If you haven't finished your plate in a restaurant, do you ask if you can take the leftovers home? Research shows that the doggy bag is not yet fully established in the Netherlands. But there is good news:it is becoming more common to ask for one.
38 percent of the Dutch find it embarrassing to ask for a doggy bag in a restaurant. In 2015, that percentage was 9 percent higher.
Steps have already been taken in the right direction, according to research by Natuur &Milieu. If the current trend continues, a doggy bag will be quite normal in five years' time. More and more restaurants are offering one of their own accord. The doggy bag actually fits well with Dutch culture. Many people have grown up with the idea that you should not waste food.
