Stip (dish)
Encyclopedia
Stip is a regional dish in the Dutch provinces of Groningen
, Drenthe
and Overijssel
. It is served as buckwheat
porridge
with a hole containing fried bacon and a big spoonful of syrup
.
The traditional way to eat this dish, follows two steps. First a bite from the outside of the dish is dipped into the central hole with syrup. This is continued until the edge of the hole is breached. After the breach the dish is mixed and continued until finished. Because of this playful eating style the dish is popular among children.
Stip is also referred to as; stip-in-t-gat, potstroop and luie wievenkost. This last name translates into lazy wife's food. It refers to the ease with which this dish is made. The dish is prepared by boiling the milk, adding the wheat and letting it sit.
Groningen (province)
Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...
, Drenthe
Drenthe
Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...
and Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
. It is served as buckwheat
Buckwheat
Buckwheat refers to a variety of plants in the dicot family Polygonaceae: the Eurasian genus Fagopyrum, the North American genus Eriogonum, and the Northern Hemisphere genus Fallopia. Either of the latter two may be referred to as "wild buckwheat"...
porridge
Porridge
Porridge is a dish made by boiling oats or other cereal meals in water, milk, or both. It is usually served hot in a bowl or dish...
with a hole containing fried bacon and a big spoonful of syrup
Syrup
In cooking, a syrup is a thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars but showing little tendency to deposit crystals...
.
The traditional way to eat this dish, follows two steps. First a bite from the outside of the dish is dipped into the central hole with syrup. This is continued until the edge of the hole is breached. After the breach the dish is mixed and continued until finished. Because of this playful eating style the dish is popular among children.
Name
The name Stip is derived of the regional word Stippen which means to dip into something.Stip is also referred to as; stip-in-t-gat, potstroop and luie wievenkost. This last name translates into lazy wife's food. It refers to the ease with which this dish is made. The dish is prepared by boiling the milk, adding the wheat and letting it sit.