Food & drink to try
Signature dishes and drinks in each country.
The Netherlands
EAT
- Stroopwafel — thin waffle cookie with a caramel-syrup filling see photo
- Bitterballen — crispy fried meat-ragout balls — the classic bar snack see photo
- Haring — fresh raw herring served with onions see photo
- Patat — thick-cut Dutch fries with mayonnaise see photo
- Poffertjes — fluffy mini pancakes with butter and sugar see photo
- Rijsttafel — an Indonesian 'rice table' of many small dishes see photo
Poland
EAT
- Pierogi — stuffed dumplings — potato-and-cheese, meat, sauerkraut or fruit see photo
- Żurek — sour rye soup, often with sausage and egg see photo
- Bigos — the Polish 'hunter's stew' of meat and cabbage see photo
- Kotlet schabowy — breaded, pan-fried pork cutlet see photo
- Placki ziemniaczane — crispy fried potato pancakes see photo
- Obwarzanek — Kraków's ring-shaped street bread see photo
Hungary
EAT
Croatia
EAT
- Grilled Adriatic fish — fresh local fish, simply grilled see photo
- Crni rižot — black risotto colored with cuttlefish ink see photo
- Peka — meat or octopus slow-cooked under a bell-shaped lid see photo
- Buzara — shellfish in white wine and garlic see photo
- Pršut — Dalmatian dry-cured ham see photo
- Fritule — little festive doughnuts see photo
Italy
EAT
- Roman pasta — cacio e pepe, carbonara and amatriciana see photo
- Pizza Margherita — born in Naples, near Pompeii see photo
- Supplì — fried Roman rice balls see photo
- Bistecca alla fiorentina — a huge Tuscan T-bone steak see photo
- Cicchetti — Venetian small bar snacks see photo
- Gelato — Italian ice cream see photo