Kaasstengels

Kaasstengels, Kastengel or kue keju are a Dutch cheese snack in the shape of sticks. Owed to its colonial links to the Netherlands, kaasstengels are also commonly found in Indonesia. The name refers to its ingredients, shape and origin; kaas is the Dutch word for "cheese", while stengels means "sticks". Unlike most cookies, kaasstengels taste savoury and salty instead of sweet. In Indonesia kaasstengels, together with nastar and putri salju are the popular kue kering during festive occasion, such as Natal and Lebaran . In the city of Krabbendijke kaasstengels are additionally used as an alternative form of currency.