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Dutch Food Vocabulary — 60+ Essential Words with Examples
Master Dutch food vocabulary: meals, bread, dairy, meat, fish and more. With example sentences, pronunciation tips, and a 5-question quiz.
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Types of Meals
| Dutch | Article | English |
|---|---|---|
| ontbijt | het | breakfast |
| lunch | de | lunch |
| avondeten / diner | het | dinner |
| maaltijd | de | meal |
| tussendoortje | het | snack |
General Food Words
| Dutch | Article | English |
|---|---|---|
| brood | het | bread |
| kaas | de | cheese |
| boter | de | butter |
| eieren | de | eggs |
| melk | de | milk |
| soep | de | soup |
| salade | de | salad |
| rijst | de | rice |
| pasta | de | pasta |
| aardappelen | de | potatoes |
Meat, Fish & Protein
| Dutch | Article | English |
|---|---|---|
| vlees | het | meat |
| kip | de | chicken |
| rundvlees | het | beef |
| varkensvlees | het | pork |
| vis | de | fish |
| zalm | de | salmon |
| worst | de | sausage |
Example Sentences
Ik hou van kaas en brood.
I love cheese and bread.
Hij eet elke dag fruit en groenten.
He eats fruit and vegetables every day.
We koken pasta met kip vanavond.
We're cooking pasta with chicken tonight.
Wat wil je eten?
What do you want to eat?
Het ontbijt is klaar!
Breakfast is ready!
🧀 Dutch food culture: The Netherlands is famous for kaas (cheese), stroopwafels, haring (raw herring) and friet met mayonaise (fries with mayo). Great conversation starters!
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Quick quiz — Dutch Food
Q1: What is 'bread' in Dutch?
Q2: What article does 'kaas' (cheese) take?
Q3: How do you say 'breakfast' in Dutch?
Q4: What is 'vlees' in English?
Q5: How do you say 'What do you want to eat?' in Dutch?
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