Sam’s chose a Quesadilla taco filled with cheese and paprika and a portion of Galletas
de papas, fried croquettes filled with potato, cheese, egg, jalapeno peppers
and coriander. When asking his opinion about the food I got a general thumbs
up. The cheese on his tortilla was ‘holy,’ and of the Galletas de papas he
said, ‘it’s real, not like the McDonalds,’ a big compliment coming from an
11-year-old boy!
I chose a Tostada Fajitas, a
fried corn tortilla, filled with frijoles (refried beans), strips of marinated
chicken and paprika with fresh coriander hidden under a hat of melted cheese.
Absolutely delicious! Tostada’s are easier to eat with the hands due to their
crispiness. I also chose a Taco, Papas y chorizo, filled with potato, chorizo
cheese, and green peppers, also a very tasty combination. The dishes are well
thought out so that you are able to taste the ingredients independently and as
a whole. All dishes are colourfully and beautifully presented and come
accompanied by little side dishes of sour cream, guacamole and a chopped
tomatoes and onion combination. To share, Sam and I had a Caesar salad
(invented by Caesar Cardini, an Italian-born Mexican who, when a 4th of July
1924 rush depleted the kitchen's supplies, made do with what he had left,
resulting in the birth of the Caesar Salad).
In Zorre you
can eat as much or as little as your appetite demands. Every week there is a
Quesadilla (tortilla) of the week on offer; when we visited the special was
salmon and cream cheese. When trying to decide how hungry you are, their guide
is:
1 Taco = a snack, 2 Taco’s = Lunch and 3 Taco’s = a
meal.
They have a kid’s menu and if you are short of time, they
also do take away. Zorre provides a catering service as well as workshops, for
if you’d like to learn more about making your own Mexican food. For more
information their website is: www.zorre.nl.
On a blustery and rainy Sunday afternoon (kitted out head to toe in rain gear, in anticipation of what the delightful Northern European weather was going to throw at me), I set out on my trusty bicycle to visit William van de Velde, also known as Kunsteboer (Artistic farmer), to learn more about him and his work.
Nestled
in the woods, you enter chez William’s via a little bridge over a stream, the
railings of which have been designed and created by him. Then through a large
gate topped with an impressive iron bird, rust-red and in mid-flight.
The house has three separate
parts to it. In one part Karen (William’s partner) was preparing to give a
Thai’s massage to a client. Then we had a peak into the trailer, transformed by
William into their son’s (Padouk’s) bedroom-playroom. The interior is of wood
complete with one of William’s creative wood burning stoves, in the form of an
elephant. In the garden everywhere you look there is a piece of William’s work;
some pieces are functional whilst others are decorative and amusing. A fusion
of pieces of metal and found objects, the older pieces having added charm due
to being aged by the weather. Then we moved onto the hub of their house and the
kitchen-living room. I was greeted by a very friendly dog and astutely ignored
by two cats, as we sat down over hot drinks and William began to tell me about
his life.
