Re: Maarten's Dutch kitchen tips (was: linguistic "flavours" (was Re: Missing Words)

En réponse à Almaran Dungeonmaster <dungeonmaster@...>:

>
> Erwtensoep or "snert" in traditional Dutch is a thick solid soup made
> from
> peas. It is often mixed with smoked sausage or pieces of fatty bacon
> and
> served with buttered slices of black rye bread. Traditionally, people
> sold
> cups of "snert" during the winter, when children and their parents would
> go
> ice skating on the village's frozen ponds and canals. Nowadays, snert
> or
> erwtensoep is still associated with long cold winters, cozy family
> gatherings and high levels of Dutchiness.
>
Indeed! I should add that the taste is nice, but I wouldn't eat that
everyday :))) . A little too heavy for my French stomach :) .

>
> Grasshoppers aren't salty... they are quite crispy and a little sweet
> actually.
Really? Then the ones who told me about it must have eaten them with a lot of
salt :)) .

 And if you forget to pull off the wings properly, they get
> stuck
> between your teeth and stay there for days. Maybe you mean it is more
> like
> buffalo wurms, which are less sweet, more mealy and with a little more
> substance. They go very well with a heavy dose of salt. The salt causes
> your
> tongue to contract somewhat involuntary, creating the sensation of the
> worm
> crawling around in your mouth.
>
I have to try that one day :)) .

>
> > As you can guess, as well in languages as in cooking my tastes are
> eclectic :)) .
>
> Well, you have Jan...
>
Hehe, he didn't prepare me grasshopers yet, but we do have some exotic food
sometimes. But usually it's the normal Dutch diet :)) .

Christophe.

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