I was in The Netherlands last week for work. I’ll post more later, but I wanted to post some VERY important information. If you find yourself anywhere near the Netherlands this is vital information.
I was staying in a city called 's-Hertogenbosch (yes you read that correctly – it means ‘The Duke’s Forest’). It is called Den Bosch by most everyone. It has a few claims to fame (besides its name). First, it is the birthplace of the painter, Hieronymus Bosch. More importantly (to me at least!) is that it is famous for a particular dessert, Bossche Bollen, The are giant (think softball sized!) spheres of choux pastry (think the stuff used for éclairs and profiteroles) filled with amazing whipped cream and covered in chocolate. Yummy? Oh.MY.God. The pictures do not do them justice! (I assume that the reason people in The Netherlands stay so trim in spite of these delicious treats is all that bicycling!)
As usual, click the picture for a larger version.
These two taken with my mobile phone so not great quality. But just imagine...
The Bollen in the window of the bakery in Den Bosch (Jan de Groot - FYI, linked page is in Dutch):
One of the people who I met got us Bollen from his local bakery (in a nearby town):
3 comments:
I want those balls.
Sexy pastry! It looks do delightfully decadent.
It's so funny, the way you and BB adore our Dutch: "Bossche Bollen". (BB!)
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