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Triplandio Netherlands guide covers 39 travel guides with 3 cities across 106 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 156 self-guided walking tours in Netherlands with 840 POI, spanning 576.8 km in total. Get inspired by 49 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Netherlands
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Netherlands
Cost
LOW
Safety
86
Health
94
Lifestyle
81
Infra
98
Rank
#4
Score
70
Tourists
7.3M/y
GDP/cap
$73.7k
Life Exp
82.0 yrs
Population
18.1M
Currency
EUR €
Language
Dutch
Payments
Cashless
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food Netherlands
Local Flavours of Netherlands — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Snack
Fish & Seafood
Hollandse Nieuwe
HOL-lahns-uh NEE-wee-uh
Raw herring, traditionally served with onions and pickles.
Street food
Fish & Seafood
Kibbeling
KIB-ble-ing
Battered and deep-fried white fish pieces, commonly served with sauce.
Snack
Vegetarian
Cheese Sandwich
Kaasbroodje
KAAS-broot-yeh
Golden puff pastry filled with savory cheese.
Soup
Vegetarian
Utrecht Mustard Soup
Mosterdsoep
MOH-sterd-soop
A creamy soup made with coarse mustard, often topped with bacon or chives.
Dessert
Vegetarian
Dutch Apple Pie
Appeltaart
App-uhl-taart
A deep-dish pie layered with spiced apples and a lattice crust.
Snack
Vegetarian
Dutch Spiced Cake
Peperkoek
PAY-per-kook
A moist, spiced cake often served for breakfast or as a snack.
Main course
Meat
Stamppot with Kale
Boerenkoolstamppot
BOO-ruhn-kohl-stahm-pot
Mashed potatoes mixed with kale and traditionally served with sausage.
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Bread
Vegetarian
Utrecht Black Bread
Utrechts Zwartbrood
OU-trecht-suh ZWART-brot
Dense rye bread made dark with molasses and rich spices.
Snack
Meat
Ball-shaped Meat Croquettes
Bitterballen
BI-tuh-BAH-len
Small meat-based breaded snacks, deep-fried and served hot.
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Snack
Meat
Erasmus Broodje
e-RAZ-mus BRO-de
A sandwich with spicy meat and Dutch cheese specific to Rotterdam.
Main course
Meat
Rabbit Stew
Konijn in het zuur
KOH-nayin in het zewer
A tangy, savory stewed rabbit dish traditionally served with bread or potatoes.
Snack
Vegetarian
Utrecht Syrup Waffles
Utrechtse Stroopwafels
Oo-TREH-khs-uh Strope-vaaf-uhls
A sweet, chewy waffle sandwich filled with caramel syrup.
Main course
Meat
Stamppot
stahmp-pot
A mashed potato dish mixed with vegetables and often served with sausage.
Main course
Vegetarian
Dutch Pancake
Pannenkoeken
PAN-en-koo-ken
Large, thin pancakes often enjoyed with a variety of toppings.
Snack
Meat
Gouda Cheese
Goudse Kaas
HOW-dah KAHS
Semi-hard cheese with a smooth texture and rich flavor.