The name bitterballen, literally bitter ball, doesn’t indicate that its taste is bitter, but that they were originally meant to be served with a bittertje ( a small glass of Dutch genever, not quite the same as Gin). Bitterballen is bite-Size round Kroket or
Round breaded crumb beef ragout meat ball
Daging sapi tjintjang jang diolah dengan boemboe rempah2 boeatan sendiri
Dibentoek boelat dan diberi lapisan tispis tepoeng paneer jang renjah
Digoreng untoek dihidangkan seketika bersama saoes tjampoeran boeatan sendiri serta dilengkapi garnies daoen selada.