A kaassoufflé is a Dutch snack of melted cheese inside a thin dough-based wrap which has been breaded and then deep-fried.

Overview

A ''kaassoufflé'' is thought to be influenced by Indonesian

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called ''

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'' (fritter). It is either bought ready-made frozen and deep-fried at home, or ordered at ''

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s'' in the Netherlands, where it is one of the few

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fast-food snacks available. At certain Dutch fastfood outlets, such as

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or Smullers, it is possible to purchase a ''kaassoufflé'' without having to order it at the counter; instead it can be had directly from an ''

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iek'', a coin-operated vending machine. ''Kaassoufflé'' is also a popular snack to be served at a ''borrel'', an informal Dutch gathering with drinks and snacks (the word ''"borrel"'' originally referred to a small glass in which distilled beverages, usually

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, is served). Typically this snack comes in two different shapes: either as a large rectangle measuring approximately 10 cm by 5 cm (4" by 2"), or shaped like a half moon of about 10 cm (5") in length. Smaller versions, called ''mini-kaassoufflés'', are usually sold for consumption at home, or for at the aforementioned ''borrel'' where they are usually eaten as part of a ''bittergarnituur'', a selection of snacks to go with drinks. ''Kaassoufflés'' are not limited to having only a Gouda-like cheese as a filling. Additional flavourings can be added to the cheese, such as

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and

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, or it can also be made with different types of cheese. Another variety of ''kaassoufflé'' is the oven-baked type. This is simply done by wrapping a slice of cheese, with or without additional spices, inside puff pastry and then baking it in an oven. Although the name of this snack contains the word "

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", it has very little in common with a real soufflé which, indeed, can contain cheese and can therefore also be called a ''kaassoufflé'' in the

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Consumption practices

A ''kaassoufflé'' is usually eaten on its own, with mustard, mayonnaise, regular ketchup, or curried ketchup. A ''broodje kaassoufflé'' is the snack served in a bun.

Gallery

File:Broodje kaassouffle crop.jpg#file, A ''broodje kaassoufflé'' showing the melted cheese filling File:Kaassoufflé sanckbar.jpg, Half-moon shaped ''kaassoufflé'' File:Frituren.jpg, Deep-frying ''kaassoufflés''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaassouffle Dutch cuisine Street food Cheese dishes Deep fried foods

Overview

Consumption practices

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Gallery

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