Moroccan Food Delights: Mint Tea

Posted by Heather Tucker on Apr 26, 2013 in Dutch Delights | 0 comments

What: Moroccan mint tea (also called touareg (or tuareg) tea, mint tea or Maghrebi mint tea) is a combination of green tea (usually gunpowder tea), mint leaves and sugar. It is poured with an extravagant technique – lifting the tea pot high above the glass – to produce a foam on the top of the poured tea. Why: In Morocco, great pride is taken in the tea culture.Green tea has strong antioxidant elements and is high in caffeine. The mint helps to give the tea a refreshing taste. Where: The tradition of Moroccan tea began in Morocco and then spread...

Dutch Food Delights: Ghent (Travel Gluttons)

Posted by Heather Tucker on Mar 22, 2013 in Dutch Delights | 0 comments

This weekend I am in one of my favourite cities, Ghent in Belgium. Have you been to Ghent? Over on Travel Gluttons we have a city break guide that shows you the best places to eat, sleep and do. It is well worth a read. Have a great weekend, wherever you are in the world!

German Food Delights: Spezi

Posted by Heather Tucker on Mar 15, 2013 in Dutch Delights | 0 comments

Last week I asked you if you knew what drink you get if you combine cola with orange. Did you know the answer? What: Spezi is a soft drink made with cola and orange fizzy drink. While technically a brand registered to Brauhaus Riegele in Augsburg, Germany, in most of Germany and Austria, Spezi is a generic term for the mixture. Why: Why someone decided to mix orange and cola flavoured fizzy drinks is a bit like asking how someone figured out that any other drink combination would be good together. However, due to its thirst-quenching qualities, Spezi is popular in ski resorts...

German Food Delights: Combination Drinks

Posted by Heather Tucker on Mar 8, 2013 in Dutch Delights | 4 comments

I’m in Berlin at the moment, one of my favourite cities, and spotted a bottle of drink that several of my friends had told me about. I’m going to share all the details with you soon but to give you a hint: What happens when you combine this… …with this… Find out...

Dutch Food Delights: Advocaat

Posted by Heather Tucker on Mar 1, 2013 in Dutch Delights | 1 comment

What: Advocaat is a traditional Dutch/Belgian creamy liqueur made from eggs, sugar and brandy. Why: According to the culinary encyclopaedia, “advocaat was first enjoyed by the Dutch settlers in Surinam. The initial advocaat recipes consisted of the avocado fruit which was not available in Holland. The Dutch could not let go of the habit of having advocaat and substituted the fruit with egg yolks. The name advocaat has also been derived from the Dutch term for the avocado fruit.” Where: You can pick up your bottle of advocaat at alcohol shops and some supermarkets in the...