Joël Broekaert
Joël Broekaert (b. 1982) is a culinary journalist, writer, and reviewer for NRC. He also produces food-inspired television programmes and podcasts. He is a jury member of the Dutch Celebrity MasterChef.
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Previously he published De alleseter (The Omnivore, 2017), Van honingbij tot hagelslag (From Honeybee to Chocolate Sprinkles, 2021), and, together with Joris Bijdendijk, the bestseller Bij Bijdendijk thuis (At Home with Bijdendijk, 2022). In 2022, he published Proefles (Trial Lesson), a culinary guide to tasting food.
More Joël Broekaert
A History of the World in Twelve Beans
Beans have never been sexy. Throughout history, they’ve always been seen as a poor person’s alternative to meat. And yet beans, apart from being incredibly nutritious and good for soil, have played a fundamental role in the human story. Culinary journalist Joël Broekaert brings us a playful world history, as told through twelve beans – or rather, ten plus two which we often consider beans but aren’t really: coffee and cacao.
Try a Raccoon
Colonies of Egyptian geese, muskrats, turtles, grey squirrels, crayfish and raccoons have established themselves in northern Europe, after being imported into our ecosystem by human activity. These introduced species affect local biodiversity, driving out vulnerable indigenous species, spreading diseases, devouring crops, grassland, and undermining dikes. At the same time, we raise animals for consumption on an unsustainable scale and usually under inhumane conditions. So what if we learned to eat the trouble-makers instead?