Blogwatch: Netherlands' National Dish, the Raw Herring Sandwich
Raw herring is a Dutch specialty, so it's no wonder that the broodje haring, or a raw-herring sandwich, is the national dish of the Netherlands. Says Simply Sandwiches, "It's cold and a bit mushy, but has a refreshing freshness and bite from the onions and pickles that it's a pleasure to eat. It also helps that it's incredibly soft and I could probably eat it without teeth."
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12 Comments:
i think i just caught some vomit in the back of my throat...
suburbangourmet at 10:40AM on 07/20/08
Actually, I like pickled herring, so that might not be bad at all!
Boscompb at 10:54AM on 07/20/08
So I'd order me some of that - hold the onions. The onions are the most heinous ingredient in that sandwich.
Cassaendra at 11:05AM on 07/20/08
You want fries with that?
Channa at 12:39PM on 07/20/08
ugh, why did I have to see that whilst eating....
thepirateking at 12:41PM on 07/20/08
They're wonderful and cheap! I ate a bunch on a road trip around Holland last summer.
ajdemma at 1:38PM on 07/20/08
I'm an American, living in the Netherlands for nearly 10 years now, and I can unequivocally say..."bleh". Sometimes with pickles, more often covered with chopped onions, and rarely with a mayonnaise/dill sauce - I've tried it 3 times here and each time I wanted to cough it up fast. We have a word for it here: "slecht!"
JimInHolland at 2:19PM on 07/20/08
What the heck are those pickles doing on the sandwich? I'm Dutch and in my part of the country I've never seen them with pickles. You eat them either with or without chopped unions. Preferably without the bread either, just hold them up by the tail and let them slide into your mouth.
@Boscompb: The taste is totally different from pickled herring, my mom loved pickled herring, but hated "salt" herring as we call them.
noskos at 10:59AM on 07/21/08
My boyfriend ate this while we were in Amsterdam and liked it. I love fish and think I'm a pretty adventurous eater, but I couldn't bring myself to try it.
gillsnthrills at 11:12AM on 07/21/08
@Noskos -- Those pickles look mighty suspicious! Maybe this was taken at a McDonald's in the Netherlands. Their new McHerring sandwich. :P
Cassaendra at 12:15PM on 07/21/08
@Boscompb, @Noskos and @ Cassendrea:
I agree; Pickled herring rules. I keep a jar in the fridge for snacking at any time of the day. Deelish!
Also ps. have you tried it with white onion and a cream sauce over steamed potatoes? Also super fantastic-o!
hungrychristel at 3:45PM on 07/21/08
Somehow the description "it's incredibly soft and I could probably eat it without teeth." does not make me want to run out and try this.
I love pickled herring though, now that as an adult that I know that the little black peppercorns floating around are not fish eyeballs, as my father told me.
dawnie2u at 8:13AM on 07/22/08