……. Well, did you ever tasted it after you’ve spend a month or longer eating the local dishes for most of your time. I normally like the food as it is prepared in my home country, except if I’ve spend a long time away from home somewhere in Asia.

Weird enough, I’ve never had any issues the other way around. Although I’m not a fish eater which was quite challenging in South Korea where I had to endure some dishes containing former residents of the Yellow sea. Did survive but it will never be my favourite. And yes, they do eat other things besides fish, as we do overhere. Fish is also popular in the Netherlands, I just don’t like it. Can’t help that.

But as the normal dutch dish usually consists of a piece of meat, boiled potatoes and veggies where in Asia the rice and veggies are of a much drier variety and the meat is usually integrated into the meal either being the main ingredient or somewhere in the background as added flavour. The only thing is our wet potatoes and veggies taste awful if you haven’t eaten them for a long time. And believe me I was longing for my favourite dish (cauliflower btw) when I got back in my country, and boy don’t you believe my disappointment when I took a bite from it……. Unbelievable. Imagine never eaten any dutch dishes before, like most Asians coming into our country, that must be a miserable experience. This also goes for my girlfriend who still misses Beijing food. On the other hand she has adapted to our western style food quite well. I personally don’t think it will ever be her favourite but she has no problems eating our boiled potatoes and veggies.