tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post5234261624132051712..comments2024-01-26T02:50:31.892+01:00Comments on Turning Dutch: Mysteries of the NetherlandsAmanda van Mulligenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17328016562973171711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-23719084351225002192014-01-02T21:52:49.884+01:002014-01-02T21:52:49.884+01:00I so feel you!! but then sort of the other way aro...I so feel you!! but then sort of the other way around lol.. im a dutchie living in Spain and I have my family sending me stuff which are either impossible to get or crazy expensive in expat shops... the icing sugar annoys me as well .. same in spain, only small pots.. greets JanyIts me..https://www.blogger.com/profile/07752069668349643322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-5539849747215222272014-01-02T10:48:28.091+01:002014-01-02T10:48:28.091+01:00baking soda: try "bakpoeder" (even Lidl ...baking soda: try "bakpoeder" (even Lidl sells it), or use self raising flour.<br />Nearly the same thing<br /><br />Parsnips: yes a definite lack here. I grow my own ;) (Albert Heijn usually has them)<br /><br />Icing sugar: Dutch people don't do icing (roll on) or buttercream on cakes, so we don't use much icing sugar. <br />We do sprinkle it on our "oliebollen" so that's why it is packed the way it is.<br /><br />As for things we DO have that is nearly impossible to buy abroad: unsalted butter that is inexpensive, 'stroop' (golden syrup just isn't the same)<br /><br />But online buying does make life easierIlja DeYounghttp://www.notjustthelastchapter.comnoreply@blogger.com