What is a “kapsalon” in Dutch food?
Romantisch kapsalon-diner met extra kaas
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Picked for people who know a little
Kapsalon is the Rotterdam fast-food invention now eaten across the Netherlands and Belgium: a tray of fries topped with shawarma or doner kebab meat, smothered in cheese, gratined under a salamander, then crowned with garlic sauce, sambal, and shredded lettuce-tomato. The dish was invented in 2003 at a Rotterdam shawarma counter, named after the hairdresser (kapsalon) who ordered it daily for his lunch break. It’s now on every Dutch and Belgian snackbar menu, and a regular fixture in Dutch food rankings and YouTube taste-tests.
In this Videoland clip, a couple negotiates the order: “Is met extra kaas? Tuurlijk is met extra kaas.”
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- ▸In Rotterdam and Dutch food press (Het Parool, Algemeen Dagblad, NRC)
- ▸On Dutch fast-food and snackbar culture (SnackbarTop100, Iens, Eet.nu)
- ▸In Rotterdam-specific food coverage (Indebuurt Rotterdam, Open Rotterdam, Rijnmond)
- ▸In Dutch food blogs and culinary YouTube (24Kitchen, Allerhande, Foodboulevard)