Sunday, 29 September 2013

Dutch Breakfast

I've been taking quite an interest in the sugar debate this year. I read Sweet Poison, and I Quit Sugar, still I was more than astonished to learn last week that Holland may be the first country to criminalise sugar.

I thought back to our lovely, but too brief visit to Holland in June. We stayed with friends and got to participate in the ritual of a Dutch family breakfast. These people love their sugar! I do wonder if it's just one man's plan? I'm not sure that I can see it catching on.


Master Wicker learning about the joys of travel broadening tastebuds,
 and the magic of vlokken
They have a literal wall of vlokken
at the supermarket

The Dutch make an astonishing sugar bread (Suykerbrood). Basically like a brioche with lumps of sugar.

So delicious!
Great sliced with butter
But even better toasted!
It was funny to go to Holland and learn that toasting
 is a rather Australian preoccupation
This post is linked to Weekend Cooking, 
a fabulous weekly meme at Beth Fish Reads
at

11 comments:

  1. Esme29 September 2013 at 11:17

    That is interesting for the Dutch-euthansia they are okay with but criminalize sugar-I must confess I never eat sugar at breakfast and none of that appeals to me. I think it is a younger taste bud-to put sugar on bread-I did it with cinnamon on toast as a teenager.

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  2. Linda29 September 2013 at 20:20

    If I'm ever in Holland, I will definitely look for those. I'm one of those who love sugar.

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  3. Beth F29 September 2013 at 20:35

    I noticed that too. I'm not big into sugar, but warm stroopwafels from the market or outdoor stand are pretty darn delicious.

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  4. Marg29 September 2013 at 21:14

    Mmmm. That sugar bread looks good!

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  5. Joy30 September 2013 at 00:29

    I've never heard of sugar bread or vlokken. But both look good for a vacation treat.

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  6. Elizabeth30 September 2013 at 03:21

    Yummy bread!! THANKS for sharing, and thanks for stopping by my Saturday Snapshot post.

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  7. Anonymous30 September 2013 at 04:33

    I need to visit Holland. I do have a sweet tooth which won't go away.

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  8. Anne in Oxfordshire30 September 2013 at 07:26

    One of the other chocolate items they have for breakfast are the chocolate sprinkles on bread .

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprinkles
    actually called Hagelslag .. white bread with butter and the sprinkles on top ... and I just happen to have some in my cupboard :-)

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  9. Paulita 30 September 2013 at 07:42

    Criminalize sugar? That's criminal. Hope it doesn't gain much ground.

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  10. Heather30 September 2013 at 11:31

    Chocolate for breakfast and sprinkles on toast work for me. I haven't heard of the bread with the sugar lumps in it, but I certainly would give it a try.

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  11. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)2 October 2013 at 02:49

    These look yummy. I toast all my breakfast breads and bagels. Especially cinnamon breads.

    As for the sugar problem, education would be a better solution. I know it's easier to criminalize it but in the end, banning things never works.

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