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Ingredients, migration and Dutch food
Dutch menus combine locally grown vegetables, dairy and fish with Indonesian, Surinamese and other food traditions. Ingredients and dish names reveal different connections between land, migration and colonial history.
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Potatoes, kale, cabbage and onions connect familiar meals to field crops; tomatoes and peppers also belong to greenhouse growing. Other dishes tell histories of movement: Surinamese roti has Hindustani roots, while nasi goreng and satay reflect Indonesian connections. Recognising both strands helps explain why farming alone cannot account for what appears on Dutch menus.
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