The Dutch have the right attitutude about a lot of things, I think. For example, chocolate. Here, in the Netherlands, chocolate is something you eat on your sandwich. It is a basic food group, after all, and the Dutch embrace that concept wholeheartedly.
I know we used to get chocolate spread back in South Africa. But this was not a regular thing, and certainly didn't occupy an entire section of the supermarket, maybe just a small section on one shelf along with the jam.
Here, chocolate sandwiches are a major industry. There are chocolate curls, and chocolate sprinkles. You can have dark, milk, white, or mixed. You have a selection of brands. The variety in spreads is even larger, as besides your favourite kind of chocolate, you also get to choose to include your favourite nuts.
I will admit to buying both chocolate curls and chocolate sprinkles, though I've used them mainly as decorations on desserts. I haven't yet tried the famous Dutch Chocolate Sandwich. Firstly I don't do a lot of bread. And secondly, there are no instructions on the packets on how to make the perfect sandwich.
Do you butter the bread? Do you use the chocolate or chocolate/nut mix as a solitary ingredient?
Is a chocolate mayonnaise sandwich an option? Or chicken and chocolate on rye? Speaking of which, does white chocolate go better with white bread or pumpernickel?
I may have to dedicate my meagre bread ration to experimenting, rather than wasting it on toast for my egg at breakfast.
Hang on. Maybe I can start a new trend and sprinkle chocolate on my oats.
posted by cyberjanet at 1:06 PM
2 Comments:
Non to scare you, but chocolate sprinkles on your oat is not weird here in Holland..
As for the perfect sandwich:
The bread can be whichever bread you like best, as long as it is not onionbread. ;)
The spreads can both go with or without butter, it is a matter of taste really.
The sprinkles, curles and such need a buttered sandwhich for the simple reason that they need it to stick to the bread.
You may use butter, margerine, halverine or whichever kind you prefer as long as it is not mayonaise. So, no, mayonaise is not good. Neither are mustard, ketchup, BBQ-sauce or any other kind of salty sauce
Best way to eat it, is plain and simple: bread, butter and one kind of chocolate spread/sprinkles/curls.
But do experiment with combining different kinds if you like.
Another tip: if you make your own croissants with dough from Danerol, put your fav sandwich-chocolate variety on the dough before you roll it up and tadaaaa: chocolate croissant
Yeah, Dutch know their chocolates.. :-D
And you all thought Belgium was the real chocolate country didn't you? ;-)
Ha ha. I wasn't planning on giving away the Netherlands' best kept secret. Ah well.
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