Vol. 25 — Herring, Cheese and Long Bike Rides
Netherlands
From Amsterdam to the Wadden
Standfirst
A country that eats simply and well — a herring at a stall, a slice of gouda at the market, a plate of stamppot on a cold Tuesday, and stroopwafels warm from a Sunday brown café.
Chapter One
An honest, weekday kitchen
The Dutch table is not about spectacle. It is about honesty. A plate of stamppot — potatoes mashed with kale, sauerkraut or endive — anchored by a smoked sausage on a wet November evening. A bowl of erwtensoep so thick a spoon can stand upright in it. A rondje bitterballen on a wooden bar in a brown café.
The market, though, is where the country celebrates. Wheels of aged gouda cut into sharp slivers. Warm stroopwafels pressed on a griddle in front of you. A raw herring lifted from the ice, dressed with chopped onion, and eaten standing up.
The Dutch don't fuss with food. They just do it well, every single day.
— Maison Maps journal
Chapter Two
The brown café, still lit
As the light fades over the canals, small windows glow yellow along Amsterdam's side streets. Inside, wooden tables, Persian rugs, low lamps, a shelf of jenever. A plate of bitterballen lands, mustard on the side, and someone orders a small beer with two fingers of foam.
This is Dutch eating at its warmest: slow, unshowy, generous with time.
Chapter Three
For the kitchen and the bike ride home
Pieces made for weekday Dutch life — a stamppot on the stove, a market walk, a small child in a bakfiets on the way to school.
Shirt — Amsterdam
Blanket — Utrecht
Onesie — Haarlem
Vol. 25 — Herring, Cheese and Long Bike Rides — the pieces
Shop the Netherlands pieces
Everything photographed in this issue that is currently in the studio.
Netherlands · Apron
Netherlands Food Apron
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Netherlands · Baby onesie
Netherlands Food Baby Onesie Black
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Netherlands · Blanket
Netherlands Food Blanket
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Netherlands · Food poster
Netherlands Food Poster Black
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Netherlands · Sweatshirt
Netherlands Food Sweatshirt
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Netherlands · Tea towel
Netherlands Food Tea Towel
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Netherlands · Baby onesie
Netherlands Food Baby Onesie White
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Netherlands · Food poster
Netherlands Food Poster Pink
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The Collection
The Netherlands Collection
Stamppot, bitterballen, herring, stroopwafels, gouda and jenever — the calm, honest spirit of the Dutch table, illustrated in one composition.
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