Snackspert: thankfully, you can still buy the forgotten lihanboutje at De TwiskeHut
Eke Bosman, better known as Instagram phenomenon @snackspert, ate his first frikandel as a baby, hates vlammetjes, has already devoured at least 1,500 burgers in his lifetime, suspects there is more mayonnaise in his body than blood, and shares his best and worst snack reviews on FavorFlav. This time: an ode to the lihanboutje and IKEA’s plain crisps. And Subway: be ashamed of your sandwiches—we wanted to get that off our chests too.
Lihanboutje, De TwiskeHut in Oostzaan
Last weekend at @pshetparool: the forgotten lihanboutje. A snack you can no longer find in many places in the Netherlands, but fortunately, the search term ‘lihanboutje *place of residence*’ on Google is a very useful one, because that’s how I found out that De TwiskeHut in Oostzaan still had it. And yes, the lihanboutje looks like Mora’s kipknots (@mora_nederland bring this back and I promise plenty of enthusiasm from my side), but it is definitely put together differently. It’s a mix of beef and pork and tastes somewhat like the speciaaltje, but slightly milder in terms of onion. A little spice would have done the snack good, but nothing beats the taste of nostalgia. And that’s what makes it so nice—ordering it every week would be a bit much, but every now and then it’s a really lovely snack to have on the side. Oh, and those fries? I found them very disappointing, so let’s quickly forget about those. The lihanboutje is the star of this place, so: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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📍: De TwiskeHut, Oostzaan
📱: @twiskehut
💰: 6.85 euros altogether
Plant-based Teriyaki Steak Subs from Subway
Has anyone ever managed to take a good photo of a Subway sandwich? Because I simply can’t do it. And that’s a shame, because of course I wanted to photograph Subway’s plant-based Teriyaki Steak Subs and the Vegetarische Slager as accurately as possible. But no, it didn’t work. A shame, because I thought the plant-based meat from the Vega Slager was truly sublime. Lovely and tender, well-seasoned, nothing to complain about. The only major downside was that the rest of the sandwich was a huge disappointment. Just look at that miserable red onion, that strange bell pepper, and the far-too-hard bread. I get the impression that Subway hasn’t done anything to the bread in 15 years, while in that time one sandwich shop after another has improved—but here, time has stood still. Take a look at Subway’s website, for example, as if it dates back to the Hyves era. It says enough about Subway’s willingness to innovate: being open to easy collaborations with excellent brands (Vegetarische Slager, in this case), but doing nothing about the sandwiches or its own brand. Time for a new recipe and a new way of filling the sandwiches. ⭐️⭐️
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📍: Subway
📱: @subwaynederland & @devegetarischeslager
💰: 7.50 euros for 15 centimetres
Plain crisps from IKEA
Alright, back to normal now. No more decadent things from me for a while, don’t worry. Let’s talk about IKEA’s plain crisps—normally I don’t find plain crisps from a particular brand interesting enough for this page, but I think these IKEA ones are absolutely excellent. How come? Because the salt level is exactly right, the crisps have a good potato flavour and an outstanding crunch that’s better than the average crisps from expensive Tyrells (3 euros for the same amount), so that says enough. The only shame is that the contents of the bag are a little disappointing, even if you expect half the bag to be pure hot air. But hey, that doesn’t detract from the flavour. And that is fantastic. Nice one, IKEA. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½
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📍: IKEA
📱: @ikeanederland
💰: 1.59 euros
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