Let's meet up in Amsterdam!

Bonnie · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:43 am

dropscone wrote:

I know you can all speak English, I just thought that at a social meet-up people might prefer to speak their native language and it might be irksome to have some monolingual person show up and politeness dictate that they'd have to be accommodated.

Oh no, not at all! Anek (from Italy/Germany?) was there for this meetup and I think everyone was fine with speaking English. Like Paloma said, the more the merrier :) so I hope you'll be able to make it!

And early June sounds good!

lepelaar · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:07 am

Plus, some of us are native English speakers. :) (I'm half Dutch and speak it relatively fluently, but grew up in the US, so English is my mother tongue.) I haven't met the other NL/Belgium based PPKers so I don't know who's a native Dutch speaker or not, but I got the sense there were at least one or two other native English speakers here too. And I've rarely met a Dutch person who doesn't enjoy speaking English.

Like Bonnie and Paloma said, the more the merrier! Looking forward to meeting some PPKers IRL.

Paloma · **Joined:** Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:25 am **Posts:** 1027

dropscone wrote:

I know you can all speak English, I just thought that at a social meet-up people might prefer to speak their native language and it might be irksome to have some monolingual person show up and politeness dictate that they'd have to be accommodated. Looks like I was incorrect in my assumption, thanks for saying I'd be welcome! I'd be travelling from the Midlands in the UK.

It might be my privilege in being able to speak English fairly well, but I'd take the option of meeting a new person over the 'inconvenience' of not speaking my native tongue any day. :)

Ruby Rose · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:12 pm

Hello lovely Netherlands friends - I'm crashing this thread in lieu of there being a Dutch forum...

Is there a vegan version or equivalent of frietsaus?

Veg_Eric · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:34 am **Posts:** 2206

Ruby Rose wrote:

Is there a vegan version or equivalent of frietsaus?

You mean Mayonnaise?

There is at least one available though I think it's a little bit less fluid as what you'd get at the snackbar / friettent.

What I like : http://www.deonlinedrogist.nl/vetara-ei ... 18739.html

The "yuck" stuff (imho)tofu-naise http://www.deweegschaal.nl/product/Veta ... 80-ml.html

Bonnie · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:52 pm

Google tells me frietsaus is just a low-fat version of mayonnaise, with 25% fat, but most (all?) vegan mayos I've seen have at least 50% fat. I don't know if there's a much of difference in taste? In any case, I've never seen vegan frietsaus anywhere, but I'd say regular mayo is a good substitute! maybe you could add a little vinegar or lemon juice as frietsaus is supposed to be a bit more sour.

Ruby Rose · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:22 pm

Thanks, guys. To me, frietsaus tasted very different from the mayo here in the UK, and I miss it! Thanks for your help.

Bonnie · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:24 pm

I see! I didn't even know there was that much of a difference between the two. And I've gotten so used to my vegan mayonnaise that I'm not sure what it tastes like compared to the regular Dutch kinds, so yeah, I'm no help. I did come across a website that suggested mixing regular mayo with a flour/water slurry in order to get frietsaus, but uh, not sure how appetising that would be. But if I ever see a vegan version (or recipe) I'll let you know!

lutin · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:10 am

Hooray! I love it when more Dutch vegans appear! Too bad you're all so far away from Groningen - but yay! I love meet ups. I hope I can actually MAKE this one. (0 for 6?) Let's set the date asap so I can work my university schedule around it. Today's guess is that Wednesday will be better than Thursday.

Bun · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:14 am

The best veganaise is from Belgium. We should go to Belgium again some time.

lepelaar · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:41 pm

I'm in Belgium pretty much ever other week, so I'm definitely down with that proposal! (Did I really just say "down with that"?)

lutin · **Posted:** Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:07 am

lepelaar wrote:

I'm in Belgium pretty much ever other week, so I'm definitely down with that proposal! (Did I really just say "down with that"?)

You definitely did.

lepelaar · **Posted:** Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:51 am

No idea where that came from. I don't think I've ever used that expression before in my life. I'm not sure if I'm too dorky to say "down with that" or if saying "down with that" just made me even dorkier, but there's definitely a dork factor in there somewhere.

Anyway, meeting in Belgium sounds awesome too!

Veg_Eric · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:34 am **Posts:** 2206

I like where this is going and I'm also up for a Belgium meetup at some time.

In the mean time I can announce the "Amsterdam with a 'bang" meetup on wednesday 6th of june. viewtopic.php?f=14&t=18452

lutin · **Posted:** Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:18 am

I like where this thread is going.

Cornelie · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:13 pm

Bumping AND jacking this thread to announce that I now have a Dutch vegan blog/website thingy! So, if you want to see what recipes for seitan sausage etc. look like in Dutch, check it out!
Yay for boyfriend who built the damn thing for me!

pickledtreats · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:00 pm

Cornelie wrote:

Bumping AND jacking this thread to announce that I now have a Dutch vegan blog/website thingy! So, if you want to see what recipes for seitan sausage etc. look like in Dutch, check it out!
Yay for boyfriend who built the damn thing for me!

Awesome I have a few Dutch friends who are vegan-curious. I'll share this with them. I wish you had this a while back when I was at a windmill trying to get some glutenmeelpoeder. Now I can finally seitan, but it was a long journey.

lepelaar · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:46 am

Looks great, Cornelie! I'll definitely be checking out your recipes!

Bun · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:39 pm

NICE. Bookmarked!

Squeak · **Posted:** Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:06 pm

Aw, nuts. I'll be in Amsterdam next week

lutin · **Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2012 3:26 am

Which days?

Squeak · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 3:39 am

I'm here now! I go back on the 6th. Staying near the central station now, and then moving to the Flipper hotel on Friday.

Veg_Eric · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:34 am **Posts:** 2206

Squeak wrote:

I'm here now! I go back on the 6th. Staying near the central station now, and then moving to the Flipper hotel on Friday.

If you want, I can come to Amsterdam on Friday evening after 7:30 pm, or we could meet up on Saturday the 5th.I'll send you a PM.

lepelaar · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 11:58 am

I live pretty close to the Flipper! I'm in Belgium until mid-May, otherwise I'd say let's meet for coffee.

Veg_Eric · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:34 am **Posts:** 2206

Veg_Eric wrote:

If you want, I can come to Amsterdam on Friday evening after 7:30 pm, or we could meet up on Saturday the 5th.I'll send you a PM.

Saturday dinner is also fine, just let me know where you want to have dinner and at what time.

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