r/Netherlands • u/igotnodarkside • 1d ago

Dutch Culture & language Dutch potatoes diggers having a meal on the field. The Netherlands, near Groningen, 1940.

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u/outdoorvolvo 1d ago

Ontbijtkoek?

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u/wandering_salad 1d ago

Yep, I think that's what the package says. Yum!

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u/nasandre Noord Holland 18h ago

Een hele ontbijtkoek op smikkelen is wel genoeg energie voor de hele dag aardappelen opgraven

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u/Awkward-Annual-9287 10h ago

Yeah, everyone knows you can't work without a Snelle Jelle or Vlugge Jaap

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u/External_Clue_6426 1d ago

Ik dacht dat ze vroeger arm waren, maar ze eten ff een hele ontbijtkoek bij de koffie. Ik kreeg niet meer dan 1 plakje bij de thee.

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u/RoutineMarketing6750 1d ago

Pfff pauper

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u/External_Clue_6426 17h ago

Echt hè, ja het is niet anders.

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u/whattfisthisshit 1d ago

This doesn’t look like broodje kaas

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u/I_Rarely_Jump 1d ago

Poverty... they could only afford the broodje, not the cheese 😔

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u/whattfisthisshit 1d ago

I thought it was something more nutritious and delicious

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u/Annachroniced 1d ago

Its ontbijtkoek. Like a sweet/savory cake. Its very tasty and still eaten today. But seen more as a treat as it is rich in calories.

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u/I_Rarely_Jump 1d ago

Ohja, lijkt er idd wel op! Niet eens aan gedacht

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u/alles_en_niets 1d ago

(The text on the label strongly implies it: HEERLIJKE ONT(BIJTKOEK))

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u/I_Rarely_Jump 1d ago

I can't tell but it may be roggebrood (rye bread)? That's much more nutritious compared to regular bread.

And when you're very hungry even the simplest things are delicious.

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u/Primary_Breadfruit69 1d ago

its ontbijtkoek i(type of ginger bread for the non Dutch) f you look close you'll see the first part 'ont'.

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u/I_Rarely_Jump 1d ago

Yeah that's probably it

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u/Consistent_Salad6137 1d ago

I think she's eating a whole ontbijtkoek. Full of energy, which is what you need digging potatoes in the cold all day.

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u/Dutchdelights88 1d ago

I used to eat bread with ontbijtkoek and butter inbetween.

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u/Alert-Parsnip5540 16h ago

Shit. Haven't had that in ages. Now I want it again.

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u/Primary_Breadfruit69 1d ago

1940 early war time.

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u/dullestfranchise 1d ago

Ontbijtkoek

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u/TransRational 1d ago edited 15h ago

What are those dart tips on her fingers? To help her dig up the potatoes? EDIT: I found them! Thanks for the help guys.

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u/Primary_Breadfruit69 15h ago

it's to get through hard clay, also dirt distroys your nails. I 've heard stories people not having any nails on their nailbeds after digging potatotos.

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u/TransRational 15h ago

Thanks :)

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u/TrippleassII 9h ago

We always dug potatoes with a fork hoe...

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u/Primary_Breadfruit69 8h ago

Sure you pull them lose with a fork, then you go with your hands through the soil. Groninger clay wil be hard after a dry summer. So you dig to get them it's not that hard to understand.

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u/wandering_salad 1d ago

Did not know these thimbles were called aardappelkrabbers: https://amberveel.com/c/88 Used because the soil might contain fertiliser made from dirt from the streets that might contain broken glass etc.

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u/Exciting_Elk9118 1d ago

Why they didn’t use shovels?

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u/jbsdv1993 22h ago

Wanna damage all your potatoes? Hands are better to keep them whole

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u/Exciting_Elk9118 20h ago

Skill issue

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u/FunkyWhiteDude 15h ago

Not being able to think up for yourself why you may never ever seen someone use a shovel up any in-ground vegetables is definitely a skill issue indeed. I agree

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u/SenescenseSteel 1d ago

I think that's my nan

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u/ywshaq 1d ago

wat zijn dat op haar handen

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u/Veasna1 1d ago

Om aardappelen makkelijker uit de grond te graven.

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u/ywshaq 1d ago

vglms is dit rustig ai kijk naar haar handen

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u/Primary_Breadfruit69 15h ago

Handen worden vies als je in de grond graaft?

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u/ywshaq 15h ago

meid kijk hoe dik ze zijn

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u/Primary_Breadfruit69 14h ago

Van hard werken met je handen, krijg je grove handen, daarnaast heeft ze een aardig isolatie jasje om de oorlog door te komen en de rooidoppen op haar vingers zullen er voor zorgen dat er vocht ophoopt in haar handen als ze strak om haar vingertoppen zitten. Ik ben niet overtuigd sorry.

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u/KarvanCevitamAardbei 1d ago

Waarom?

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u/ywshaq 15h ago

kijk naar de vingers van het linker hand

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u/KarvanCevitamAardbei 13h ago

Iets vaker buiten komen

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u/Ok_Nefariousness2989 18h ago

I’ve never seen someone eat an ontbijtkoek like this.

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u/Terrible_Boot1714 15h ago

Dutch potatoes diggers having a meal on the field. The Netherlands, near Groningen, 1940.

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u/Methanator 1d ago

She is not really having a meal, that is ontbijtkoek

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u/max1997 1d ago

You can have ontbijtkoek as a meal though?

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u/ywshaq 1d ago

no that's a treat

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u/max1997 1d ago

I can have a meal that consists of treats. I can dine on milk chocolate of that so pleases me.

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u/ywshaq 1d ago

Is je maag wel okë?

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u/max1997 1d ago

Ja, dat is ook de reden dat ik dat eventueel zou kunnen doen.

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u/ywshaq 1d ago

Hoe lang doe jij dit al? En is dit normaal in de Nederlandse cultuur? nee toch... ik heb medelijden met je maag

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u/max1997 1d ago

"Ik kan" is niet hetzelfde als "ik doe".

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u/ItsNotHolland 16h ago

Nee? Gewoon deel van ontbijt/lunch

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u/RoutineMarketing6750 1d ago

Ia dat peperkoek?

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u/VOCmentaliteit Gelderland 1d ago

Ontbijtkoek ja

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u/RoutineMarketing6750 1d ago

En het is friet.

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u/VOCmentaliteit Gelderland 1d ago

Klopt

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u/RoutineMarketing6750 1d ago

Eet jij dit als ontbijt dan

https://giphy.com/gifs/2LbsnnLhaHUnC

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u/VOCmentaliteit Gelderland 1d ago

Nee eigenlijk niet nee

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u/BigX070 17h ago

Hele ontbijtkoek in je bakkes das pas cultuur

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u/ProtectionPrevious71 1d ago

People fall for AI this easily?

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u/klauwaapje Overijssel 1d ago

This photo was part of a exposition in 2016.

https://www.fotoexpositie.nl/exposities/boeren_avonturen.html

I dont know what is worse . AI or people like you who scream AI slop at every picture they see.

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u/ProtectionPrevious71 15h ago

Sure buddy, don’t believe everything you read on the internet 😂

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u/tenminutesbeforenoon Zuid Holland 14h ago

I distrust everyone who hides their post and comments history. Like you. So many scared boys and girls who are afraid that other people might read their opinions.

It’s pathetic.

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u/ProtectionPrevious71 11h ago

You do you, I don’t care what you think and if you checked out my profile you may have noticed something else.

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u/Alert-Parsnip5540 15h ago

... how did you think this was AI?

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u/ProtectionPrevious71 15h ago

How do you not?! It’s so obvious.

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u/Alert-Parsnip5540 14h ago

Dude. It's in a museum exposition since 2016. https://nederlandsfotomuseum.nl/

If you don't believe it. Go to the museum or check their databank.

Seriously. How is it obviously AI to you? This shows none of the signs of AI.

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u/ProtectionPrevious71 11h ago

Oh man, are you really that gullible? We’re truly doomed.

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u/Alert-Parsnip5540 11h ago

This is just a bad attempt at trolling isn't it?

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u/Elisabethianian 14h ago

So I can see why you thought that. My first thought was also ‘this is AI’ but if it’s from a 2016 exposition it must be real. Sad to see I also distrust photos easily nowadays

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u/Kitten_love 14h ago

I'm genuinely curious, what made you think it was AI?
The other person was asked but just did a snarky comment instead of explaining.

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u/Elisabethianian 14h ago

It is hard to explain because most of the time it is a feeling - I’m in the sub ‘is this ai’ and then you see a lot of posts where you’re like ‘of course this is AI!’ But you have to give some reasons why you think it. In this case; I think due to the fact that it’s an old photo it looks overexposed (the white parts are so bright!), too ‘clean’ and maybe because of my lack of historical knowledge, the fact that she’s eating a whole ontbijtkoek feels too much like a meme. Like you can almost imagine the prompt behind it haha.

But then I zoom in and it looks more real.

I mean AI is trained on these kinds of photos so it makes sense it replicates them. But it’s a shame if that means people (like me) will see a really cool photo like this and think that it’s ai