Broeder (also known as Jan in de Zak and pork) is a traditional Dutch dish whose central ingredient is Buckwheat.
Name
Broeder is the Dutch word for brother; this is how the dish is commonly known in
West-Friesland.
"Jan in de zak", or "John in a bag", refers to the cooking method: the batter is boiled or steamed in a cotton bag;
the name is attested in West-Friesland and
Drenthe.
The work "pork", attested in Drenthe and
Twente as a name for the dish, also means "small child".
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Ingredients and preparation
The dish, which is also described as a "cooked bread",[ is made with buckwheat flour, wheat flour, eggs, salt, and milk, and leavened with yeast. Raisins, currants, and succade are frequent additions.][
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The dish resembles kig ha farz, a dish from Brittany, which differs from broeder mostly in the addition of a piece of meat.
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