poffertjes

what is hiding under that blanket of sugar?

A gold star for you if you knew what this post would be about just by reading the title. Poffertjes are tiny Dutch pancakes, similar to Danish Ebelskivers, but not filled. They are just covered with butter and a ridiculous amount of powdered sugar, as demonstrated in the picture above. I consumed these almost three years ago in Den Haag (The Hague), but it was such a fond food memory, I had to post it. This is a treat not to be missed.


the cook at the enormous specialized grill, with hundreds of little pockets ready for the batter


deftly flipping the pancakes with a special fork-like tool


the gigantic blob of butter sliding off the pile of Poffertjes


lubed up and ready for eating

züri-schnürre mmh...

After this convincing argument by my significant other:

"It's not particularly good, but it's not that bad either. And you can only get it in Zürich, so you should try it."

...I decided to sample the Züri-Schnürre. It's like a hot veal spam sandwich. I don't know if it was "Mmmh..." (as advertised in the sign below) but it was tasty in a "I'm really hungry and I don't want a doner" kinda way. If you live in Zürich, you should definitely try it and maybe buy the accompanying T-Shirt. Pepito Snack is at Niederdorfstrasse 10, Zürich. Apparently, "pepito" their signature sweet mayo-like sauce that is applied to a variety of sandwiches. The sauce is tasty but they use a heavy hand so I'd recommend asking for less.