On Saturday I visited St Jacob’s market with my cousin. It is a lengthy drive to visit the market but we love to do it for so many reasons: the market is huge; the prices are reasonable; the fruit and vegetables are freshly picked; and it gets us out of the city. Another reason is that there is a Dutch store in one of the buildings.
The both of us enjoy browsing in the store as it brings back pleasant childhood memories. One of the memories that play back in my mind is of my aunt (my cousin’s mom) preparing us a snack with toast and flavoured sprinkles. I used to devour freshly baked bread slathered with butter and topped with chocolate sprinkles. The best snack ever for a 10 year old!
During the past week, visiting the Dutch store at St Jacob’s market brought a smile to my face. It is always good to go down memory lane once in a while.
Have you tasted any of the Dutch sprinkles showcased in the photo?
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2017
(This post was inspired by Trent’s Weekly Smile, a challenge which focuses on sharing all things positive.)
I haven’t seen those, but love the idea of finding regional and local treats halfway around the world – or even another country!
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Me too! Especially as I no longer live in the country where I used to enjoy childhood treats 😀
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Yes, that’s a great “trip back in time” to be sure!
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Regional foods can be filled with memories. I’m not sure if I ever had the sprinkled bread like that.
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It is a Dutch treat and unless you have Dutch family or friends, you would not have encountered them.
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Sounds like a wonderful market. I remember those chocolate sprinkles when we visited our cousins in Amsterdam.
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I hope you had a taste of them. They are delicious!
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My aunt used to sprinkle them on our Koffie Toebroek, an Indonesian style of coffee.
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That is a different way to use them that I have not tried before.
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Hi c – I have never heard of the sprinkles but loved seeing the items – and toss t-shirts – lol – I like the one to the left cos
My hubs is half Dutch and his grandmother used to wooden clogs and fun goodies on display –
Anyhow – my favorite toast at ten years of age was butter and cinnamon and little bit of sugar smothered on toast…
Mmmm
Thanks for sharing your smiles from the market
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Butter and cinnamon sugar – we used to love that as kids too! Cinnamon sugar was also a fav on crepes as well.
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Mmmmmm
Memories
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