When you get hungry in Amsterdam, you have a whole range of eateries to choose from; from  scruffy fast food bars to classy restaurants serving refined cuisine. Typically Dutch food is rather heavy and simple, the most often used ingredients being potatoes, meat, sauerkraut and occasionally other vegetables, but luckily the national menu has been enriched by the ethnic recipes of numerous immigrants who have been flooding the country for centuries now. From among them, the Indonesians opened the most restaurants and have influenced Dutch cooking the most, but you'll also find many other restaurants such as Chinese, although in fact serving the Indonesian version of Chinese food, and Italian, since The Dutch also love cheese. So if you're not in a mood for a Dutch stew, for example Zuurkoolstamppot – sauerkraut mixed with potatoes and fried bacon or sausage,  get ready to experience the foods of the world.