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Lunakay
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Final read for #foodandlit Netherlands 🇳🇱!
That was tough going, the author chose to focus a lot on the Dutch-German relationship but in the most boring way possible (a whole chapter on football 🫠) Of course I still learned a lot, but reading this was not exactly fun.

Favourite fun fact: The distinctive Berlin dialect comes from a huge number of Dutch people settling in the area at one point in history.

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I‘ve started this book for February #foodandlit. It works for #Nepal and #Italy #Jubilee @Catsandbooks #litsyatoz #letterE

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Dilara
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I *think* this is my last Dutch recipe: kibbeling: https://www.196flavors.com/netherlands-kibbeling/
They're basically bite-size battered fish. They're less of a faff than full-size battered fish and the addition of a spice rub was nice. The recipe called for a full tablespoon of ground bay leaf, which I felt was a lot, so I only put a fraction, and still it was all I could taste! Will make again.
#Netherlands #FoodandLit
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Dilara I also made deep-fried mushrooms with the left over batter, as well as fries and aïoli, or “knoflook saus“ 😁. And served all this nutritional nightmare with lettuce 😇 As the French name for this type of lettuce is “batavia“, it felt right 😅 2d
Bookwormjillk Well as long as you added lettuce 😂 2d
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Jess861
All of Us in Our Own Lives | Manjushree Thapa
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My first interlibrary loan came in. I had no idea that it includes books from across the province and not just the nearest city. Why they get them from libraries nowhere near here instead of a library close by when they have them in stock seems odd. Only allowed to request two at a time so I went with a Nepal read for #FoodAndLit and a short book set in Iceland.

#LibraryBooks #Nepal #Iceland

TheKidUpstairs I know at our library, it's all about which library agrees to send it first. We don't really get a say in which library we request a book from, it just goes out as a general request in VDX. I always like seeing the different places books travel to us from, and looking up libraries and towns I've never heard of. 3d
Jess861 @TheKidUpstairs It's neat to see how it works - doesn't bug me just thought it was odd when the city we live closes to has 7 copies on the shelves, lol. Opens up more options with all the libraries though 😊 - can't believe I've never used this service before! 3d
KathyWheeler Libraries also have agreements with other libraries about fees and such. My university prioritized requests by those agreements and whether or not we could get a book without having to pay fees. Our interlibrary loan person also had a good feel for which libraries were faster, and we also prioritized asking for books from libraries that were within our consortium. Sometimes the closest libraries don‘t meet the criteria for making the request. 3d
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Gissy Interesting! 2d
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Arresting God in Kathmandu | Samrat Upadhyay
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February is close enough so I‘m starting this book for #foodandlit #Nepal @Catsandbooks #litsyatoz #letterA

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Girl with a Pearl Earring | Tracy Chevalier
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Chevalier imagines the “girl with the pearl earring” is the Vermeer family maid and this is her story. Griet is fascinated by Vermeer‘s paintings especially when he gets her to help him prepare the color paints. She develops an eye for his paintings, but she‘s just a maid and must keep her place while also being his model. And she must be especially careful around his jealous wife and her cunning daughter. A slow but still interesting read. ⬇️

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Gissy Need to read this one 2d
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Butterfinger
Tulip Fever | Deborah Moggach
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Tulipomania and the Golden Age of Dutch Art entwined together so tightly that one can't tell the difference between lust and greed.

The climax brings to mind the moment when George Bailey of Its A Wonderful Life becomes unhinged toward Uncle Billy.

An innocent act brings the downfall of several characters.

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Readergrrl I belong to a fine arts studio and one of our instructors is Carlo Russo who is a floral oil painter of the Dutch Masters style. He has taught us so much about tulip mania! I will show him this book! You should check out his work. His tulip paintings are gorgeous!! 🌷 4d
Catsandbooks ❤️🇳🇱 4d
Butterfinger @Readergrrl there is also a movie adaptation. 4d
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Tulip Fever | Deborah Moggach
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He has seen cities to dream about: the gleaming domes of Constantinople; the ravishing, mirrored streets of Venice, corrupt and seductive, like Amsterdam's wanton sister.

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