when i moved here, people told me the greatest issue with the country was not the weather, it was the food. and i remember saying "there's no way it's that bad".

after being here for 2y, holy shit it's true. one dutch coworker said "we just eat for fuel, not for taste".

thankfully it's quite easy to buy amazing ingredients and just do really tasty home meals.

> (don't complain about our pannenkoeken or stroopwafels though, unless you're looking for a fight).

i would also say dutch bar/finger food is delicious. it's impossible not to have bitterballen while having a beer.

Right, I guess the distinction is between "Dutch cooking" and "Dutch snacks". We're not too terrible in the latter department.

(although technically bitterballen and kroketten are local variations of the croquette, which originated from France[0], so even there we can't quite claim originality, haha)

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croquette

> when i moved here, people told me the greatest issue with the country was not the weather, it was the food. and i remember saying "there's no way it's that bad".

The weather is fine, it's basically the same as you get in Northern Germany or London, too. (Very nice and comfortable compared to eg Singapore.)