Jed wrote:

>
> I lived for four years in the Netherlands (where the phrase "Dutch
> cuisine" is an oxymoron) and found that the Chinese and Thai food
> there was even sweeter and more bland than it is in the US midwest.
>
> I suppose this could be a result of the strong Indonesian influence in
> Holland.
>

in many cases those Chinese come to NL from Indonesia.

[France has a cuisine, China has a cuisine etc ect. NL has something to
eat. meh.]