Culture proof, wallet-friendly cooking

December 7, 2011 in How to, Just let me Cook by Nick Kennedy

Have you spent three months in the Netherlands, felt like you have experienced pretty much everything when it comes to the Dutch, but still stick to your good old ‘back home’ foods? Maybe now is the time to change. With Christmas coming up, a time spent with friends and family, you can really show off what you’ve learned by hosting an Easy DIY Dutch dinner. Which helps to soak up the excessive alcohol that usually goes with Christmas dinners. Just follow the next few steps, and you’ll be surprising family and friends with your culture proof, wallet- friendly, cooking skills. [...]

Just let me cook… Frying Dutchmen

June 6, 2011 in Just let me Cook by Jelmer van der Land

Frying Dutchmen In the Netherlands we are fond of deep frying all kinds of processed meat, strangely shaped potatoes and spring rolls. Every 500 metres there is a ‘Snackbar’ were you can buy these snacks. You can also make it yourself very, very easily. This is the main reason why students and people who can’t cook love the frying pan. First of all you need a frying pan or just a ordinary pot which you can fill with frying oil or just olive oil. The kind of oil you use has influence on the taste and fatness of the food. [...]

Just let me cook… Beef Bulgogi

May 11, 2011 in Just let me Cook by Youngin Kim

“Bul-Go-Gi” is the most popular and beloved Korean food among foreigners. It is also called “Korean BBQ” or “Korean teriyaki beef” in English. This dish has a mild (not spicy) and sweet flavor along with soy sauce taste and it is such a nice combination with a bowl of rice. Not only in foreign countries but also in Korea itself, Bulgogi is quite an expensive food. However, you can make this fancy dish very easily, if you have one special sauce. It’s called “Korean Beef BBQ Sauce” (See the second photo of a slideshow above). You can buy it at [...]

Just let me cook.. rice bowl with butter garlic and beef

April 11, 2011 in Just let me Cook by Ko Duhyun

Cooking is a good means for international students to make friends easily. In Groningen, there are many students from other cultures. People always have curiosity about unique cuisines from other countries. If you live in an international student house, you should improve your cooking skill, because you will be faced with an international dinner while you live here. Your house mates might be open-minded to your burnt rice, but they want to eat delicious foods definitely. For cooking your own traditional foods, you have to do grocery shopping. Since in Groningen there are many big grocery stores which also have [...]

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Cuisine

March 28, 2011 in by Ivar

The city of Groningen offers a wide variety of restaurants and take-away places to choose from. From typical Dutch cuisine over to the rest of the world, literally everything is available, having a price range from a 1€ snack to a four-course-meal in a more classy restaurant. Here, we will present some of the more favourite restaurants. Especial attention is drawn to the availability of Dutch local cuisine as well as vegetarian / vegan dishes. Please note that the list below is not complete, additional suggestions can be found on the website Tripadvisor Rating: +0 Where can I get a [...]