EIERBALS DEEP INSIDE OF GRONINGEN (groningen city guide 2023)
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- In this episode, Michelle and Alex explore Groningen, the (arguably?) northernmost province of the Netherlands and the city of the same name, while taking in all of a unique local museum exhibition, plus they finally get to snack on the famous local Groningen delicacy of eierballen.
Episode 95 · Filmed on September 22, 2023 · Groningen, The Netherlands
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0:00 Introduction
0:24 Groningen train station
1:02 Coffee and more about Groningen
1:56 University of Groningen Museum
2:47 Phallus Norm and Form
4:20 Lunch and trying eierballen!
6:14 Would we eat them again?
6:51 City walk and Martinitoren
7:53 Gameland (retro game shop)
8:45 Noorderplantsoen
9:41 Cafe de Koffer (beer pub)
11:42 Tekinev (Turkish food)
13:28 What's next? and wrap up
#netherlands #expatlife #groningen
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In 2020, we quit our jobs to travel the world, and... well, that didn't happen. So in 2022, we decided to make an even BIGGER change by packing up our lives (and our cats 🐈) and moving from Austin, Texas, in the US, to Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. Subscribe for new videos like this every week!
While we say both "eierbal" and "eierbol" in this video, it *is* "eierbal" (like bitterbal). We just had it spelled incorrectly in our notes!
Anyway... have y'all tried an eierbal before? If not, would you try it?
I never had it but I would try it for my youtube Underdog Eats
Once. And that was, eh, enough. Probably it would work with kolibrie eggs... But I really think the breadcrumbs would the star of the 'dish', whereas the bitterbal has not 'star' parts in it. 😊
Actually no. I am going to make them. Did you check out Scottish eggs?
Almost every week😂lol
Better than any other Dutch snackbar snack, I wish they existed in Amsterdam.
The people living in the west always seem to think that the distance rotterdam groningen is at least 3 times as far away as groningers think the distance from groningen to rotterdam is.. they are really silly there in the west
Je hebt eierballen en jankballen.
..because they ( in the Randstad) live at the end of the world... From Groningen you drive through to Germany, Poland, Massive Russia, Siberia... to Rotterdam it is on and NorthSea...
I think the nice thing about Groningen is that there is so little around it. It's the single big city in the entire North so it's got this concentration of big city things and young people from a wide area in a relatively small and very compact city.
As a born and bred Frisian, I agree. Er gaat niets boven Groningen (stad). Love the place. Also, an eierbal is basically a proper Scotch egg, change my mind!
Please visit the FORUM next visit, just behind the Martinitoren. A modern edition with a great view of the city on the roof.
Wanted to say the same but for the rest thanks for promoting my city❤
What else can you get after the phallus museum but a frikandel and two eierballen.
hahahahaha 😂😂😂
The Martinitoren was one of the few buildings at Grote Markt that survived WWII. The only marks are bullet holes at the base (which you can still see today).
I think that there are very few Dutch people who ever explored the country like you did/are doing now. Chapeau 🎩
indeed.
Love Groningen. I spend a weekend there earlier this month!
My city!! ❤❤❤
You guys didnt had the time to visit Forum Groningen and its amazing rooftop? Its an amazing futuristic cultural building in the citycentre free accessible and the biggest attraction.
From all the places I've lived in the Netherlands, Groningen was for sure my favorite city.
Beautiful city that's just big enough to have all you want.
Not really a fan of the eierbal, but Groninger koek is delicious. Especially the one with all the nuts.
I love Groningen. It's my favourite place to spend a day. There's always something interesting to see or do. If you ever visit again, try Wolter's Kruidenier in Oude Boteringestraat (close to the market square). It's a little shop that sells a lot of regional products (like Knol's Groninger koek).
Great information, thanks. 👍👍👍
Looks like you had a great time in Groningen. If you like medieval fortress towns you could visit Bourtange next time.
Just don't get tired watching the two of you. And yes... FricSpec rules
The 11th one. 11 is het zottengetal (of gekkengetal). Don't know if that's applicable for Groningen. It has been a long time since I was in Groningen, but I always enjoyed it very much. There always used to be a good amount of German students in Groningen as well, and it's far enough away from the Randstad to be it's own thing. Up to the last one :o).
De uitspraak van de Nederlandse woorden is steeds beter! De NG in Groningen is the same sound as the NG in Wrong, so that G has another sound than the first G, this first one is the same as in Goedemorgen, and you say that right ❤️Hil
yes, the second G is like the ending G sound, also found in the Dutch words "ding" (thing), "zing" (sing), and "ving" (caught).
and as you can see, there's already 2 in there that share the same ending with their English counterparts
i guess the phrase "mensen die dingen zingen in Groningen" (People who sing things in Groningen) is a pretty good one for training too just following up the sounds in short intervals from one another
[edit: tangent about pronuncuation from here on]
so yeah, English speakers already have that sound in their arsenal, although they may sit on the "nguh" sound of the G in the end more (seems especially true for British English speakers that really sing out the end because of non-rhoticity being the norm and that also having an effect on other letters)
Dutch speakers don't really sing out the end of words like most Anglo speakers do anyway, when the word is done, it is done, so it's par for the course we don't really sit on it that one either, usually easier for Yanks to pick up (Americans from the northeast of the USA, because of their rhoticity and rapid-fire way of speaking)
our alternating accents every odd syllable works for them too, we speak kind of like a musical rhytmic pulse that has a strong every first and the 2nd is a weaker
similarly, as a Dutch speaker, i can sound like an American way more convincingly than i can sound like a British English speaker,
certainly more convincing than the average British English speaker even, because they already speak english and their habits are more set in stone speaking the same language, most brits are shit at sounding like an american, the Dutch are more like yankees in their way of speaking english lol
now of course i'm speaking as a randstad Dutch speaker where it's fast and rhythmic and we don't sing anything out on the end,
you can't even really hear whether something is one or a double vowel by the length of it, but there are subtle differences in pronouncing them differently with tonality (double vowel goes up more in pitch than a single) or rhythmic changes, and we have very strong attacks on our syllables to make the faster speed still distinguishable, very hash sounds that make a V sound like an F and a Z like an S to people that don't really know the subtleties, and ofcourse we have the hard guttural G/CH much like the scots do theirs.
not quite all the way Amsterdam accent, where that phenomenon is very exaggerated, but there's some of those markers hidden in there in most randstad accents, the harsh sounds are to support the faster pace of talking and not turning it into slurry
it lends itself pretty well for rap music because it's so rat-tat-tat in its phrasing and attack.
but your mileage may vary depending on region
We live in Groningen, hopefully you had a great time and visit our city soon again. Ever been to Sweden, Denmark or Norway? Very beautiful landscape and nice people. Keep going with your awesome videos. Greetings from Groningen 👍😀❤🥂
we will definitely be back - michelle is dying to go to an italian restaurant that's there 😅
we haven't been to sweden, denmark, OR norway! we want to! we had meant to go to sweden and norway this summer but we ran out of time...
Thanks for your respond. Did you both ever go to Nijmegen. They won a few times for the best shoppingcenter of the Netherlands. By the way the pizza's I tastend in Sweden and Denmark where very good. Greetings to Michelle and looking forward to your next videos.
Another recommodation in visiting Landal or Center Parcs. Many dutch families visit these holiday parcs. Greetz and have a great evening. 😁
yeah we have a vlog in nijmegen!
thank you for all of the recommendations :)
He Buncharters, nice to see you in my favorite town in my favorite province.👍👍 I hope you have experienced the friendly grunninger vibe. Maybe next time visit a few hofjes or the big museum near the station.
My hometown! I walk around all these places all the time. Didn't even knew you guys were going here!
My home town
Grunn! Excellent.
Nice video about my home town, guys. 💕💕 Pity you missed some nice spots in the city centre, but, hey, I've made some shorts in the past. 🤔😉 Have fun in Drenthe! 💪🤘🙋♂️ (btw, I think eierballen are gross.)
11:20 so awesome you found a taste from home 🥰 !
frikandel special is one of my favorites since childhood. like 40+ years ago when there was a limited number of snacks and sauces and yet it can still top some of the more modern things.
@@AlexK-yr2th true, that one is better
Nice to hear you try your Dutch👍🏻
If you check inside Martinikerk, the monumental organ is actually the REAL showstopper! Trust me! When you get back to Groningen, check out an organ concert there.
In het Noorderplantsoen you were standing near The Road…that was the one where the cars used to drive through the park.
i knew it!! 😂
michelle wouldn’t believe me
And it was a very high traffic road too….connecting the north of the city to the centre.
I used to ride through here on my bicycle on my way to school if I am not mistaken. All the way from the 'Indische Buurt' to the 'Willem Lodewijk Gymnasium'.
Awesome video, cool tips, well done. I'll definitely visit that "Cafe de Koffer".
Great vid about Groningen! I live there and it has everything you need. Be sure to visit the Forum next time, it's amazing!
1:43 wow cool visualization trick 😀!
autistic me loves it when numbers about point6s get visualized while people talk about them,
so i don't need to calculate the ratio between them but actually SEE them 😀!
that's what most infomercial-type video miss; giving us INSIGHT-FULLNESS 😀!
Love your videos ; hope to meet you someday , i also live in Dordt
Hi, I always enjoy your videos. When you have finished with the 12 provinces, please make a video in Antwerp. it is a city with a lot of history and good food and drinks. and Belgium and the Netherlands were once one country Famous painters also come from there and there is a very beautiful cathedral.
haha we are doing exactly this :) stay tuned!
@@buncharted
Nice i’m looking forward to it.
I am a “Groninger” and I studied there. Always a bit homesick, I would love to live there again!
Tip: visit Delft. Their is a museum about Dutch National history. The explaine the history with Belgium (the border), The first king, our Anthem etc.
we've been to delft but we didn't visit that museum - sounds interesting though!
I am sad to have missed you in Groningen :) I live here and enjoy your video's. It would have been fun to see you life.
Gratitude
9:15 yes this was the busy road in het noorderplantsoen. Now adays it is only used by slow traffic (and the noorderzon one week in august).
That "we need to go back to the hotel room " excuse again ... It goes along with the Dutch saying: "Op ieder potje, past een dekseltje".
wait what 🤔
Translation: On every pot, a lid will fit. @@buncharted loosely translated or reading between the lines, you two make a nice couple, fit nicely together, belong together, and why you'd need to go back to your hotel room....... ... ... ... ;-)) I guess the visited expedition explains that one ;-)
@@SwirlingSoulah, the p.e.n.i.s museum..😂
😂😂😂 fits you well this vlog
Hi, lovely to see my birthplace! Regarding to your walk in the Noorderplantsoen, it is the same road crossing the park, but nowadays the road is smaller then it was, and only bikes and pedestrians are allowed these days.
Welcome in my city of groningen.
The martinitower.... there is old saying.... er gaat niets boven groningen. There goes nothing above groningen.
Our martinitower is groningen. No building goes above the martinitower.
Have you guys had a bereklauw yet? Also know as berehap, it's kind of meatballs with unions and peanut sauce on a stick🤤
i read your comment and looked up at the menu at bram ladage and there it was! we'll definitely have to check it out sometime :)
7:29 Michelle, where you stood, the circulair windows of this church where used in Pixar's blue Umbrella video
In Groningen it's not Doei or bye, but Moi!
In the Provincie Groningen, the Cirty of Groningen is referred to as Stad.. City. Someone from City is a Stadjer.
I must say you two are funny. You have typical american humor.
3:49 lol no way that every Northern Europe country around NL is light, but the museum in the Netherlands has colored the Netherlands as dark red.
hahah i know
to be fair, dutch people are some of the tallest in the world, but ya know...
@@buncharted must be something in the water here.... Anyway.
I love Groningen, 'small town hospitality but it's not a small town' is a good way to describe it. It sure feels isolated somehow, in a positive way.
When you get back you can visit Forum to watch the city from above and have a drink at the top. It has some nice bars and a city festival Noorden Licht once a year
The theme song @ 2:28 lmao!
😂😂😂
Nooo you didnt have Metworst :O northernly delicassy , hope you enjoyed here in groningen
😉😊
"I can confirm there's actually a deep fried hard boiled egg in there ". That's a sentence you don't use every day! I think.
😂😂😂
you did mis as snack the Lihan Boutje, not a Groningen invention, but the only place where it still is available, and a typical Dutch snack
I’ve been in Athens Ohio! Spent about 3 weeks there about 18 years ago at the Ohio University for a business course. It’s a pretty town, but not fun to visit during the summer. 40+ degrees C in the shade is not my idea of ideal temperature. :)
I’ve only once been to Groningen, I got really sick on the way, so I couldn’t see much of the town as I mostly had to stay in bed. I’m scared that when I try to visit again, the same thing happens. :D
Also, I shouldn’t be watching your channel when I’m hungry. Because I’m now superhungry.
ohio gets very, very humid during the summer! athens is a beautiful little town though :)
Pretty sure I'd completely cease to function at 40°C 🥵
@@MLWJ1993 I was really glad the classrooms had AC
Try Liefmans Gouden Band. The best fruitbeer there is.
Why do you still switch the fork from the left to the right hand after cutting some food 😂
😊👍🌹
Family of my neighbor was actually the inventor of the eierbal. 😁👍
Also the Martini Tower is called the "Olle Grieze" which in the local dialect (a dialect of Lower Saxon or Low German and not Dutch) and it actually means the Old Grey one. It's the pride of everyone in Groningen. If that tower gets destroyed a lot of people would want to destroy the destroyer.
Cheers from Groningen... a Groninger who went to Ohio University in Athens Ohio. 😅
To up that one. The province of Groningen has three cities officially. Winschoten is the youngest of those. We will celebrate the fact that it got it's city rights 200 years ago in 2025. But to get back into the matter of church towers. The city of Winschoten has a free standing tower on his main church, which is known as the Marktpleinkerk, or Market Square church. That tower is lower than the Martini tower, but almost shares its nickname. It is called the Olle Witte, or Old White.
In my province Drenthe we eat also eierballs. I love them. Did you eat also 'Grunneger Worst'? Dried sausage with salt and cloves, but there are variants, pepper, garlic etc, and have you visit Drenthe? Hunebedden are a must see. 4000-5000 years old megalith structures. In my city Emmen hass 3. 1 of them is very big.
our latest video is in assen :)
we haven't tried the grunneger worst but that sounds very, very tasty!
@@buncharted ah, i hope you will find my province as tasty as Grunn'n. We speak dialect here. Thats a lot different then the Dutch language. Have you notice that too?
we picked up some nuance but the dialect wasn't quite as challenging as our experience yesterday in antwerpen 😅
there is a computermuseum in Helmond.
Did you try Groninger koek? Good spots you went to for coffee and beer. As a student (law building is around the block) Black and Bloom was my to go coffee hotspot. And you are heading for Drenthe finally. Go visit het Drenthe museum, Bartje (known for the phrase: Bartje bid niet voor bruine bonen) or you might as well check out the TT racetrack or some hunebedden. In the USA you might have got route 66, Drenthe has got the hunebedden highway! Moi (way of greeting in Drenthe and Groningen)
ahh we didn't! just the eierballen!
for the drenthe vlog (this saturday!) we basically just stuck around assen, but we definitely want to go back and see more of it... maybe with a car or camper van!
going From Twente Drenthe to Groningen along the German border is interesting. Perhaps walk the Pieterpad from Limburg to Groningen?
@hcjkruse huh - that is very interesting!
So Drenthe is the last one? Hope to see you around in Assen. Drenthe has it’s perks, like the quiet and calm parks and nature. And ofcourse the Drents Museum!
we were there on saturday! we have to go back though. you’ll see why in the next video 😅
If you love music you just have to visit Music Vanderveen in Warenhuis Vanderveen in Assen! Biggest music store in the northern part of The Netherlands.
A second time in Assen?! Great news haha! I’m curious to know why! And can’t wait for the next episode 😃
@@WildGameBoss a second time in drenthe for sure, *maybe* a second time in assen :)
As the people living in groningen say "de oale grieze". Meaning "the old grey one". Martini toren...
I think the Eierbal was a Dutch snackbar regular but only in Groningen it was popular enough to stay. Now it's made into a Groningen identity thing, it's a bit of fun but quite artificial.
Have you had Guinness Draught 0.0? That and Vandestreek Playground are my two favorite (practically) alcohol free beers.
i haven’t but i would definitely try it if i saw it somewhere. i have tried kaliber 0.0 beer from them though and it was pretty good!
@@buncharted I'll keep it in mind, haven't heard of that one before.
Was fun to see you guys visit De Koffer, an institution which I personally financially support from time to time;)
cool channel, scary eyes
Unexpected "Goed zo". Goed zo!
And …
Not sure if you appreciate corrections (just let us know), but in "frikandel", the emphasis is on the last syllable.
I lived for about 10 years on a houseboat in the city of Groningen but I never had a eierbal.
what!
Next time go to a Hasret. Best sandwich in Groningen.
Scotch egg !
As a Dutch man i can confirm that chart of a man’s penis size is correct. Gameland looks like a great store. I love retro games. ❤❤❤
hahahahaha
How many have you compared? I mean, if it's under 10 it's just a hobby without statistical value.
I don't like lamb. For me the meat must have said "moo" or "oink" :-) But the steak dishes from a Turkish restaurant are often very tasty. I often go to a Turkish butcher in Hoofddorp for the best rib eye (for the BBQ).
Every province in the Netherlands has something special. For example, I, a North Hollander, love real original North Holland cheese (EU protected).
After visiting a exhibition of fallic objects you're eating frikandel and eggs. Coincident? I think not!
Why did you guys not climbed the tower?
In Groningen people look at me feeling insulted a lott somehow looking all angry at me. Asking me with a sharp voice "What do you mean?" (Somehow explaining do no good, otherwise then.. asking politely "do you want to go back too school ? Or look it up on Wikipedia) Then smile polite and then slowly walk away. And making eye contact. Yeah.. don't talk to strangers..
7:57 Yea more pe…… on nvm it’s game time
😂😂😂
Are you going to visit Veenhuizen in Drenthe 🤫?
not this time - we stuck close to assen for the vlog. what should we do there??
it is pretty close to Assen and it is UNESCO world heritage! It's a giant former prison colony so the main thing is the prison museum but there is a bunch of stuff such as a brewery too.
it looks really cool! added it to our list - definitely have to check that out sometime...
Don’t ask for milk in your coffee in Black and Bloom. You’ll get stared away
That title tho 😂
That's not coffee, that's brown water!
Where is your cute raincoat from ?
it’s from kate spade but from like 10 years ago 😅
Coffeeshop as in, the weed selling one or the American Version?
the american version :)
@@buncharted Yeah Coffeeshop in Dutch means weed selling cafes a lot of the time. You should call it Cafe or Bistro. Koffie en Theehuis can also be used. But Coffeeshop is mostly known as weed selling venues. Which can be a little confusing for people.
@@DJWezzyKI was about to comment the same question 😂
Moi!
Watching you eat reminded me of an old joke about an American spy who, despite speaking fluent Russian and looking like a Russian, was exposed in a restaurant in Russia because of his table manners.
The vast majority of the world always keeps their fork on the left and their knife on the right. Americans also start with their fork on the left but then put their knife down and then switch their fork to the right to take a bite.
😥😥😥
I spend alotta time in Groningen in my younger years, alot prob changed. Luv that Martini Tower and where the bars at. But kinda funny, the penis in the window street, with all the red window curtains and some red lights. I think that's the small red light district part, if you know what i mean, and yall prob didn't even know. 😸
it was! it’s mentioned in the video (on the screen, not audibly since we did not notice at the time!)
@@buncharted Ow ok whoops, i missed that 😺There are a few cities in the Netherlands you could be walking with family, grandparents, kids and not even knowing you all walking thru some of those streets, like uhhm Alkmaar. Sadly alot was bombed in ww2 in the center of Groningen. Luved ur video!!
that was definitely one of them! it was such an unassuming little side street...
Groningen used to have two red light districts apart from eachother, two streets actually. Luckily the prettiest street is a proper street now (I'm in favour of legalizing prostitution, but still don't like it). I lived next to this one for years, it's quite avoidable. It's right in the middle of the busy centre, but if you don't randomly take a right or left turn you'll walk right past it.
It can be very dangerous actually filming in a red light district. You better be careful when you’re there. But nice video😌 i hope you guys make a video in dutch in the future😜
it wasn’t intentional 😅😅😅
They'd likely ask you to stop doing so first before anything... drastic... happens.
I am not sure your Famicon is region locked or not. Meaning that US/European games will not work without modding it.
it's an OG famicom so it has the japanese cartridge style!
@@buncharted Oh nice! :)
yeah, of course every game will be in japanese, but... that's part of the fun? 😅
I think it was funny that you thought that everything was closed in the Redlight district… I think all the ladies were just, let’s say, occupied.
we did walk through pretty early in the day, but you might be right!
@@buncharted It's never closed, but early in the day there is hardly anyone there. A closed curtain either means there is a customer or the room is empty, but at that hour most are empty.
WHO DEY
Er gaat niets boven Groningen…
Any success on Japanese food ?
the best japanese food we’ve had in the netherlands continues to be tensai ramen in rotterdam, and we’re heading to the source of japanese food in a couple of months 🇯🇵
Wadlopen?
we went on a wadlopen adventure about a month ago when we went to friesland!
WALKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WADDEN SEA (wadlopen in the netherlands)
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NIET!!!! WAAR!!!! ALLEEN DE KLOK IS UIT DE MARTINITOREN GEHAALD!!! GROET UIT GRONINGEN.
When you said taste like Samosa I thought you said taste like Mamosa
now THAT would be an interesting flavor for a fried snack haha
@@buncharted I would say why not try to make it at home and invent your own snack
I thought an eierbal was and egg in mince meat and then deep fried..
i believe that is a scotch egg
this has a curry ragout around it
@@buncharted well this one sounds even less appealing to me. But I am not a fan of eggs
Wait you visited a coffeeshop?? Dont get too high😂😂😂
buzzed by caffeine only :)
Maybe it's time to have a meal in a real restaurant? Or try one of the "Eetcafee's" on the Scheffersplein in Dordrecht:)
the turkish restaurant wasn't a real restaurant? 🤔
Yeah sorry I didn't get to the end of the video:) Most of the time I see you guys trying snacks in stead of meals served in Dutch restaurants, so that's what I meant@@buncharted
You have the tendency to say gronin gen. It’s not really pronounced this way, it’s more pronounced like koning(en)or so the last “g” isn’t so pronounced. Thanks for the episode today 😊
Jammer , geen beelden van Peerd van Ome Loeks
i got some shots of it but it didn’t end up in the final video, unfortunately
Penussusus.😂
Er gaat niks boven Groningen
I've lived and studied in Groningen for several years, but I found it a depressing city. Lots and lots of grey. I admit it's changed somewhat, but I still prefer Drenthe. The greenery feels so much better where I'm at, and compared to Groningen, I like Emmen so so much better. :D
Emmen? For real?
if you live in assen you basically get the best of both worlds - groningen is so close!
As a person who lived in Groningen and Emmen, and had family in Assen… I just have to ask… did you life in Beijum? 😂 Nothing against Emmen and Assen, but de Brasserie vs de 3 zusjes…. Not really a competition…. Do have to say love the green around Assen en Emmen.
Groningen a depressing city?? And now you live in Emmen..your serious..
Emmen is certainly worth a visit..The old zoo used to be awesome. No idea how it is after it moved outside the city center. The hunebed near the railway station is a short walk. The langgraf ( long grave) is a bit further away. I spent part of youth weekends and holidays in Emmen. My grandmother lived there. You probably will like the kibbekoele recreation lake in nearby sleen. I also worked a few year in Emmen while living in Oldenzaal. Crossing the German gap between Overijssel en Drenthe daily. The Oldenzaal carnaval is worth a visit.
Lots of good restaurants in Groningen. There’s a really good wok restaurant in Stadspark in the stadsparkpaviljoen, a beautiful building from the 1920’s.