloof wel dat wat wij nu eten echt een mix is van Chinees en Javaans, want ik herinner me nog dat ik stomverbaasd was toen ik in London in een Chinees restaurant Tjauw Min had gegeten dat bijna voor de volle 100% als onze tjauw min smaakte!
Over de cassave: ik heb de afgelopen jaren van diverse Afrikaanse kennissen andere origines gehoord waarbij velen beweren dat zij ook de telo frituren.
Ik weet dat onze telo idd Javaans is, maar Ik geloof hen ook op hun woord zoals ik jou geloof; het geeft alleen maar aan dat door de ontstane melting pot onze voorouders elkanders voedsel accepteerden en daardoor deel van ons cultuur werd. En ja, heb is echt grappig hoe het Javaanse woord voor soep de naam voor het gerecht saoto (dus soep) is geworden!
Bakkeljauw schijnt Noors te zijn en is idd al eeuwen populair in Europa geweest. De Nederlanders brachten bakkeljauw al vanaf het begin mee naar hun kolonies.
Echter, de Portugese bakkeljauw wordt anders klaargemaakt volgens mijn Portugese vriendin (al denk ik ook dat het ook per regio verschilt?) - onze tot slaaf gemaakte voorouders hebben idd het woord overgenomen van hen.
Bedankt voor de uitgebreide uitleg!!! Echt gaaf!
Kijken of mijn tantes het gaan accepteren dat onze telo echt alleen Javaans is. Bid voor mijn welzijn en geduld, hahahahaha!
Oh, nog één vraagje: weet jij de oorsprong van onze Pom?
@@myafelicia - Het zou heel goed kunnen dat jullie de Chinese benamingen hanteerden, maar in mijn omgeving gebeurde dat alleen bij de afhaal Chinees. Ik ben opgegroeid met de Javaanse keuken (mijn vader is half Javaans en half Arowak, maar de Javaanse cultuur domineerde in zijn ouderlijk huis en daardoor ook in mijn ouderlijk huis en hij was meestal degene die kookte). De woorden nasi goreng en bami goreng hadden niets te maken met de Nederlandse klanten; ze werden vroeger in Suriname al gebruikt; ik heb geen enkele klant ooit tjauw fan horen zeggen als ze in een Javaanse warung nasi goreng bestelden. Niet in Suriname en niet in Nederland. En bij ons al helemaal niet. Dat deed men bij de Chinees. Bovendien smaken tjauw fan en tjauw min anders dan nasi goreng en bami goreng. De Chinezen gebruiken andere kruiden en de samenstelling van hun sojasaus is ook anders dan de Javaanse ketjap asin of ketjap manis.
Pom is van oorsprong een Joods gerecht. Maar, zij maakten het met aardappelen. De Engelse versie heet Shepherd’s pie/cottage pie. De slaven moesten dit gerecht voor hun Joodse meesters maken en hebben er later hun eigen twist aan gegeven met tayer enzo
Look up the etnological and cultural roots of Suriname - and you’ll understand where the tastes do come from.
Very interesting, Margreet, thank you! 😊
Haha! When I saw that blob of the madame jeanette I knew Eric's eyes were going to pop. That is a serious pepper, very flavourful but up to 15 times hotter than a common cayenne and a hundred times that of a jalapeño.
Lol!! He definitely got a mouthful!! 🥵Thanks for your continued support, Pierre - we appreciate it!😊
Can't wait for the "RIJST TAFEL" (rice table) episode. There must be a Toko and/or Indonesian restaurant willing to support this culinary "invention" of the Dutch. In the 17th century ... and even after WWII, the Dutch claimed Indonesia and many have emigrated/found refuge in the Netherlands since. The Dutch "rijst tafel" came from the desire to enjoy ALL tastes on the menu, but in smaller portions. (note: This can not be an episode without some friends / neighbours). Selemat Makan
and pils
I like how he is waiting on his wife... You Ready🤗❤🇸🇷
It’s always so much fun to see Eric behave as a naughty schoolboy with this twinkle in his eyes and his big smiles. He genuine likes his foods and Tammy is an angel and at the same time his consience. Otherwise he would eat all in one go 🤣 It’s quite obvious you guys have a lot of fun together and you really get along very well after so many years together. It must be real love 😊 Always great to watch your vlogs and I’m a devotee. Keep up the good and entertaining work 👍🏻
Hans, thank you very much for your kind words!! Yes, we do get along very well and are still very much in love with each other after all of these years🤩! We are so happy that we portray that in our videos! We appreciate your continued support and encouragement🥰
"Lekker" that made me cry. I can hear my mom and my grandmother in my ear. I can also hear them laughing about my father. Who wanted to be a big tough guy. And he could eat some EXTREMELY hot fish and pepper dish. "Pepasan" (probably spelled that completely wrong lol) and ended up with his head under the kitchen sink, drinking water out of the faucet. Two Dutch women having to tackle him. To get a piece of bread in his mouth. And milk down his gullet. 🤣This brought me home. Thank you ❤️
You guys better get a gym subscription if you keep doing these food tastings 😜
Lol!! We agree, AxeGaijin!! Thank you for watching us!!😊
I love Surinamese food actually i love all Spicy foods but i also love the traditional Dutch cuisine as well being Dutch myself.
Really love these food tasting videos keep up the great work👍
En nog een prettige dag toegewenst😊
Hallo didier! Thank you very much for watching and commenting!! Prettige dag😊
So glad you discovered Surinamese, to me this is one of best cuisines in the world, because is a mixture of all the other best cuisines in the world: Indonesian, Chinese, Indian and local creole and indigenous Indian.
Hi Evert! We have to agree with you - wow, the food was so tasty!! 😊
Super video! But be careful with that orange sambal. The are restaurants that give you pure grated madame Jeanette. You’ll be in pain.
I love you guys!!! Indonesian and Surinamese food is part of the Dutch heritage and is GOOD!!!!
Awww, thank you for your kind words, Erwin!!💕
Great how you both are so eanthousiast about our country. Yours also, you know so much already about our/ you're country by now
This is my third comment in a row, but. YOU ARE A BRAVE BRAVE MAN, HAT OFF TO YOU SIR. As a Surinamese person that little tub of sambal terrifies me.
For everyone who like to cook .. you to are the best .. you enyoj meals .. that makes the heart sing
Awww, thank you very much, Resi!💕
Food from other (international) cuisines are such a welcome addition to the 'traditional' food. there is literally a whole world to discover ...
Yes, we agree, Paul!! Thank you so much for watching and commenting, Paul!! We appreciate it!😊
Hi Eric and Tammy,
You are so beautiful togeter😊
I'm very much enjoying your chanel😃
I'm so pleased to see you're trying the Surinam kitchen🥰 Thank you so much for including my roots, the country in South America that had been a colony from the Netherlands until November 25th 1975.
I love to see you enjoying my home town Rotterdam😃 There is so much to see, so much to do and so much to love🤗 Enjoy💕🙏🏽
You'll probably love Indonesian food as well, you already had the Surinam variant of some dishes now but you really got to try the dish that for a long time was the most popular take out dish at Indonesian/Chinese restaurants in the Netherlands: Babi Pangang(roast pork with sweet and sour sauce)
Hello StevenQ74! Thank you for the suggestion! And, thank you for watching us!!😊
haha it's so much fun watching you get so happy over delicious food. Thanks for another video!
Awww, thank you for your kind words, k00lstra💕
Really loved your review. Next time you should also try bakabana with peanutsauce and dawet. I am sure you will love those too. Keep up the good work making great new videos 👍
Thank you for your kind words, Sander! Also, for your suggestions! 😊
Terri is dried salted fish, fried up (in this with a sauce) and is absolutely addicting. I’m so happy you enjoyed some of my favorite foods. 😊
Its fun to see you try all of this,thank you for doing this,It opens up a whole new world for you
Hi Jolanda! Thank YOU very much for watching us! We really appreciate it😊
Yess great video! I'm glad you enjoyed the food!
Awww, thank you, C!!
Enjoyed this video a lot. Great to see you both loving this Surinamese food. I also love it.
Thank you very much, DP!!!😊
Love all your video’s ♥️
Thank you very much, Stab N Cut!😊
Everytime I hear you guys say Hmmmm I have a new item for my list haha 😂
Absolutely love this video 😊 I watched it at least three times. I was wondering when you guys tried Surinam food. it’s my favorite 😋 can’t live without it. Surinam food rules 🎉🍾
it's delicious seeing you enjoy it all
Awww, thank you very much, Marieke🥰
It’s a pure joy to watch you enjoy this so much! A few bike rides and you’ll keep your perfect balance with these meals.
Thank you for the encouragement, Ingrid💕. Also, thank you so much for your continued support😊
Are you looking forward to receiving some guest from the US and introduce them to some of the foods you tasted?
Hello Robert! Yes, as a matter of fact, we have someone coming into town tomorrow! It will be fun to have them try different foods!!😊
Thank you for trying Surinamese food ❤
Another tasty video! Love it😋
Great watching you enjoy!
The Surinam people have enriched our culture & cuisine.
Thank you, TheEvertw!!😊
'It's got little bits of stuff in it' yes! Love that sort of description! Cracked me up. Keep it up 🥰😂🥰
Lol! Thank you for your continued support, Geertje! 🥰
You're just a nice couple and it's great to see the chemistry between the two of you. And of course it's great to see your positivity about our country.
Awww, thank you very much for your kind words, Pasunsoprano🥰
Ohh wow u guys took my advice! Thats great! I go look the video now ! 😃😃😃😃😃
We hope you enjoy the video, Timson888444!
@@SoultoSoulTravels sure did!
I'm glad you like Surinamese cuisine. I think it's wonderful. Thanks again for a very entertaining video!
Thank you so much for your kind words, Magere! 💕
Well done guys !! 💕🌷
Thank you, Yvonne!💕
Nice, really good, a winner - it's important that viewers get to know what's IN the food you're tasting. I'll leave you to your fun 👍.
Haha, this was so much fun to watch! Seeing you chauw down on this food. And literally being lost for words at times 😁
Yes, Surinaams is awesome!! And usaully quite cheep. Sometimes you can have a miss at some places but overall it's just super nice food❤️
Hi Freya76! We are glad that you enjoyed it!! Thank you very much for your continued support!💕
Awesome/fun video yet again :)
Awww, thank you Remco😊
Thanks for making me hungry! I love surname food. I had not much of a dinner tonight soooo yes I was envious, to say the least.
Loved watching, see you next time. 😃👍
LOL! Thank you, Riny!😊
I watched this right before I was about to make dinner. My mouth was watering. There's a Surinamese restaurant here in Utrecht that I'm going to go to real soon with a list of the things you tried.Yum!
@Coco_fit Restaurant Pomo on Wittevrouwenstraat, Utrecht
Very nice video again,keep up doing the good stuff.
Awwww, thank you very much, regejade😊💕
What a joy to watch you discover and love the Surinamese kitchen. As a Dutchman, my only regret about that food is that I didn't discover it years before I did.
Thank you for your kind words, qazatqazah! And, thank you for watching us😊
Wow!! You two just seem to love life to the max! And why not!! Good for you, enjoy every traveling day because isn't life just a big travel??? Love the channel, thanks! (my fav in Rotterdam is the Holland America history - pre airline times people travelled by ship and Rotterdam held the role which today is Schiphol! The wide body jet made the SS Rotterdam transfer to cruise ship, but built as a liner: Rotterdam - NYC and tons of American immigrant families left Europe via Rotterdam. You van still find a few 'old folk', sometimes as tour volunteers on the SS Rotterdam who can tell tales of the time. Rotterdam was a major passenger transfer town! Maybe you've seen remnants of it? How funnest to visit the SS Rotterdam? By high speed water taxi! Another part of this history: Hotel New York which was the terminal building (not a hotel) and HQ of the Holla d America Line. Rotterdam is very transatlantic in its roots!
Nice video. Your Dutch is getting very well! Bakbanaan and/or Bakpao is something you could try for the nexttime if you wish ofcourse!
Thank you, Semmy! Also, thank you for the suggestions!😊
So much thanks for trying this ! But still a lot of Surinam food left, hope u will do a second one once!
We agree, there is so much yet to try!!! Thank you very much for watching us, firjah!😊
I am really happy you tried Surinamese food. I was in Suriname in 2017. If you ever have the opportunity, please go there. I loved it!!!
Thank you so much for watching us, Connie! Also, thank you for the suggestion to go to Suriname!!😊
Amazing you two! This was a win/win/win, a win for the restaurant; a win for you two; and a win for us to enjoy it vicariously through you. I sense a Rotterdam International Restaurant series forming here. Oh, and can Eric share on a video what his Thai tattoo says? Thanks for the wonderful content!
Hi Jeremy! We are so happy that you enjoyed watching us!! Also, for your continued support and comments!!😊
Hey Eric and Tammy.
This thursday is ascension day. For most dutchies, that’s just a day off from work. But did you know that in some regions of the netherlands, there is a tradition to get up with the sun (5.30), and go walking or cycling with some friends or family. And afterwards you can have a picnic or bbq.
Hi guys,i am Harry and live in Belgium since 2008 but..........i was born and raised in Rotterdam.I discovered your channel a time ago and like to see how you experience living in Rotterdam.This clip where you trying the Surinamese food making me homesick to Rotterdam because here in Belgium you can't found this kind of food from Suriname and I liked it so very much when I was living in Holland.But keep up the good work and I hope you like Rotterdam like I still do.Although living in Belgium I am and always be an Rotterdammer.greetings from Harry.
Hi Harry! We are glad that you found our channel and like our videos!! Hopefully you will be able to visit your ‘home town’ to get your Suriname “fix”!!! 😊
When i was young, i had a surinamese neighbor, and she used to make bara once a month. And that was always my favorite weekend of the month.
Yummmm!!! I think it would have been my favorite weekend of the month as well!! 😊
@@SoultoSoulTravels - LOL!
I always drink a bit of milk or tea with honey when it's too spicy. Or in the summer a mango milkshake.
Oh, boy, a mango milkshake sounds nice!! Thank you for the tip, Mieke!
It gives me pleasure, seeing you both try everything from things you come across in your neighborhood and what others recommend you try, you eat things I don't even know myself, here in our village there are about 20 different eat places from small to large, which I haven't even tried yet, a few of them have, but the rest haven't>>>>greetings Harry
Great, just great. What an adventure!
Awww, thank you, Ed787!! It is an amazing adventure so far🤩
@@SoultoSoulTravels Sometimes you are so typical 'not Americans', going way beyond the beaten path. Experiencing almost anything a third country may throw at you in terms of culture and food.
It is about time you start venturing outside of the Rotterdam region. Summer is coming up, experience the country side. Ride your bike anywhere. Experience the non-city locals (I am not allowed to call them peasants anymore).
Sample local delicacies, enjoy the hospitality of non-city folk.
Or, if you feel truly adventurous, take the train and visit Belgium, with cities like Brussels, Antwerp, Brugge and Gent, or "far" away places like Paris. Europe has so much more to offer.
And just realise that Rotterdam has a little airport that offer low cost flights to a number of cities.
Enjoy the various foods and the summer. Life is great if you are willing to live it!
@@ed7872 , we love to travel and have been fortunate enough to do a little traveling since we have been here! Paris, Brussels, Koln… we are actually going back to Paris this Wednesday for an overnight stay with a visitor from the states; and next week, Eric and I will be spending a few nights in Krakow, Poland! We haven’t been there and are excited to visit!! We agree, life is great when you are willing to live it🥰
Had a good laugh and now I am hungry. Thanx a lot…
Our pleasure, Wielie0305🤣. Thank you so much for watching us!😊
Next time visit the Chinese boat. DE CHINESE BOOT This boat is located at the bottom of the Euromast, it is an Asian supermarket with a lot of choice from far away countries. Shopping there is an adventure.
Thank you for the recommendation, Hugo - to be honest, I thought it was a ‘tourist attraction’ so we didn’t have it on our radar to visit. We will have to check it out!!
Dear Eric and Tammy,
Thanks again for a very enjoyable food tasting review!
We Dutchies love Indonesian, Surinam and Antilles food. Of course this has to do with our colonial history. We're not proud of that at all but we should be thankful for all the good food it brought to us. I'm lucky to have so many Surinam an Curaçao friends and family who cook the best recipies for me.
Next time don't forget to order Pisang Goreng as a side dish for the nasi. Sweet-toothed Eric will love it!
Hello René! Thank you for your kind words😊. Also, thank you for the Pisang Goreng suggestion! He probably will love it🤣
Who did not eat a big plate when visiting your friends. The mamma's took good care of everybody and you can not buy that quality food nowhere. It must have been the love in it.
Hi René, in welke straat staat jouw restaurant? Ik ben al heel lang weg uit Rotterdam en ik weet niet waar de wijk Chinatown is.
@@jokevangeldrop5876 Sorry, maar dat moet je aan Eric en Tammy vragen. Zij hebben het eten bij de Surinamer gehaald. Ik kom niet uit Rotterdam.
@@jokevangeldrop5876 Ik heet toevallig ook René.
I love how you 2 explore our dutch/Indonesian/Suriname culture through food. I strongly recommend you try Moroccan food too. And Turkish food is also absolutely great. They are also a great part of our multi culture too.
You should visit China Town The Hague too. And have lunch at Warung Istana, delicious Asian Indonesia food. Afterwards you can say hello to the girl with the pearl at the Mauritshouse. Enjoy! 🙂👍PS I never had Surinam food but after your as usual very informative video I will give it a try!
Hello Baldwin! Thank you for the suggestions!
@@SoultoSoulTravels Warung Istana is very good. Generally, Indonesian/Eurasian food is better in The Hague. Also a good one: Toko Toet on Beeklaan
Highly entertaining video again!
Out of curiosity (and maybe a video suggestion??), of everything you have tasted so far, what are your favorites, what stayed, and what do you still eat or drink regularly (or never again).
A top 10 (or 20) please... Best, Paul
Hi Paul! Thank you for your kind words! That is a great idea of doing a ‘favorites’ video! Thank you for the suggestion!😊
If you find some good Sambal, at it to many dishes, like your average pasta dish becomes so much better. As a Dutch dad in the US, I still make nasi goreng at times for the family, and it's always a success.
I get your hezitation on certain types of food I think. It is all in the way how it is prepared. Some people don't like some foods, because they have tasted it a certain way, but prepared completely different it can taste realy good to them.
We agree, Linda! Thank you very much for watching us!😊
getting so hungry seeing you guys eating ;)
Most of the dishes have Chinese or Bahasa Indonesia names and probably originate from there. But I love Surinamese food because of it Creole and Hindu influences and a very flavorful result. It's like Asian done well and better.
You guys are just great :)
Awww, your are so kind, Roy!! Thank you so much for watching us!😊
Hallo lovely people , that's one of the atvantages living in a multycultural city , tasting good food . Greetings .
Hallo Bert!! Yes! It is definitely an advantage!!
Never had any of the foods tried today, except for the kip sate. Going to try all this when I am back in Nederland, it looked great.
It was really good!! You will not be disappointed, Bitty!!
Yes Indonesian food !!! See Win Machielse's reaction below here ! Absolutely !
I grew up as a kid in a neigbourhood with lots of Surinamers/Antillianen and great to see you enjoyed the food. I'm like Eric, it needs a bit more sambal lol
Lol! We are glad that you enjoyed the video😊. Thank you very much for watching us, Marc!
I much prefer normal roti over the rotiroll though, because with normal roti you also get kerrie-sauce/gravy where you can dip your wrap into which makes it outstanding.
By the way, you should also try "Dawet", it's a pink ultra sweet Surinamese drink.
Hello Henno! Thank you very much for the suggestions and for watching us!!😊
@Henno - Dawet is Javaans. De overige Indonesiërs noemen het Tjendol. De Javaanse versie is roze en de Indonesische versie is groen.
24:34 when you two visit Groningen, try an Eierbal, typically Groningen's fried snack, UNESCO heritage food. ( best ones from Koning in Bedum, close to Groningen )
That food looked really good, a shame I've not seen a place that sells stuff like this before will keep my eyes peeled.
Visiting Suriname was already on my bucket list for the fact that they speak Dutch in large parts of the country, good to see the food is also amazing.
Hi Dionysus! You will not be disappointed at all with the food when you finally make it to Suriname!!
You will love it. I have been there for work 4 times and the food is truly amazing. I have had everything they tried and just seeing them eat it makes me drooling.
Oh, man now i'm craving for roti,haha
Try Indonesian, for sure Rotterdam has a few good original Indonesian restaurants.
Hi Paul! We will add Indonesian to the list - thank you!😊
I've been watching your video's for some time now, and i think that you guys never cn go back to the states no more ( to live there) because there is no way you can live without all the delicious food we have here hahahahahaha. But just so you know: the situation in Rotterdam is a unique one. For years we had the biggest port of the world, and many people from around the world cam to Rotterdam. They all brought their own delicious food to our town, and that's why we have so many, many different super tasting foods. You won't find it anywhere else on the planet. Off course, in other big cities like Amsterdam or Antwerpen you can find foreign food, but Rotterdam has the most variety in global food.
I hope you keep on making these happy video's and I hope you stay for a long time in our beautiful country to enjoy all the nice foods ( and off course all the other stuff)
Have a nice weekend!!
Just 1 tip for your convinience.......If you got some food that is a bit to spicey or hot for your liking, and your mouth is on fire.......grap some ice cold milk, it will do much better than water. just so you know
Hello Superglans! Thank you very much for watching our videos, it really means a lot to us that we have faithful viewers like you😊😊 We love it here in your beautiful country and never plan on going back to the states to live.😜
you are lovely, really. Your video's make my day!
Love your videos. You look like you’ve had fun :-) Will you attend the Rotterdamse Dakendagen? It’s a great opportunity to visit the Rotterdam rooftops and enjoy the view.
Hi Sabai! Yes, we are looking forward to the rooftops!!! Thank you very much for watching us!😊
Funny for us Dutch the habit of Americans how they eat as they change hands for the fork and the knife is optional haha little bit use of the fingers instead of the knife haha. No critics as i am used to that after 40 wonderful years in the US and now happy to be back in Amsterdam where we belong. Thanks for posting & Subscribed.
In Portugal, Spain, Italy and Brasil bakkeljauw is called bacalhau, in Norway it is called stockfish. It is salted and dried cod fish. Terri are small fishes salted and dried too, mainly eaten in South East Asia.
Hello Johannes! Thank you for that interesting information😊. And, thank you very much for watching us!
Sambal literally makes everything better!
It really does!! Thank you for watching and commenting, MTC Sypkens!
Bakkeljou,,,,Cod probbably, dried, and spiced.. In English: Stockfish is unsalted fish, especially cod, dried by cold air and wind on wooden racks (which are called "hjell" in Norway. Imported from Norway.
Thank you so much for watching us, SideWalk Astronomy!!😊
As a Dutchman i have to say... we have a lot of cultures here in the Netherlands... And all of them know what great food is ..
But Surinamic food is just on another level..
FYI: Bara (your chicken filled "doughnut") is a Hindustani (Indian) snack, made of a mixture of mainly ground beans, chickpeas, flour and a diversity of herbs. Can be filled but is mostly just eaten with various Chutneys ("Sambals" but different).
One of my favorites, but best eaten freshly fried, so it still is crunchy!
It was so good!!!! I will have to try them freshly fried!!
With the Bara, you need to include some chutney, preferably the potato chutney….. it’s sooooo good🤤
Thank you for the suggestion!!😊
Lovely again to see you try everything, if it is to hot for you, try milk or a cola, water makes it hotter.
Yes, the small hard fish has been dried, salted, and then rehydrated and wok-fried with sugar and spices. Variations will be either crispy or chewy, depending on the restaurant. Also, instead of the fried cassava, ask the restaurant if they offer (fried) Breadfruit to go along with the cod and or "Terie" ( those little crispy sweet and spicy fish). That elevates the experience.
Hello Alain - thank you for the suggestion! We will have to remember that next time😊
Interesting, Bara is also Welsh for speckled bread
You should go to the the restaurant the tast of Africa ( the smaak van Africa) goudsesingel 342a Rotterdam. You wil love it. Al the plates are with a kind of roti. ( a kind of pancake) it is fun try it.
Thank you for the suggestion, Jacob!! 😊
A bara with kip kerrie with a good amount of sambal is my go-to when I have a cold. Works so well being able to breathe again 😊 (probably only sambal will work as well, but just not as tasty 😂).
I'm always begging for more pickled cucumber, I love that sooooo much! 😋
We will have to remember that when we get a cold! I am glad that they included the pickled cucumber - it was really good!!😊. Thank you for watching us, Madam Mikmak!
take a trip to den haag and visit the Haagse markt , you will see so many different spices , food , fish , vegtables , it is one of the biggest markets in nederland
Hi Paul, we will have to take a trip there!! Thank you for the suggestion!😊
Since you are in R’dam… Kiem Foei and Warung Mini are probably the best for Surinamese food…
Thank you for the restaurant tips, Jan!! Also, thank you so much for watching our videos!😊
Hi guys , the old Dutch - Canadian again, you just got one of my my meals that i make for my wife, bami , i get all the stuff here in the Dutch store, the bami noodles the vegies the kethjap masis and the sambal, all from conimex a dutch company. my wife loves it ( she is Canadian born) Love the show it makes me hungry.
Hi Robert! It is great that you can find some of your beloved food items locally and prepare them for you and your wife!! Thank you so much for your continued support! 😊
I hope you eat more Surinamese food because their are more dishes to taste like: Surinamese Roti with chicken and potatoes in Massala (not the wrap version). Surinamese Javaanse Bami and more. I am born in The Netherlands but my parents are from Suriname. My grandparents are from India and Fiji. Suriname was a dutch colonial in wich The Dutch had African slaves their and later Contract Laborers from India, Indonesia Java, and more. It is why the food is so heavily like mixed with influences. This also counts for the Dutch Antilles Islands.😊 And in Suriname allot speak dutch to.
It is such a delight to see you two try out everything.
Looks like you won't go hungry here in the Netherlands any time soon after liking so much of our goodies huh? :-p
Onwards and upwards!
Ha! We definitely will not go hungry🤣 So much lekker eten around here!
You really need to eat a traditional Rotti. The traditional way i mean! Love the video,s guys!
OMG, we laughed so hard! It's nice to see a "fresh" view of Dutch culture. As an american living here 30 + years with my dutch husband, it's nice to see you embrace the Netherlands with an open mind and an open palate. We live in Vlaardingen, not far from you Have you tried herring yet? ;)
Hi Patricia! We are glad that we provided you with some comic relief😜. We did try haring in our 3rd tasting video (when it was out of season😱). We do plan on trying it again in a couple weeks when they are fresher.😊
I made up my own “Dutch touch” bara: fill one with raw sauerkraut and dip in madame Jeanette sambal, the best 😋