30 March: Vincent van Gogh is born, and a bowl of Dutch Vegetable Soup with Meatballs
Vincent van Gogh was born in Zundert in the Netherlands on 30 March 1853. A painter of carrots, leeks and bright colour deserves the Dutch home classic: clear vegetable soup with tiny meatballs.
Soup of the day
Dutch Vegetable Soup with Meatballs
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Groentesoep met balletjes is a clear Dutch vegetable soup with tiny meatballs, and it is one of the most familiar home soups in the Netherlands. A light beef broth is made by simmering soup bones and a piece of beef with onion and bay leaf.
Read about Dutch Vegetable Soup with Meatballs and get the recipe →What happened
Vincent van Gogh is born in Zundert, the Netherlands.
Why this soup
Van Gogh was Dutch; groentesoep is the most familiar Dutch home soup.
Sources
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