Snacks can be found everywhere in the Netherlands as they are often sold at stands as street food and as appetisers in bars and restaurants. Both savoury and sweet snacks are considered part of the Dutch national identity.
Savoury Dutch snacks
The most well known savoury snacks you can find in the Netherlands include:
Hollandse Nieuwe
Raw herring, generally from a specific catch. Often served with onion or pickles.
Bitterballen & Kroketten
Deep-fried balls and tubes filled with a ragout of meat or, sometimes, vegetables. Served with mustard.
Frikandel
Deep-fried, skinless sausage.
French fries with mayonnaise
Mayonnaise is the most common sauce to eat with French fries in the Netherlands.
Sweet Dutch snacks
Here are some of the most famous sweet snacks you can find in the Netherlands:
Stroopwafels
Thin, round waffles with syrup. You can buy them fresh at the market, or packaged in supermarkets.
Poffertjes
Tiny, puffed up pancakes served with butter and powdered sugar.
Eierkoek
Soft, round egg cake.
Drop
Liquorice candy, usually black or brown. There are both sweet and salty variants.
Vla
A milky dairy product made with egg and sugar, traditionally with a vanilla flavour.
