Before coming to the Netherlands I've often heard about the Dappermarkt - don't remember visiting this market the previous trip - and it's often been recommended by my parents. So on one of those days that wasn't booked with appointments, we decided to go and see what it has to offer.
At first glance it looks like any other market: a busy street filled with stalls, selling various types of goods and foods. What caught my attention were the street lights with the name of the market and I imagined how those light up the neighborhood in the evening. Alas, we went during the day as the market is open till 17:00h.
As I was wondering how they came up with the name Dappermarkt, the answer presented itself: named after the street where the market is held. Or maybe the other way around? 🙃 Silly me.
Because of winter, the stalls mostly focused on warmer clothing and shoes.
For those interested in beauty and hygiene products, there are enough deals (50 Euro cents per article). Although, it comes down to the same prices we see in supermarkets near home, so it boils down to weighing convenience to the price. It's still cheaper than what we would've paid in Suriname, where one of the cheaper brands of deodorant costs around SRD750,-, which is roughly 21.95 Euros.
We also looked at the fish stall, but regretfully had to skip that purchase for several reasons. We did buy some grapes for 1.50 Euros - cheaper than the stores near us - which are one of my favorite types of fruits. This batch was sweet enough, which makes me want to purchase fruit more often from the market stalls.
Our favorite stall though, was that of the sausage sellers', because it reminded us of home: the familiar smell of the blood, chicken and beef sausages boiling in the seasoned broth and the recognizable dialects spoken around it. We obviously bought a batch and were pleased with our purchase. We also asked the seller what Mondongo was, which happened to be the Latin/South American version of what we know as Fladder: (beef) tripe. We washed the sausages down with a spicey ginger beer (carbonated drink made from ginger).
And as icing on the cake - though not part of the market but near it - was discovering a Naskip behind the stalls. It's a known local fried chicken franchise from Suriname. We didn't try it out yet though and don't know if it'll taste similar to the flavors we know. But if we ever miss a Naskip fried chicken, we know where to give it a try.
