at kingsday you are to drunk to operate this thing safely

The best thing about a gourmet is that it starts when we are quite young. Kids who don't really cook, but have a table of ingredients in which they are fully allowed to only pick the things they want. Generally speaking there is some kind of egg-based mix for omelets. Pancake-mix tends to be there as well, but most skip it. Plenty of meat and veggies. The best part is it takes a little while for the meal to be done and the portions are quite small so you have to make yourself something a couple of times. This way you enjoy the company AND the food. A proper gourmet easily lasts 2-3 hours and with plenty of drinks everyone is ensured a good time. I love it, and yes I'm dutch ^^

Ik ging stuk wanneer die vrouw zij ‘you can use This also Outside right’ en die man pakt zo die stekker😂

Lol most Dutch use it on 1 specific day? Im like, sinterklaas 1ste kerst 2de kerst en Nieuwjaar 😂

I am German and knew right away what it was. It's quite popular in many European countries. Had it in Switzerland once and it was great! :)

Most dutch people use it on one specific day? We use it at almost every freaking holiday 😂 and yes it looks weird. But it's tasty and fun!

Its so annoying people think we are greedy and lazy to use things like these. While its only to have a good time with each other. 🤔😕😝

It's not about cooking your own food, you'll be preparing the food in advance anyway... It's more about sharing the experience, similair to fondue.

Of course it is Dutch. That's why it has a French name.

Zo voorspelbaar ons volkje 😂😂😂vanavond gedaan (vlees) en morgen weer (gamba's). Als kind vond ik het al geweldig en m'n zoontje van 6 nu ook, hij noemt zichzelf de chef😂😂😂 Fijne feestdagen iedereen!

ahw i felt the sadness drip from his eyes when he say'd iwell i wouldn't know i never been invited for christmas, brother don't be sad the dutch people see christmas as a special family occasion not so much for friend or neighbors , try kings day or new years eve and ask if you are welcom, i bet you will get a great YES as a response

Mini barbecue was actually pretty damn accurate

I saw this in the second-hand shop, I was so confused at that time. Thank this video for explaining Dutch culture to me.

En ik maar denken dat alle landen een gourmet heeft.

Don’t know why the german girl didn’t say anything.. germans also eat raclette 🤷🏻‍♀️

You are all together. Grandma is not in the kitchen half of the the evening. That is the main reason i like it.

This is nice to have everybody be creative cooks, even children will not be bored at the table. and fussy eaters can choose what they like. People can taste each others dishes, get new ideas about flavours, and exchange or discuss recipies.

Ik ga morgen gourmetten :-P . Fijne Kerstdagen!

yes its nice that you dont cook it yourself and it saves time, but also everyone can make anything they like ( a lot of preperation goes into this usually)

4:39 the Brit ? who puts it together as here you make it a party to cook your own food. very nicely put Sir

Give them some oliebollen.

Oh man I haven't done that in years. I think its especially popular for families, because the kids can do their own cooking, which keeps them entertained and at at the table, while also easing the work for the parents.

Dit is zo leuk om als Nederlander te bekijken😂😂

Zo grappig om dit als Nederlander te zien :)

"Gourmetten met kerst is typisch Nederlands." Nooit geweten? Vriendin liep altijd te mieren dat m'n vreten niet goed was, totdat ik een gourmet-set op tafel zette. Hoe moet ik dit en hoe moet ik dat en als antwoord gaf ik, maak je eigen vreten klaar en vraag niet hoe of ik het doe want ik doe het toch niet goed. Hahaha werkte perfect en achteraf bleek ze het nog leuk te vinden ook!!

Very interesting. I never heard of "het gourmetten" until now -- and I thought I knew all about Dutch Christmas traditions!

The whole popularity thing with gourmetten on Christmas is a rather recent development that exploded over the last 2 decades. From my experience traditional Christmas used to just be an elaborate meal with the family with choices of multiple vegetables, and a choice of different kinds of meat, (Chicken, turkey, rabbit)

Merry Christmas Bart! 💫

Dat is voor als je koude handen hebt in de winter...

It is a lof of fun to us this and yeah sometime whe cook pancakes and meat

Zijn er mensen die alleen maar met kerst gourmetten? Wtf.

iam a bit late to the party but i see no one is explaining what the little pans are for. The are for melting cheese, so you put a flat slice of bread with some cheese (we usually have brie and camembert) on it in the pan and put the pan in the device. Then with a few minutes the cheese will have melted and its delicious! Maybe someone else has other uses for the little pans? The top is for meat, put a bit of oil or salt on it and go. There can be multiple kinds of meat, all cut to smaller pieces to easily fit on the cooking area. The whole thing is basically a combi of gourmetten (top part) and racletten (lower part). Its a very social activity and done typically with family on special holidays.

Ja gourmetten met kerst hoort er helemaal bij in Nederland. Eitje bakken of pannenkoeken, vlees groente, vis het kan allemaal. Lekker makkelijk en gezellig.

Lmao ik wist totaal niet dat gourmetten iets voor nederland en belgie was, ik dacht dat iedereen het kende XD. Wij gourmetten altijd met kerst en nieuwjaar, super lekker ;P

1 specific day? well it depends on the family really, in my family you use this thing more often actually. Every single family member has one in their house aside from a BBQ. It's actually quite fun to prepare your own pan and cook it yourself. It takes a while to prepare and cook, so you can in the meanwhile talk to others have a drink and just do multiple things at the same time, no one will see it as bad manners if you would be busy with your food while talking to them. When it's all done, you all clean together while talking and having a drink. It's a social thing pretty much.

Our German family use the raclette on silvester.

"Stroopwafels?" 😂😂

Wij gaan dit jaar niet gourmetten ben het even stront zat, gewoon lekker koken in de keuken hoef ik ook niet zo lang met familie te zitten. Vrolijke kerst allemaal!

Als ik ga gourmetten bak ik eerst een paar vleesjes (soms in zo'n pannetje), tussendoor eet ik brood met kruidenboter, en na het vlees bak ik in het pannetje een paar mini pannenkoekjes. En ik eet nog een toetje. Ben ik de enige die pannenkoekjes bakt bij het gourmetten? :)

OMG I will use the gourmet thing tonight 😂 this is very dutch

Raclette is actually also the right word. But in Dutch we call it gourmet. I am surprised that some other Europeans didn't recognize it. Because it's also common and you can also buy it in other countries. Just not as popular.

Altijd lekker en gezellig

it is basically korean bbq at home the dutch way.

gourmet set gezellig !!!!

0:38-0:41 lmfao

Me, seeing this video pop up in my recommendations 3 seconds after we finish gourmetting: “They Know”

@0:31 the guy pulling up the cord, lmao

Lol im dutch and i ate this yesterday

It's for Second Christmas day. Get it!

😂😂😂😂😂 we hebben gourmetten in het kerstmis gedaan..en het was lekker 😋😋

The gourmetplate on top is not even "typically Dutch" as mentioned at the end, but Asian from origin

Vleesfondue, gourmetten for me (and my sister) is not just Christmas. We do it quite often actually xD

Best moment 0:40

Use it on only 1 day??? We do it on other days too, it's so good!

We use it only for christmas and every year tell each other that we should gourmet more often. Haha

One tip: dont use this when you have birds in the same room. Becouse off the non-stick coating

Why is the Chinese girl so amazed? It's the same principle as hotpot

Dat ene meisje spreekt pannenkoeken ook wel echt goed uit

It is Raclette Machine! Veggies above and cheese below 😋

The German do it too, so it's not typical Dutch ;)

Ik zou willen dat ze er ook meteen een echte goede ervaring mee zouden krijgen. :-)

u shouldve given them the old fashion one with the oil XD

Like this channel!

Wat is het onderscheid tussen raclette en gourmet?

Ik heb echt 4x gegourmet in mn jeugd en daarna nooit weer. Ik zou ook niet weten waarom ik het ooit weer zou doen 😅

not that bizarre, you also have korean bbq which is just a bit like this so

I don't get it. So what exactly is it for? cooking stuff in your own pan?

raclette is actually from switzerland guys

It's a traditional form of torture. You see all the food and smell the smells of it getting ready while looking at your loved Ones enjoying it while your food never gets ready: it only birns, and nobody talks with you.

Ｇ Ｅ Ｋ Ｏ Ｌ Ｏ Ｎ Ｉ Ｓ Ｅ Ｅ Ｒ Ｄ Op naar de volgende.

I was today years old when I learned gourmet wasn't an international thing 😂

Neither me, nor any of my friends or family use such a thing. We're not Dutch, apparently.

My ex-wife always did this during Christmas and she was from Brazil. I didn't even know that it was something Dutch....I didn't like it.. well, the eating and cooking was not bad, but I had to clean it afterwards...

I've never gourmetted at Christmas, my family thinks that's stupid. I think I would like it though.

Omdat wij het elke winter gebruiken kan ik er niet erg tegen hoe hun het doen of denken

Goedemorgen allemaal! Ik heb dat nooit gezien in Spanje. Ik wist niet wat het was. 😅 We don't use anything like that. It's common that families (all members or at least adult couples) add money to buy all ingredients for Christmas. Then the host is cooking all evening long for the rest. If the family is cool, then they should help cooking, but it's not the case of all families, so others just go to fill their stomachs. If he used "gourmet" here, many people (specially sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, who usually eat a lot and do nothing) wouldn't be willing to go to Christmas Eve dinner. 🤣😂Cooking for themselves doesn't sound very appealing to many Spaniards. Things like these make me admire and love Dutch culture even more. You're so intelligent and practical! Vrolijk Kerstfeest! 🎄🎅

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

I can't get over how gorgeous the Spanish girl is. Halfway through the vid she's popped up a total of like 5 seconds and she's stuck in my mind now. 😍 ...also this vid is making me hungry cause gourmet is delicious 🤤

Okay... The shortened form of this video circulating on Facebook was so frustrating, I actually had to come here to vent a little.... First of all.. A few helpful tips on viral videos.. 1. Tell us WHAT this thing is called.... Within the first 5 seconds of the video.... 2. SHOW it being used at some point in the video! 3. As a person who might have been otherwise interested in Dutch culture, and perhaps even learning a little Dutch at some point once I improve my German to the level I want........ I have zero interest in watching people guess at the usage of a foreign cooking utensil. Like... literally... ZERO. I skipped through the video looking for it being used... or some splash text talking about what it is... But, nothing. So, I turned off the video after learning little more than, "The Dutch have some weird multi-person cooking "thing", that seemed interesting, but........ This might be very entertaining to watch for Nederlanders..... But the name of your channel is... "Learn Dutch". Which means your target audience is not Nederlanders..... It's foreigners. So... If you want to fire the imagination of these foreigners about your culture... SHOW your culture. This was one of the most frustrating videos I have ever encountered on social media. I would have been VERY interested in seeing more about how this device is used, and how it plays a part in Dutch life...... And what I got was a very simplistic video that did not answer any of the questions I had as a foreigner. :-( Hopefully I don't come across as unpleasant... But feedback is an important part of growing social media presence and viral marketinig.

HAHAHAHA 0:38

Dat heb ik echt nooit met kerst gegeten. Nooit op een speciale dag ofzo, vaak gewoon zomaar.

and for the small things i would put cheese to melt (1:13)

Its for every holiday not just Christmas. You best do this in someone else's house because the smell of food stays for 3 days and the fat on the wall stays forever.

Minute 1:40 Im sorry, but this is wrong. Altough most Dutch people dont use it for melting cheese its certainly made for it! Qoute: "A modern way of serving raclette involves an electric table-top grill with small pans, known as coupelles, in which to melt slices of raclette cheese. This new way has been used since the 1950s. Generally the grill is surmounted by a hot plate or griddle. In Switzerland the electrical raclette is called "raclonette". The device is put in the middle of the table. The cheese is brought to the table sliced, accompanied by platters of boiled or steamed potatoes, other vegetables" en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raclette

4:30 that moment when you discover something really dumb actually isn't dumb at all for the host. She clearly has had a few special days wasted because she was just slaving away in the kitchen for other people to get such a face. :')

so what is it literally??

Dutch in the title: Elke Nederlander: GEKOLONISEERD

Hahahaha! Top 3 answers concerning this gourmet device: 1. Because they're stingy! 2. To put in cheese, they love cheese! 3. For Kingsday, no doubt! Foreigners have SUCH an over the top classic mindset when it comes to the Dutch 🤣

If it was french food i would guess "Raclette"! since it's nederlandse, no clue! (i have 0:24 at this moment) =) so i gave my guess before i watch the video!

Wat is er gebeurd met Fondue? Dat is toch veel gezelliger en lekkerder?

Heel brabant zit aan het gourmet stelsel bij Sinterklaas

Grourmet is lekker!!

Ze kunnen pannenkoeken steeds sneller zeggen 😂

I don't have the patience for this. Just give me a big steak.

Let them *spijkerpoepen* thad is fun

I'm dutch is something to make a pancake no meat the man is rigt but the pancakes in the up side than he is hot and than eat KERSTMIS! NAVIDAD 🎅

This is for making raclette, isn't it? At least we use it for raclette.

The woman talking about the small pans being for stingy people is so wrong, haha. Dutch people actually eat a lot on the gourmet and they eat for hours. It's literally the only diner when time isn't an issue at all. Non-Dutch people don't know what they're missing. It's not really for kids, because of the time spent and some Dutch people mock it, but it's actually great. The guy talking about that the host doesn't want to cook, doesn't get the concept at all.

The American girl at 0:19 looks so much like an ex it's uncanny lol

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