Ciao everyone,
As mentioned already last time, one of the reason why we were also very busy is that we launched our own food tour.
It was something we had in mind for quite some time and we finally decided to give it a go. The last 3 months have been really busy trying to get this started. The idea was to start during the low season to see whether we liked it and also to get better at it.
The results have been quite promising so far. In the first month we were very quiet, which it was to be expected. Things improved considerably during the month of December. We were very surprised by it, the weather was dreadful and cold, but still the city attracted a fair amount of tourists, here for the xmas and NY celebration. The first few months of the year have been pretty quiet so far, but we have high hopes for the beginning of the new tourist season. It will officially start with the opening of the Keukenhof, the biggest and brightest flower park of all time, millions of tulips to please the eyes of tourists coming from each corner of the world.
Have you ever taken place to a food tour?
The idea of the food tour is pretty simple: we take tourists around to taste a few Dutch delicacies whilst we share the love for our city. I believe it is very good insight of the city, something that if I would visit Amsterdam I would do on day 1 to have a better understanding of what I am seeing as I walk around.
The food we try vary, it depends on the day. On Saturday, for example, there is a great market in the Jordaan, one of the stalls makes perfect stroopwafel, always a favorite with our guests.
We are really hoping for this to work, we thoroughly enjoy doing it. If you do have any advice on how to spread the word, please shout, we want to hear from you!
Ingredients
- Mung beans: 400 g (14 oz), soaked in water and leave over-night
- Tahini: 2 tbsp
- Ground cumin: 1 tbsp
- Ground rosemary (optional): 1 tbsp
- Lemon / lime juice: 3 tbsp
- Garlic: 4 cloves, peeled
- Sea salt: 2 tsp
- Extra virgin olive oil: 7 tbsp
Method
- Cook the mung beans until softened and leave to dry and cool in a sieve, reserve the liquid
- Add the mung beans into a food processsor or blender
- Add in about 15 tbsp of the mung-bean liquid and the remaning ingredients
- Blend until the mixture fully combined and smooth then set aside
Notes
Stored tight in a big jar or plastic box in the fridge to be used later, keep for max 1 week
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