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1 abela May 2013 delicatesse fie food, travel ad livig Sesatioal summer Tips Summer COOLERS Book lauch... Footsteps of Thesiger Family fu i the su at JA Resort Brad ew products! 72 hours i Amsterdam

2 i this [summer] issue a quick word 5 a message from Abela Sesatioal summer tips 6 stay happy ad healthy this summer Flip floppig about 8 just where did this humble piece of footwear begi Footsteps lauches 10 wi a copy of Adria Hayes ew book Eco drive 13 studets ecourage shoppers to use less plastic Summer coolers 14 refresh, hydrate ad rejuveate New i-store 17 a fatastic ew lie up for you to ejoy Family fu i the su 28 over the border to JA Beach Resort ad Spa 72 hours i the diverse city of Amsterdam Wi a Footsteps of Thesiger book 40 eter our competitio to wi oe of two books! recommed 42 some blogs ad websites you must visit Professioal Hair Care Now at the retailer SYOSS HAIR CARE Professioal Performace Desiged ad produced for Abela Supermarkets by Phishface Publishig Ltd. - For ad equiries please call: Writte material ad imagery cotaied i this magazie are copyrighted ad the sole property of Abela Supermarkets, Phishface Publishig Ltd. or PHISHFOTOZ ad may ot be reproduced as a whole or i part without express writte permissio from the publisher. Abela Supermarkets

3 ... a quick word Dear readers, Welcome to delicatesse, our free i-store magazie to complemet your lifestyle, highlight ew products, ad hopefully keep you etertaied. The temperature is o the rise ad summer is approachig - we re sure you are already thikig of cooler climes ad a chace to escape the summer heat! But before you do, make sure you try out our summer coolers to keep you healthy ad hydrated. You ca maybe eve squeeze i a visit to JA Beach Resort ad Spa for some weeked family fu, or if you have yet to decide o a summer vacatio destiatio, you might be persuaded to try Amsterdam after readig our 72 hours i the city article. As always we have a abudace of ew products to share with you ad some tasty recipes to try them out with. Do t forget to preset your Smart Shopper Card at ay of our stores whe you shop. Collect poits every time you sped ad redeem them for shoppig vouchers to use i-store. It s simple: shop, ear poits, redeem shoppig rewards! Pick up your istat applicatio pack or ask oe of our staff for more iformatio. Ad do t forget - our fatastic competitios are oly ope to Smart Shopper members - so joi today ad you could be a wier! We would like to hear what you thik of delicatesse magazie, so please drop a to commets@abeladelicatesse.com ad let us kow. Yours sicerely David Derrick Retail Divisio Geeral Maager Abela Supermarkets 5

4 have a sesatioal summer Summer is almost upo us ad it s time to thik about de-stressig, boostig your immue system ad takig some time for yourself. make sure you stay healthy ad happy It s gettig warmer, the days are loger ad life starts to slow dow. It s ot easy but eve whe we are still workig, we all ted to adopt a school s out! attitude i the summer moths. So it s the perfect time to get healthy ad give yourself a boost. We look at some diet, fitess, stress ad visio tips to get you started... berry Boost prevet cataracts, as well as wrikles aroud the eyes. Cheap Improve your diet with a cup of mixed fresh berries - blackberries, blueberries or strawberries. They ll help you load up o atioxidats, to help prevet damage to tissues ad reduce the suglasses just fool your eyes ito thikig they are protected - do ot be fooled, ad make sure you sped your moey wisely o a good quality pair ot just for fashio. risks of age-related illesses. Berries are also tops i fibre, which HOLIDAY TIME helps keep cholesterol low ad may eve help prevet some cacers. Improve your heart health: take advatage of summer s slower schedule by usig your vacatio time to uwid. Vacatios have Get Dirty multiple beefits: They ca help lower your blood pressure, heart To improve your stress level, plat a small garde, cultivate a flower box, or if space is really limited, plat a few flower pots - idoors or out. Just puttig your hads i soil is groudig. rate, ad stress hormoes such as cortisol, which cotributes to a wideig waist ad a icreased risk of heart disease. Ad leave the smart phoe aloe! Ad whe life feels like you re movig so fast your feet are barely Sleep Well touchig the stuff, beig metally grouded ca help relieve physical ad metal stress. Resist the urge to stay up later durig log summer days. Istead pay attetio to good sleep hygiee by keepig the same bedtime Exercise ad wake-up schedule. Pick a activity - hikig, playig games such as tag with your It s also a good idea to avoid aps durig the day uless you take kids, cyclig, roller bladig, or swimmig. Ad remember, the them every day at the same time, for the same amout of time. family that plays together ot oly gets fit together it also bods together. Be Good to Your Eyes treat your ski Make sure you buy a good quality su ta lotio to protect your face ad exposed ski from the harsh summer su. Also cosider Protect your visio whe outdoors, wear suglasses that block givig your etire body a treat with a mieral boostig or hydratig 6 at least 99% of ultraviolet A ad B rays. Suglasses ca help body wrap to feel o top of the world. 7

5 May 2013 a History of... the humble flipflop These simple little strips of rubber have bee aroud sice we were all kids ad are o loger reserved for just tossig ito the suitcase for your summer holidays. It has to be said, they have become, quite aoyigly, the most popular footwear of all time for male ad female wearers. But why did it take so log, they have bee aroud for quite some time... The use of the word flip-flop is a moder term datig from America; ad the idigeous populatios of Mexico used the the 1960 s that describes what is probably the oldest form yucca plat. of footwear still beig wor (the term flip flap has bee Styles too varied with the differig placemet of the toe used i various echoic seses sice 1529). Flip flops have strap, as subsequet civilizatios preferred usig differet bee aroud for at least six thousad years. As a poit of toes. The Greeks for example made use of the big toe; the compariso, primitive shoes are show i rock paitigs Romas, the secod toe; ad the Mesapotaias, the third datig from the late Paleolithic (Stoe Age) period some toe. These distictive, physical etities were recogised 15,000 years ago. The oldest survivig examples were made ad captured i Egyptia statues, ad this was thought to from papyrus leaves circa 1,500 B.C. Aciet Egyptia represet the celebratio of other cultures. sadals were made from papyrus ad palm leaves; rawhide Leged has it that courtesas i aciet Rome arraged the was used by the Masai i Africa; woode sadals were ails o the soles of their thogs to spell out follow me i the made i Idia; rice straw was used i Chia ad Japa; the dust of the street. leaves of the sisal plat provided twie for sadals i South Give their log history, flip flops up to ow have chaged relatively little from aciet times. Their simplicity is key. I the USA, the first flip flops started to appear after World War II as soldiers brought Japaese zori back from the war, ofte as souveirs. The precursor to the moder flip flop really bega to catch o, however, whe soldiers retured from the Korea War i the 1950 s durig the postwar 1950 s boom. Soldiers wore these predecessors to what we ow thik of as flip-flops, which were cheap rubber editios that frequetly caused blisters ad were so poorly made that they did t last log. As the footwear etered ito America popular culture, it became redesiged ad chaged ito the bright colours of Fifties desig. As pop culture, flip flops became defiig examples of a iformal lifestyle ad came to represet the Califoria lifestyle i geeral ad surf culture i particular. Flip flops have become part of the fashio ladscape as much as athletic shoes, jeas ad t-shirts. Now, may wear flip flops all the time, replacig their traiers. A large push of the coversio of flip flops ito everyday life came from Havaiaas, the major Brazilia producer. For over three decades, Havaiaas were $3 Brazilia flip-flops of sythetic rubber that were the footwear of Sao Paulo peasats, housekeepers, dockworkers ad other poor people. Sales took off after supermodels such as Kate Moss bega wearig them ad the they bega showig up o the red carpet. Flip flops ow are see o the fashio world s catwalks. Maufactured i bright colours for $6 -$15 a pair or studded with Swarovski crystals for $150. Recetly, there has bee wide media attetio i the US about whether flip-flops costituted appropriate attire to wear to the White House to meet the presidet. Twety years ago, such discussio would ever have bee cosidered. Fashio has bee the key market driver for footwear. Over the past few years, footwear has become a major fashio item ot just a complemetary product to clothig. Colour, patters, fabrics ad styles have become much more adveturous ad styles chage more frequetly. 8 9

6 May 2013 adria hayes footsteps of thesiger Now o sale! I October 2011, Adria Hayes embarked upo a 1600km expeditio to perhaps catch just a glimpse of the life that famed explorer, Wilfred Thesiger s might have experieced o his may advetures throughout the Middle East. The route took Adria ad his fellow travellers from Oma to Abu Dhabi. The book of his icredible jourey is ow out... I March 2012 we published Adria s first thoughts of this amazig jourey ad his book has bee i process ever sice. It is fially a reality ad the book has fially hit the shelves i the UAE. I it you will fid Adria s compellig arrative complete with storytellig imagery that trasports you to the place ad time he describes i the book. Wi a siged copy of Adria s book by eterig the competitio o Page 40 of this issue. Ope to Abela Smart Shopper members oly. A word from Adria Hayes: Footsteps of Thesiger - my book detailig our 44 day/1600 km jourey by camel ad foot across the Empty Quarter i the trail of legedary 1940s explorer Sir Wilfred Thesiger, forwarded by Sir Raulph Fiees - was officially lauched i the UAE ad is ow available i book stores across the coutry. For those i the UAE, there will be a umber of public evets upcomig, ad the documetary film of the expeditio has bee purchased by Discovery Chael scheduled to be broadcast worldwide i May. I trust you will ejoy the multi-dimesioal jourey cotaied i the book, together with its umerous pictures of a amazig ladscape ad culture right o our doorstep. Much like a artist or musicia watig their work to be see or heard far ad wide, havig spet a year writig the book my objectives are exactly the same ad I uashamedly wat as may people as possible to read about our 10 The book retails at AED 225 (hardback) ad AED 155 (softback) - Buy yours ow at Abela very privileged jourey. 11

7 ABELA SUPERMARKETS December 2010 Issue 1 May 2013 GREAT LOCATIONS for coveiet shoppig Al Ai Liwa ecoclub School Abela ad studets workig had i had... Savig Eergy ad Preservig the Eviromet As a iitiative of the school s Eco Club, Liwa Iteratioal School, ad i coordiatio with Abela Supermarket (Al Ai Brach) has lauched a eco campaig aimig at savig eergy through: - Reducig the use of plastic bags i supermarkets - Replacig plastic bags by used cardboard boxes The above procedure will i the log ru help save eergy ad preserve the eviromet because recyclig cardboard uses less eergy tha makig ew cardboard, resultig i less eergy ad fossil fuels beig bured ad less pollutio Our Locatios ABU DHABI Abela Superstore Al Khalidiya Abela Superstore, Etihad Plaza, Khalifa City A Lavada Express, Souk Qaryat Al Beri, Betwee Two Bridges AL AIN Abela Superstore Al Ai (Near Tawam Hospital ABELA SUPERMARKETS i the atmosphere. The first stage of the campaig started o Friday the 8th of March, 2013, ad cotiued through Thursday the 14th. Twelve groups of studets (with 4 or 5 studets per group) took turs i visitig Abela Supermarket ad approachig the customers to ecourage them to have their groceries placed i recycled cardboard boxes rather tha packed ito plastic bags. The studets did a fatastic job at raisig the customers evirometal awareess ad covicig them to help save the eviromet. They gave out iformative leaflets ad explaied the harm that plastic bags have o the eviromet. Now eve whe the studets are ot i the supermarket, may customers are optig for recycled boxes or eco-friedly bags, which is a accomplishmet ideed. 13

8 May 2013 Summer coolers health boostig, fizzy ad full of flavour Fruity, sweet, tart ad sparklig, here are some cool sippers for summer. Some recipes have existed for may years, i fact it was at the 1904 World s Fair that Iced Tea became popular, ad Vedors i Paris - the Compagie de Limoadiers were sellig lemoade o the streets i the 1600s from taks carried o their backs. Fortuately you ca ow make these refreshers right i your ow kitche... do t be afraid of experimetig with flavours i the quatities you prefer! Craberry ad giger Tea puch Craberries are rich i atioxidats ad phytochemicals, substaces thought to help promote a healthy immue ad cardiovascular system. For over 2000 years Chiese medicie has recommeded the use of giger to help cure ad prevet several health problems. It is kow to promote eergy circulatio i the body while positively icreasig the body s metabolic rate. INGREDIENTS [giger, craberry juice, lemo juice, sparklig water] Boil filtered water ad giger ad leave to steep for 2 hrs. Strai ad the add the craberry ad lemo juices, toppig up with sparklig water over ice. Add sugar syrup to taste. Lychee ad Mit Fizz Through the high cotet vitami C cotet of the lychee fruit, the fruit beefits those sufferig from colds, fevers ad sore throats. Lychee also helps the body to digest food properly for the best utritio ad a added boost of health INGREDIENTS [lychees, brow sugar, fresh mit leaves, crushed ice, sparklig water] Share mit leaves, lychee ad sugar betwee four glasses. Usig a muddlig stick or the ed of a rollig pi, getly poud the mixture util coarsely crushed. Add more fresh mit leaves ad top with crushed ice ad sparklig water. Pomegraate limeade Pomegraate aril juice provides about 16% of a adult s daily vitami C (per 100ml), ad is a good source of vitami B5, potassium ad atural pheols. They are high i fibre too, however, it is etirely cotaied i the edible seeds which also supply usaturated oils. Discard these ad you forfeit utritioal beefits coveyed by the seed fibre, oils ad microutriets. INGREDIENTS [pomegraate juice, fresh lime juice, fresh mit leaves, crushed ice, sparklig water] I a large puch bowl, combie the pomegraate juice, water ad lime juice. Pour over crushed ice ad garish each glass with a sprikle of pomegraate arils ad a mit leaf. Iced lemo gree tea Surely o oe is a strager to the claims of gree tea owadays... with its potetial to fight cacer, heart disease, lower cholesterol, bur fat, prevet diabetes ad stroke, ad eve stave off demetia. INGREDIENTS [gree tea, brow sugar, fresh lemo, crushed ice, water] Brew the tea (1 bag per glass) ad i a large jug place sugar to taste ad add water. Stir util the sugar is dissolved. Pour tea ito mixture ad stir. Serve over ice with a sprig of mit. For a tagy alterative, add fresh lemo juice. 14 Check out the froze fruit ad fresh produce i Abela to make your summer coolers! 15

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10 May 2013 May 2013 Glacéau Vitami Water zero This ew o-calorie versio water queches your thirst without blowig your diet. With o artificial sweeteers, (sweeteed with Truvia ad fructos). Naturally coloured with fruit ad vegetable juices. Each 8-ouce servig has 100% of the daily value for vitami C, ad at least 40% for a hadful of B vitamis. VitamiWater Zero does t have eough sodium or potassium to be used as a electrolyte-repleishig sports drik but if you wat somethig more excitig tha water this product is a tasty substitute. Available i: Glow, Go-Go, XXX, Drive, Squeezed Lucozade Sport Lite Lucozade uses glucose to provide eergy for the brai ad body, providig cosumers with a strog eergy beefit with less sugar ad fewer calories. New Lucozade Sport Lite is desiged to give your workout, traiig or sportig sessio a boost with oly 50 calories per serve. Available i: Orage, Lemo & Lime G2 Perform Low Calorie The G Series is a complete hydratio system that claims to help users reach peak performace. The origial Gatorade formula is a sufficiet medium to repleish electrolytes depleted durig prologed activities or other exercises that produce excessive sweatig. Laci Le Beau - Super dieter s tea Laci Le Beau will help you achieve the results you desire. All atural, caffeie free - Laci Le Beau Super Dieter s Tea products are the balaced way to go. No woder it s America s #1 brad of dieter s tea. It is a great way to jump start a weight loss program. Available i: Ciammo Spice, Natural Botaical escafé alta rica Meet the darkest roast of NESCAFÉ Collectio ALTA RICA. It s rich, bold ad smoulderig. Usig 100% Arabica beas from the fiest coffee regios i Lati America ad roastig them to achieve the itesity of flavour ad deep, rouded taste. Harrods Eglish breakfast tea Exclusively bleded for Harrods from four specially selected teas it s rich ad full of flavour. Ejoy a cup with a biscuit or two for eleveses. Bags or loose tea available. Celestial gree tea With a combiatio of simple igrediets, complex flavours ad atural goodess, these teas are the perfect additio to a healthy diet ad active lifestyle. They re a excellet atioxidat source (with 20% DV of Vitami C per servig), ad may of the Celestial gree teas are ifused with delicate Bai Mu Da white tea for the smoothest taste you ll fid. Available i: Orage/Pomegraate, Blackberry/Raspberry, Citrus/Mago 18 19

11 May 2013 Warburto s Escapes Made with atural flavours these tasty sacks are differet because they are made from pitta bread ot potato. Ad because they are baked ot fried they cotai 45% less fat tha stadard potato crisps* - so you ll feel a little less guilty! (Seriously tasty) Available i: Sea Salt & Black pepper, Sea Salt ad Malt Viegar Michel et Augusti biscuits Created i 2005 by Augusti Paluel-Marmot ad Michel de Rovira this rage of delicious biscuits ad chocolate will satisfy just about the whole family. Cuter tha cute little tis of the origial little cookie, or rouds of spicy or Parmesa ifused biscuits are perfect for a cocktail eveig or pre dier sackig. The boxes are robust ad are perfect for usig as a luch box whe all the biscuits have bee eate - which wo t take log we ca assure you! The sacks of aperitif biscuits come delicately flavoured to accompay but ot overpower. Usig quality igrediets these tiy little rouds will be popular with all your guests. family ad frieds. Michel et Augusti Petits Carrés Tuck ito these delicious Frech chocolate biscuit bars cotaiig oly the highest quality atural igrediets. Mouthwaterigly buttery shortbread biscuit wells hold chuks of dark chocolate, caramel milk chocolate or ougat speckled milk chocolate. Pieces break off easily to share aroud, or eat all by yourself. Perfect for eleveses ad more of a biscuit tha the chocolate bar shape implies. (Buttery ad moreish, there s comfort i every piece) Available i: Dark chocolate, Milk chocolate ad caramel, Milk chocolate ad ougat Michel et Augusti Palmiers Allogés Util you taste oe of these you will have o idea what you are missig. Chocolate ibs are ecased i a crispy layered palmier that goes perfectly with a tea or coffee ad trust us whe we say, oe just is ot eough! Boxes cotai idividually wrapped packs of three to keep each set fresh ad cruchy! (The delicious taste will keep you comig back for more) Available i: Vailla, Chocolate chip McVitie s Digestive slices If you like digestives you are goig to love these ew slabs of biscuit topped with a geerous layer of delicious milk chocolate from McVitie s. The same wheaty goodess ow i a more substatial size comes layered with chocolate for a delicious sack. Idividually wrapped so you ca pop them ito your luchbox too! (The delicious taste will keep you comig back for more) Available i: Vailla, Chocolate chip 20 21

12 Milka Chocomoo/ Milka Choco Cookies You ca t help but wat to sik your teeth ito oe of these crispy chocolate topped biscuits i the shape of a cow! Dip them i your tea or coffee for the melty effect! Do t miss the all-ew cookie either, dotted with delicious Milka chocolate chips, these cookies are crisp ad ready for gobblig! (Dip, sip, moooo!) Harry s Doowap Pépites de Chocolat Have these bready, chocolatey rolls for breakfast or sacktime. Dark or milk chocolate choose your favourite! betty crocker fruit sacks Uwrap some fu with these fruit sacks! Made with real fruit, a good source of Vitami C, uder 100 calories, low fat ad glute free! (Smiles i every box!) Cup cake kits Rustle up these fu, themed cup cakes i just 15 mis with a little help from the kids. The box cotais almost all the igrediets you will eed to make the cakes, this is helpful as it meas you do t have to bother weighig them out. The cotets are: 1 packet of cake mix, 1 packet of icig sugar, 10 cake decoratios, 5 Mr Me ad 5 Little Miss which is great, there somethig for everybody. 22

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15 May 2013 fu for the family There s somethig for everyoe at the Jebel Ali Beach Resort ad Spa Golfig, horse-ridig, swimmig, water-skiig, dout ridig, diig, su taig, playig teis or squash, clay-pigeo shootig, fishig, divig, dacig o the beach... do it all, you ll be exhausted! bus to the earest shoppig malls ad with your room comes a complimetary pass for Bateaux Dubai - a luxury dier cruise boat ad must-do excursio for all visitors to Dubai. Phew, eve the list is exhaustig, ad more tha eough to keep the etire family egaged ad active for a etire stay Particularly welcome for parets lookig for some light relief is The Crèche, - the first of its kid i ay 5 star resort i Dubai it offers professioal childcare facilities for your youg oes from 4 moths up to 3 years of age. With so much to do ad explore, we really caot thik 28 For those log-term UAE residets who bemoa the days whe the first buildig you saw comig ito Dubai was the World Trade Cetre, you will be o strager to the 30 year old Jebel Ali Beach Resort ad Spa. It has grow ad goe through may chages, more recetly the reovatio of the Palm Tree Court, but oe thig that has t chaged is its upretetious, relaxed ad fu for all the family eviromet. (Ad the peacocks, these beautiful creatures still roam freely, raucously shriekig your early morig wake-up call). Situated o its ow private, 800m palm-lied beach overlookig the shores of the Arabia Gulf, the hotel is just 45 miutes from Abu Dhabi or Dubai airport ad city cetre. However, drivig to it for the first time, you might woder why you are i a idustrial wastelad ad where that advertised palm-lied beach could possibly be hidig. This all chages as fially, you pass through the etrace gates ad eter the lush jugle-ispired surroudigs of the property. Up the short driveway ad you are greeted by the Polyesia style Palm Tree Court receptio buildig ad its airy iterior for check-i. It s a log way from the old days but do t be fooled by the updated slightly aloof iterior - the same warm welcome awaits i that thakfully uaffected style that we remember. So, where to start with all the facilities at the resort. Ok, deep breath... private beach, a saltwater pool, three freshwater pools with swim-up bars, kids club, tees club, crèche, camel rides, teis courts, squash, badmito, gym, restaurats ad bars ad shops. A spa, maria, 9-hole golf course, golf academy, clay pigeo shootig, horse ridig, watersports, fishig trips ad SCUBA divig are also available (payable locally). There is eve a free shuttle whether its for the weeked or a couple of weeks. There s a real family feel at the resort, which is great if you are a family lookig for etertaimet for the kids ad lots to do. But if its a quiet romatic weeked away you are after, you might wat to recosider, as restaurat space ca be quite a challege particularly at the weeked ad pool time will ever be a relaxig afteroo readig a book or appig. The Palm Tree Court, followig last summer s extesive reovatio is fresh ad brad ew. Featurig 260 rooms ad suites overlookig the Arabia Gulf, rooms are spacious ad have everythig you might eed icludig complimetary gummy bears ad your very ow JA rubber duck for bathtime. Amog the resort s F&B outlets: DiVAZ, La Fotaa, Ib Majed Restaurat, La Traviata, Shooters, Sports Café, Captai s, The Achor, Oasis Lodge, its most popular must be the White Orchid, ow exteded ad spread over two levels with icreased terrace space. The ewly ehaced restaurat has two specialist Teppayaki statios ad sushi bar. It is ope for breakfast offerig a wide variety of morig specials, as well as featurig several live cookig statios. There are plety of optios for outdoor diig overlookig the pools ad beach here, you just have to decide o the atmosphere you prefer. of a better place to etertai the family i a fu ad friedly eviromet. Bateaux Dubai Servig freshly prepared iteratioal gourmet cuisie ad a extesive selectio of fie beverages with persoalised service ad paoramic views of Dubai a cruise o Bateaux Dubai is as ispirig as the city itself. The boat combies cuttig-edge techology ad optimal comfort with a ati-reflective glass eclosure guests are treated to uobstructed views of Dubai Creek from all seats, ad the hi-tech air-coditioig system esures maximum comfort, while a top-ed soud system delivers a superb acoustic experiece. Specifically desiged for the flat waters of the creek, the boat s flat bottom desig ad four idepedet egies meas this air-coditioed luxury dier cruise vessel glides effortlessly through the water. The smoothess of this luxurious Dubai dier cruise floatig restaurat allows you to freely move aroud ad ejoy your time o board. Operated seve days a week from 8.30pm to 11pm 29

16 May 2013 There s usually a couple of activities that sprig to mid whe you metio Hollad s historic capital city of Amsterdam. But if you ca drag yourself away from the coffee shops ad igore its ifamous party tow image, you will discover a city burstig art, life ad creativity of a differet kid. Amsterdam is the largest city ad capital of the Netherlads (ot Hollad. Iterestigly, Hollad is the ame give to two provices of the Netherlads, Noord ad Zuid Hollad, which are Wester coastal provices. These were oce the two most powerful provices of the atio, as it is from here that the Netherlads projected her aval might. It is also probably for this reaso that everyoe calls it Hollad, however, The Netherlads is the real ame for the coutry, which is derived from the Dutch ame: Nederlad). Amsterdam s ame is derived from Amstelredamme, idicative of the city s origi: a dam i the river Amstel. Settled as a small fishig village i the late 12th cetury, Amsterdam became oe of the most importat ports i the world durig the Dutch Golde Age, a result of its iovative developmets i trade. Durig that time, the city was the leadig cetre for fiace ad diamods. I the 19th ad 20th ceturies, the city expaded, ad may ew eighbourhoods ad suburbs were formed. As cities go, Amsterdam has to be oe of the most diverse i its ethic compositio... with a populatio of over 800,000 ihabitats the city cosists of 49.5% people with Dutch acestry ad a staggerig 50.5% people of foreig origi. The sigs of which are visible throughout the city s architecture, markets ad i the amazig variety of food o offer. There really is ever a dull momet i Amsterdam with somethig for everyoe - guarateed. Whether you wat to party or explore the historical sights, take i some of the world s most reowed masterpieces or lear all you could possibly wat to kow about cheese, the city is packed full of thigs to see, taste ad experiece - eve if you oly have 72 hours to do it i. Cyclig is a way of life i Amsterdam - ad for the first-time visitor 72 hours i amsterdam words ad pictures Louise Adamso 30 31

17 The caal boats offer a relaxed view of the city Vlaamse Friet or patat smothered i creamy mayo ad sauce. Balls of cheese at the cheese museum. Herrig ad pickles eate i the sushie. Bitteballe await a duk i the mustard

18 The ewly reovated Rijksmuseum is a experiece ot to be missed Bikes bikes are everywhere, but beware! May 2013 The icoic Oma bike leas o every corer possibly the way to ed your life - quite quickly. Amsterdammers go everywhere o their bikes, at speed. So whe you step off a pavemet or walk i what looks like a pathway (but is actually a dedicated cyclig lae), keep you ears peeled for the rapidly approachig tikle of bells ad ija cyclists whooshig up behid you, swervig expertly aroud the uwary. A few close calls with several of these speedig demos ad you will take my advice ad joi them o your ow two wheels. With all the bike retal shops aroud, it s easy to gear up ad take a spi, ad oce you are used to the giat wheels of the icoic oma bike (literally traslated as gradma bike) ad backwards brakig you are well o your way to scarig the livig daylights out of everyoe too. Revege is sweet, just do t ride too slowly, the locals have o patiece for dawdlig tourists o foot or o a bike! If cyclig is ot your thig, you ca always take a tour of the caals i a log glass-roofed boat. With its caals ad its massive harbour, this city reclaimed from the sea offers coutless opportuities to drift alog its widig caals. The captai expertly egotiatig the waterways ad small bridges, turig o a sixpece to just about fit through some of the smaller archways beeath camera totig tourists jumpig out of the way of a crazy cyclist o doubt. At least here you ca fid some peace away from the crowds ad digig bicycle bells, just choose the oe that suits your budget ad occasio. There is a mid-bogglig array of cruises to choose from - from all you ca eat ad drik, gourmet diig, live bad, ope-air, closed roof, ight time... the list goes o. You ca eve create your ow sightseeig tour with hop o ad hop off boats like the Caal Bus. The stops are located ear museums, shoppig districts ad tourist attractios. Just buy your tickets olie ad off you go. For the evirometalists you should seek out the Caal Compay, the first passeger cruise compay i the world to receive a Gree Key, the official iteratioal eco-label for sustaiable ad Corporate Social Resposibility. The Eco Pier at Damrak opposite Cetral Statio is the startig poit of clea, zero emissio caal cruises. Whatever trasport you choose there is othig like explorig o foot. You ca take a guided group tour if you facy someoe explaiig the sights ad if you ejoy beig shepherded by a flag beig waved o a stick but if like me you prefer to deviate from the tourist traps ad leave thigs to chace you might discover much more tha Amsterdam s obvious ladmarks

19 May 2013 New seaso tulips sit colourfully at the market Like comig across old bridges with curious rows of padlocks adorig the chais. Apparetly these daglig lies of Love locks are egraved with ames ad left by couples as a symbol of their love. The real advatage of strollig your ow path though has to be comig across coutless markets - juk, art ad produce - or followig the waft of somethig delicious-smellig dow a arrow alley. There are several thigs you must try as you amble alog, oe is a paper coe of Vlaamse Friet or Patat as they call them i Dutch. Fresh cut fried potatoes, ot your froze oes from FEBO, are topped with huge dollops of Dutch mayoaise (the differece betwee Hellma s ad this stuff is obvious as soo as you taste its creamy smooth richess), curry or peaut sauce ad diced oios. My mouth is waterig at the thought ad just like me your hads will be smothered i the codimets as you delve to the bottom of the coe for the very last morsel with a fork too short to reach it. For the ultimate healthy meal, try the frikadel speciaal with curry ketchup, mayo ad oios slathered o a frikadel sausage, ad order a side of patat to dip i the leftover sauce. Itesely coloured tulips brighte the greyest of witery skies 36 Next up, try to fid a street café, you will usually fid some woderful oes with terraces aroud the markets ad churches. Look for the Appelgebak with slagroom chalked up o the board ad the logest queue, as the Dutch love this pie ad will squeeze ito the smallest spaces to eat it. Order a koffie ad a piece of this heavely pie ad you will soo fid out why. It resembles the taste ad texture of a shortbread crust, is packed high with baked sliced apple ad spiced with ciamo ad brow sugar with a swirl of fresh cream o the side. Lekker! You will have guessed by ow that ay visit to Amsterdam has to be prepared for by losig 3 kilos prior to departure as you will o doubt be puttig them o whe you are there. Which leads me icely ito aother popular sweet sack, poffertjes. The aroma of these little discs of hot fluffy pacake cookig at the market stall will have you followig it like the Bisto kid. These are best described as miiature pacakes but they are much more tha that. They are a traditioal Dutch batter treat made with yeast ad buckwheat flour ad ulike other pacakes, they have a light, spogy texture ad are served with powdered sugar ad butter, ad sometimes syrup. Eat them with your plastic fork from the cardboard tray just like a local as you look for your ext treat. But watch out for the powdered sugar blowig up i your face o a widy day, it s a dead giveaway! More typically, Dutch sacks you must try whilst i Amsterdam are krokette ad bitterballe. These deep-fried breaded rolls are filled with creamy meat ragout ad eate with a quick duk i mustard or sadwiched betwee a fresh white roll with a squidge of mustard o top. Beware your figers, lips ad sesitive ski though. They have a asty habit of stayig fiercely hot eve after you thik it s safe to bite or prod your figer ito oe - a log story, but suffice to say I leared my lesso the hard way. 37

20 SMART SHOPPER CARD MEMBERSHIP December 2010 Issue 1 May 2013 ADDED-VALUE shoppig with the Smart Shopper Card Apply today ad start earig poits! The Dutch love their fish ad love or hate the idea, ieuwe harig should be tried before you decide it s ot for you. This is the Dutch versio of sashimi ad is a staple i may Dutch people s diet. Aroud for may ceturies this is a very traditioal food i the Netherlads ad foud at most food markets. Typically served with chopped oios ad pickles, it ca be eate with or without bread. Strictly speakig, herrig should oly be called Holladse ieuwe if caught betwee May ad July. The fish should also be prepared accordig to the Dutch traditio where the freshly caught fish are gutted oboard the fishig boats, leavig the pacreas i the fish. The pacreatic ezymes perform much of the preservatio of the harig, so that the brie they are kept i eeds less salt. Dutch herrig are traditioally eate by holdig the fish by the tail ad dukig it ito your mouth with your head throw back but if that does t soud appealig, it ca also be eate i bite size pieces or o a sadwich called broodje harig. If you visit durig witer, stamppot might just be the epitome of Dutch cuisie. Hearty, utritious, ad tasty but ot exactly what oe would call haute cuisie, stamppot boerekool (kale ad mashed potatoes) is arguably the most popular versio of this fillig meal ad is served with smoked sausage (rookworst). If you re ot lucky eough to kow a local who ca cook you this tasty meal i their kitche, you ca try it at several places aroud Amsterdam like IJscuypje - ice-cream shop i summer ad stamppot cafe i witer - geius. Ad if you just wat the sausage, go to departmet store HEMA, ad ask for a hot half sausage o a white roll with a squeeze of mustard. Just to die for, I promise you. Food plays a huge part of ay visit to Amsterdam, well it does for me but if you are ot lookig to gai as may kilos as I did, the you ca take i all the usual sites like the Amsterdam Stock Exchage, the oldest oe i the world, take i a cocert, visit the Rijksmuseum (bookigs essetial!!), the Va Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, Ae Frak House, Amsterdam Museum, explore Chiatow or sit o a terrace a watch the very busy world of Amsterdam pass you by... phew, the list is edless but there will ever be a dull momet. Ad always somethig to eat. ABELA SUPERMARKETS Pick up your istat applicatio to start earig poits! It s the smarter way to shop ad save. shopper* Full of diversity, the city is a joy for people of all ages ad iterests 39

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