Comments on: Ask an Expat: Hagelslag and other Dutch treats

By: japra

japra — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:35:41 +0000

Hi Jacklyn, I’ve not seen it here… Have you tried online?

By: Jacklyn

Jacklyn — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:18:30 +0000

Could you please tell me if you found the hagelslag in a shop somewhere in London? I’m looking for some as a gift and finding it near impossible to source..

Thanks in advance.

By: uncle sonny

uncle sonny — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:07:32 +0000

auntie pat loves the chocolate sprinkles….she got hooked on it when she went to holland in 2004…..we always have some in the cupboard…

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:06:40 +0000

I love me the marshmallow peeps! Did you see the competition at National Geographic Traveler magazine? It’s Peeps photographed at different sites. I’ll get the link and put it here. You should photograph them around your city!

those toasts? marvy.

here’s the link: http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2010/03/peeps-in-places.html

By: Aledys Ver

Aledys Ver — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:23:53 +0000

Thanks, JaPRA! :o)
Many of the things you mention are new to me, of course! But I see what you mean. I have to say, that even when I’ve been living here for 7 years already, I still miss lots of things from home which are difficult to get here. But, as you say, whenever I leave the NL to go on a holiday back to Argentina, I think of “lekkernijen” to take along with me ;o) “Stroopwaffels” have become very popular among my family there in Argentina. Another thing they liked (and I like, of course) is the “kokosbrood” with raisins which, by the way, the Dutch also have with their breakfasts.

By: japra

japra — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:45:41 +0000

LOL that *is* funny! I think it is a good thing the Dutch get so much exercise. Some of these treats are waaaay off our normal diet!

By: Bee

Bee — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:55:05 +0000

Hagelslag brings back funny memories for me. When my husband first started working in Den Haag, he couldn’t get over the fact that they were in the lunch canteen. He saw grown men putting them on their bread! Of course, my children loved them.:)

By: japra

japra — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:15:57 +0000

Julia, I think I’ll talk about this next week. Good one!

By: japra

japra — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:15:29 +0000

LOL, Christine. Actually we all ate one and decided that we’d better not have anymore. They were interesting but a bit too sweet for us!

By: japra

japra — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:14:37 +0000

Mommy Lisa, I think part of being a successful expat is the ability to embrace the local culture and goodies. I mean it’s ok to crave something from home sometimes, but if you focus too much on it, it can make you crazy :-)