On Monday, October 6, 2014 12:36:27 PM UTC+1, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 6 Oct 2014 02:35:44 -0700 (PDT), Surreyman

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On Saturday, October 4, 2014 9:10:30 AM UTC+1, Martin wrote:

On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 00:27:49 -0700 (PDT), Surreyman



wrote:







On Friday, October 3, 2014 11:17:08 AM UTC+1, Martin wrote:



On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 02:39:56 -0700 (PDT), Surreyman







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On Friday, October 3, 2014 9:18:03 AM UTC+1, Martin wrote:







On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 21:21:58 +0200, Alfred Molon wrote:































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Surreyman says...































You ate 'ethnic' in the Netherlands, but not Indonesian? You missed out on one of the Netherlands' major treats!































My wife is Malaysian, so I'm well acquainted with Indonesian food.































without spending a ridiculous amount on what in many cases is a poor Dutch















imitation of the real thing in Amsterdam.























As is curry in UK - but still highly enjoyable nevertheless!















Curry in UK is hardly sold at the prices charged for Indonesian food in







Amsterdam.















However, thanks to my Dutch friends having trained up as Indo chefs to professional standards (as a hobby), they've also taken us to 'proper' restaurants, especially around Den Haag.















There are no proper Indonesian restaurants in Leiden. The food of the one that







is rated as the best is cooked in The Hague and is reheated in Leiden. The







resulting quality is poor.















I've never had an Indonesian meal in NL that is anything like that sold in







Singapore and Malaysia. Even the Dutch Indonesian satay isn't anything like the







real thing. Often it is boiled in the bag stuff.







Authenticity apart, I have to say I've often eaten Indonesian in the Netherlands at approximately UK curry prices - maybe not in central A'dam recently, but then I don't tend to eat curry in Regent Street either.







There's no restaurants in the Leiden area selling Asian food for the price of a



good curry in the North of England. You are lucky if you can buy a starter in NL



for the same price.







How much are you paying for the Indonesian meals you buy in NL?



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Martin in Zuid Holland



Last occasion was about 18 months ago in De Lier, near den Haag.



Much nearer to Delft :-)

This one https://www.eet.nu/de-lier/china-garden ?



It was a perfectly ordinary (but reasonably smart) 'pseudo' Indonesian when I hosted some 20 people for a very fulfilling 'banquet' (not a rijstafel).

It came to around 16 euro per head (the drinks bill was the same again!)..

A curry with side dishes would be at least that, probably more, in our Surrey village.



16 Euro/head is very cheap by Dutch standards. A main course costs more in most

places. A main course in what is supposed to be the best Indian restaurant in

the area in North Staffordshire, where my daughter lives is well under £10, OTOH

houses cost a fraction in N Staffordshire of the price of houses in Surrey. A

good three bed roomed semi-detached house costs under £150K

Makes one wonder why there isn't a mass migration to leafy N Staffordshire :-)

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Martin in Zuid Holland

You're telling me.
I've just moved (within the same town) to a small 3-bedroom detached bungalow for £400,000.
You tell me why I don't move to Staffs - or, more especially, Spain! :-))