White bread with herring will resonate in every Dutch child who learned from the history books about the liberation of the town of Leyden. The Spaniards had laid siege to the city of Leyden and when, after a year of starving, the free Dutch army managed to break through the Spanish lines. They brought with them herring and white bread for the starving population. Here chef Geert Elzinga, from Sydney’s Essen restaurant, shows us a modern day version of the recipe.
White bread with herring will resonate in every Dutch child who learned from the history books about the liberation of the town of Leyden. The Spaniards had laid siege to the city of Leyden and when, after a year of starving, the free Dutch army managed to break through the Spanish lines. They brought with them herring and white bread for the starving population. Here chef Geert Elzinga, from Sydney’s Essen restaurant, shows us a modern day version of the recipe.