From brats to wurst: Meet the meats of Holland

Yet foods from Holland can also include a wide assortment of fresh bratwurst, metwurst (a strongly-flavored sausage) and old Dutch ring bologna.

"I like Dutch pastries just like everybody else," Amy Vanden Hull said, "but sometimes you want something savory."

She should know.

Vanden Hull, along with her husband Dustin Vanden Hull, took over the venerable Woudstra Meat Market (117 Central Ave. N.E.) more than three year ago.

"Dustin is Dutch," Vanden Hull said inside her well-stocked meat shop. "Me? I'm merely Dutch by marriage."

In addition to traditional cuts of meat, Vanden Hull fills her store cases with such distinctive stock as half-beef/half-pork Amsterdam Roast, Dutch Apple Gouda and Dutch Saucijsjes (Dutch pigs in a blanket).

"We try to give things a Dutch twist whenever we can," she said. "But we also like to be creative."

That's why Vanden Hull means she can also make authentic German bratwurst, Bavarian mettwursts and sausages that know no boundaries, like Philly cheese brats or a spicy jalapeno-filled brat.

"We're always trying something different," she said. "If it sells, we'll keep making it."

And what sells best at the Tulip Festival is Woudstra's brat on a bun, coupled with a drink and a side of your choosing.

"Dutch food is full of good flavors and plenty of spices," Vanden Hull said. "It's the original comfort food."

Restocking shelves of imported Dutch chocolates, teas and cheeses, Vanden Hull takes pride in providing customers things they can't get anywhere else.

"That's the fun part," she said. "You never know what you'll find at our store."

But mostly, Vanden Hull is proud of her daughter Korra Jo Vanden Hull, born April 9, 2015.

"Korra is our own little Dutch royalty," she said. "I don't know if Korra will like our brats. I hope she does."

This will suit Vanden Hull just fine.

"When it comes to Orange City's Tulip Festival, nothing is better than being Dutch or eating Dutch," she said. "Even if it's only for a day."