herring, a Dutch delicacy, usually eaten salted, sometimes pickled
huzarensalade
a salad consisting of meat (usually ham), vegetables, potatoes and mayonnaise
mosselen
mussels, usually eaten boiled or fried
oesters
oysters
omelet
omelette
pasteitje
a pastry shell stuffed with hot ragout
paté
pâté
SOEPEN | SOUPS
Dutch
English
aspergesoep
asparagus soup
bouillon
broth
erwtensoep
(trad.; winter) a typical Dutch delicacy: a thick soup made of green peas, leek, celeriac, pork and smoked sausage
groentesoep
vegetable soup
kerriesoep
curry soup
kervelsoep
chervil soup
kippensoep
chicken soup
koninginensoep
cream of chicken soup
ossenstaartsoep
oxtail soup
soep van de dag
soup of the day
tomatensoep
tomato soup
uiensoep
onion soup
vissoep
fish soup
VIS EN SCHAALDIEREN | FISH AND SEAFOOD
Dutch
English
baars
perch
bokking
smoked herring, comparable to kippers
forel
trout
garnalen
shrimps, prawns
haring
(trad.) herring, a typical Dutch delicacy, for example maatjesharing (young herring, Hollandse nieuwe (new herring), rolmops (pickled herring), panharing (fried herring))
heilbot
halibut
FISH AND SEAFOOD
Dutch
English
inktvis
squid, octopus
kabeljauw
cod
karper
carp
kreeft
lobster
makreel
mackerel, usually eaten smoked
mosselen
mussels, usually eaten boiled or fried
paling
(trad.) eels, a real specialty, for example gerookte paling (smoked eels), paling in het groen (a typical Belgian dish, consisting of stewed eels served in chervil sauce)
snoekbaars
pikeperch
stokvis
stockfish, cured cod or haddock
tarbot
turbot
tong
sole
tonijn
tuna
wijting
whiting
zalm
salmon
zeekreeft
lobster
zeetong
sole
WILD EN GEVOGELTE | GAME AND FOWL
Dutch
English
duif
pigeon
eend
duck
fazant
pheasant
gans
goose
haantje
chicken
haas
hare
hazenpeper
jugged hare, hare stew
kalkoen
turkey
kip
chicken, for example gebraden kip (fried chicken), kippenborst (chicken breast), kipfilet (fillet of chicken), kippenlevertjes (chicken liver)
steak: biefstuk van de haas (fillet steak), biefstuk tartaar (steak tartare)
blinde vink
(trad.) slice of veal rolled up and stuffed with minced meat
entrecote
entrecôte, rib steak
filet
fillet, tenderloin
gehaktbal
meat ball, a very common dish, usually not served in restaurants
Meat Dishes
Dutch
English
hachée
hash, a meat stew with lots of onions
jachtschotel
meat casserole with mashed potatoes and apples
kalfsvlees
veal, for example kalfsborst (breast of veal), kalfsoest (leg of veal), kalfsschenkel (knuckle of veal), kalfsschnitzel (veal escalope)
karbonade
pork chop
kotelet
cutlet
lamsvlees
lamb
lendenstuk
sirloin
lever
liver
nieren
kidneys
ossenhaas
tenderloin
pastei
pie
pens
tripe
ragout
ragout
rollade
rolled meat
rolpens
spiced minced meat in tripe
rookworst
(trad.) smoked sausage, eaten with almost all typical Dutch winter dishes
rosbief
roast beef
rundvlees
beef, for example: runderlapje (braised slice of beef), runderrollade (rolled beef, a popular dish at Christmas)
schapenvlees
mutton
spek
bacon
tong
tongue, for example ossentong (ox tongue), rundertong (beef tongue)
tournedos
fillet steak
varkensvlees
pork, for example varkenshaas (pork tenderloin), varkenskarbonade (pork chop), varkenspoot (pork pettitoes)
CHINESE-INDONESIAN DISHES
A small selection (the spelling may vary):
Dutch
English
atjar tjampoer
a side dish: a sweet-and-sour vegetable mixture
babi pangang
grilled pork in a sweet-and-sour sauce
bami goreng
fried noodles mixed with vegetables, pork and omelette, sometimes served with “saté”
foe jong hai
a variety of vegetables, sometimes also with meat, covered in an egg sauce
gado gado
a variety of vegetables covered with a peanut sauce
kroepoek
a side dish: prawn crackers
CHINESE-INDONESIAN DISHES
Dutch
English
mie goreng
fried noodles
nasi goreng
fried rice with meat, onions, chicken, prawns and a fried egg on top
nasi rames
a mini “rijsttafel” (see “rijsttafel”)
oedang
prawns
pisang goreng
fried bananas
rijsttafel
(min. 2 pers.) a sumptuous meal, a remnant of Dutch colonial times in Indonesia; consisting of white rice served with numerous small meat and vegetable dishes
sambal
(sometimes extremely) hot pepper paste
saté (sateh) babi/ajam
grilled cubes of pork or chicken on skewers, served with a peanut sauce
tjap tjoy
chop suey, vegetables served in a special sauce
METHODS OF PREPARATION
Dutch
English
aan het spit
roasted on the spit, barbecued
gaar
done
gebakken
fried: goed doorbakken (well-done), half doorbakken (medium), in de oven gebakken (baked)
