Culture
Facts about Dutch culture:
° In The Netherlands there are 30% Roman Catholic, 20% Protestant (Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%), 5.8% Muslim 5.8%, 2.2% other and 42%, none.
° In The Netherlands there are two official language Dutch and Frisian, but do not worry almost everyone speaks English.
° About 30% of all Dutch babies are born at home.
° Dutch Golden Age of painting and architecture was during the seventeenth century.
° Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands.
° Tulips were imported from the Ottoman Empire and became very popular in Holland. Nowadays, the Netherlands is the world's first producer and exporter of tulips.
° The village of Giethoorn, in the province of Overijssel, does not have any roads. All transport is done by water over one of the many canals. It is known as the "Venice of the Netherlands".
Traditional dishes in The Netherlands:
° Pannenkoeke: are delicious Dutch pancakes, which are often eaten with sweet and/or savoury foods like slices of bacon, apples, cheese, raisins, syrup and chocolate.
° Erwtensoep: is a thick pea soup
° Bitterballen: If you're in a café or bar anywhere in the Netherlands, then be sure to ask for bitterballen. These little meatballs are often served as part of a bittergarnituur, a selection of savoury snacks
° Poffertjes: These tiny fluffy pancakes are made with yeast and buckwheat flour; during the cold season and at festivals and fairs, you can buy them from food stands in the streets.
° In The Netherlands there are 30% Roman Catholic, 20% Protestant (Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%), 5.8% Muslim 5.8%, 2.2% other and 42%, none.
° In The Netherlands there are two official language Dutch and Frisian, but do not worry almost everyone speaks English.
° About 30% of all Dutch babies are born at home.
° Dutch Golden Age of painting and architecture was during the seventeenth century.
° Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands.
° Tulips were imported from the Ottoman Empire and became very popular in Holland. Nowadays, the Netherlands is the world's first producer and exporter of tulips.
° The village of Giethoorn, in the province of Overijssel, does not have any roads. All transport is done by water over one of the many canals. It is known as the "Venice of the Netherlands".
Traditional dishes in The Netherlands:
° Pannenkoeke: are delicious Dutch pancakes, which are often eaten with sweet and/or savoury foods like slices of bacon, apples, cheese, raisins, syrup and chocolate.
° Erwtensoep: is a thick pea soup
° Bitterballen: If you're in a café or bar anywhere in the Netherlands, then be sure to ask for bitterballen. These little meatballs are often served as part of a bittergarnituur, a selection of savoury snacks
° Poffertjes: These tiny fluffy pancakes are made with yeast and buckwheat flour; during the cold season and at festivals and fairs, you can buy them from food stands in the streets.