I can still hear her say it: “Aad, we’ve got it all! This is going to be the best barbecue ever.”
Proud as a peacock, Jo stood there with a bag full of fresh goodies in her hands. On the table lay the prawns, the salmon, the tender bavette and chicken thighs, all ready to hit the grill. The smell of garlic and dill sauce was already in the air before the coals were even glowing.
“This is going to be a feast, Aad,” she called out as she turned the first skewers. And she was right, it turned into an evening to remember. The prawns were sizzling in the pan, the bavette got those perfect grill marks and everyone was laughing with a drink in hand.
Sometimes you don’t need to change a thing about a good tradition. A proper barbecue with meat and fish simply always works.
Who else is in for a tradition? As soon as the sun returns in the Netherlands, the first Dutch people do is gathering all the equipment for a fantastic barbecue. Salads, sausages, satay, baguette with herb butter and of course ice cold beer!
You will find people all in the Netherlands baking or roasting in the backyard, in the park or on the balcony. No matter who you talk to, they will all have the same experience. The whole boat full of family, colleagues and friends. Everybody has been enjoying barbecueing on the pub boat for years. Even after so many hours at sea, I would like to be there all the time.
Even I have to admit that, no matter how tasty the burgers are, nothing can compete with a beautiful piece of bavette. The first time I encountered this was in Argentina.
If you haven’t been there yet, you can certainly try it here. Never in the world have I met people that cook a lot of meat; the Argentinians! Those thinly sliced slices, fresh off the grill, sprinkled with some coarse sea salt. As they say there: ‘Argentinian meat doesn’t just taste like meat, but like meat with love!’.
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