Hamburger met plantaardige gel: proeven van een hybride burger
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
What is a Dutch “hybride burger”?
A hybride burger is a Dutch food-tech invention: a burger patty made from a mix of plant protein (often pea, soy, or fava bean) and a smaller portion of conventional meat. The product sits between fully vegetarian alternatives (Beyond, Vegetarische Slager) and traditional ground beef. Dutch supermarkets like Albert Heijn and Jumbo started carrying hybride lines around 2022, marketed at flexitariërs (flexitarians) who want to cut meat consumption without giving it up entirely. Wageningen and TU Delft food-science teams have been involved in formulation research.
In this clip, a Dutch food technologist explains: “We hebben een gel gemaakt waarbij we een plantaardig product kunnen maken met een beetje vlees erbij. Dus het is een plantaardig product, maar er zit wel nog steeds vlees. Hybride.”
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- ▸In Dutch food-tech and sustainability journalism (NRC, De Volkskrant, Foodlog)
- ▸In Dutch supermarket marketing for flexitarian lines (Albert Heijn, Jumbo, De Vegetarische Slager)
- ▸In Wageningen food-science writing (Wageningen University, Resource, NEMO Kennislink)
- ▸In Dutch climate and diet-shift coverage (De Correspondent, Trouw, Milieu Centraal)