What is a Dutch “kroket”?
Hoe kroketten in de grootste fabriek worden gemaakt
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Picked for people who know a little
A kroket is the Dutch deep-fried snack: a breadcrumb-coated cylinder of thick ragout (typically beef, chicken, or veal in a roux base), flash-fried until crisp on the outside and molten inside. Brought from France in the late 1800s, the kroket evolved into a uniquely Dutch shape and is now a snackbar staple alongside frikandel, bitterbal, and kaassoufflé. The broodje kroket (a soft milk-roll with a kroket inside, mustard on top) is the country’s most-iconic broodje order. Van Dobben, Kwekkeboom, and Ad van Geloven dominate the Dutch kroket market.
In this clip, Het Klokhuis visits “de grootste krokettenfabriek ter wereld”: “De vulling van een kroket heet ragout.”
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- ▸In Dutch snackbar and cafetaria content (FEBO, Smullers, Van Dobben)
- ▸In Dutch food-history writing (Trouw, De Volkskrant, Allerhande)
- ▸In Dutch comedy about broodje kroket and snack culture (Toren C, De Avondshow, LINDA.)
- ▸In Dutch supermarket and brand marketing (Kwekkeboom, Mora, Albert Heijn)