Raw salted herring eaten with onions and pickle from street stalls, and fluffy poffertjes with butter and sugar.
History
Herring was a cornerstone of the Dutch 'golden age' economy. The first herring of the season (Hollandse Nieuwe) is a national event each June.
Ingredients
- Maatjes herring
- Onion
- Pickles
- Buckwheat flour
- Yeast
- Butter
- Icing sugar
How it's made
- Gut and salt the herring at sea
- Serve cold with chopped onion
- For poffertjes, make a yeast batter
- Cook in a special pan with dimples
- Serve with butter and icing sugar
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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