The grip of the sandwich

Saturday, 22 Jul 2006 | Miscellaneous

Food in Thailand is obviously a lot different than it is here. I’m looking forward to indulging in the seemingly endless stream of Thai dishes. I actually already spend a lot of money on Thai food in Amsterdam, my favorite still being Krua Thai on the Spuistraat.

There is one thing about Dutch food I will certainly miss when in Bangkok, which is bread. Sure, there is bread in Bangkok … but the bread there is similar to six-month-shelf-life bread found on the bottom shelf in Dutch supermarkets. I’m sure there are expensive fresh bread options in Bangkok. So far, the only good bread I’ve had there was at Subway.

The role of bread in Dutch breakfast and lunch is really unbelievable. Our typical breakfast consists of a few sandwiches and a glass of milk. Well, according to Simone “they should be called slices of bread with a slice of cheese on them, they’re not sandwiches”, but whatever. And Dutch lunch? Some more sandwiches, maybe an apple or some soup plus some more milk. Pretty boring when you think of it!

And thats why for the past week I’ve been trying to look for other things to eat for lunch. I’ve been mildly succesful in getting lunch sized dishes to eat, basically similar to dinner plates but just smaller in size. A quiche is a good thing to eat, sushi once, salads are a nice lunch dish. But all in all, it’s just been weird to have to realize how ‘unnatural’ it feels to me to eat something that is not a sandwich for lunch.

And now I’m off to lunch with a friend. Bagels, in case you’re wondering.