Glossary B
Boterkoek refers to Dutch soft butter pastry; a butter tart.
Boterkoek is a very rich, thin, chewy and buttery pastry.
The more common version of Boterkoek is made without the ginger and often has a pattern of halved almonds on top but some bake or prepare Boterkoek flavored with crystallized ginger.
Brandewijn refers to a Dutch brandy-like spirit which is one of the oldest spirits and is still popular in some areas of the Netherlands. Brandewijn is also used to make the liqueur Advocaat and other fruit liqueurs. Among the Dutch liqueurs
are: Curaçao, Triple Sec (similar to Cointreau), Parfait d'Amour, and Dutch-made versions of anisette, apricot brandy and crème de menthe.
Bitterkoekjespudding refers to Dutch almond-flavored custard/pudding made from Bitterkoekjes cooked in milk
and some additional ingredients if desired, like raisins, fruit and rum.
Bitterkoekjespudding is pronounced "bee-tuhr-kook-yuhs pood-ing".
Bitterkoekjes refer to Dutch macaroons which are soft and chewy. It is said that they taste like alcohol-free Amaretto di Saronno. Bitterkoekjes ar used to make Bitterkoekjespudding, a Dutch dessert.
Bitterkoekjes is pronounced "bee-tuhr-kook-yuhs"
Note: I have a cousin in Amsterdam, perhaps one of these days I will ask her to send down here in Germany Bitterkoekjes.