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Hi Sabine! I'd be thrilled to tell you where to get Dutch food. I'm hopelessly addicted to it. First I'll talk about vla and pudding. The best site is
Dereuze.com because they have great prices. I order everything from Gevulde Koeken and Kanos, Edam cheese (4lb ball), Venco Droptoefjes and Katja Kokindjes (my favorite licorice), also Top Drop (for the purse!), King peppermints, Verkade chocolate, Honig custard mix (can make great vla with this), John Moir vanilla pudding, DeRuijter chocolate hail (for the bread). SOMETIMES they have pourable vla in a 1 L box but not always. I always place my order via phone b/c they can't say on the web if they have vla or not. Also at times the web says "out of stock" when they actually do have a few left. I don't think they're supposed to carry vla but have it anyway sometimes. You just have to ask. Another site which is also great which OFTEN has pourable vla is
Hollandsbest.com They have TONS of stuff, including both chocolate and vanilla vla.

I also like:
Dutchsweets.com (lots of licorice here!)
If you are interested in stroopwafels and gevulde Koeken dereuze.com has much better prices. All 3 sites I like b/c they each carry items I like which the others don't have. You can also get a lot of canned goods and yummy meat spices at great prices from Dereuze.com

Those of you reading this might think uh oh too many sweets, but I really am doing well and continuing to lose weight. I just eat my treats very much in moderation and keep track of my calories. For example I treat myself to a little chocolate once or twice a month, same with my licorice, and only about 80-100 calories at a time. Of course I work out a lot! :)

Sabine, Another site which is great is thehollandring.com. They have a big list of merchants you can either go to or order from. I've tried looking at all the online merchants and found that dereuze.com, hollandsbest.com, and dutchsweets.com are the best. Sometimes I feel that Dutch treats make life even more worth living ! :)

Take care,
Liz