Oliebol
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An oliebol (Dutch pronunciation:
Name
They are called oliebollen (literally: oil balls) or smoutballen (literally:
Description
Oliebollen are a variety of
The dough is made from
In Flanders the "oliebol" is also called "smoutebol" because it is often cooked in animal fat (especially lard) rather than vegetable oil. Another difference between the Dutch oliebol and the Flemish smoutebol is that the smoutebol is usually not filled in contrast to the Dutch oliebol. The filling of the oliebol could consist of
Origin
The origins of oliebollen are not entirely clear. They are said by some to have been first eaten by Germanic tribes in the Netherlands during the
Variations
From oliekoek to oliebol
For centuries the Dutch ate oliekoek ("oil cookie"), an old name for oliebol ("oil ball"). The Oliebollen in this painting from around 1652 are very similar to today's oliebol. At that time, they were baked in lard or rapeseed oil. During the nineteenth century the word "oliebol" started to be used more. The 1868 edition of the Van Dale dictionary included word "oliebol", whereas the rival "Woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal" didn't include it until 1896, stating that "oliekoek" is a more commonly used term, but a major shift in usage occurred: from the early twentieth century the word "oliebol" became the popular word, while "oliekoek" was no longer in use.[7]
Croustillons
A very similar type of oliebol can also be found in the
Oliebollentest contest
From 1993 to 2017 Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad has held an annual highly publicized oliebollentest at the end of each year. In 2012, the bakery of Willy Olink from Maarssen won the test.[8] In 2013 Richard Visser won the test for the ninth time in twenty years which is currently the record for the highest number of wins by one person.[9] The test stopped in 2018 after it appeared that the jury and the writers of the reviews were not the same people and the articles in the newspaper didn't reflect the reality and were exaggerated. [citation needed] Fans of the treat continued reviewing oliebollen from all over the country by themselves, compiling their ratings on a website.[10]
See also
- List of doughnut varieties
- Poffertjes – Traditional Dutch batter treat
- Vetkoek – South African fried dough bread
- Doughnut – Sweet food made from deep-fried dough
- Fritter – Fried pastry usually consisting of a portion of batter with a filling
- Æbleskiver – Danish traditional batter cakes, a similar Danish dish
References
- ^ "DONZELLE TOSCANE ricetta pasta fritta salata - Caldissime sono squisite!".
- ^ Times, I. D. N.; Nindita, Kartika. "9 Warisan Resep Kue Zaman Penjajahan Belanda, Coba Bikin Yuk!". IDN Times.
- ISBN 978-90-8964-124-3.
- ^ Bikker-Otten, Geertje (1998-12-19). "Digibron.nl, De duistere oorsprong van de oliebol". Digibron.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ "How Hanukkah sufganiyot became a national treat in the Netherlands". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "Oliebollen". home.hccnet.nl.
- ^ "Word of the Day - plasticity - Dictionary.com". Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Visser opnieuw winnaar oliebollentest". NOS (in Dutch). December 27, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
- ^ "AD Oliebollentest 2013". Algemeen Dagblad. 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Home". oliebollentestonline (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
External links
- Media related to Oliebollen at Wikimedia Commons