| Stoemp | |
| Country: | Belgium, France, Netherlands |
| Course: | Side dish |
| Main Ingredient: | Potatoes, Vegetables |
| Variations: | Wortelstoemp |
Stoemp is a Flemish dish,[1] found in Belgium, Northern France and the Netherlands, of pureed or mashed potatoes and other root vegetables, and can also include cream, bacon, onion or shallot, herbs, and spices.[2]
The name of the dish sometimes includes the kind of vegetables inside it; for example, Wortelstoemp includes carrots (wortel). This specific combination may also contain egg yolk.
Stoemp is pronounced in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈstump/, and in some dialects in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈʃtump/. It is a typical word of Brabantian dialects.
A simple, rural dish, stoemp enjoys wide appeal.
It is a dish of mashed potatoes with one or more vegetables, such as onions, carrots, leeks, spinach, green peas and cabbage, seasoned with thyme, nutmeg or bayleaf.
Stoemp is traditionally featured alongside fried boudin, fried Braadworst, grilled bacon, fried mince or fried eggs.In some families, it is served with an entrecôte or a horse tenderloin.