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Surreyman
 
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On Saturday, October 4, 2014 9:10:30 AM UTC+1, Martin wrote:[color=blue]
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> >> >> >> You ate 'ethnic' in the Netherlands, but not Indonesian? You missed out on one of the Netherlands' major treats![/color][/color]
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> >> >> >My wife is Malaysian, so I'm well acquainted with Indonesian food.[/color][/color]
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> >> >As is curry in UK - but still highly enjoyable nevertheless![/color][/color]
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> >> >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.[/color][/color]
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> >> There are no proper Indonesian restaurants in Leiden. The food of the one that[/color][/color]
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> >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.[/color]
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Last occasion was about 18 months ago in De Lier, near den Haag.
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.
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