June 01, 2005
Hollandse nieuwe
It being June 1st, today is a very important day in Holland.
Oh yes, there's the trivial matter of the EU constitution referendum which is being held today in the Netherlands and at which apparently after much discussion about incidental matters everyone has decided to vote 'No' but much more importantly than that it is the first day of the "Hollandse nieuwe", the opening of the herring season and thus the chance to assess the new stock, as it were.
Raw fish being my thing I find myself on the Albert Cuyp with Jaap this afternoon taste-testing the new season's offerings. The verdict? Not bad, nice and fat, but also not the drop-dead-succulent-melt-in-your-mouth herring of which gastronomic history is made.
Meanwhile, BBC-star-Kathy-Clugston has been engaged in less wholesome pursuits.
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