Bitterballen
This popular Dutch meat snack is made of a mixture of minced or chopped beef, beef broth, flour, butter and various spices, such as nutmeg and curry powder. After cooking, the mixture is refrigerated in order to firm it up, then rolled into small balls, battered in a mixture of breadcrumbs, egg and milk, then deep-fried. They're often served with a small bowl of mustard. In fact, the list of ingredients and the method of preparation are quite similar to those used in the case of another Dutch delicacy, kroketten, but bitterballen are much smaller.

Bamiblok
Another popular Amsterdam fast food is bamiblok, an interesting way of serving noodles, which are crumbed, pressed into a block, rolled in breadcrumbs and then deep-fried. It's usually accompanied by one of a large selection of sauces, from ordinary mayonnaise to garlic sauce or a vegetable-based 'farmer's sauce.' Bamiblok represents a wide variety of Asian-influenced snacks that are stored in a vending machine with heated compartments that open after inserting an appropriate coin.

Spekdik
The Netherlands boasts a large variety of pancakes with all kinds of fillings and toppings. Spekdik is an especially popular method of preparing this always delicious dish. Rather than a form of dessert, salty spekdik is a regular lunch or dinner meal. Slightly thicker and larger in diameter than a French crepe, it's filled with a curious combination of bacon and thick stroop syrup. It's served both by elegant restaurants and at streetside fast-food stands.

Peanut Sauce
This Oriental sauce is one of the most popular side dishes in the Netherlands. Also known as sate sauce, it consists mainly of peanut butter mixed with milk and Indonesian soy sauce, which gives it a salty and spicy flavour. Fried onions, sesame seeds, ginger and olive oil are optional ingredients. Initially used exclusively for sate, peanut sauce is now widely served with all kinds of barbecued meat, roast potatoes and chips. It can also be used as a bread spread or a dip for various vegetables.

Frikandel
This all-time favourite of the Dutch is a kind of hot dog made of minced meat. A long, skinless sausage made of pork, beef, chicken and horse meat is deep-fried and served warm with a piece of bread, a portion of tomato ketchup, curry ketchup, mayonnaise and diced onion. Sometimes the sausage has a deep cut in the middle where the onion and sauces are inserted. Along with a hearty portion of kroketten and bitterballen, frikandel  constitutes the basis of every Dutch party plate.