Dutch Delight: Kroket
EM periodically tests typical Dutch foods with help of international students under the name of ‘Dutch Delight’. This edition, third year IBCoM student James Dooms from Cape Town, South Africa, tastes and reviews Kroket. The Review
James meets me in the Albron cafeteria ‘De Carrousel’ in L-building around lunchtime. He has eaten Kroket before, and to him it’s a typical dish from the Dutch snack cuisine: “Quick to eat, deep fried, and not really healthy”.
He admits he got discouraged to eat Kroket after hearing rumors about the filling of the snack. This rumor tells that it contains a bunch of leftover meats and bones. James: “This could be from anything really”. Having the recent horsemeat scandal in mind, anything seems possible – though there’s no piece of evidence that says this could be the case at Albron on campus.
James slices the Kroket in two halfs, puts it on a Ciabatta bun, and adds the mustard. His review is anything, but positive: “The Kroket tastes like it’s being out for a while, the bread is hard and tastes old, and the mustard adds mere flavor”. He grades the Kroket with a final mark of 1,5 star out of 5 stars. James: “I probably wouldn’t eat the Kroket here anymore”.
The Product
Kroket is a typical deep fried snack with a crispy crust and a soft filling. The filling is prepared of thick ragout containing either a mix of meat and vegetables or exclusively vegetables, depending on whether you eat the vegetarian Kroket or not. A typical Belgian version is a Kroket with a filling of melted cheese. A Kroket typically is being consumed either alone, on a bun, or with fries. One has to keep in mind that the filling is warm much longer than the crust when eating a Kroket. LJa
Score according to James: 1,5
1= I flushed it down the toilet
2= If you bought it anyway, eat it, why not?
3= Quite nice actually
4= Really good food
5= Best food I’ve ever tasted
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Score according to James: 1,5
1= I flushed it down the toilet
2= If you bought it anyway, eat it, why not?
3= Quite nice actually
4= Really good food
5= Best food I’ve ever tasted
Would you like to participate in a future edition of Dutch Delights too? Taste a bit of Dutch culture, and mail to [email protected]
