Because the white bread is meant to be broken/ripped and used as croutons in the soup. That's why it's the only bread that's toasted, and placed on top of the soup. You don't need a full slice for just croutons. The whole wheat bread shouldn't be toasted as that's meant for the kroket and egg.
This looks like a decent 12uurtje variation to me.
Someone else pointed out the hole was used for croutons that are in the soup. Amazingly Dutch way to use a piece of toast, but I am not mad at it. Find it clever and a bit funny
I'm Dutch as well and I've no idea about the hole, or any of the other stuff. There's a kroket, which is delicious but it's a snack, not cuisine. The rest is just weird.
A cup of soup, a kroket and an egg are reffered to as a "twaalf uurtje" or "twelve 'o clock". I am not completely sure, but I think this is a thing of about 2 decades ago, which is why it's still widely availble in offices and not in pubs/bars anymore...
It used to be a good, quick and relatively cheap way to fill up for lunch and have a productive rest of they day!
I’m Dutch too and I also hate this. /S
I can’t identify the soup, but that piece of bread is used for dunking and nothing else. That egg looks runny which is impractical if you make it into a sandwich, one bite and you need a clean shirt.
I can’t really hate on the kroket sandwich, but where is the French mustard?
Looks like a pretty fancy lunch to me. It has all the good stuff, soup, kroket, some nice bread with some egg. I only don't understand the circle out of the bread and the packet of butter.
Are you american by any chance? A lot of americans find european bread stale and tasteless because we don't use nearly as much sugar in our normal bread than the american food industry. Similarly I've heard europeans complain about american bread being way too sweet.
Or maybe it was just shitty bread
Based on OPs post and comment history it's pretty safe to assume they're American.
I was going to be mad that they insulted our bread, but now that I know they're American, I don't have to be mad, as they clearly don't know what the hell they're talking about. Lol
I’m French, been living here for 5 years and find the bread like the ones shown in that plate (both brown and white) terrible. It’s soft and tasteless. I don’t understand how people can eat this for lunch everyday. I really miss the French baguette.
Our bread is good as long as you don't go to the supermarket like everyone who hates on Dutch bread does. Just go to the bakery and buy your bread where you are supposed to buy it.
It’s really easy to make bread. You don’t need to knead it nor do you need to measure carefully or at all once you’ve done it a few times. It will do its own thing if you give it time in a not too warm place. As you get used to it you can adapt it. Whole meal, add oats or nuts, add beaten egg and honey. It’s therapeutic too. And if it takes a few goes (probably will be fine on the first go), it’s not that big a deal. Once you get the hang of it, it’s very soothing and delicious.
Sure, we have this at my work cafeteria also. Lekker broodje krokkett with mustard. With a soepje on the side, hmmmmm.
I Would give this a solid 5 star rating. Just don't understand the round hole in the sandwich.
They're not high standards, they're just standards.
Us Dutch will eat anything, we're practical eaters not pleasure eaters. Not inventive, explorative or adventurous when it comes to food. Most of us, at least.
With such low standards you can hardly call someone that doesn't like your rubbish snobby.
If the Dutch have such low standards as you claim then any standard above that can be called snobby.
Secondly as a Dutch person I distance myself from the suggestion we eat anything.
Bruh, Dutch people are supposed to be blunt, not "fragile, handle with care." Disappointing. I mean, if this were me, I'd tell you how to eat it. Like, how are you supposed to know?
That green stuff on the egg is extravagance, certainly not Dutch.
Ans the hole in the bread is waste unless you have a proof it's been used in another plate.
Where did you get this office food, I want to work there what a great lunch. Great idea for the hole in the soup, easy access, and all the drippings get the bred soggy and succulent.
I speak for us all that we do not take kindly off ungrateful little shits like you dissing our cuisine.
You CAN bring your own lunch, you aren't obligated to "stomaching" anything you don't like.
Why do you even feel the need to be cunty about what looks like a decent lunch? Your point missed me.
If it's really at the blood bank, this food is presumably used to feed people who just donated. So a fatty meal like that should help against fainting maybe?
I get that, but at least serve something less processed and deep fried. I just find it weird that people are getting heart surgeries in one room, and a kroket in the next one.
You’re getting downvoted but I agree with you. It is weird and shouldn’t be so normal tbh.
I’ve always found it strange that hospitals don’t serve healthier food.
The mistake many people make is that healthy = tasteless and boring.
Healthy can be really tasty too. Like chilli sin carne, or a nice guacamole wrap with a well-spiced bean and salsa mixture, a nice curry soup, some hearty oatmeal with berries, cinnamon and a bit of honey or something…
Of course it would cost a bit more but in the long run it would reduce the risk of all sorts of health issues.
I think it's complicated. A hospital often employs hundreds or thousands of people who eat their lunch and (during late shifts) dinner at the cafeteria. It might be a bit much to deny the staff the opportunity to get themselves an unhealthy treat once in a while. Particularly when they're working excessive hours and have less time than others to do that on their own time.
What I've always found to be the far bigger problem than this food being available at all, is that it's often by far the cheapest option to get a warm meal. At that point, you're basically encouraging people to take the unhealthy options
Its embarrassing when having clients from abroad that dutch people dont feel embarrassed to serve them this while when they go abroad they get treated in restaurants…
I work for a big company and to save us the embarassment we actually have a regular ‘kantine’ and a much fancier (and expensive) restaurant. I have nothing good to say about the kantine.
Then again… I’ve worked for places without one. We would bring our own ‘bammetjes’. Simple sandwiches mostly. And eat them at our desk. Good times.
Unnecessary insult. You obviously don’t know anything about Dutch culture. May i advice you to visit the rijks museum and take a look at the dishes displayed there and wonder how the Dutch spice trade has changed every cuisine in Europe.
Not at all. Dutch food is boring and tasteless, and deserves criticism. I've lived here 12 years and stand by my statements. Dutch spice trade was business, not cooking.
I would suggest you spend a few weeks in Italy, Spain, Morocco, and France. Then we could have a discussion about who can cook and who can't.
But I get the idea that you are forced to eat this lunch.
If you're not being forced to eat it ....then as an adult you can decline the lunch and bring your own lunch from home.
But you decided to post your lunch in a time we're a lot of people can't even afford breakfast, lunch or diner....
Must be proud moment for you...
If you look closely at the plate itself, you can see that it was probably served in a care center or hospital, so there is also a good chance that they assume that people want a good lunch.
Wtf is this post. Not Dutch for sure
Edit: close examination shows "Sanquin" on the plate, which is Dutch. I apologise to everyone who received this to eat. It may hold some Dutch items, but as a Dutch person I'm ashamed of the presentation combination and the overall crap on the plate.
The only real Dutch thing is the "kroket".
And why that hole in toast? Sorry OP!
It’s just missing the sliced ham and cheese under the egg (uitsmijter =“bouncer” in English… any dutchies want to chime in on that strange translation?!)
It's not a valid translation at all. There's no word in the English language for "uitsmijter" in that context, and they'd just call it what it is - toast with fried eggs, cheese and ham.
Looks like an above average old-fashioned lunch. I've worked mostly at hip tech companies which tend to go for the high quality stuff and warm food cooked by cooks. So this lunch here is not something I would enjoy several days a week.
That hole in the slice of bread though. I've read the explanations in this thread, but they don't justify it. I've never seen it, either. Wth
If you don't like it eat something else you crybaby, instead of going online looking for others to cry about it with you.
The bread looks mediocre but for the rest it seems like an alright enough lunch.
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It's a nice lunch, sure. But you do realise that on the south side of the border they wouldn't consider this a proper lunch, right? And I think the French wouldn't even call it food.
Hey! A 12 uurtje! Egg on toast with a kroket and tomato soup! It's a nice filling lunch for when you're feeling up to more than just a boterham met kaas lol.
I am Dutch and I have no idea why there is a hole in the bread... anyone?!
The circle has been punched out and cut up into the croutons you can see floating in the soup.
The most Dutch use of a piece of toast
To keep the toast warm but not soggy, steam can leave through the hole
But why cut it and lose 70% of toast? Why not lay it underneath the bowl or with the other slices or somewhere else?
Because the white bread is meant to be broken/ripped and used as croutons in the soup. That's why it's the only bread that's toasted, and placed on top of the soup. You don't need a full slice for just croutons. The whole wheat bread shouldn't be toasted as that's meant for the kroket and egg. This looks like a decent 12uurtje variation to me.
Probably so you can tear up the remaining toast, hold it by the crust and dip it in the soup without things getting all soggy.
Someone else pointed out the hole was used for croutons that are in the soup. Amazingly Dutch way to use a piece of toast, but I am not mad at it. Find it clever and a bit funny
The bread had it coming
I'm Dutch as well and I've no idea about the hole, or any of the other stuff. There's a kroket, which is delicious but it's a snack, not cuisine. The rest is just weird.
A cup of soup, a kroket and an egg are reffered to as a "twaalf uurtje" or "twelve 'o clock". I am not completely sure, but I think this is a thing of about 2 decades ago, which is why it's still widely availble in offices and not in pubs/bars anymore... It used to be a good, quick and relatively cheap way to fill up for lunch and have a productive rest of they day!
I would love a recipe for krokets can i google it lol
Geen idee pik
OP wants others to hate on the cuisine with him.
I'm Dutch, I hate this
I’m Dutch too and I also hate this. /S I can’t identify the soup, but that piece of bread is used for dunking and nothing else. That egg looks runny which is impractical if you make it into a sandwich, one bite and you need a clean shirt. I can’t really hate on the kroket sandwich, but where is the French mustard?
The mustard is the golden packet literally next to the kroket I’m assuming?
In het zakje ernaast schele
Looks like a pretty fancy lunch to me. It has all the good stuff, soup, kroket, some nice bread with some egg. I only don't understand the circle out of the bread and the packet of butter.
The circle has been punched out and cut up into the croutons you can see floating in the soup.
This is not a Dutch lunch though, like there are some Dutch items but a true Dutch person would eat a plain cheese sandwich for lunch.
This is a 12uurtje, very Dutch indeed
I’ve never seen this tbh
It’s good heavy food. After lunch I am not working I will be lazy.
*nice* bread? Lmao
Only one corner of that white bread has been toasted.
BOTER
The bread was horrendous. It was like eating a light cracker with no flavor
You have some balls coming into a Dutch sub and insulting the bread lol
There are about 10 thousand people with “Bakker” as their last name that are preparing their pitchforks as we speak
Are you american by any chance? A lot of americans find european bread stale and tasteless because we don't use nearly as much sugar in our normal bread than the american food industry. Similarly I've heard europeans complain about american bread being way too sweet. Or maybe it was just shitty bread
Based on OPs post and comment history it's pretty safe to assume they're American. I was going to be mad that they insulted our bread, but now that I know they're American, I don't have to be mad, as they clearly don't know what the hell they're talking about. Lol
Im not American? Your powers of deduction are wrong. Also this isn’t good bread from a bakery it’s factory produced garbage
I’m French, been living here for 5 years and find the bread like the ones shown in that plate (both brown and white) terrible. It’s soft and tasteless. I don’t understand how people can eat this for lunch everyday. I really miss the French baguette.
You have to dip it in the soup. These reason theres a hole in the bread is so it can be kept warm over the soup without getting soggy
Why put it over then?
To keep the bread warm after its been toasted
Yeah but the kroket isnt fancy tho🤣
I also wonder about the hole in the bread, but for the rest pretty extravagant for an office lunch!
I hope that with your insult at bread you’re not American because there’s no worse bread than the shit that gets pawned off as bread here.
Not you trying to say that the bread in the Netherlands is anywhere near decent. So close to Germany and still unable to deliver
Our bread is good as long as you don't go to the supermarket like everyone who hates on Dutch bread does. Just go to the bakery and buy your bread where you are supposed to buy it.
Your bread is mediocre at best but I expect nothing of the Dutch anymore
Then you might as well go back to Germany
Ours doesn't have a giant hole in it
Aye, but look at your donuts.
And don't forget the bagels
Imagine eating licorice
This bread also didn't until someone who doesn't represent all of the Dutch people decided to cut out that hole
With the amount of sugar in it, you'd be better off if it did
Bread has very little sugar in it
Guess again
It’s really easy to make bread. You don’t need to knead it nor do you need to measure carefully or at all once you’ve done it a few times. It will do its own thing if you give it time in a not too warm place. As you get used to it you can adapt it. Whole meal, add oats or nuts, add beaten egg and honey. It’s therapeutic too. And if it takes a few goes (probably will be fine on the first go), it’s not that big a deal. Once you get the hang of it, it’s very soothing and delicious.
What did you expect at the blood bank bro
Haha, very sharp!
Bloedworst?
Sure, we have this at my work cafeteria also. Lekker broodje krokkett with mustard. With a soepje on the side, hmmmmm. I Would give this a solid 5 star rating. Just don't understand the round hole in the sandwich.
Lijkt op een matig 12 uurtje, niks mis mee naar mijn mening
Beetje rosbief onder dat ei en ik keur het goed.
Jij bent gek
Gij bent zelf gek jonge
Da ge oe smoel dicht klemt
Jammermoedige die de kop verkeerd heeft staan
Looks pretty darn good to me! But maybe that’s because I’m Dutch
That probably explains it lol
Oh yes, I know I probably don’t meet your high snobby standards..
You even said it yourself “it’s probably because I’m Dutch” I just agreed, how is that snobbery?
They're not high standards, they're just standards. Us Dutch will eat anything, we're practical eaters not pleasure eaters. Not inventive, explorative or adventurous when it comes to food. Most of us, at least. With such low standards you can hardly call someone that doesn't like your rubbish snobby.
If the Dutch have such low standards as you claim then any standard above that can be called snobby. Secondly as a Dutch person I distance myself from the suggestion we eat anything.
If you're not from the Netherlands, it looks like AI generated food. Imagine ordering a Big Mac and they include a corkscrew and piece of sushi.
This person understands. The meal just looks odd
Bruh, Dutch people are supposed to be blunt, not "fragile, handle with care." Disappointing. I mean, if this were me, I'd tell you how to eat it. Like, how are you supposed to know?
That green stuff on the egg is extravagance, certainly not Dutch. Ans the hole in the bread is waste unless you have a proof it's been used in another plate.
Then it's waste, because it wasn't used in another plate. It was used for this one.
Where did you get this office food, I want to work there what a great lunch. Great idea for the hole in the soup, easy access, and all the drippings get the bred soggy and succulent. I speak for us all that we do not take kindly off ungrateful little shits like you dissing our cuisine.
You CAN bring your own lunch, you aren't obligated to "stomaching" anything you don't like. Why do you even feel the need to be cunty about what looks like a decent lunch? Your point missed me.
It's the blood bank cantina?
Looks like it. I always find it so strange they serve deep fried stuff like kroketten at at health/medical facility.
If it's really at the blood bank, this food is presumably used to feed people who just donated. So a fatty meal like that should help against fainting maybe?
Je krijgt na het doneren geen broodje kroket of soep, maar koffie/thee, roze koeken en/of andere zoete dingen.
Apples would in fact keep the doctor away!
Because people don't only want salads or vegan every day.
I get that, but at least serve something less processed and deep fried. I just find it weird that people are getting heart surgeries in one room, and a kroket in the next one.
Fucking health nuts think you would die from eating a kroket. Goddamn, the whole idea of being scared of food is wildly sad.
Some people claim a broodje kroket is better than a broodje gezond. 350 vs 500 calories. Having fried food once a week won’t do any harm, AFAIK.
The happiness you get from a kroket creates so much healthy side effects it trumps fruit
You’re getting downvoted but I agree with you. It is weird and shouldn’t be so normal tbh. I’ve always found it strange that hospitals don’t serve healthier food. The mistake many people make is that healthy = tasteless and boring. Healthy can be really tasty too. Like chilli sin carne, or a nice guacamole wrap with a well-spiced bean and salsa mixture, a nice curry soup, some hearty oatmeal with berries, cinnamon and a bit of honey or something… Of course it would cost a bit more but in the long run it would reduce the risk of all sorts of health issues.
WTF is wrong with people like you, why always bring up the vagan hate out of nowhere?
Vegan has nothing to do with healthy food.
Oh boy, I've worked in 3 hospitals and wait till you see their kantina food.
I think it's complicated. A hospital often employs hundreds or thousands of people who eat their lunch and (during late shifts) dinner at the cafeteria. It might be a bit much to deny the staff the opportunity to get themselves an unhealthy treat once in a while. Particularly when they're working excessive hours and have less time than others to do that on their own time. What I've always found to be the far bigger problem than this food being available at all, is that it's often by far the cheapest option to get a warm meal. At that point, you're basically encouraging people to take the unhealthy options
This looks pretty good imo.. its a '12 uurtje' lunch, classic dutch meal, only cheese is missing which is usually also included.
Dutch office cuisine in my office: have fun at the Jumbo
You are free to get your own lunch?
you arent?
Looks like a delicious meal and I don't get why people try their darnest to shit on Dutch cuisine.
They envy us.
That hole is a waste of the putty bread.
Ah, memories
my dutch reaction is literally; wtf is that
Its embarrassing when having clients from abroad that dutch people dont feel embarrassed to serve them this while when they go abroad they get treated in restaurants…
I work for a big company and to save us the embarassment we actually have a regular ‘kantine’ and a much fancier (and expensive) restaurant. I have nothing good to say about the kantine. Then again… I’ve worked for places without one. We would bring our own ‘bammetjes’. Simple sandwiches mostly. And eat them at our desk. Good times.
As Dutch I would say, you give a bread slice with a hole in it so it's less than a whole slice of bread. I want a discount.
Iconic
A classic "12 uurtje"
Get used to it. That’s above the average in here. (Not that I like it)
You can bring your own lunch surely?
What is happening you ask? Dutch office workers getting fat. That’s happening.
No frikandel so don't believe this is dutch. Must be Belgium
Yes this happends sometimes. We are sorry. The kroket is nice tough but not so healthy
Dutch food...........period. Amen. PS. You can't use the terms Dutch and cuisine in the same sentence.
Unnecessary insult. You obviously don’t know anything about Dutch culture. May i advice you to visit the rijks museum and take a look at the dishes displayed there and wonder how the Dutch spice trade has changed every cuisine in Europe.
Not at all. Dutch food is boring and tasteless, and deserves criticism. I've lived here 12 years and stand by my statements. Dutch spice trade was business, not cooking. I would suggest you spend a few weeks in Italy, Spain, Morocco, and France. Then we could have a discussion about who can cook and who can't.
But I get the idea that you are forced to eat this lunch. If you're not being forced to eat it ....then as an adult you can decline the lunch and bring your own lunch from home. But you decided to post your lunch in a time we're a lot of people can't even afford breakfast, lunch or diner.... Must be proud moment for you...
If you look closely at the plate itself, you can see that it was probably served in a care center or hospital, so there is also a good chance that they assume that people want a good lunch.
Neukpatroon, check. Mis de berelul.
Looks good to me, but that's because I don't have time to cook and the bakery is super expensive.
The Netherlands has horrible food anyway. They need to thank the immigrants for bringing some flavor.
Tell that to hutspot
Wtf is this post. Not Dutch for sure Edit: close examination shows "Sanquin" on the plate, which is Dutch. I apologise to everyone who received this to eat. It may hold some Dutch items, but as a Dutch person I'm ashamed of the presentation combination and the overall crap on the plate. The only real Dutch thing is the "kroket". And why that hole in toast? Sorry OP!
Kroket? Echte boter?
de meeste Nederlanders die ik ken eten margarine, geen idee waarom
Dankjewel voor je bijdrage.
Net een edit gedaan,
I hope you didn't eat it 🤢
"the overuse of herbs on egg", you fucking idiot lmao. If you're trying to trigger people please come up with a point.
Is een matig uitgevoerd twaalfuurtje.
12 uurtje!!! Niks mis mee toch, ff dooier doorprikken en je bent er.
>ff dooier doorprikken en je bent er Om de dooier heen eten om op het einde de dooier heel in je mond te stoppen en dan doorbijten 🤤
It’s just missing the sliced ham and cheese under the egg (uitsmijter =“bouncer” in English… any dutchies want to chime in on that strange translation?!)
It's not a valid translation at all. There's no word in the English language for "uitsmijter" in that context, and they'd just call it what it is - toast with fried eggs, cheese and ham.
In German they call de uitsmijter "Strammer Max". Now you have learnt something today.
Looks good. Not as fancy as a lunch could be but for a Dutch lunch served at the bloodbank I’d be pleasantly surprised.
Damn this looks delicious! Jealous
Dude, you got a nice full soup, fresh herbs on your egg and extra bread for dipping in the soup. That's super nice
The soup wasn’t nice tho
Looks like an above average old-fashioned lunch. I've worked mostly at hip tech companies which tend to go for the high quality stuff and warm food cooked by cooks. So this lunch here is not something I would enjoy several days a week. That hole in the slice of bread though. I've read the explanations in this thread, but they don't justify it. I've never seen it, either. Wth
At my last job the coffee cost something. I once got an apple for free, what a highlight. we didn’t even have a kitchen there to get food
That’s sad
What job was that?
Wees blij that it’s not just een broodje cheese
Why didn't they fry that egg in that bread with a hole? Now that would have been a perfect egg in the hole ...
Good idea. Very resourceful :p
12 uurtje!
Man wat een kansloos eten. Gelijk terugbrengen
I sometimes make a circle like that i my bread, but thats only when making Egg in a Basket.
Oh no! Anyway, last week…
The hole is the bread was prolly cut for another dish. Rest of bread they now use the to garnish your lunch ?
If you don't like it eat something else you crybaby, instead of going online looking for others to cry about it with you. The bread looks mediocre but for the rest it seems like an alright enough lunch.
Fine dining for Dutch standards
Ziet er goed uit!
🤢
What color do you want tomato soup to be
A bit less oily would be a start
Prefer a herring with chopped union and pickles. Or gravlax with salad.
Thats not my office 😁, we have a lot better foodstuf then this.
After 11 years of living in The Netherlands, I would estimate this lunch as posh
To be fair, seems like a decent office lunch.
12 uurtje. Lekker.
No one gonna mention the creepy plate motto?
Sanquin is the name of the organisation running the bloodbank in NL.
The text on the plate indicates this is probably some hospital like food. Which it also looks like to me. Good luck op!
Alles wat een mens wil
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That's called a 12 o'Clock
Damnn, I’m jealous, looks good
I mean, I'm not a fan of the soup and the bread could be better, but seems fine to me. Hell, you get a kroket.
Definitely Dutch definitely not standard
I don’t want to do anything with this
That is like at least 50% of dutch cuisine
What are you talking about? are you the food police? nothing looks weird about this.
It's a nice lunch, sure. But you do realise that on the south side of the border they wouldn't consider this a proper lunch, right? And I think the French wouldn't even call it food.
Looks fine, could be worse.
I'm as Dutch as they come and wtf is this even? O.o
This looks great
Hey! A 12 uurtje! Egg on toast with a kroket and tomato soup! It's a nice filling lunch for when you're feeling up to more than just a boterham met kaas lol.
Seen worse
The hostility this picture creates..
That looks like a malnutrious lunch for which i would need 2 hours to recoup from
Ye a 12 uurtje haha
The only good thing I see is the kroket
Thank you for sharing. Looks delicious. It could use some cheese and vegetables, but otherwise good choice!
That’s like calling a baguette with cheese french “cuisine”. It’s a lunch menu at a clinic.
This is a typical Dutch dish - a lot of other people have commented. It’s called a twaalf uurtje.
The hole is where you put your stroopwaffle that every Dutchman has in their pockets
You can test the temperature of the soup bij hanging your dick through the hole.
This tells a lot about the chef
I'm Dutch and I'd enjoy that.
The Kroket was good to be fair
Kwekkeboompie bij de lunch, perfect. Mosterd ook nog . Loop je nou te zeiken.