Visit the Rotterdam Market Hall with @cn-reader (2)🧀🌽全球颜值最高的菜市场究竟长什么样？（二）

In my last post about the Rotterdam Market Hall, we had a look at the unique architecture and the interior, and now I’m going on to show you more details inside.

在上一篇关于荷兰鹿特丹拱廊大市场的文章里，我带大家看了看建筑独特的外观和内部，现在的下半部分请跟我继续看看这里卖的各种土产、水果等。

Talking about Dutch produce, there's no way to get around these guys in my 2 photos. ;) Dutch cheese is renowned around the world for its excellent quality and wide varieties. The Netherlands is also the number one cheese exporting nation. Cheese making in this flat region (great for pasture lands) dates back over 1600 years.

Among all the cheeses produced in the Netherlands, Gouda is one that accounts for around half of the total production. As you can see from the photo below, the one wrapped in red package is Baby Gouda. From the city Gouda, this semi-hard cheese is one of the oldest types which is still in production. Some Gouda can be aged for over a year to develop its flavor. I personally prefer the cubes of matured Gouda, which in the Netherlands are often eaten with Dutch mustard as a snack. Young Gouda cheese is commonly seen in use with sandwiches.

Other popular cheeses from the country are: Edam (often eaten as a snacking cheese in combination with fruit), Maasdam (a Swiss-style cheese with distinctive holes, introduced in the 1980s to compete with Swiss Emmental), Leidse (contain cumin seeds), Limburger (similar texture to Greek Feta, with a pungent smell)...

谈到荷兰的特产，不能不提奶酪。荷兰奶酪以质量高种类多而著称，是世界头号奶酪出口国 (法国，美国等西方国家也大量生产奶酪，但大多内销)。在这块牧场众多的低地，奶酪制作已经有1600多年的历史了。

在荷兰产的各种奶酪当中，高德干酪的产量占到了大约一半。上面的照片里，中间红色包装的就是高德干酪。这种软硬适中的奶酪产自高德市，有着悠久的历史。有些高德奶酪需要熟化一年多来增强风味。我个人比较喜欢成熟的高德干酪块，荷兰人常用这种块状干酪蘸着芥末当零食吃。

还有几种常见的荷兰奶酪有：大红波奶酪（有红色蜡封，正球形，一般和水果一起当零食吃），马士丹奶酪（有孔的瑞士型奶酪，上世纪80年代为了和瑞士的大孔奶酪一拼高下而推出）, 小茴香奶酪（含有小茴香种子）, 林堡奶酪（质感类似希腊的菲达羊奶酪，气味强烈）。

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Here are some nuts and dried fruits, often said to offer great health benefits:
各种据称营养价值很高的果仁和干果：

Spices:
香料：

Opening a coconut for me: (I will write a post about different tools used around the world to open a coconut, will you be interested? :)
等他为我打开椰子：（我打算写篇文讲讲世界各地看到的椰子的不同打开方式，希望你们会有兴趣？ ;D）

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See these horned melons in the photo below? I didn't try them that day in the market but later in South America, they are pretty common in the Southern Hemisphere, and are called Inca Gold in some places in Peru and Chile. When I was researching online the origin of this fruit, I came across this, lol:

The kiwano may look like a fruit from outer space (and in fact, it featured in an episode of Star Trek), but it's a very popular snack in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of the U.S.

• from "What the Heck is a Kiwano Melon and How Do You Eat It?"
  by Lindsay Lowe

上面这种金黄色的奇特水果叫刺角瓜，我那天在这个市场没有尝试，后来在南美吃过不少。在秘鲁、智利等国的一些地方，这种瓜被叫做“印加黄金果”。我在网上查找这种水果起源的时候，偶然看到下面这段话，哈哈：

这种水果看起来就像外太空来的怪胎，而它确实也在《星际迷航》的某一集中出过镜。其实它在非洲，澳大利亚，新西兰和美国的一些地区还是种挺受欢迎的零食呢。

• 来自林赛•洛维的网文“刺角瓜到底是什么玩意儿，应该怎么吃”

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Asian restaurant:
亚洲餐馆：

I tried a Vietnamese salad, not bad, almost the same as what I tried in Vietnam:
这是我当天尝试的越南沙拉，味道还不错，挺新鲜可口：

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Ok, that's it for today's Market Hall in Rotterdam. Hope you enjoyed it like I did! =) Tell me what you think in the comments! Until next time.

好了，今天关于鹿特丹拱廊大市场的介绍就到这里。希望你有所收获，欢迎留言！=)

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图文 by Donica多}