Almere Stad Walking Food Tour

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On Wednesdays and Saturdays we offer a walking food tour in Almere Stad.

Enjoy a guided tour our local farmer’s market and sample locally made Dutch treats!

If you ever wanted to sample Dutch food, this walking food tour is a great opportunity to do just that.  Enjoy a scenic walk through central Almere as we view the famous architecture and some of the futuristic engineering marvels that are uniquely Almere.

This 3 hour tour focuses on Almere Stad, its unique features as a planned city, and of course, lots of delicious Dutch food.

Sights:

• Almere Stad – A tour of the Weerwater. A look at some of Almere’s famous architecture.  Insight into the unique advantages of a planned city.
• Almere Farmer’s market – Learn about Dutch food and sample some of the local delicacies.  Perhaps even buy a little extra cheese to take home!

Food:

• Cheeses
• Bakery Cookies & Cakes
• Frites
• Other treats such as food from Surinam, Herring, Candy, Loempias & more based on availability and vendor participation

Train to Almere from Amsterdam & Schiphol Airport:

• From Amsterdam Central take the Intercity train that stops in Almere Centrum. Look for Intercity trains heading to Almere, Lelystad, Zwolle, & Groningen. These will all stop at Almere Centrum. Intercity trains takes 20 minutes from Amsterdam to Almere.
• You can also take a sprinter train. This is slower and take about 40 minutes.
• The same applies to trains from Schiphol Airport. An intercity train Schiphol Airport to Almere takes 30 minutes, while a sprinter will take 50 minutes.
• Buy a North Holland Train Pass. Travel on any train, bus, or tram in North Holland for free using this pass. The same pass you use to take a tram in Amsterdam can be used to come to Almere for no additional charge.

Traditional Dutch food is very simple and plain.  Heavy dependence on beef, pork, chicken, potatoes and green vegetables.  Dutch cuisine includes very little use of spices.  Tourists may find themselves reaches or asking for pepper, salt and sauces.

That said, the Dutch excel at baking.  Also the quality of the meat, potatoes, fruits and vegetables are extremely high.  Dining out in Holland will find almost no restaurants that serve Dutch cuisine.  It is too simple and Dutch people won’t pay 10x what it costs to make the same simple thing at home.  Thus most restaurants are snack bars or cuisines from foreign countries.  

The influence of two prior Dutch provinces, Surinam and Indonesia, have made a definitive mark on Dutch cuisine.  Both cultures have successfully won over Dutch palettes with their spicy and flavorful foods.  The Indonesian Rijsttafel is a multi course meal that is a culinary trip worth taking.  Come very hungry because the amount of food at a rijsttafel can sometimes be a staggering amount.