Sinterklaas, in exchange, leaves gifts in the children s shoes. Gifts said to come from Sinterklaas are exchanged on the evening before Saint Nicholas's Day. We do not have any one particular Christmas dish, however, we usually bake the famous Dutch Christmas cookies known as kerstkransjes and a Christmas ring, called kerstkrans . Those are just a few of our traditional Dutch treats. Multigrain and other dark-grain breads are among the most popular varieties of bread.
Children often eat hot cereal at breakfast.
The main meal, however, is usually dinner. The traditional Dutch dish is very basic with lots of potatoes and vegetables, most of it cooked in butter. What I especially like about hutspot is that it tastes even better the next day. Pastries are another Dutch specialty. Restaurants in the larger towns offer a wide variety of cuisines, and Indonesian food has become an established part of the Dutch national cuisine.