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Learn to make Limburgse Appelkruimelvlaai or Dutch Apple Crumb Pie. Although, I’m not sure if it’s really a pie, or rather a tart or cake. Since it uses a yeasted dough, and it’s baked together with the filling. The crumble on top adds a great texture, and this just goes great with a nice cup of coffee! This recipe is very specific to The Netherlands’ southernmost province: Limburg.

Learn how to make Tijgerbrood, or Dutch Tiger Bread: delicious white bread with a crunchy top that resembles the pattern on a tiger, or leopard. Because the crust has so much crunch, it’s often called Dutch Crunch Bread as well.

These Dutch Almond Lace cookies, called “Kletskoppen,” are absolutely delicious. The first thing you’ll taste will be the caramel, followed by cinnamon and almond! The name “Kletskoppen” translates to “chatterbox,” because you cannot eat these cookies quietly. Honestly, you can’t just eat one!

This delicious gado gado recipe, an Indonesian vegetable dish served with peanut sauce will go great with any rijsttafel, but you can also serve it at a summer picnic since the vegetables are traditionally eaten at room temperature. This vegetarian recipe is easy to make, and the sauce makes it accessible even to people who aren’t big vegetable eaters!

Learn how to make my mother’s “Chinese Tomatensoep”: Tomato Soup inspired by Dutch Chinese Restaurants. It is thick, delicious, very tomato forward, with sweetness and just a hint of spice, as well as some crunchy leeks, tender chicken, and egg. There is one ingredient that will surprise you, but trust me, it is worth a try!