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My understanding of Dutch culinary customs is that they eat mostly food that is "kant en klaar", either precooked or neatly organized to be quickly prepared (fi

by dgut 9y ago

My understanding of Dutch culinary customs is that they eat mostly food that is "kant en klaar", either precooked or neatly organized to be quickly prepared (fixed portions). Even meat tends to come with a bag of spices and a manual. Edit: I'm not saying it's a bad thing, just seemed to me like this reduces time spent in the kitchen quite well (part of the idea behind Soylent/Joylent and w/e). The Dutch don't cook more than they need, also (with the implication that if you happen to arrive at dinner time, don't expect an invitation). :P

flor1s 9y ago
I have no idea where you got your understanding from. At my parents we mostly ate "potato, vegetables and meat", pasta or rice. In my student house we didn't cook potato so often (too much effort for a large group of people). Maybe you are referring to meal kits, which contain a (dry) staple such as rice or tortilla wraps with spices. In that case you are still required to buy the meat and veggies seperately.
maxerickson 9y ago
The high population density makes precut food viable almost everywhere. I didn't get the impression that everyone bought prepared stuff though.
Confiks 9y ago
I wouldn't say it's a Dutch culinary custom, but the main supermarket in The Netherlands, Albert Heijn (35% market share), does focus heavily on prepared packages with vegetables and indeed even "kant en klaar" (ready to go) meals. For example: https://www.ah.nl/zoeken?rq=groentemix&searchType=product https://www.ah.nl/zoeken?rq=groentemix&searchType=product Or: https://www.ah.nl/zoeken?rq=maaltijdsalade&searchType=product https://www.ah.nl/zoeken?rq=maaltijdsalade&searchType=produc... The real upside with these is that most package are actually have a good ingredient balance; not compromising on the quality to make them sell better. Even the prepared bread you can find in the To Go shop on stations aren't filled with mayonnaise and sugar and mostly use whole wheat bread. Unlike the competitors in that space, which mostly sell cheap unhealthy products.

by dgut 9y ago

flor1s 9y ago

I have no idea where you got your understanding from. At my parents we mostly ate "potato, vegetables and meat", pasta or rice. In my student house we didn't cook potato so often (too much effort for a large group of people). Maybe you are referring to meal kits, which contain a (dry) staple such as rice or tortilla wraps with spices. In that case you are still required to buy the meat and veggies seperately.

maxerickson 9y ago

The high population density makes precut food viable almost everywhere. I didn't get the impression that everyone bought prepared stuff though.

Confiks 9y ago

I wouldn't say it's a Dutch culinary custom, but the main supermarket in The Netherlands, Albert Heijn (35% market share), does focus heavily on prepared packages with vegetables and indeed even "kant en klaar" (ready to go) meals. For example: https://www.ah.nl/zoeken?rq=groentemix&searchType=product https://www.ah.nl/zoeken?rq=groentemix&searchType=product Or: https://www.ah.nl/zoeken?rq=maaltijdsalade&searchType=product https://www.ah.nl/zoeken?rq=maaltijdsalade&searchType=produc... The real upside with these is that most package are actually have a good ingredient balance; not compromising on the quality to make them sell better. Even the prepared bread you can find in the To Go shop on stations aren't filled with mayonnaise and sugar and mostly use whole wheat bread. Unlike the competitors in that space, which mostly sell cheap unhealthy products.