Glossary H
Hembränt is a common name for Finland's home-distilled spirits that are usually made from potatoes or sugar. Production of Hembrant is illegal, but it is still very popular and produced in many households, especially in Finland's countryside. It has a characteristic strong smell due to the high alcohol content of up to 90%.
Hembränt is known in Russian as Samogon and is also called Pontikka (owing this name to the cheap and poor-quality French wine from Pontacq), Skogsstjärnan (forest star), Tuliliemi (fire sauce ), Kotipolttoinen (home burnt) or Chateau de Garage.
Haringhuis Dutch word which literally means "herring house", refers to a fish stalls where green (raw) herrings with chopped onions are sold at the start of Herring season annully in June. The word to look out is "Hollandse Nieuw". Available also at Haringhaus are snacks of baked fish, smoked eel and seafood salad which can be takenaway.
Hoofdgerecten is the Dutch word for "main course", which is also listed separately based on the basic ingredient:
Vis for a dish of made of fish; Vlees for meat; Groenten for vegetables, and so on.