Dordrecht favourites

Fritte with mayonnaise, Hema rookworst with mustard, market kibbeling with more mayonnaise, apple meringue with cream AND ice cream....these are just some of the treats that we strongly associate with Dordrecht and have gobbled up today, in a nostalgic, perambulating feast.

Oh, and a trip to JanGert kaasboer for some aged farm cheese and some truffled cheese. The shopkeeper has chunks to nibble on alongside huge rounds and like excited mice, we made our way around the shop tasting everything. 

Under Rich's expert eye, we gathered a selection of Trappist beers,  doubels and triples with names like St Bernadus, Chimay and Leffe. These gave Trappist monks in the 15th century a drink that was safer than the water, but only just. Drink two and you can recreate all the sensations of jet lag.