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Stoemp is a dish in the cuisine of Belgium and the Netherlands. It consists of pureed or mashed potatoes, other root vegetables and can also include cream, bacon, herbs or spices.

The name of the dish sometimes includes the kind of vegetables inside it, for example wortelstoemp (wortel= carrot).

[edit] Pronunciation

Stoemp is pronounced [ˈstump], and in some dialects [ˈʃtump]. It is a typical word of the patois of Brussels, in which, as in standard Dutch, oe is pronounced like oo in hook.

[edit] Kind of cuisine

The stoemp is a popular dish, rural, simple and enjoys wide appeal.

It is a dish of mashed potatoes with one or more other vegetables: onions, carrots, leeks, spinach, green peas or cabbage, seasoned with thyme and laurel.

Stoemp is traditionally featured alongside fried boudin, grilled bacon, fried mince or fried eggs – in some families, it is served with an entrecôte or a horse tenderloin.

[edit] Similar dishes

• Bubble and squeak, from England.
• Colcannon, from Ireland.
• Rumbledethumps, from Scotland
• Pyttipanna, from Sweden
• Biksemad, from Denmark
• Trinxat, from the Empordà region of Catalonia, northeast Spain, and Andorra
• Roupa Velha (Portuguese for "old clothes"), from Portugal, often made from leftovers from Cozido à Portuguesa
• Stamppot from The Netherlands
• Hash (food), from the United States
• Also see hash browns and potato cake entries

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