To be more precise, some Dutch from above the rivers (i.e. to the north of the "Waal" and "Nederrijn" rivers which divided the liberated south from the still oc

To be more precise, some Dutch from above the rivers (i.e. to the north of the "Waal" and "Nederrijn" rivers which divided the liberated south from the still occupied northern half of the country), especially the western part ate boiled tulip bulbs during the "hongerwinter" [1] (hunger-winter) of 1944-1945 when the Germans blocked food imports to that region in retaliation for the Dutch efforts (e.g. the national railway strike) to assist the allies in the liberation efforts. The effects of the famine are still visible in the generation which grew up during that period and those which came after [2]. Source: I'm Dutch, my parents lived in this region and had their share of tulip bulbs. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_famine_of_1944%E2%80%931945 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_famine_of_1944%E2%80%931... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_famine_of_1944%E2%80%931945#Legacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_famine_of_1944%E2%80%931...