King’s Day Food

There are some dishes or drinks that you only consume on certain occasions. Tomato juice on a plane. Churros at the fair. A large, hot stroopwafel at the market. We have King’s Day favorites too. If you bump into the FavorFlav editorial team that day, chances are they’ll have their teeth sunk into one of these snacks.

Hot dog
We rarely eat hot dogs. Only in New York do we occasionally wolf down a Nathan’s frankfurter. It may have something to do with the night-before-the-day-after, but on King’s Day we absolutely have to eat a hot dog from one of those tacky stalls where we’re allowed to operate the sauce pumps ourselves.

Bratwurst roll
No fancy spelt sourdough roll, but simply a soggy white bread roll or a crusty bread roll topped with a greasy grilled bratwurst, its casing split here and there by the glowing coals of the mobile grill. Naturally with a generous squeeze of mustard or curry sauce from one of those caked-up squeeze bottles.

Poffertjes
We wouldn’t want to be found dead in a touristy poffertjes stall. But secretly, we think airy poffertjes with a thick layer of melting butter and an at least equally thick layer of powdered sugar are fantastic. Naturally served on a white paper plate with a ridged edge.

Warm meat roll
Meat is a bit of a risk on King’s Day. So we’re not likely to eat satay. Warm meat – usually fricandeau – that has already been cooked in advance and is reheated on the griddle on the spot, we do dare to eat. Preferably placed on a white bread roll with a flood of gravy poured over it. But peanut sauce is a good second choice. Even better: both. Grab an extra red-and-white checkered napkin, because that gravy-soaked roll is bound to leak.

Bara
This Hindustani-Surinamese savory ‘doughnut’ with a hole tastes best with an extremely spicy homemade sambal made from Madame Jeanette peppers. We’re completely happy when a strip of pickled cucumber is placed alongside it.