Wednesday, June 2, 2010

OLIEBOLLEN- DUTCH APPLE DONUTS




I visited the Nelson Markets over the weekend and tried these delicious dutch apple donuts called Oliebollen.
They are a bit like a deep fried muffin in essence. They can't be good for the waistline but thats why they were so tasty!
Oliebllen literally translates as oil balls and are normally eaten on new year's eve and at fun fairs.
They are said to have been first eaten by Germanic tribes in the Netherlands during the Yule, the period between December 26 and January 6. The Germanic goddess Perchta, together with evil spirits, would fly through the mid-winter sky. To appease these spirits, food was offered, much of which contained deep-fried dough. It was said Perchta would try to cut open the bellies of all she came across, but because of the fat in the oliebollen, her sword would slide off the body of whoever ate them.

1 comment:

  1. How nice that you're posting about a Dutch treat! If only you could see and taste what oliebollen *should* be like (http://www.roparungoudriaan.nl/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/oliebollen1.jpg). The ones at Nelson Saturday market don't even come close to the real thing, which is sad, because I wouldn't have minded a taste of home. ;-) Traditionally oliebollen are not made with apple (those are called appelflappen) but with or without raisins.

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