I can’t believe it’s Dutch, episode 2: Local Beer
(This is the second in a series of posts about ‘unknown Dutch treasures’ – themselves usually well-known, but not the fact that they originated here, in this tiny country. Enjoy.)
A while ago, a Lebanese friend was on a business-trip to Amsterdam, and we went for a dinner together. Now Dutch cuisine is not famous, and there’s a reason, so I took her to our colonial cuisine: Indonesian. Still wanting to try something truly local in her short time in the country, she asked for recommendations for beer.
Well, I said, I don’t know what kinds of beer they serve here, but I’m sure they’ll have Heineken.
No, she said, I mean, I would like to try some local beer.
Yes, I said, Heineken.
It might not taste good, but Heineken is definitely Dutch.
Gepost in: English, The Netherlands, Typical... | 30 maart 2010
Auw,.. twee keer pijn. Nederland heeft prachtig eten en fantastisch bier. Toegegeven, je moet waarschijnlijk langer zoeken dan waar dan ook in de wereld, maar als je het eenmaal gevonden hebt is het goed genoeg om welke Libanees dan ook mee te verblijden…
Until this past weekend, I actually thought it was German! Clearly, I don’t know my beers. Maybe because I don’t drink beer. But I drink wine and scarcely know my wines, either, so I suppose I must plead general stupidity.