Research: on this day people in Zoetermeer prefer to eat fried snacks

Do you like a croquette or fries? Then you are not alone, because according to research by Thuisbezorgd.nl Zoetermeer residents find their way to the chip shop well. Especially on a specific day of the week it is busy at the snack bar. Do you already know what that is?

First a bit of information: in the Netherlands there is a ‘chip border’. That’s the line between the people who say “chips” or “fries.” According to the research by Thuisbezorgd.nl, based on the menus of snack bars, the border looks like this:

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Since Zoetermeer is above the border, we say fries here. That’s right! But there will probably be people from Zoetermeer who would rather have fries.

Favorite snack day in Zoetermeer

But what is Zoetermeerers’ favorite snack day? According to the research, that is on Friday. “The Dutch prefer to eat their greasy snack on Sunday. In most municipalities, the last day of the week is the time to have chips delivered to your home (49 percent). Other popular snack days are Friday (24 percent) and Saturday (19 percent),” according to the survey.

The most expensive frikandel

To end this article in a tasteful way, you will get some snack bar facts. Because did you know that the most expensive frikandel can be found in The Hague? There you pay an average of 2.66 euros for the snack. The cheapest frikandel can be found in Heerlen, where the average price is 1.88 euros. In the province of South Holland you pay an average of 2.36 euros for a ‘delleke’.

If you ever want to start your own snack bar, an original name is important. Maybe you shouldn’t choose ‘Het Hoekje’ or ‘De Hoek’, because those are the most common snack bar names in the Netherlands. ‘t Centrum’ also often appears on the facades of chip shops. Perhaps ‘Snack Bar with a Grain of Salt’ is a more original name…