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OLD AMSTERDAM

CouldNetherlanders’dairyfixationhelp to

explainwhy theyare the tallestpeopleon

Earth?Old Amsterdamis a Gouda-typecheese

aged for aroundeightmonths.Connoisseurs

oftenpick out a butterscotch flavour in it.

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THE URBAN EDIT

HET OUD-HOLLANDSCH

SNOEPWINKELTJE

TheDutchare the

world’ssupreme

liquoricelovers,

scoffingaround2kg

per personannually.

‘Drop’,as it’s called

here,can be zoet

(sweet)or zout

(salty)– far too

similarsoundingfor

the uninitiated.

snoepwinkeltje.com

I AMSTERDAM STORE

Inmanycountries,

fineart cateredto the

tastesof kingsand

the church,but the

paintingsof the

DutchGoldenAge (at its

height1640–1672)were

more democratic.Special

editionPlaymobilhonours

two classics–The Night

Watchby Rembrandtand

Vermeer’sThe Milkmaid.

iamsterdam.com

PATRIMONIA

Amsterdam’strading

heritageinspired

thisboardgame,which

shouldperhapscome

infusedwith the

scents of herring,

coffeeand other

goodsfrom nearand

far. The piecesare

madefrom fallenlocal

treesand, originally,

plasticfishedfrom

Amsterdam’s canals,

althoughany recycled

plasticis used now.

PHOTOGRAPH: ALAMY patrimonia.nl

SPIEGEL

Typicallyskinnycanalhousesare

tracedaroundthispapercoverthat

turnsa glassinto a vase,dreamtup

by Pepe Heykoopand stockedat Dutch

designstoreSpiegel.Findyour way to

OudeHoogstraat22, and you’llsee one

house that’sonly2.02 metres wide.

spiegelamsterdam.com