Typical Dutch breakfast, lunch and dinner - Amsterdam Canal Cruises (2024)

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What is a traditional Amsterdam breakfast? ›

For breakfast the Dutch also like to eat yogurt or milk with muesli or oatmeal or Brinta. Oatmeal or Brinta combined with milk is a more traditional Dutch breakfast, which for a long time was unpopular as a breakfast, but gained popularity due to the health benefits. It's combined with fruits and/or nuts.

A Dutch lunch is a light meal that is typically eaten in the Netherlands between 12 and 2 p.m. It often consists of bread, cheese, and other cold cuts, as well as fruit, vegetables, and coffee or tea.

A typical Dutch breakfast consists of bread, whether or not toasted, with cheesemeat butter and sweet toppingslike chocolate spread, sprinkles and flakes. In addition to a sandwich, Dutch people also often eat rusks, gingerbread, currant bread or a plate of porridge.

AVG'tje. This standard term for a Dutch dinner stands for Aardappel, Vlees, Groenten, or potato, meat and vegetables. A lot of Dutch households tend not to go for an existing dish, so much as a combination of these basic essentials.

Dutch dinnertime is known for its earliness – beginning at anywhere from 17:00-19:00 – meaning most kitchens close around 21:00.

At breakfast for most people it's either bread or cereals with either yoghurt or milk. Lunch is almost always a simple (whole grain) sandwich with something like cheese, peanut butter or chocolate sprinkles. Dinner is quite often some potatoes, some veggies and a simple piece of meat (or vegetarian alternative).

Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes.

They are the ultimate dish for a weekend breakfast, when Dutchies use their spare time to cook and enjoy some fresh pancakes with the family. You might have heard of French crêpes and American pancakes, but the Dutch pannenkoeken actually originated from China and Nepal.

Traditional Dutch food is meat and potato or fish based for dinner and bread and cheese based for everything else. Beef stew and stamppot are two of the more common, hearty Dutch meals. Raw herring and other North Sea fishes are commonly consumed as well.

If you are invited for for dinner in the Netherlands, it is common to wait until the host indicates that you can start eating. If you want to say "Enjoy your meal" say "Eat smakelijk" and if you want to make a toast say "proost".

What is the most popular Dutch dinner? ›

Haring or 'Hollandse Nieuwe' (Dutch new herring) is probably the most famous Dutch food. If you like fish you should at least try it once. The raw herring is served together with chopped raw onions and gherkins.

Meats in the Netherlands

This is often served with stamppot and hutspot. Diced pork belly, or spek, is also a key ingredient in many recipes including a thick pea soup that is known as erwtensoep or snert. Beef (rundvlees) is another favorite meat in Dutch cuisine.

Dutch bitterballen are one of the most popular local street foods and traditional food in Amsterdam, served in many cafes and bars, these meat and ragout meatballs, fried in breadcrumbs are adored by meat-eaters throughout the country.

The Traditional Full English Breakfast

A full English breakfast typically includes bacon, fried, poached or scrambled eggs, fried or grilled tomatoes, fried mushrooms, fried bread or buttered toast, and sausages. Black pudding, baked beans, and bubble and squeak are also often included.

Every day is Pancake Day in Amsterdam! So work up that appetite and take a look at I amsterdam's selection of 10 favourite spots at which to sample the local 'pannenkoeken'.