Beyond the raw herring, Gouda cheeses, and frites fronting the Amsterdam food culture is another iconic feed. The deep-dish apple pie. To have a slice of what is supposedly the best apple in the country, I took a trip to Amsterdam to visit Winkel 43. This breakfast cafe stops preparing all freshly cooked breakfast on the weekend to cater for the greater demand of their famous deep-dish apple pies.
The walk to Winkel 43 is some 15 minutes or 10 minutes tram from Amsterdam Central Station. The walk at 9am through the canals are amazingly beautiful and it did not disappoint. So if you are up for some morning exercise before sugary treat, definitely go for one!
Winkel 43's deep dish apple pie!
At first glance, the slice of pie looked every bit plain. But do not be fooled. The generous amount of juicy apples slices that Winkel 43 packs between those pastries shell were all the rave. Every bite into the warm juicy slices of apple coated in bite of sugary cinnamon was yummy. Occasionally you get little raisins that gives that burst of sweetness too! Note that the pastry was not your typically crumbly short crust. Its consistency was a little chewy but very nice I would say!
Was Winkel 43’s deep-dish apple pie worth my 45 minute journey to Amsterdam? It really makes me wonder. Yes it was good, the apples were generously packed in there but to a certain extent I could not justify the effort if apple pie was the sole purpose of my trip. Well, perhaps if I had my entourage and a driver then I could buy an entire apple pie like Bill Clinton was famously rumoured to have done back when he was President. Nonetheless, if you are in Amsterdam looking to start your morning with a kick, Winkel 43’s apple pie is definitely the way to go! Come early too as it gets seriously busy once the clock strikes 10am!
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