Hutspot

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Hutspot is a dish of boiled and mashed potatoes, carrots and onions with a long history in traditional Dutch cuisine. According to myth, the recipe came from the meals left behind by hastily departing Spanish soldiers during their siege of Leiden in 1574 during the Eighty Year‘s War when the city flooded its own dikes in order to drown the invaders. Related Dutch mashed potato dishes (stamppot) incorporate boerenkool (‘farmers‘ cabbage‘ or kale), andijvie (endive) and/or zuurkool (sauerkraut), generally with a bit (or more) of smoked sausage (worst) or smoked bacon. The chunky texture of the dish distinguishes it from other more smoothly pureed potato-based dishes. More a hearty meal than a side-dish, it is most popular during the long Dutch winter.

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