Broeder (also known as Jan in de Zak and pork) is a traditional Dutch dish whose central ingredient is
buckwheat flour.
Name
''Broeder'' is the Dutch word for brother; this is how the dish is commonly known in
West-Friesland.
"Jan in de zak", or "John in a bag", refers to the cooking method: the batter is boiled or steamed in a cotton bag;
the name is attested in West-Friesland and
Drenthe
Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Jan ...
. The work "pork", attested in Drenthe and
Twente
Twente ( , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic people ...
as a name for the dish, also means "small child".
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Ingredients and preparation
The dish, which is also described as a "cooked bread",[ is made with buckwheat flour, wheat flour, eggs, salt, and milk, and leavened with ]yeast
Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom (biology), kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. They are est ...
. Raisins, currants, and succade
Succade is the candied peel of any of the citrus species, especially from the citron or ''Citrus medica'' which is distinct with its extra-thick peel; in addition, the taste of the inner rind of the citron is less bitter than those of the other ...
are frequent additions.[
The dish resembles '' kig ha farz'', a dish from ]Brittany
Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...
, which differs from ''broeder'' mostly in the addition of a piece of meat.
See also
*List of buckwheat dishes
This is a list of buckwheat dishes, consisting of dishes that use buckwheat as a main ingredient. Buckwheat is a plant cultivated for its pseudocereal, grain-like seeds and as a cover crop. A related and more bitter species, ''Fagopyrum tataricum' ...
*Breudher
Breudher, also known as Brueder or Bloeder (pronounced as ''broo-dhuh''), is a traditional Sri Lankan Dutch Burgher buttery yeast cake, baked in a fluted mould. A variation, Bleuda, Kueh Bleuda or Kue Bludder is also found in the Malacca D ...
References
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Buckwheat dishes
Dutch cuisine