Krokets or bitterballens, same thing, just different size/shape. You take cooked meat, preferably beef, and chop it up finely. Cook with finely sautéed onion & broth. Seasoned with salt, white pepper, and nutmeg. Thicken with a roux and sometimes add unflavored gelatin. Refrigerate until it sets. This allows you to roll/shape it. You then dip it into an egg wash and bread crumbs. Repeat the egg/bread crumb process and then deep fry. Usually, you split it open and put Dutch mustard in the center. PS I'm really enjoying your channel, and you've given me lots of wonderful ideas for my upcoming visit to Amsterdam this summer. Many thanks. 😊
That is awesome! Thanks for the details… we figured it had to do with cooling it down. Really appreciate the kind words! Have a great time when you visit!
the "Automatiek" as we call it in the Netherlands was actually a German invention and prior to it's succes here it was big in the USA. You could buy all sorts of things from them. It is fitting you started on the Ferdinand Bolstraat. The name Febo is literally the abreviation of Ferdinand Bol. This was the street the first Febo was planned, hence the name. Due to circumstances it didn't actually open first on the Ferdinand Bol but the name was already registered so they kept it. the old coin operated machines from the 70's and 80's had a way to trick them. If you closed one compartment and at the exact right moment while doing that pulled the door of another one, the other one would open giving you two snacks for the price of one. No idea how or why, I just know it worked.
Automatic food dispensers also existed in the US in Philadelphia and New York till the 70s. Check out the Automat documentary with Mel Brooks. It's really good 👍
Me and my Firends call Febo “The promised land”, cause every time we go to the netherlands we mostly eat Febo. Luckily i live in germany and Amsterdam is only a 3h ride away
There are absolutely no patatoes in a kroket foreigners always think that 😂. A kroket is a meat ragout most commonly using beef, beef broth, flour, butter or margarine, onions and herbs.
@@nateandkatrinadotheworld "Toine’s Kitchen 🇳🇱" has a nice channel about recipes of Dutch food including the croquette. kaassoufle are also very easy to make yourself.
Most Dutch folks would not get Chicken...Kalfsvlees kroket is what is favourite together with the Grillburger and their frietjes. Kaassoufle is also a winner. FEBO forever!
You are standing in the street where febo is renamed After. The first febo was in life Ferdinand Bol Street and they took the first two letters of ferdinand and the first two letters of Bol (febo)
I'm Dutch and i could tell you the difference between fast food in the Netherlands it's all 100% Dutch home grown meat and fries, The oil we use in the Netherlands also is not that unhealthy like in the US
I think a Febo Mark two video might be an order - you skipped two popular things that you probably would’ve liked. A Nasi schijf, which is mainly rice and veggies deep-fried, and a Bami schijf, which is deep fried noodles… Both based on indonesian cuisine. Lekker hoor!
Make your own Kroketjes and/or bitterballen. Since I have to do it myself now here in Las Vegas although I could order Voorn's Kroketten, I found THE perfect broth for it: Bone Broth! It took me several times to figure out the spices though but now, I make my own beef kroketten.
Kroketten are definitely hit or miss. Febo isn't known for quality and I personally rarely go there. The best kroketten in my opinion are "draadjesvleeskroketten". They contain stewed meat and are less ragout-y. A good example of the opposite are "van Dobben kroketten", they're very popular but I don't like them. They're mostly ragout with little cubes of meat in them. Tbh, I think Katrina comparing stuff to McDonalds is accurate. The quality level is pretty comparable.
Febo is more about the novelty of hot vending machine food. It’s definitely not the best. But every now and then… kind of like McDonald’s! Thanks for watching!
Even Anthony Bourdain himself visited FEBO. May he find peace.. :( But he did point out the importance of getting deep fried snacks while being completely hammered without the need to interact with other humans. Im so glad he went beyond the veil and managed to see the truth behind true Amsterdam culture. Im sure you've seen his Amsterdam episodes, its just the best. Its just so sad what... ok well... One of New York City's finest in my book.... Just in case you havent seen it : The Layover: Amsterdam is right here on RUclips. Quote of the century: "Amsterdam : The place where you can "love" East European "ladies" from the "backside" at competative prices!" :D Or: "Im looking for that cat piss flavour...". "Ah that would be Sativa then!"
Anthony Bourdain is Nate’s favorite. RIP. ❤️ And yes, we’ve seen that episode. That was the best thing about him that he immersed himself in whatever city/country he was in. We still watch those old episodes. ❤️
I prefer the old stile cafetaria's where everything you orther is freshly fried and they have often more options like the sauses and lests say kapsalon or speciaal or oorlog
I love Febo love it especially if you are drunk LOL🤣🤣🤣 no seriously the snacks at Febo are delicious. Also have both of you ever tryed a kapsalon? very delicious you can get it at a Turkish snackbar/restaurant i love it. Other than that a great video keep up the great work👍 En nog een prettige dag toegewenst😊
@@nateandkatrinadotheworld IIt looks like YT removed my earlier comment, probably due too much info. I also mentioned the above but also 'Roti kipfilet speciaal'. It's surinamese food. I won't repeat advising 2 restaurants, most likely the reason YT removed the comment in the first place. Great content as ever!
@@renedevrind1733 Roti and kipfilet speciaal delicious love those foods. So what where those two restaurants? I would love to visit those. Other than that i hope that you have a great day😊
@@nateandkatrinadotheworld please don't feel sorry both of you have every right to you're own opinions. I'm Dutch myself and even i don't like some of the Dutch food both of you are not wrong. Other than that i hope that both of you have a great day?😊
De Febo is niet meer zo goed als vroeger!!! Er is veel aan kwaliteit ingeleverd. De kalfsvleeskroket is niet zoals vroeger, de fricandellen zijn niet lekker meer. Bij de meeste Febo filialen staan geen vakmensen achter de toonbank. Erg jammer dat deze keten niet meer levert waar het vroeger groot door is geworden.
@@nateandkatrinadotheworld Haven’t been in the county of my birth for about 46 years but a slice of “real” brown bread and a nice piece of old cheese is one of those simple treats that makes me think of “ home “. Now go and find out what oddities the Dutch put on their sandwiches ( mostly to take to school and work ).
Krokets or bitterballens, same thing, just different size/shape. You take cooked meat, preferably beef, and chop it up finely. Cook with finely sautéed onion & broth. Seasoned with salt, white pepper, and nutmeg. Thicken with a roux and sometimes add unflavored gelatin. Refrigerate until it sets. This allows you to roll/shape it. You then dip it into an egg wash and bread crumbs. Repeat the egg/bread crumb process and then deep fry. Usually, you split it open and put Dutch mustard in the center. PS I'm really enjoying your channel, and you've given me lots of wonderful ideas for my upcoming visit to Amsterdam this summer. Many thanks. 😊
That is awesome! Thanks for the details… we figured it had to do with cooling it down.
Really appreciate the kind words! Have a great time when you visit!
Yes, that is it, and no potato. Unless you
Have a potato kroket 😂
the "Automatiek" as we call it in the Netherlands was actually a German invention and prior to it's succes here it was big in the USA. You could buy all sorts of things from them. It is fitting you started on the Ferdinand Bolstraat. The name Febo is literally the abreviation of Ferdinand Bol. This was the street the first Febo was planned, hence the name. Due to circumstances it didn't actually open first on the Ferdinand Bol but the name was already registered so they kept it.
the old coin operated machines from the 70's and 80's had a way to trick them. If you closed one compartment and at the exact right moment while doing that pulled the door of another one, the other one would open giving you two snacks for the price of one. No idea how or why, I just know it worked.
Automatic food dispensers also existed in the US in Philadelphia and New York till the 70s. Check out the Automat documentary with Mel Brooks. It's really good 👍
We’ll definitely check that out! And thanks for watching!
I love FEBO.
Their fries are perfectly crunchy and the saté sause is fantastic.
Their "speciaaltje" is out of this world.
Really good fries!! Thanks for watching our stuff!
He guys, I like your jazzy humour...and this video. Well done👍👍
Me and my Firends call Febo “The promised land”, cause every time we go to the netherlands we mostly eat Febo. Luckily i live in germany and Amsterdam is only a 3h ride away
As a Belgian visiting Maastricht regularly, Satékroket (meat ragu with peanut sauce) is THE best Febo/Smullers fried food!
Hey folks it’s me Mo!
What’s up Mo! Thanks for stopping us to say hi!
@@nateandkatrinadotheworld you welcome guys?
There are absolutely no patatoes in a kroket foreigners always think that 😂. A kroket is a meat ragout most commonly using beef, beef broth, flour, butter or margarine, onions and herbs.
Ha, it fooled us! 🙃
@@nateandkatrinadotheworld
"Toine’s Kitchen 🇳🇱" has a nice channel about recipes of Dutch food including the croquette.
kaassoufle are also very easy to make yourself.
Looks like so much yummy food. How cute those little oven pockets you get them from. Great video. Have an awesome week. Chelsea and Mike
Thanks you guys! Just sub’dto your channel and checking out your awesome vids!
@@nateandkatrinadotheworld oh thank you so much 😊
fishsticks from Captain Iglo/Birdseye. With dutch mayo.
Most Dutch folks would not get Chicken...Kalfsvlees kroket is what is favourite together with the Grillburger and their frietjes. Kaassoufle is also a winner. FEBO forever!
Neither of us grew up eating veal very often… We are now huge Kaassoufle believers!
I ❤ FEBO! I HAD IT 10 YEARS AGO AND CRAVE IT ALL THE TIME! I WISH THEY CAME TO AMERICA
There’s really nothing like it in America. Those rolling hot dogs at 7-11 just are not it! 🥴
You are standing in the street where febo is renamed After. The first febo was in life Ferdinand Bol Street and they took the first two letters of ferdinand and the first two letters of Bol (febo)
Yep, you know your history! That’s why we chose to start with that Febo location!
You are dutch now. Rude and honest. Nice and friendly. You past the test.
Een waarheid als een koe!
Ha. We seem to fit in fairly well around here… ;-)
diabetes K 😂😂 yep but I'm drooling.
Haha, you just have to pace yourself with Febo… clearly we didn’t get the memo. 😂 Thanks for watching!
Febo in the early day's was amazing, now you have to pay more and everything has shrunk !
I'm Dutch and i could tell you the difference between fast food in the Netherlands it's all 100% Dutch home grown meat and fries, The oil we use in the Netherlands also is not that unhealthy like in the US
I will like to know what is the oil uses there, thanks.
When I’m sober FEBO is not an option.
However, when we’re returning from a cafe or concert and are semi-drunk FEBO is erg smakelijk! 🤪🖖
Kaassoufflé FTW!
Why you tried only FEBO?? Every village and city has at least 1 to 100 local snackbars . Try them! They are all different
We try to stay away from fried foods too, but it’s everyWHERE 😅and it looks so good lol
Cannot. Help. Ourselves. 🙃
Grill Burger and Kip Corn are definetly the best!!
We are partial to the fried cheese but the grill burger did surprise us! Thanks for watching!
I think a Febo Mark two video might be an order - you skipped two popular things that you probably would’ve liked. A Nasi schijf, which is mainly rice and veggies deep-fried, and a Bami schijf, which is deep fried noodles… Both based on indonesian cuisine. Lekker hoor!
Not a bad idea. Katrina says if we ever get to 5000 subscribers, we will celebrate at FEBO!
Still love FEBO but the manneke pis Fries on Damrak are the best…I saw you had those as well ❤😂
Make your own Kroketjes and/or bitterballen. Since I have to do it myself now here in Las Vegas although I could order Voorn's Kroketten, I found THE perfect broth for it: Bone Broth! It took me several times to figure out the spices though but now, I make my own beef kroketten.
Try a croquet on a bun with mustard. It's the best!
I loved the Febo croquettes!
Gonna try tonight in Amsterdam
What did you think?? (We hope you got the fried cheese!)
Didn't know there's a febo at the Gelderlandplein Mall, only go there for the excellent Japanese/Korean supermarket (Shilla)
We like that place too!
When I'm in Amsterdam i have to eat a grillburger, they are really the best 👊💪
Absolutely!
Croquet spread open on fresh white bread with grainy mustard is the BOOM! Also mayo only on fries!
Add it to the list!
Can you got to the food market please? Me and my fiancé are going in may and would love to see it
Do you mean this one?
ruclips.net/video/n9FL0WInyTQ/видео.html
@@nateandkatrinadotheworld it is called the food market I believe it’s an all you can eat buffet they also do unlimited drinks
We will have to find it and check it out!
Kroketten are definitely hit or miss. Febo isn't known for quality and I personally rarely go there. The best kroketten in my opinion are "draadjesvleeskroketten". They contain stewed meat and are less ragout-y. A good example of the opposite are "van Dobben kroketten", they're very popular but I don't like them. They're mostly ragout with little cubes of meat in them.
Tbh, I think Katrina comparing stuff to McDonalds is accurate. The quality level is pretty comparable.
Febo is more about the novelty of hot vending machine food. It’s definitely not the best. But every now and then… kind of like McDonald’s! Thanks for watching!
@@nateandkatrinadotheworld and it's definitely fast food 😆
Even Anthony Bourdain himself visited FEBO. May he find peace.. :( But he did point out the importance of getting deep fried snacks while being completely hammered without the need to interact with other humans. Im so glad he went beyond the veil and managed to see the truth behind true Amsterdam culture. Im sure you've seen his Amsterdam episodes, its just the best. Its just so sad what... ok well... One of New York City's finest in my book.... Just in case you havent seen it : The Layover: Amsterdam is right here on RUclips. Quote of the century: "Amsterdam : The place where you can "love" East European "ladies" from the "backside" at competative prices!" :D Or: "Im looking for that cat piss flavour...". "Ah that would be Sativa then!"
Anthony Bourdain is Nate’s favorite. RIP. ❤️ And yes, we’ve seen that episode. That was the best thing about him that he immersed himself in whatever city/country he was in. We still watch those old episodes. ❤️
I prefer the old stile cafetaria's where everything you orther is freshly fried and they have often more options like the sauses and lests say kapsalon or speciaal or oorlog
(We probably agree). Thanks Gerry!
It appears to me that the donuts in the Netherlands a bit smaller!
True story. 😐
The name of the business was Horn and Hardardt (or a similar spelling) and it was the savior of many a non--cook in the big city,,
I love Febo love it especially if you are drunk LOL🤣🤣🤣 no seriously the snacks at Febo are delicious.
Also have both of you ever tryed a kapsalon? very delicious you can get it at a Turkish snackbar/restaurant i love it.
Other than that a great video keep up the great work👍
En nog een prettige dag toegewenst😊
We know about kapsalon (not the haircuts), and loooove shawarma, so we definitely need to try it!
@@nateandkatrinadotheworld IIt looks like YT removed my earlier comment, probably due too much info.
I also mentioned the above but also 'Roti kipfilet speciaal'. It's surinamese food.
I won't repeat advising 2 restaurants, most likely the reason YT removed the comment in the first place.
Great content as ever!
@@renedevrind1733 Roti and kipfilet speciaal delicious love those foods.
So what where those two restaurants?
I would love to visit those.
Other than that i hope that you have a great day😊
JE hebt geen smaak. Febo is voor toeristen echte Nederlanders komen er niet hoor. Nederlanders ben zunig
You two look rich. All rich Americans, you are invited to Royal Palace for coffee
Rich? Ooof… we wish! Now about this palace… will the King be around? ;-)
@@nateandkatrinadotheworld Yes, King likes guests
Grill burger beats McDonalds’s but doesn’t almost everything beat McDonald’s
You have a point… thanks for watching!
How much do you like fish sticks. 😂 totally agree…… she fits the part!!! 👌👈
Gezellige vlog!
Bedankt!
😉😊
I also love putting fishsticks in my mouth!
I feel like you get me. - Nate ;-)
"Trekloket" 👍
What’s the cost?
Just a couple of euros per item!
I love kroketten
That’s awesome. We aren’t huge fans of the kroketten. We will probably stick to the fried cheese. 😆
everybody loves vebo ....
More fried cheese!!! Thanks for watching the vlog!
Darn .. FEBO lol 😂
You ruined a perfectly good grillburger.
Typical American, recipe? Supposed to eat like?
Nah, cheese and ketchup baby! 😂
🤣 Thanks for checking out the vlog!
Ohhhh liooooon, i forgot about lions. hmmmmmm
So this is a Danish automat
Thank you for eating that food so we don't have to.
😝
Een FEBO kroket niet lekker vinden is je reinste belediging van het Nederlandse volk :)
I feared this comment. Sorry! Thanks for watching though!
They have every right to their own opinions Bert.
I'm Dutch as well and even i don't like every type Dutch food.
@@nateandkatrinadotheworld please don't feel sorry both of you have every right to you're own opinions.
I'm Dutch myself and even i don't like some of the Dutch food both of you are not wrong.
Other than that i hope that both of you have a great day?😊
@@DidierWierdsma6335 Je moet mijn commentaar ook niet al te serieus nemen 🙂 Ik verafschuw stamppot boerenkool, zuurkool en hutspot. Bleeeeeuuh......
No worries! We are glad you are watching along!
De originele 1e locatie, FErdinand BOlstraat
De Febo is niet meer zo goed als vroeger!!! Er is veel aan kwaliteit ingeleverd. De kalfsvleeskroket is niet zoals vroeger, de fricandellen zijn niet lekker meer. Bij de meeste Febo filialen staan geen vakmensen achter de toonbank. Erg jammer dat deze keten niet meer levert waar het vroeger groot door is geworden.
We have heard this…. That has happened to some of our favorite places back in the US over the year too…
Thank you for checking out our videos!
I had it in Amsterdam in May. It was nasty 🤢
It’s definitely more of an acquired taste or for some verrrry late night dining when everything else is closed. Thanks for watching!
Geef mij maar een bruine boterham met “ouwe” kaas .
That also sounds nice.
@@nateandkatrinadotheworld
Haven’t been in the county of my birth for about 46 years but a slice of “real” brown bread and a nice piece of old cheese is one of those simple treats that makes me think of “ home “.
Now go and find out what oddities the Dutch put on their sandwiches ( mostly to take to school and work ).
Both mcdonalds and febo burgers taste awful lol
Hard agree. 👍🏻
Dont eat it go to your own land!!!
THANKS FOR WATCHING!
Wat is dit nou weer voor een rare reactie?
@@bertkassing8541 I agree 100% with you Bert this reaction is idiotic and xenophobic.
Well said👍
😂😂😂😂FISHDICKS
Nate is happy that someone got the joke. 😂