[MinuteGal]

For all you lovers of good vittles....er.....fine food, here's an example of a Zuiderdam dinner menu:

APPETIZERS
Northwest Smoked Fish.....Alaska King Crab Legs.....Seasonal Fresh Fruit.....Garden Vegetable Crudite with Dip.....Agnolotti

SOUPS
Dutch Vegetable Brown Bean.....Wonton.....Clam Chowder

SALADS
California Greens.....Iceberg Lettuce.....Pesto.....Assorted Dressings

ENTREES
Seared Sea Scallops.....Rack of Lamb.....Cider Grilled Chicken.....Grilled Halibut.....Roast Prime Rib of Beef

IMPORTED CHEESE WITH FRESH FRUIT
Brie.....Swiss.....Maaslander.....Edam

DESSERTS
White Chocolate Mousse.....Chocolate Eclairs.....French Pastries.....Dutch Apple Pie with Ice Cream.....Baked Fruit Coupe.....Fruit Jello

(Coffee, tea, iced tea, milk, chocolate milk, soda pop.....Homemade breads, rolls, butter or substitute butter).....after dinner mints

By the way, does anyone know what the appetizer "agnolotti" is?

[hoosiermama]

Agnolotti


The premier dish of Piedmont period. Agnolotti are a sort of rectangular “tortello” or ravioli usually filled with meat, vegetables, and cheese. Visitors to Piedmont should try the “standard” version prepared in a roast meat ragù as well as the agnolotti in a fondue sauce. The most refined version of the agnolotti are those made by hand into little sacks – these are called “plin” or “agnolotti al plin” for the “plin” is the tool used to seal the pasta sack. If you’re not up for making them yourselves, you can always try those made at the renowned De Filippis pasta shop.

[BreitbartSentMe]

Here's a link for anyone who wants to look at the deck plans prior to booking, it's from the HAL website: http://www.hollandamerica.com/fleet/fleetHome.do?ship=zu

Also, I found some reviews that people have written about their recent cruises on the Zuiderdam. Would anyone be interested in seeing some? It give a good feeling of what the ship is like. I can either post some links, or copy/paste some of the more useful reviews here, whatever works best.

Only 4 more months to go!