Stoemp

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Stoemp
Cod and stoemp.jpg
Cod with stoemp (right)
CourseSide dish
Place of originBelgium,
France,
Netherlands
Main ingredients Potatoes, Vegetables
VariationsWortelstoemp

Stoemp is a Flemish dish, [1] found in Belgium, Northern France and the Netherlands, of pureed or mashed potatoes and other root vegetables, and can also include cream, bacon, onion or shallot, herbs, and spices. [2]

Contents

The name of the dish sometimes includes the kind of vegetables inside it; for example, Wortelstoemp includes carrots (wortel). This specific combination may also contain egg yolk.

Pronunciation

Stoemp is pronounced [ˈstump] , and in some dialects [ˈʃtump] . It is a typical word of Brabantian dialects.

Ingredients and culture

A simple, rural dish, stoemp enjoys wide appeal.

It is a dish of mashed potatoes with one or more vegetables, such as onions, carrots, leeks, spinach, green peas and cabbage, seasoned with thyme, nutmeg or bayleaf.

Stoemp is traditionally featured alongside fried boudin, fried Braadworst, grilled bacon, fried mince or fried eggs. In some families, it is served with an entrecôte or a horse tenderloin.

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  2. Time out Brussels guide: Antwerp, Ghent & Bruges. Penguin. 1998. p. 90. ISBN   9780140273168.