If living in Holland has taught us anything, it’s that a Dutch holiday like Sinterklaas or a Dutch Christmas, means just one thing – DUTCH TREATS!!! When Tammy and I started the expat vlog, we didn’t expect Dutch food to taste as well as it does.
0:00 Intro
1:17 Banketstaaf
4:10 CAUGHT TAMMY
4:30 Speculaas Koekjes
6:36 Speculaasbrokken
9:33 Marsepein Pie
13:44 Borstplaat
16:50 Gevulde Speculaas
20:00 Chocoladeletter
47 Comments
i don't like marsepein either
I always tell myself I cannot have any Sinterklaas treats before he’s actually in the country. But you guys inspired me to run to the shop and get me some. Thanks for the gained weight guys 😂 haha. Loved the video again.
And yes, Borstplaat from the banketbakker is the best.
Als ze nou ook nog gegrillde kip, patat met appelmoes eten dan kunnen we ze net zo goed een nederlands paspoort geven.
You guys will never buy these cookies from the store anymore. Buying these from the banket bakker is premium. Best taste
Looking good guys! I always had a bit of a problem at sinterklaas because i don't like chocolate or almond paste, even as a kid. I know, its weird. But i do love love love sinterklaas feest. I hope you guys get to experience a real sinterklaas "heilig avondje" one time. With Pieten stomping around on the roof, strooigoed in the hallway, big postal bags full of presents and then lots of "surprises" and "gedichtjes". Its is such great way to celebrate with family.
It is easier to eat an "Amandelstaaf" if you cut it into slices (Choose your own thickness).
Banketstaaf tastes much better heated up.
It calls oppiepen in Dutch, you can do it with all kinds of bread products.
Banketstaaf without almonds is like pissing against the church. Not done. The filling is for a huge part ground almonds with sugar, calls spijs in Dutch.
Marsepein is also ground almonds, but is ground even more finely, and also a lot of sugar added.
So, I am sorry to inform you that you ate a lot of almonds in diverse form.
You ate indeed many calories. We seldomly eat all the Sinterklaas en Zwarte Piet treats in a row.
The best chocolate letters are from Droste.
We have also kruidnoten, pepernoten and suikerbeest, and several other Sinterklaas en Zwarte Piet treats of which I don’t know if they have a specific name, it calls strooigoed. Zwarte Piet throws a bunch of kruidnoten, pepernoten and other treats to the children (strooien, the whole verb) and then the children start to gather it. It is a part of the party. Sweet memories, it is real fun. Zwarte Piet is actually the hero of the whole thing, Sinterklaas represents the establishment. But we actually like Zwarte Piet much more than Sinterklaas.
Pepernoten you have to buy definitely at the banketbakker, not at the supermarket. The banketbakker has the big pepernoten, the good ones.
Can't wait to get to the Netherlands to try it all.
Thanks for this video. I enjoyed it. You folks really listen to my / our recommendations! I appreciate that. Almonds are delicious So is "amandelspijs". Period. 😛
And dipping Speculaas in coffee is delicious hahaha. Lovely to see that you have fun with al the treats.
Nice to hear you say houdoe, but the emphasis is on the first syllable. It has nothing to do with "How do" (you do), but comes from "Houd oe" in Brabant and "Hou je" in Nijmegen and Limburg, which means "Keep yourself" (well/safe)
I love the smell of coffee in the morning. Smells like….. victory. And speculaas is supposed to be eaten on white buttered bread.
you'll be sick before it's december!
Nice video. Again… I like it when you are giving your honest opinion on what 'we, Dutch people' advise you to try tasting. It's very normal that there are things you like more or like less. Maybe you should compare the speculaas-variations or banketstaaf from the supermarket to what you just tried in this video. You will see why it's always so crowded at the Echte or Warme Bakker. 😋
Worden de dagen korter, dan verschijnt de mierzoete klassieker weer in de schappen. Borstplaat. We zijn er allemaal groot mee geworden. Maar, heb je wel eens stilgestaan bij die merkwaardige naam? Je zou het niet denken, maar het heeft – inderdaad – met onze boezem te maken.
Borstplaat
Voor de oorsprong van de borstplaat moeten we terug naar de zestiende eeuw. Toen werd het gemaakt van gesmolten rietsuiker met een smaakstof. Het was duur en daardoor alleen beschikbaar voor de hogere klassen. Nu, vijf eeuwen later, is dat spul bij elke supermarkt in het snoepschap te vinden. Best gek, want van origine was borstplaat helemaal niet bedoeld als lekkernij.
Medicijn
In de tijd dat het op de markt kwam, werd borstplaat gebruikt als medicijn tegen het hoesten. De ingrediënten zouden de longen beschermen, de borst dus. Pas toen suikerproductie dankzij de opkomst van de suikerbiet goedkoper werd, konden ook de lagere klassen meegenieten van dit ó-zo lekkere geneesmiddel. Doe ons ook maar zo’n recept.
Platte plaat
Waar blijft de plaat in dit verhaal? Dat leggen we je uit. Ondanks dat borstplaat in verschillende vormen verkrijgbaar is, zijn de figuren altijd plat. Dat komt omdat het suikermengsel op een platte plaat wordt gegoten. Een plaat voor de borst dus. Tada! Daar heb je ‘m: zo komt borstplaat aan zijn naam
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We don't like amandelstaaf so we always give it away…!!
A good selection you showed, I liked it and got hungry for some. You have to eat more though. Although this is period correct treats, you are missing out the main ones. Strooigoed, pepernoten and kruidnoten
Speculaas, also fantastic with roomboter on a white sandwich 😛
Always a delight to see a new video from you two.. and your reactions.. always fun and honest..
The interaction between you two has me laughing out loud so often! 😂 Speculaasbrokken translates as ‘chunky Speculaas’ btw. A ‘brok‘ is a chunk. Marsepein.. you love it or hate it. As a kid I used to hate it. About the chocolate letters: Van Beek & Specker also sells Roomchocolade letters: cream chocolate letters. They are sooooo good!
I know for sure: after this video, you don't have to eat for one week anymore🤣🤣😜
What a fun way to get into the holiday spirit. 😉
I'm with Eric on the almond tase, especialy when I found out that burnt almonds produced bluegass. It is the gass that is used to kill people on death row. So, with that… 🤗
Keep the bloopers in. Please? 😉
Greetings, Taco 🙋🏽♂️🌮🇳🇱
By tradition you have to dip the speculaas in hot chocolat not coffee. Please try it.
you cut it in slices first 🙂
Oh no, what have we done! Introducing Tammy to the banketstaaf will surely lead to supply issues and a price increase 😛
Missing the Taai Taai doll…..
I just love watching your video's….but now I'm off to the bakery because I just need some gevulde speculaas !!!!
Also in season now Herfstbok, (beer) almost every brand has a version this time of the year.
You could visit Degenkamp Banket for the tastiest gebakjes taking a countryside/forestry biking route via Vroesenpark, Vroesenlaan, crossing the kanaal, Vroesenkade, Noorderbocht, Paadje van Duizendtree, Bovenpolderpad, biking lane Overschiese Kleiweg, Bovendijk, Fairoaksbaan biking lane straight underneath the subway trail straight ahead to Meijersplein-noord. You could eat them gebakjes at kinderboerderij De Wilgenhof or at Berg en Broekpark.
Make your own borstplaat just like every Dutch grandmother did.
100 grams icing sugar, 60 ml whipping cream, baking paper or bottomless molds. Place the sugar and cream in a saucepan and bring to the boil. It should bubble but not become a bubbling mass. Stir occasionally but not too often. After 7 to 10 minutes it is ready. Make a kind of container from your baking paper about 5×10 cm and throw your mixture in it. If you cook too short it won't get hard, too long and it will turn brown. It's even easier if you have a cooking thermometer. It is ready at 115 degrees Celsius. Good luck. Greetings from a Dutch housepainter who can make it himself. It's that easy.
Haven't you tried kruidnoten en pepernoten? A true treat during Sinterklaas event It's delicious with hot chocolate and whipped cream 🙂
I envy you guys so much! These were my childhood favourites. I live in Thailand now for many years, so I have no longer access to these high sugar bombs. As you were tasting them I also could actually taste hem in my mind, so thank you guys for that.
Borstplaat man, sugary and later creamy. It melts in your mouth. I like the whiet best.
Spijs, also in kerstbrood, zo speculaas met spijs. Gevulde speculaas.
I think i'm the only dutch person watching this that dont like any of this stuff😂😂 (oke oke i'm half dutch half hungarian but i'm born here and lived here my whole life)
Speculaas cookies are basicly something you can buy and eat the whole year. And they are cheap too.
The borstplaat translates in to Breastplate its a candy made from water or milk, sugar and a flavoring, such as vanilla or cocoa.
Breast plate is mainly eaten in the period around Sinterklaas. In the time when sugar in the Netherlands was only made from sugar cane, which grew far away and had to be picked up by ships, sugar was an expensive product. It was therefore only used for grandly celebrated celebrations, such as weddings or the Sinterklaas party. Specialized confectioners ensured that the sugar was processed into sugar animals, hearts and so on.
Origins
The very first sweets were created in Flanders in 1510. It was called confectionery. To make this, cane sugar was melted and certain flavors were added. In the beginning, it was especially popular in the higher circles. For example, several German emperors had sugar confectionery brought to their court from the Southern Netherlands and even small sugar statues were made for important events.
In 1747, Andreas Sigismund Marggraf, a German pharmacist, discovered that sugar could be produced more cheaply by extracting it from beets. From then on, sugar confectionery was also accessible to the common people.
The recipe below.
Cookbook/Breastplate
chestplate
Category Holiday recipe
Preparation time 15 minutes
Difficulty easy
Holiday dishes | Recipe Index
Breastplate is a candy made from water or milk, sugar and an aroma, such as vanilla or cocoa. It is usually eaten in the period around Sinterklaas. In the time when sugar in the Netherlands was only made from sugar cane, which grew far away and had to be picked up by ships, sugar was an expensive product. It was therefore only used at large celebrations, such as weddings or the Sinterklaas party. Special confectioners ensured that the sugar was processed into sugar animals, hearts and so on.
Ingredients
12 tablespoons of sugar
4 tablespoons water, milk or cream
seasonings: vanilla, lemon, cocoa, raspberry essence, cocoa, instant coffee etc.
Preparation method
Bring the sugar to the boil very slowly with the water, milk or cream. Let it cook for about 5 minutes (until the mixture is 116 degrees). If a drop of the mixture hardens in cold water, it's good. If you want to use cocoa or instant coffee, you can bring it to the boil together with the sugar. Do not add other flavorings until the pan is off the heat. Grease sugar animal figures beforehand. If you don't have figures, you can use a greased baking tray. Pour in the sugar mixture and let it harden. Cut small breast plates out of the almost cured mixture (after about 30-60 minutes).
`Great video, the banketstaaf is usually sliced in 2 inch pieces and eaten by hand. i died a little when you forked it hahahaha.
The cake and cookies are nasty in niederlande go to Austria or Swiss
Marcel is awesome, for me, the gevulde speculaas always hit the spot. Dutch love to give these kinds of products as a gift to each other as well. Enjoy the last few weeks of the year @Soul to Soul Travels. Hope you have fun Sinterklaas and Christmas in the Netherlands. Greetings from a Dutch in the Philippines
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Speculaas cookie you don't dip in the coffee but dip in the TEA.
Borstplaat, specialy the white ones…mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Btw, don't buy them in any supermarket, those are rubbish.
We settled on the D 😂
Anyway where are the pepernoten, kruidnoten en specially the chocolate kruidnoten? Already tried?
1 interesting thing about the letters (atleast the store ones) that they all the same weight despite certain letters might seem larger
Omg you both are so fun ❤️ try speculaas op brood… with a lot of butter… Delicious!!!
Speculaas and hot chocolate is also great
Guys I'm trying to lose some weight, but now I gotta rush to the banketbakker 🤤