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+{{Short description|Dutch batter-fried fish}}
-'''Lekkerbekje''' is the name for a fish dish with different meanings in Dutch and Flemish cuisine.
+[[File:Lekkerbekje.jpg|thumb|Lekkerbekje with fries, salad and tartar sauce]]
+[[File:Flickr_adactio_164930387--Fish_and_chips.jpg|upright|thumb|Lekkerbekje and fries]]
+'''Lekkerbekje''' is a Dutch [[fried fish]] dish. It is sometimes called the Dutch version of fish and chips.<ref name="foods-2014a">{{Cite web |last=Foods |first=Author Adore |date=2014-06-14 |title=Dutch Lekkerbekjes - Deep Fried Fish in a Bun with Tartare Sauce |url=https://adorefoods.com/dutch-lekkerbekjes/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Adore Foods |language=en-US}}</ref>
+== Etymology ==
-== Meaning in the Netherlands ==
+Lekkerbekje is a diminuitive of Lekkerbek meaning [[Gourmand]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lekkerbekjes |url=https://www.thedutchtable.com/2011/08/lekkerbekjes.html |access-date=2022-07-31}}</ref>
-[[File:Flickr_adactio_164930387--Fish_and_chips.jpg|right|thumb|320x320px|Lekkerbekje and Fries]]
-In the Netherlands, the lekkerbekje is fried [[Fish|fish]]. The fish fillets are first put through a batter made of water, flour and salt. Then the fillets are deep-fried. Tasty fishes are also eaten with [[remoulade]] sauce.
+== Origin ==
-In the past, [[Merlangius|whiting]] and [[Atlantic cod|cod]] were used for Lekkerbekje. In the Netherlands, [[Merlangius|whiting]] was always 'fish for the taking', a cheap type of fish. People therefore looked for a tasty way to give this low-fat fish a new image. This is how the Lekkerbekje came into being. The Lekkerbekje is a very appropriate name for this fish that feeds on shrimp, a delicacy from the sea. On request, however, a Lekkerbekje made from cod can be ordered from many fishmongers, often at a higher price.
+Lekkerbekje originated in [[IJmuiden]].<ref name="wwwiglonl-2022a">{{Cite web |title=Alles over lekkerbekjes |url=https://www.iglo.nl/alles-over-voeding/vis/alles-over-lekkerbekjes |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=www.iglo.nl |language=nl-NL}}</ref>
+== Composition ==
-Nowadays {{When||2019|10|22}}, different fish species such as [[Merluccius merluccius|hake]], [[Pollachius pollachius|pollack]] or [[Haddock|haddock]] are used for Lekkerbekje, as whiting and cod have become scarce due to [[Overfishing|overfishing]]. Hake is now also overfished and juvenile whiting are often caught as bycatch as fish that are too small. For a number of years, therefore, the farmed freshwater fish species ''[[Pangasius pangasius]]'' has been used for a Lekkerbekje, which many Lekkerbekje enthusiasts have criticized for its ground taste. The Pangasius pangasius mostly comes from the polluted [[Mekong Delta|Mekong Delta]] in Vietnam, where the fish is farmed en masse in large basins. Nowadays, the previously mentioned fish species are chosen more often. More and more fishmongers are specifying which fish species they use for Lekkerbekje, specialties or [[kibbeling]].
+Lekkerbekje consists of a fish fried in batter and deep fried similar to [[fish and chips]].<ref name="wwwtasteatlascom-2022a">{{Cite web |title=Lekkerbekje {{!}} Traditional Saltwater Fish Dish From Netherlands {{!}} TasteAtlas |url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/lekkerbekje |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=www.tasteatlas.com}}</ref>
+Originally Lekkerbekje only used [[Whiting (fish)|whiting]], however now it includes a variety of white fish such as [[cod]], [[hake]], and [[pollock]].<ref name="wwwiglonl-2022a" />
+Lekkerbekje is often served with fried potatoes and [[tartar sauce]].<ref name="foods-2014a" /><ref name="wwwtasteatlascom-2022a" />
+== See also ==
+* [[Kibbeling]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-== Meaning in Flanders ==
-In Belgium, rolled [[Pickled herring|sour herring]] topped with sauce is sold as a gourmet snack. The pickled herring, often incorrectly called {{Ill|Pekelharing|nl}} in Flanders, is rolled up along with the pickled [[Onion|ajuin]] and then topped with [[Tartar sauce|tartar sauce]] or [[Cocktail sauce|cocktail sauce]].
 [[Category:Seafood]]
 [[Category:Dutch cuisine]]