Hollandse Nieuwe

Dutch

Hollandse Nieuwe als snack, geserveerd met stukjes ui en augurk.

Etymology

Literally, “Hollandic new [catch]”, a TSG product subject to specific quality criteria including the criterium that it be caught and sold between the 1st of May and the 31st of August of a given calendar year, whence the qualifier Nieuwe - it having been caught early in the season and sold while still fresh.

Noun

Hollandse Nieuwe m (uncountable)

1. Maatjesharing (fat herring caught before having spawned) that, being a TSG product, must be prepared using traditional Hollandic methods in addition to being subject to other specific quality criteria.

   Hypernym: maatjesharing

Further reading

• Hollandse Nieuwe on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl