The Tulip Bulb
A one-inch saffron-butter potato croquette with smoked gouda & chive — Dutch roots in a single bite
The son of a tulip farmer who learned commerce among the color-ribboned fields of the Netherlands
Why this bite? Tim grew up on a Dutch tulip farm and was selling rare bulbs to the press by age sixteen. This golden croquette is those agricultural roots — commerce in a single taste.
The Story
Tim Groot grew up on a tulip farm in the Netherlands, surrounded by the long ribbons of color that transform the Dutch countryside each spring. By eleven he was driving forklifts; by sixteen he was traveling internationally with his father's sales team, visiting customers in Eastern Europe, Japan, and South Africa. He once launched a website selling ten rare tulip bulbs at a hundred euros each — the most expensive bulb sold in modern times — attracting national media coverage and one unforgettable sale. This saffron-butter croquette is those roots: golden like the fields, Dutch gouda for the soil he grew up on, and chive for the green shoots of a born entrepreneur.
Read Full Story →Ingredients
- Yukon Gold potatoes
- Saffron threads
- Smoked gouda
- Butter
- Chives
- Panko breadcrumbs
Preparation
- 1.Boil potatoes, mash with saffron-infused butter.
- 2.Fold in grated smoked gouda.
- 3.Form into one-inch balls, chill, coat in panko.
- 4.Deep fry until golden. Top with snipped chives.
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