I could never understand how the Dutch (and Belgians) stay so slim when they insist on putting frietkots everywhere.

Frietkots are little fast food joints that basically deep fry anything in sight. Fries are the common choice — twice-fried and piled into a cone with heaping globs of mayo — but tubes of mystery meat are also quite popular. Frikandels, brochettes, croquettes, bitterballen, call them what you like. Fried horse tastes great after a few beers.