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Quiz about Dutch Dishes
Quiz about Dutch Dishes

Dutch Dishes Trivia Quiz


Let's go Dutch at a Dutch restaurant with these delicious examples of Dutch cuisine.

A multiple-choice quiz by Shaffyre. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Shaffyre
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
299,541
Updated
Jun 16 23
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
301
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Question 1 of 15
1. "Hete" means "hot" and "bliksem" means "lightning" but what kind of Dutch dish is "hete bliksem"? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What Dutch snack is similar to Dutch "kroketten" ("Croquettes") but round in shape? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Some Dutch dishes have interesting names such as "blote billetjes in het gras" ("bare buttocks in the grass") but what is it? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. A very popular Dutch snack food is a "frikandel" but what is it made from? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What Dutch dessert is named for the inhabitants of a Dutch city who always seem to have an air about them? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. From what animal comes the "Hollandse Nieuwe" ("Holland's New")? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What Dutch snack has been incorporated into the local McDonalds menu? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What delicious Dutch flan originated from the southernmost Dutch province? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What treat do the Dutch make for New Years Eve? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What delicious pancake-like treats are often served in Dutch restaurants? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. On a cold winter afternoon the Dutch would enjoy "Snert" but what is it? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What sweet Dutch delicacy's name is a word play on the name of a Dutch cartoon character as well as the French equivalent of a well-known fairy tale character? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What Dutch dish shares its name with the Dutch word for a "bouncer"? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What do the Dutch do with the delicatessen that they call "zult"? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What dish did the Dutch adopt as their own from the period that Indonesia was a Dutch colony? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Hete" means "hot" and "bliksem" means "lightning" but what kind of Dutch dish is "hete bliksem"?

Answer: A hotchpotch of potatoes and vegetables with apples added

Because of the high moist content it stays warm for a long time, hence the name.
2. What Dutch snack is similar to Dutch "kroketten" ("Croquettes") but round in shape?

Answer: Bitterballen

"Bitterballen" are "bitter balls". Both "kroketten" and "Bitterballen" are made from a ragout type filling that is rolled in egg, flour and lastly breadcrumbs and then deep fried but "Bitterballen" are round in shape and served as cocktail snacks with mustard while "kroketten" are oblong.
3. Some Dutch dishes have interesting names such as "blote billetjes in het gras" ("bare buttocks in the grass") but what is it?

Answer: A hotchpotch with snap beans and white beans

"Blote billetjes in het gras" is a hotchpotch recipe from the Dutch province Brabant and is made with potatoes, snap beans and white beans and served with a smoked sausage.
4. A very popular Dutch snack food is a "frikandel" but what is it made from?

Answer: Minced meat

A "frikandel" is made from minced meat from various animals made into a long sausage form and then deep-fried. It is often served on a bun with tomato ketchup and mayonnaise or with chopped onions.
5. What Dutch dessert is named for the inhabitants of a Dutch city who always seem to have an air about them?

Answer: Haagse Bluf

"Hague bluff" is whipped egg whites with cranberry juice and sugar that is served as a dessert. The name is a reference to the inhabitants of The Hague ("Den Haag" in Dutch) of whom is said that they always seem to have an air about them.
6. From what animal comes the "Hollandse Nieuwe" ("Holland's New")?

Answer: Herring

In May the herring in the North Sea reach their minimum of 16 percent fat when they are ready to be caught and sold as the first new herrings of the season. To be called "Hollandse Nieuwe" it has to be gutted, salted and filleted in the traditional Dutch manner.

The herring is usually eaten by holding it by the tail above the mouth and then taking a bite. It is often served with chopped onions, sometimes on a bun.
7. What Dutch snack has been incorporated into the local McDonalds menu?

Answer: Kroket

The "kroket" ("croquette") is such a popular snack in the Netherlands that it was incorporated into the local McDonalds menu as the McKroket with a croquette in place of a hamburger patty. Croquettes are made with a ragout type filling rolled into a short sausage form. After it has been cooled it is then rolled in egg, flour and lastly breadcrumbs. It is then deep fried.
8. What delicious Dutch flan originated from the southernmost Dutch province?

Answer: Limburgse vlaai

"Limburgse vlaai" is a kind of flan that originated from the southernmost Dutch province of Limburg though it is available all over the Netherlands as well as parts of Belgium and Germany. It is made from dough which is flat, with raised edges, which is baked separately and then filled with a different kinds of fruit or rice pudding.
9. What treat do the Dutch make for New Years Eve?

Answer: Oliebollen

"Oliebollen", literally "oil balls", are "doughnut balls" made from dough with yeast that are deep fried in oil and traditionally served around New Years Eve with powdered sugar.
10. What delicious pancake-like treats are often served in Dutch restaurants?

Answer: Poffertjes

"Poffertjes" are small puff-pancakes, smaller, sweeter and thicker than normal pancakes. They are baked in special "poffertjes" griddles, an cast-iron plate or pan with shallow indentations. They are then served with butter, powdered sugar and sometimes with syrup.
11. On a cold winter afternoon the Dutch would enjoy "Snert" but what is it?

Answer: Thick pea soup

"Snert", a colloquialism for "erwtensoep" ("pea soup") in Dutch, is a thick soup, made of split peas. It is usually enjoyed with bread on cold winter afternoons.
12. What sweet Dutch delicacy's name is a word play on the name of a Dutch cartoon character as well as the French equivalent of a well-known fairy tale character?

Answer: Tompoes

A "tompoes" or "tompouce" is a Dutch pastry consisting of thick vanilla pastry cream between two layers of puff pastry with a layer of usually pink glaze on top. Around Queen's Day (celebrating the Dutch Queen's birthday) and when the national football team comes into action in a major tournament the glaze is orange.

The name comes from a character in a Dutch cartoon named "Tom Poes" ("Tom Puss" in English) and is also a word play on the French name for "Tom Thumb" namely "Tom Pouce".
13. What Dutch dish shares its name with the Dutch word for a "bouncer"?

Answer: Uitsmijter

An "Uitsmijter" is fried ham and eggs on a slice or two of bread. "Uitsmijter" also means "bouncer" and literary translates to "out thrower". A possible explanation of where the name comes from is that it is a meal that is very easily prepared, which means that the customer will leave again soon thereby being thrown out quickly, so to speak.
14. What do the Dutch do with the delicatessen that they call "zult"?

Answer: Put it on their sandwiches

"Zult" is known as "head cheese" or "brawn" in English. It is made from meat rests such as the head, tail, feet, organs or ears that is boiled with herbs and gelatine and then served as a luncheon meat. Originally it was made so that no meat from a slaughtered animal would go to waste.
15. What dish did the Dutch adopt as their own from the period that Indonesia was a Dutch colony?

Answer: Bami (Goreng)

"Bami", known as "Bakmi" in English, is a noodle of Chinese origin. The name comes from "ba", Chinese for "meat" and "mie", Chinese for "noodles" therefore "meat and noodles". It is usually prepared with leftover meat and vegetables. The dish was brought to the Netherlands by returning Dutch colonist and Indonesians who came to the Netherlands.
Source: Author Shaffyre

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