What is Patatje oorlog?

Patatje oorlog is a Dutch street food dish consisting of fries topped with a variety of condiments, including mayonnaise, finely chopped onions, and peanut-based satay-style sauce flavored with olek sambal, soy sauce, and chili. The dish is typically served in a paper cone and the fries are eaten by using your fingers.

What is oorlog sauce?

Vicky Hampton: Yes, oorlog literally means “war,” apparently because it looks a huge mess. It’s basically mayonnaise, peanut sauce, and chopped up raw onions. So, it’s quite a combination, and if you could see our fries now sitting in front of us, they do look like a huge battle of toppings.

What are French fries called in the Netherlands?

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Deep-fried potatoes are called different names in different countries, but all stem back to the original Belgian Frites. They are called ‘French fries’ or ‘fries’ in the USA, ‘chips’ in the UK, ‘frites’ in Belgium, ‘patat’ in the Netherlands, and ‘pommes frites’ in France.

What is Mcdonalds Fritessaus?

Fritessaus or frietsaus (“fries sauce”) is a Dutch accompaniment to French fries, served popularly nationwide. It is similar to mayonnaise, but with at most 25% fat, is leaner and usually sweeter than mayonnaise.

Are french fries Dutch?

In English we refer to them as French Fries, but the French can’t take claim for their invention. Sadly, neither can the Dutch. These bad boys were born to the Dutchie’s favourite neighbour: Belgium and were coined “french fries” by confused worldly American WW1 soldiers after the language spoken – and not the country.

What is a Dutch fry?

Dutch fries are never submitted to the cold blasts of a freezer: instead, they are cut and served the same day. They’re plunged into boiling hot oil not once, but a minimum of twice, resulting in a fry that is crispy on the outside, but fluffy on the inside.

Why does Dutch mayonnaise taste different?

Fritessaus generally contains less than 25% fat and often features additional flavourings like sugar that aren’t usually found in traditional mayonnaise. This means that the sauce is thinner, lighter and sweeter than mayonnaise, although it is based around the same basic ingredients.

How to make Patatje Oorlog Dutch War Fries?

In a medium saucepan, drizzle the peanut oil over medium heat. Add the finely chopped onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened. Stir in the garlic, sambal oelek, and ginger and cook just until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Once fragrant, add the peanut butter.

What kind of sauce is used for Patatje Oorlog?

Patatje oorlog is a Dutch street food dish consisting of fries topped with a variety of condiments, including mayonnaise, finely chopped onions, and peanut-based satay-style sauce flavored with olek sambal, soy sauce, and chili. The dish is typically served in a paper cone and the fries are eaten by using your fingers.

What does Patat Oorlog mean in the Netherlands?

Patat Oorlog – Dutch Street Fusion. French fries with mayo would be considered a standard snack in Belgium, Scandinavia and many other places in Europe, but only in the Netherlands does this cultural fusion exist. In Dutch patatje oorlog means “war chips” and is a tasty combination of French fries, mayo, raw onions and Indonesian sate sauce.

What kind of sauce is used for Patatje Fries?

The patatje oorlog recipe is an interesting combination of chips with a messy sauce. The oorlog sauce is a combination of mayonnaise (or to be correct Dutch ‘frietsaus’), peanut satay sauce (delicious!) and optionally small chopped raw onions. Sometimes tomato ketchup may be included as well.