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The | The “Bokkenvlaai” was a dish presented to the visitors of fanfare, Amsterdam. | ||
It consisted of a creamy | It consisted of a pie, filled with a creamy goat custard pie and topped with polen. The pie was cut with a knife covered with | ||
rosehip jam. | |||
The dish was shown and accompanied by a podcast laying out the reasons why the dish may be both environmentally and culturally resilient in the North Holland region. | The dish was shown and accompanied by a podcast laying out the reasons why the dish may be both environmentally and culturally resilient in the North Holland region. | ||
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== To listen to the podcast: == | == To listen to the podcast: == | ||
The podcast can be found on the podcast app (by researching “The Soft Protest Digest”/ | The podcast can be found on the podcast app (by researching “The Soft Protest Digest”/Bokkenvlaai) | ||
or by following [https://soundcloud.com/thesoftprotestdigest/ | or by following [https://soundcloud.com/thesoftprotestdigest/goat-milk-bokkenvlaai this link to our Soundcloud]. | ||
== Transcript of the podcast of the | == Transcript of the podcast of the “Bokkenvlaai” == | ||
“Southern Dutch cuisine is famous for its many rich pastries, often filled with cream, custard or fruits, such as the ‘<i>Limburgse Vlaai</i>’. In Dutch, <i>‘vlaai’</i> designates this various flans from the Limburg region, but also vanilla flavored custards in general.<br> | |||
Vlaai was originally used in german monasteries as sacrificial bread — a late version of roman ‘<i>libum</i>’. Some sources argue that Vlaai was brought later to Nerherlands by <i>Bokkenrijders</i>, in the eighteenth century.<br> | |||
This legendary gang of criminals from Limburg named itself after demons who rode on the back of flying goats provided to them by Satan; known as <i>Bokkenrijders</i> (or ‘buck riders’). They were most probably baking Vlaai for satanistic ritual purpose, following roman pagan tradition. | |||
As <i>Bokkenrijders</i> worship the devil and ride bucks, their sacrificial Vlaai was made with no other milk than goat milk collected in the province of Limburg. During the gang’s ceremonies, a leader would cut the white flan using a knife covered with red marmelade (made out of rosehips in the winter). The gang members would then gain strength from the rich creamy filling flavoured with rosemary — a plant considered sacred by the romans. | |||
Goats produce only 2% of the world’s total milk supply and, while goat milk may be a curiosity in a large part of the world, it is common in the Netherlands. Goats have the advantage to be browsing animals: they would eat basically anything and their plant diet is extremely varied. This is the reason why they are often raised with free-ranging methods, encouraging biodiversity around the farm. Besides, their appeal for unwanted plants can be useful: in China, they are traditionally used as “weed-killers” in tea culture. | |||
The “Bokkenvlaai” cooked by [[The Soft Protest Digest|The Soft Protest Digest]] is based on a shortcrust pastry made out of spelt flour crushed at a few kilometers from Amsterdam, by [[Molen De Vlijt|Molen De Vlijt]]. The filling is made with dairy products and eggs from [[Ridammerhoeve Goat Farm|Ridammerhoeve Goat Farm]] in Amsterdamse Bos. In Winter, their goats are mainly fed on fermented grass hay produced on site, mixed with Dutch corn and straw: it allows the farm to produce a large variety of dairy products all year long, made at the doorstep of Amsterdammers. Their herd is composed of highly productive <i>Saanen</i> swiss goats, that are commonly used in intensive farming. Yet, this breed is right on point in North Europe, as it is sensitive to sun. Moreover, their feces are excellent fertilizers which are used all around Amsterdam in farms such as [[Ecologische Boerderij De Boterbloem|Ecologische Boerderij De Boterbloem]], from where the honey perfuming the “Bokkenvlaai” comes from.” | |||
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== Recipe == | == Recipe == | ||