Deep-fried food — locally revered as “the brown fruit” — is a cornerstone of Dutch culture. After work on Fridays, the Dutch gather for a “borrel”, which is best described as “sunless sundowners”. After a while, a tray of nondescript snacks is served, which all look different, but taste the same.
The Dutch often eat chocolate sprinkles and flakes on their bread. We refer to this delicacy as “hagelslag”, which literally means “hail beating”. By rendering our atrocious weather in chocolate form, we make the many different forms of precipitation we are forced to endure slightly more bearable.
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