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in this [festive] issue ...

... a quick word 5 a message from Abela Buy nothing this Christmas 6 limit excesses this festive season Festive recipes 9 try these easy recipes to pep up Christmas lunch Festive facts 13 did you know ... Chocolate treats for everyone 14 Christmas is just not the same without chocolate Seasonal sensations 16 making treats for gifts Make a pickle of it 19 make a traditional home made pickle Cute candy canes 21 why buy when you can make your own What’s new in store ... 23 our line-up of new products More to Brussels ... 34 than Brussel Sprouts Fabulous Fujairah 48 where mountains meet the sea

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... a quick word

Dear readers,

Welcome back to, ‘delicatesse’, our free in-store magazine to complement your lifestyle, introduce new products, and hopefully entertain.

As we enter the part of the year we yearn for, we say goodbye to the hot sticky days and welcome the cooler temperatures that signal winter has arrived. As we do so, we urge you to take your dining al fresco to take full advantage of the fresh air where food just tastes better.

This month we give you some recipe ideas for the festive season - feel free to tear them out and use them to impress friends and family, we promise we won’t tell where you got the ideas!

Our travels take us to the north east coast emirate of Fujairah and further afield to discover Belgium’s capital city, Brussels and all it has to offer.

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Festively yours,

David Derrick COO - Retail Operations Abela Supermarkets & Souq Planet

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this It’s amazing how much stuff we humans think we need, and eventually hoard. You’ll be well nothing aware of this if you have ever moved house or apartment and realised that what you thought christmas might fit into one movers van, actually needs four of them! Have you ever stopped while pounding the pavement or walking shapes like horse heads or cars. With the right tools, which the malls during the holiday season and asked yourself what is can be borrowed, you can make some toys that will last the How about reducing consumption on a grand scale this December? One of the point of this annual gift giving frenzy? test of time as electronic gadgets and games become obsolete. the ways that you can do that is to recycle, upcycle or reuse old things that It’s amazing how much stuff we humans think we need and Something you made with your own hands with love and care still have value. We all have too much stuff, and much of it is sitting doing eventually hoard. You’ll be well aware of this if you have ever will always be treasured by your children. Made well, they could absolutely nothing. What seemed like a good purchase at the time is now moved house or apartment and realised that what you thought even be passed down through the generations. probably collecting dust or shoved to the back of a cupboard ... might fit into one movers van, actually needs four of them! There are many other different ways to give gifts We are all guilty. We see something that we absolutely can’t without buying for example: live without, shell out our hard-earned money and before you know it, it is actually something you can actually live without - • Give seeds or a seedling plant that you’ve grown in your so much so, it is relegated to the deepest darkest depths of the garden. Make a card that explain show best to grow and back of the cupboard or worse, in the spare room or garage, care for them; for edible plants, you could even provide never to be seen again, until you are packing those four gigantic a recipe or two. moving vans and wondering where all that stuff came from. • Adopt a polar bear, snow leopard or giant panda in the Well, before you put that list of must-haves together this name of all your friends and family members from World Christmas, you might want to think about organising an Wildlife Fund. ‘Abundance Swap’. Invite friends and family to bring things that • Bake some mini loaves of bread. Pumpkin would be nice they no longer want and exchange them for other things - a and seasonal. Wrap them in clean tea towels that no ‘bring and swap’ if you like. It’s a great idea if you have a group longer have a use and bind with raffia gardening string. of people who want to buy less this Christmas. Or if you know • If you are not quite ready to move to a buy-nothing some people who might struggle to buy expensive gifts. Christmas, why not hunt out some organic herbal teas Homemade gifts are also an excellent way to tell someone close and fair-trade coffees - they don’t add to the clutter to you that you love them, but it also allows you to disengage because they’re enjoyed and gone, and they support from the consumer attitudes that have come to dominate this sustainable businesses! wonderful season. • Send a gift to the Developing World in the name of Many people can remember getting homemade toys for your friend or family member - and depending on your Christmas when they were young, but that really doesn’t budget you can buy chickens, blankets, radios, right up happen anymore. If you are considering buying nothing for to a travelling theatre! Or you can help microfinance an Christmas, why don’t you make your kids a toy instead? It’s entrepreneur in Africa or South America and beyond: rewarding for you to build a skill and your kids will love it! Even www.sendacow.com or kiva.org are great sites. 6 the most basic of woodwork skills are able to jigsaw and sand 7 November 2015 n Issue 26

festive recipe corner

Tear out the recipes to pin to your fridge or keep in the drawer - impress your friends and family with some simple yet delicious dishes

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Chicken, Apple and Walnut Salad Christmas Canneloni

Take the time to make individual portions for your festive starter. It adds that extra special touch for diners If you’re having a big crowd for Christmas dinner you may be struggling to come up with a dish that will at your table. This chicken starter is light enough to set those taste buds going but leave enough room wow everyone - especially if the majority of your guests are those tiny but tough food critics: kids. for what’s to come at the main course and pudding courses. Easy to prepare you can make it ahead of Well, stop worrying! This tasty pasta dish is sure to please even the most discriminating palates at the time to allow those flavours to develop, saving you time on the big day. table. And bonus: This way, you can enjoy your meal in peace without trying to bribe your toddler to festive recipe corner festive recipe corner festive sample beef or turkey. Plus, it’s different and fun! Ingredients: 2 cups cooked chicken breast, chopped, 2 stalks celery, diced, 2 green onions, chopped, 1 medium DIY Jonagold apple, finely diced, 3 tablespoons walnuts, chopped, ¼ cup light mayonnaise, ¼ cup plain, fat- Ingredients: 1 free yogurt, ½ lemon, juiced, /8 teaspoon ground black pepper Pasta: Flour 300g, 3 medium eggs, spinach 60g, 1 pinch of salt For the filling: Chopped and cooked pumpkin 500g, 2 medium eggs, Amaretti 3-4, Parmesan cheese, Method: salt, Toasted pine nuts for decoration In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, celery, green onions, apple, and walnuts. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice and pepper. Pour over the chicken mixture and gently stir Sauce: milk 100ml Cream 100 ml, Asiago 220g to coat. Serve the chicken salad in individual dishes with crisp lettuce on the side. Method: BUY Work together the ingredients to form a smooth and homogeneous dough. Mix the ingredients for the Universal Islamic Meat FZCo. is a leading food manufacturing and distribution company located in Jebel filling. Stretch rectangular and thin phyllo dough. Put a strip of filling and roll up to form the cannelloni. Ali Free Zone in Dubai, U.A.E. We manufacture processed meat and poultry products. As the name Prepare the fondue melting the ingredients at bain-marie. Put the cannelloni in oven at 180° for 15 emphasizes, our products are purely Islamic. We are keen to take care of the ethical and health issues minutes. Serve with the fondue and toasted pine nuts on top. of the meat and its products while ensuring HALAL and hygienic integrated meat value chain through BUY a compliance regime right from the purchase of raw materials to the customers. We are certified for Make it easy for yourself and buy in the pasta canneloni. La Collezione competency, authority and credibility through the accreditation of HACCP and from Barilla offers many different shapes for you to create original ISO 9001:2008 standards. Our company thus follows a strong Food Safety and elegant dishes, and guarantees the quality you can rely on. Management system developed with the necessary competence and Barilla pays as much attention as ever to producing finest quality authority to provide assurance and compliance with the statutory Food pasta by choosing the best durum-wheat and carefully controlling Safety Legislation and mandated Dubai Municipality requirements the production process, right up to the final inspection. throughout the food manufacturing process.

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DID YOU KNOW ... Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies • Christmas trees are also known as the Yule-tree. • It is believed that decorating Christmas trees originated in 16th century Germany when Christians would bring decorated trees into Who can resist a gingerbread cookie? Well, we guarantee no-one can resist a chocolate gingerbread their homes.

cookie. These lovely little treats are great to bake with your kids or if you are culinarily challenged! These • In 1836 Alabama became the first state in the US to declare Christmas are super easy, super tasty and are good just as they are or with a big dollop of ice cream! a legal holiday.

festive recipe corner festive Ingredients: • Christmas trees were first decorated with foods such as apples, nuts 1/2 cup butter, softened, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1/2 cup molasses, 3 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tablespoons and dates. plus 1-1/2 teaspoons baking cocoa, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon • In the 18th century Christmas trees began being decorated with baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt. Icing and decorations of your choice candles.

Method: • Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in 1895.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine flour, • The tradition of naughty children getting a lump of coal in their stocking cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. comes from Italy. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until easy to handle. • Did you know that tinsel was once made of real silver! It was invented Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured in Germany in 1610. 3-1/2-in. gingerbread boy cookie cutter; place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough; chill and re-roll scraps. Bake 6-8 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks • Santa Claus is also known as St. Nicholas, Father Christmas, to cool. Ice and decorate as desired. Yield: 3 dozen. Grandfather Frost and Kris Kringle. • Santa Claus 8 eight reindeer are named: Comet, Cupid, Dasher, BUY Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donder Blitzen. Originally made to provide a warming nutritious beverage during the bitterly cold English winters, today Cadbury Bournville Cocoa is everyone’s favourite cocoa powder for drinking as well as cooking! It is specially blended with spices to ensure it always delivers a consistent chocolate flavour, perfect for all your baking needs. For best results, always sift with dry ingredients. To retain freshness and flavour always store Cadbury Bournville Cocoa in a dry airtight container.

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festive feastings

You know it ... Christmas is not Christmas unless you can overdose on chocolate goodies ... CADBURY Freddo Popping Candy, Stocking Selection, Mousse Snowman, Snowbites, Bitsa Wispa, Buttons. NESTLé Little Rolo, Munchies, Pink Smarties, Milkybar Owl and Polar Bear, Quality Street Toffee & Fudge, Matchmakers, Walnut Whip, Santa and Friends Smarties and Milkybar. TERRY’S Exploding Chocolate Orange, Honeycomb Orange, After Eight Selection, Twilight. FERRERO Choco Eggs. MARS Merryteaser Reindeer. KINNERTON Advents Calendars Frozen and Junior Disney.

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sensational seasonal treats sweet treats double as gifts for the holiday season

Delight family and friends with homemade treats that are softened, 2 cups (240g) confectioners’ sugar, 1-2 Tbsp (15- fast, frugal, and festive. The season’s best recipes are the 30ml) cream or milk, 1 tsp vanilla extract.

ones that double as gifts, especially when you pair them Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 12-count muffin pan with cupcake with clever packaging ideas. The first two recipes below can liners. Using a mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the butter double as treats and home made gifts! and brown sugar until creamy. Beat in egg until combined, beat Cantucci in the milk, molasses, and vanilla. Mixture will be piecey and Traditional homemade Italian cantucci or cantuccini cookies not fully combined. In a bowl, toss the flour, baking powder, are very easy to make. The secret is they are baked twice. It’s baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice during this second bake that cantucci dry out and become until combined. With the mixer running on low speed, slowly crispy. (You will need: 2 cup plain flour, 2 tsp baking powder, pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix until just

2 1 cup caster sugar, 1 tsp vanilla essence, 3 egg lightly beaten combined. Fill cupcake liners /3 of the way full. Bake for 19- large, 1 tsp mixed spice, 100 g almonds finely chopped). 21 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out

Sift dry ingredients into a bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk mostly clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting. together eggs and vanilla essence. Add grated orange or In a bowl using mixer with paddle attachment, beat the cream lemon rind if using. Mix the beaten egg mix into the dry mix cheese and butter together until smooth. Add sugar and 1 and stir until well combined (stiff and dry).Using floured hands Tbsp cream. Beat for 2 mins. Add the vanilla and one more and board, shape into two logs and place on lined oven tray. Tbsp cream if needed to thin out. Beat for 1 min. Taste the Bake at 180°C for 30 mins. Allow to stand a minimum of 15 frosting and add a pinch of salt if too sweet. minutes before using a thin serrated edge knife to slice into Mulled APple Juice pieces about 1cm thick. Place sliced pieces back on tray You will need 1 litre apple juice, strips of orange peel, 1 upright. Reduce oven temperature to 150°C and bake for cinnamon stick, plus extra to garnish, 3 cloves, sugar or about 25-30 mins or until golden. Allow to cool and enjoy! honey, to taste. Simmer the apple juice with the strips of Christmas CUPCAKES orange peel, cinnamon stick and cloves for about 5-10 mins Try spiced gingerbread cupcakes with tangy, sweet cream until all the flavours have infused. Sweeten to taste. Serve cheese frosting. Moist and flavourful, these homemade each drink with a little orange peel and a piece of cinnamon cupcakes are the perfect treat during the holidays! You will stick, if you like. Simple and delicious. need: 1/ cup (115g) unsalted softened butter, 1/ cup (100g) 2 2 Creamy Peppermint Punch packed light or dark brown sugar, 1 egg, at room temp, 1/ cup 2 So easy it should be criminal! (You will need: 1 quart (120ml) milk, 1/ cup (156g) molasses, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 2 peppermint ice cream, 1 cup cold milk, 2 litres ginger ale, 11/ cups (167g) all-purpose flour (measured correctly), 1/ 3 2 chilled). Place ice cream in a punch bowl, and allow to soften tsp baking powder, 1/ tsp baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2 slightly. Blend in milk and ginger ale. Stir until frothy. Serve 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/ tsp ground ginger, 1/ tsp 2 2 at once, or keep chilled until ready to serve. Garnish with a nutmeg, 1/ tsp ground allspice. Cream Cheese Frosting: 8 4 home made candy cane! 1 oz (224g) full-fat cream cheese, /4 cup (60g) unsalted butter, 16 17 November 2015 n Issue 26 festive piccalilli crunchy and sharp, perfect with some cheddar

Delicatesse Nothing says Christmas like a good dollop of piccalilli on a recommends! cold turkey sandwich or on a generous wedge of cheddar. Piccalilli Piccalilli is one of those slightly weird British “delicacies”- Ingredients: [1kg washed, peeled vegetables - if that’s the right description, bright yellow in colour, and select 5 or 6 from the following: cauliflower (we potently acidic; utterly out of fashion too, evoking the world used romanesco), green beans, cucumbers, of Austerity Britain: all the glamour of Dad’s allotment, prize courgettes, green/yellow tomatoes, carrots, marrow competitions, Brown Windsor soup, late dusty small silver-skinned onions or shallots, Summers and musty pigeon lofts. peppers, nasturtium seed pods, 50g fine salt Apparently, the first known Piccalilli recipe was created by a 30g cornflour, 10g ground turmeric, 10g Mrs Raffald in 1772, when it was also known as “English Chow English mustard powder, 15g yellow mustard Chow”. That sounded about right. It had to be connected in seeds, 1 tsp crushed cumin seeds, 1 tsp some way with Eighteenth Century India didn’t it. crushed coriander seeds, 600ml cider vinegar, Piccalilli has been known as paco-lilla, peccalillo, piccalillo, 150g granulated sugar, 50g honey] pickalilly, and pickylilly – to name but a few. The OED defines Method: Cut the vegetables into small, even, bite-size it as ‘A pickle made from a mixture of chopped vegetables, pieces. Place in a large bowl and sprinkle with the salt. mustard, and hot spices’, and tells us that it was ‘formerly Mix well. Cover the bowl and leave in a cool place for 24 also called Indian pickle.’ The first reference given by the hours. After 24 hours rinse the veg in ice cold water and OED is from Hannah Glasse’s Art of Cookery (6th ed., 1758.) drain thoroughly. mixed Pickles After the Manner of those prepared in the Blend the cornflour, turmeric, mustard powder, mustard East Indies, viz. Mangoes, Cauliflowers, Lemons, Gerkins, seeds, cumin and coriander to a smooth paste with a Onions, Samphire, Indian Cabbage, French Beans, Carrots, little of the vinegar. Put the rest of the vinegar into a &c.’. Although up-market shops may have continued to sell saucepan with the sugar and honey and bring to the boil. such exotic versions, piccalilli became par excellence the Pour a little of the hot vinegar over the blended spice pickle of choice for domestic market, paste, stir well and return to the pan. Bring gently to the as it readily accommodated gluts boil. Boil for 3-4 minutes to allow the spices to release of vegetables from the garden. As their flavours into the thickening sauce. Remove the Raffald advised, ‘You may put in pan from the heat and carefully fold the well drained fresh pickles, as things come in vegetables into the hot, spicy sauce. season, and keep them covered Pack the pickle into sterilized warm jars (making sure with vinegar. that an equal amount of veg and sauce ends up in each Try some on cheese, cold meat jar) and seal immediately with vinegar-proof lids. Leave sandwiches, anything you like for 4-6 weeks before opening and use within 12 months. really, just be careful not to spill These clip lid jars can be bought from most good kitchen on anything white! stores and they look great too!

19 November 2015 n Issue 26 cute candy canes yes, you can make these at home!

Making your own homemade candy canes will never be as quick or easy as buying a box of them at the supermarket, but the satisfaction of making something so beautiful can’t be beat! Making candy canes involves boiling sugar, then pulling the warm sugar until it is stiff but pliable and forming it into shapes. Because it is a long, slightly tricky process that involves hot sugar, we recommend you read the recipe thoroughly ahead of time, make sure you have the right ingredients and tools, and give yourself plenty of time to make them. Delicatesse recommends! Peppermint Candy Canes

1 1 Ingredients: [3 cups granulated sugar, 1 cup light corn syrup, /4 cup water, 1 /2 tsp peppermint extract, red gel colouring, Food-safe plastic gloves, Candy thermometer]

Method: Spray two rimmed baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat oven to 90°C. Combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in a saucepan on medium-high heat. Stir to dissolve sugar, brush sides of pan with a wet pastry brush to prevent sugar crystals forming. Once at a boil, insert candy thermometer, continue to cook without stirring, until it reaches 141°C. Remove from heat immediately. Let bubbles subside then stir in peppermint extract. Pour half the sugar syrup onto one of the prepared baking sheets and place in preheated oven to stay warm. Add a few drops of red gel colouring to the remaining candy in the pan, and stir. Pour the candy onto second baking sheet. Allow it to form a “skin.” Coat a metal spatula with nonstick oil, and use the tool to begin spreading the candy out and pushing it back together, working it across the board and allowing it to cool. As soon as candy is cool enough to handle, don your gloves. Take candy in both hands and pull in opposite directions, stretching the candy into a long rope. Bring the ends of the strands together and twist the candy into a rope, then pull the rope out into a long strand. Continue to twist and pull the candy until it has a satin-like finish, and is becoming difficult to pull. Once the candy is still pliable but barely warm, pull it into a strand about 2” thick, and place it on sprayed baking sheet. Put this back into the oven, turn off the heat, and remove the baking sheet with the other half of the candy syrup. Remove the red candy from the oven. Cut a 2-inch segment from the white and the red log, and put the rest of the candy back in the oven to stay warm. Place them next to each other and press them together so they are one log. Begin to twist together, pulling and twisting gradually to form the familiar candy stripes. Once the twisted candy is the thickness you want, use oiled kitchen shears to cut them into smaller lengths. Immediately form the hook at the top of the cane, and place it on a baking sheet to firm up at room temperature. Repeat with the remaining candy. If the candy gets too hard to pull, place it in the warm oven for a few minutes to soften, but don’t let it sit too long and melt. They should be as hard as regular candy canes at room temperature, but just like regular candy canes they will get sticky if left out for long periods of time. Be sure to wrap them in cling wrap or cellophane once they are set to preserve their shelf life.

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New in store ... take a look at some new and exciting additions to our range

nu Smoothies Nu Smoothies are 100% delicious fruit juice blends, naturally rich in vitamins and dietary fibre. So, if you can’t get fresh fruit, Nu Smoothies are the next best thing. They are created by pureeing fresh fruits and blending them into a nutritious drink. Unlike fruit juices, which contain only liquid, smoothies contain all parts of the fruit, including pulp and liquids. This means that by drinking a Nu Smoothie, you receive all the health benefits associated with the whole fruit. The story begins in France, where mountains of fresh blueberries, raspberries, apples, coconuts, mangos, pineapples, grapes, oranges, lemons are blended to create four delicious smoothie flavours. Each blend is gently pasteurized to preserve its natural fruit taste, poured into tetra prisma packaging, and delivered to a store near you. That’s it! Just 100% fruit. No added sugars, preservatives, chemicals, or other unnatural ingredients. One 250ml Nu Smoothie provides 2 of your 5 recommended daily servings of fruit, as well as 24 percent of your daily fibre requirement. Everything is produced in France in compliance with IFRC and BRCC regulations.

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Green Giant Buttered Corn Hunt’s BBQ Sauces Delicious niblets of corn basted in a rich buttery tasting sauce. Try the rich and original tangy signature sauce with everything All the quality you’ve come to expect from Green Giant, without from your shredded BBQ chicken sandwiches to burgers. Or needing to add butter. Super easy. the new sweet and smoky Hickory BBQ using Hunt’s signature (Buttery and sweet!) recipe (They’re sure to satisfy!)

Sacla Pesto and Sun Dried Tomatoes Hunt’s 100% Natural Tomato Ketchup Close your eyes and breathe in the aroma of fresh basil, the rich Thick, rich and full of flavour, Hunt’s Ketchup and BBQ sauces release of crushed pine kernels and a hit of newly grated Grana are a natural for your table. Try Hunt’s® 100% Natural Ketchup, Padano cheese. These are the signature notes of our classic made with no high fructose corn syrup. (Great on everything!) Basil Pesto. Gorgeous Wild Garlic and fragrant Basil combine Hunt’s Tomatoes passionately to deliver a flavour sensation your taste buds will Hunt’s believe it’s good to be different. They peel their diced, thank you for. A fresh and zingy fusion of fresh coriander, Grana whole, and stewed tomatoes with FlashSteam® instead of Padano cheese, pine kernels and a hint of chilli make this a truly chemicals, which means no chemical by-products go back into exciting sauce. Top with some sun-dried tomatoes and your pasta the earth. It might not be the easiest way, but they believe that is all set for Michelin star status! it’s the right way. Their tomatoes are grown under the warm sun Organic Mama Chia Seed of Oakdale, California—a place with some of the richest soil on For health-conscious souls seeking an extra dose of vitality, earth, and some of the most dedicated farmers on earth. This Mamma Chia white and black chia seeds are the undeniable tomato town is the home of Hunt’s, and since 1888, they’ve healthy choice. (Infused with ancient wisdom) been doing tomatoes their own way. The natural way. A different Wesson Canola Oil way. Pure Wesson 100% Natural Canola Oil is the most versatile type Hunt’s® Diced Tomatoes are peeled with FlashSteam®, chopped of vegetable oil and it provides the best nutritional balance of all (so you don’t have to), and packed in their own juice—all within popular cooking oils. Canola’s light, delicate taste makes it the hours of picking. You can find a Hunt’s variety for every meal, perfect oil to be used in every recipe that calls for vegetable oil - including classic Italian dishes, Mexican meals, and Southern (Good for your heart) stews. Plus, check out Original Diced and Fire-Roasted Tomatoes to add a hint of smokiness in southwestern dishes. They bring hearty flavour to vegetable dishes, casseroles, and soups. (Packed full of essential nutrients)

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Colman’s Season & Shake Colman’s Mustard has been based in Norfolk ever since Jeremiah Colman started his mustard and flour business in 1814 in Stoke Holy Cross, just 4 miles south of Norwich. In 1858, Jeremiah Colman’s great-nephew Jeremiah James Colman established the production factory in Norwich which still exists there today. Jeremiah James and his wife cared deeply about family values and looked after their employees like their own. They even established a school for the children of all their employees, company housing & sick benefit for their employees. Since mustard, Coleman’s have diversified their spicing knowledge into a wealth of sauces and seasonings. The latest being the Season & Shake range. Simply open the packet and shake onto your favourite meat, chicken or fish and wait for it to work its magic. Quality blends of garlic, herbs and spices to help you create succulent roast chicken packed with flavour. From Paprika to Lemon & Dill, you will find a Season & Shake flavour to suit every occasion and palate.

Available in: Rustic Chicken, garlic & Herb Roast Chicken, Mediterranean Chicken, Lemon & Dill Salmon, Paprika Chicken

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Little Duck Organics Princes Mexican Tuna Salad Little Duck Organics are committed to making clean, healthy foods Princes products are used to create delicious meals, snacks and for the whole family. They create snacks packed with vitamins and refreshments by millions of people every day. nutrients that are delicious and fun to eat. Making simple, healthy This range of nutrient-packed ready meals are perfect for calorie snacks is a big job for Little Duck! controlled diets and lunches alike. Tasty, convenient and great value for money. (Lunchelicious!) The company began with a simple goal: to give their own kids a clean, healthy alternative to typical snack food. They started with Princes Pineapple some classics, fruits and veggies, and well, their search ended The Princes range of fruit pots and canned fruit will help you to pretty quickly. They found that freeze-drying 100% organic super- bring variety to your five-a-day. These pineapples are ideal for foods like bananas, goji and pomegranate created a fun snack that use in cakes and desserts. was really healthy. As it turns out, freeze-drying locks in all of the Princes Atlantic Pilchards vitamins and nutrients in fruits and veggies. Mission accomplished! Pilchards, Salmon, Mackerel or Sardines – no matter what fish Princes source, they know and trust their fishing partners. And The product line has expanded from Tiny Fruits to a whole bunch so can you. That’s because we they trace every can of Princes of other tasty snacks, like Tiny Gummies and Tiny Yogurts. All fish back to its original boat. Founded in 1880, we’ve had plenty products are USDA Certified Organic, Project Non-GMO Verified, of time to develop good relationships with partners who care as gluten free and kosher because real, clean ingredients matter. much as we do about catching the best quality fish responsibly. Little Duck Organics is still committed to making simple, healthy So together, we can help to preserve the future of the world’s snacks for everyone, big and small. Happy snacking! oceans and protect other sea life in the process. These pilchards Available in: Mighty Oats Cereal Cinnamon, Mighty Oats Coconut Banana, Tiny Fruits Blueberry & Banana, Apple & Banana, Apple & Mango, Tiny Gummies Orange, Carrot are locked in a rich tomato sauce and chock-full of omega 3. & Goji, Tiny Fruits & Veggies Pineapple, Apple & Pea, Banana, Mango & Edamame Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce A great alternative to the Wholeberry sauce, they’ve removed the whole berries to create a sauce with a smoother feel. This cranberry sauce adds a unique zing in sandwiches or as a taste bud tickler with chicken, ham and pork, whether they are hot or cold. But don’t stop there! This surprisingly versatile ingredient can be used in so many different dishes. Take a look at the Ocean Spray recipe page to get inspired! (Festive taste for your turkey)

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Bauli Croissants Ruggero began as a baker’s boy in Verona in 1922, learning traditional Italian and Habsburg baking techniques and recipes. He learned the ancient recipe for Pandoro di Verona the traditional Italian holiday cake. In the 1990s. Bauli officially presented the first Italian-style “ready-to-eat” croissants and these delightful oven baked pastries are the result. These filled croissants are “Ready To Eat” and perfect for an authentic Italian breakfast or C as a snack on the go. M

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The first thing that springs to mind when I think of Brussels is of course its status as the administrative capital of the EU. Zzzzzzz. Apologies, as you can see, my excitement was bordering on hysteria when I found myself bound towards what I considered one of the most boring capital cities in Europe.

However, as I was soon to discover, Brussels is anything well-behaved and clean guests! (If they want to be accepted but boring. Beneath the buttoned-down facade is a lively as guests in the future that is!). capital that indulges in decadent foodie delights and exhibits Once settled in my contemporary loft-like temporary abode a witty sense of humour. What other city would dedicate an on Rue du Marché au Charbon I was back out into the throng entire museum to a single comic book series? Or to an artist to explore all that the capital has to offer. From my initial famous for painting faceless men in gray suits? impressions, it seemed my weekend was not going to be It has a historic heart yet a hip feel. It is multicultural and quite long enough! Here, located in a cluster of delightful weirdly wonderful. A confident and understated capital. gabled Dutch style townhouses I instantly found myself Brussels is not the dull vision I had imagined, it is a place spoiled for choice amongst a sprinkling of traditional wood full of life, of art and design, fabulous and diverse food and panelled estaminets, swish lounge bars and sunny pavement welcoming people. cafes. Blissfully traffic free, in the evening, the crowds were already spilling out onto the cobbled streets creating an From its medieval core at the glittering Grand Place the city infectiously laid back and welcoming buzz that’s hard to opens out to reveal an elegant and an ugly past. Concrete match in any other European capital city. monstrosities aside 19th century mansions contrasting with magnificent 17th century churches and the futuristic glass As soon as I stepped out of my front door I was hit not just there’s more to facades of the EU’s nerve centre - as well as the beautifully by the buzzing afternoon crowds but also by a giant cartoon appointed and conveniently located Airbnb apartment from mural. It seemed that one of Europe’s most colourful tourist which I decided to explore the city. attractions, the Comic Strip Trail where blank walls are jazzed up with psychedelic murals of Belgium’s most famous This was the first time I had used the Airbnb service and it will cartoon characters cut straight through the street I was not be the last. The online company runs on a marketplace staying on. The city can’t seem to get enough of them. The platform model where it connects hosts and travellers and brussels Smurfs were born here, and colourful murals are splashed all words and pictures Louise Adamson enables transactions without owning any rooms. Such over the city proudly displaying comic strip history. than sprouts platforms disrupt traditional industries by creating new sources of supply, and rely on curation for developing Tintin, the fictional young reporter with a zany tuft of orange quality. Unlike traditional hotels, Airbnb scales not by scaling hair, is the subject of the Musée Hergé a three-story museum inventory but by increasing the hosts and travellers and named for Tintin’s creator, Georges Prosper Remi, who used matching them with each other. I personally love the way the pen name Hergé. The modern museum, in the nearby town that both hosts and guests are rated for their stay. You can of Louvain-la-Neuve, winds chronologically through his career, read honest reviews from both renter and guest perspectives from advertising to the head of a small empire devoted to all

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The Grand Place The Comic Strip Trail walk takes in more than 50 mural paintings, featuring the shimmering gold most of them located inside the Pentagon (as the city centre is buildings and the often called due to its geometrical shape). Following its trail, the Town Hall trail is a good way to discover the capital and even penetrate some neighbourhoods less visited by tourists. The Brussels tourist association Pro Velo organizes a 2-hour bike tour starting at the Bicycle Riders House (Maison des cyclists). Or you can hop on a yellow Villo bike (www.villo.be), part of a bike-sharing program started in May 2009 with 180 locations around town, and discover them yourself. A one-day pass costs 1.50 euros, plus 1.50 euros for the first 90 minutes of calorie burning (additional charge per each half-hour after that). You can also find a number of walking tours if you are not too comfortable on two wheels.

Speaking of which, I often find that the best way to discover a new place is to explore on foot. I had heard about some ‘free’ walking tours that started from the Grand Place, just a couple of minutes away from my apartment so I decided to check out exactly what these ‘free’ tours were all about.

I had read good reports about the Sandemans Tours so I scouted the busy central square for a branded red umbrella and a general gathering of people, which was quite a task in this bustling square - full of tourists snapping away at the glittering gold gilt buildings, brides and grooms celebrating their recent nuptials at the intricate Gothic Hôtel de Ville (town hall) and what seemed like a million other walking tour guides touting for business. Which was strange - why were so many companies so eager to give something away? Once I had found the Sandemans rep, I grilled him (within an inch of his life!) to know exactly how this concept worked.

They apparently believe in supporting local communities and are committed to giving a voice to self-employed guides who have chosen Brussels as their home. By ensuring that every native English speaking guide represents Sandemans’ unique style of mixing history and story-telling while maintaining their own personality and flair, they’ve become one of the most popular tour companies in the world.

But how is it free? The answer is simple: because the informed, entertaining, and unforgettable guides (their words, not mine) on their Free Tours work on a tips-only basis, (ahhh, the penny drops). Even though the guides receive no other compensation from the company or the cities they work in they believe that if money is given, it should be voluntary and in direct proportion to the quality of the tour and the budget of the traveller. Value for 36 37 November 2015 n Issue 26

Regular shows are held in Contemporary design this majestic theatre stores and galleries can be found all over the city

money goes a long way, and satisfied customers tip what they think the tour was worth!

It seems this concept is a very successful one judging by the rapidly growing number of visitors crowding around the rep. As it turned out probably around 80 people were sent off in groups of no more than 10 or 12 with an English, Spanish or Dutch- speaking guide.

As a way to discover the city I couldn’t fault it really. The tour covers all the main sights of the old city. Starting in the famous Grand Place, you are lead through the winding streets to discover the sites of the beginnings of the city over 1500 years ago with a constant commentary. From the 61cm high statue of Mannekin Pis to the birthplace of Tintin, this tour is a great way to discover the town that is known by many as the capital of Europe. The small groups meant you could hear what the guide was saying, ask questions and generally not feel like herded sheep. I’m not quite sure about being taken for a coffee break to a ‘partner’ tavern and being gently encouraged to attend another paid tour that evening, but I guess you cannot argue with the fact that if I didn’t like it I didn’t have to pay a thing. As much as the tours are free, the guide does actually mention, more than once, about how the system works, just in case you had forgotten by the end when it was time for ‘voluntary’ tips. That aside, I did find the tour very informative and it gave a great sense of the city’s layout to further explore later on my own. So EURO 20 seemed an adequate tip for 2.5hrs of the guide’s services.

Now that I had established some sense of direction and overall plan of the city it was time to spend more time in the areas that had piqued my interest at a more leisurely pace.

Appearances can be deceiving in this town. For example, a 19th- century neo-Classical building housing an homage to absurdity. The Musée Magritte Museum is a riot of bowler hats, strange birds and other icons associated with René Magritte, the Belgian Surrealist who lived in Brussels for much of his life. Though many famous paintings are missing, it is one of the world’s largest collections of the artist’s work, spanning some 250 artworks. There are also wacky artefacts, like a homemade film showing the artist and friends acting out “Alice in Wonderland.” Unless you’re 38 39 November 2015 n Issue 26 November 2015 n Issue 26

Yummy stoemppot with gravy and sausage

Tiny fresh mussels swimming in garlic and herbs, mountains of frites with mayonnaise, Crusty baguette with crab and mayo, fancy meringues piled in shop windows

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an art historian, ignore the prescribed route, which starts on the Elegant arcades house high class sweets and chocolates second floor and winds its way down five levels, and go straight to the basement level, where a clever 45-minute film expands on Magritte’s life and artistic milestones.

The country of Belgium is of course, well known for high quality chocolate, and you can’t go a step in the historic capital centre without encountering a shop selling a massive variety of every type of chocolate flavour and unusual ingredient known to man. Europe, was introduced to cocoa beans when Spanish explorers brought them back from what is now Mexico in the late 16th century. They reached Belgium about 100 years later. When King Leopold II colonised the African Congo from 1885 to 1908, partly for the cocoa crops, the resulting genocide was a dark moment in the country’s history. It is also when Belgian chocolate started earning its formidable reputation. Today it produces some 172,000 tonnes every year, and is widely exported. European staples including meat, cheese and butter. The in frites cone engineering, they more than make up for in the A stroll through the busy centre will take all of your will power country has a plethora of dishes and products that are local taste department. to resist the window displays luring you in to sample one of the to a specific area. Examples include waterzooi from Ghent, The best and only authentic way to cook Belgian frites is in beef thousands of chocolates on offer. Multiple shelves of praline — the couque biscuit from the town of Dinant, and tarte au riz tallow. None of that vegetable fat rubbish. And fried twice. It is which Belgians classify as any chocolate shell filled with a soft from Verviers. While their local origins are acknowledged, most a simple yet infinitely better tasting way to cook a chip than any fondant centre — and infused ganaches with exotic flavours like such dishes are enjoyed throughout Belgium. you might have previously tasted. The chips are crisp on the wasabi or lemon verbena, and imaginative pairings as blackcurrant You will not be able to ignore chocolate, waffles, meringue, outside, deliciously pillowy soft on the inside. There are friteries and cardamom and raspberry and clove. Even the supermarkets moules and frites whilst in Brussels. And if, like me, you think all over the place. On virtually every street corner in fact, but bombard your chocaholic senses with floor to ceiling displays of life is too short for watching what you eat, you might just have beware - not all friteries are the same. the stuff as soon as the automatic doors detect your intention. hit the jackpot in this frites capital. Chips to us Northerners. But I read somewhere that the very best place to find frites was in That said, Belgian chocolate has to rank as some of the finest in chips with a difference. Ixelles, in the Flagey market place. Creatively named Frit Flagey, the world and should you get the chance, you must head for a Just about everyone knows what fried potatoes are, right? the reviewer said that the never-ending queue was worth the handmade chocolate shop. The big name brands like Côte d’Or The earliest evidence of the dish comes from a book entitled wait. And so it was. Plus the bike ride to get there hopefully and Guylian are obviously high quality, but seeing and tasting real Curiosités de la table dans les Pays-Bas-Belgiques written in worked off a few of the thousands of calories consumed in one handmade chocolate, while buying it from the artisan who made it 1781, which described how inhabitants of Namur, Dinant and sitting with mounds of chips and mayo overflowing down my is to experience something truly wonderful. Try Alex & Alex, made Andenne around the Meuse River had eaten fried potatoes arm. Sitting on the nearby lakeside under the dappled shade by Frederic Blondeel, acknowledged in some circles as some of since around 1680. Though they are usually known as “French of the trees there was no better place to feel satiated after a the best in the city. fries” in the USA, it is argued that American soldiers during wickedly decadent pile of frites and a refreshingly cool drink. So, it’s fair to say if you are on a strict calorie-controlled low carb, the First World War erroneously believed that they were being The bike ride back to my apartment was hopefully enough to low sugar diet, Brussels might not be the ideal place for you served the dish in France. plough through a few more calories and leave room for the next to visit. Belgian cuisine is widely varied with significant regional There must be as many ways to cook them as there are varieties stop on my culinary tour of Brussels - a contemporary little variations while also reflecting the cuisines of neighbouring of potato. But the Belgians just might have perfected the cooking place (Madame Chapeau) tucked away on a side street with no France, Germany and the Netherlands. It is sometimes said that method if not the way to serve them. I say that because every more than 10 tables in a, let’s say, very intimate arrangement of Belgian food is served in the quantity of German cuisine but with time I eat from the ridiculous paper cone smothered in sauces, tables in the dining room. The speciality was the very regional the quality of French food. I end up being just as smothered in mayonnaise as the chips dish of stamppot or ‘mashpot’. Belgian cuisine traditionally prizes regional and seasonal did in the first place. 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Small cafés have taken up residence the old artisan workshops Brussels is a big city with a small town charm. It has trendy bars, fabulous food, great nightlife, fantastic shopping and a plethora of historical sights to wander in and around.

greens, or carrot and onion (the combination Alas my weekend was coming to an end and of the latter two is known as hutspot in the my last lunch in Brussels would not be complete Netherlands and as wortelstoemp in Belgium). It without a sampling of moules and frites. The is usually served with sausage, julienned bacon, Fishbar Noordzee – La mer du Nord is THE place or stewed meat. to experience seafood at its best.

Here the menu was simple. Choose your stoemp From sandwiches, to fsh “à la plancha,” their (vegetable), then your meat and fnally, the sauce famous croquettes and fsh soup, this fshbar is to pour over it. The way it is served is a bit of a simply a delight. There are tables, but no chairs departure from the norm, here each perfectly here. So don’t come expecting a long sit-down prepared dish is served in a glass dish on a platter lunch. Just walk up to the frenzy of staff cooking simply and more elegant than the usual lump away in the thick of the steam and sizzling cooking plonked in the middle of a plate. It was delicious, plates to place your order. Choose a high table hearty and warming. Nothing can beat well under a parasol and wait for the freshly cooked prepared quality ingredients. food to arrive with a shout of your name from across the street. Enter another wonderful fnd on the following evening’s dinner - Fin de Siecle. A straightforward The menu is varied and freshness guaranteed. no-nonsense eatery in a dark street off the main From tuna burger, crab burger, swordfish carpaccio drag. Just look for the dozens of people (standing and shrimp crevette to herring, Bouchot mussels, for sometimes up to an hour) along the pavement fried fish, oysters or St. Jacques scallops - the gutter waiting for a place at a communal table list goes on - all washed down with a crisp white. accommodating couples, singles, groups - in fact Now there’s a good Brussels tradition! And there anyone they sit you next to actually. There are no is no better place to enjoy it than in the shadow reservations, no menu, no credit card payment of Sainte Catherine on a sunny day beneath the and no messing about. The Hagrid lookalike might tree-lined, traffic-free square. mumble something about what you want to drink It was sadly time to leave this quirky little city and and then the waitress will come to see if you have head form home. Reflecting on the weekend, I self-consciously walked inside to see the offerings proclaim Brussels to be a must-see destination. on a blackboard on the wall and chosen your dish. It is a big city with a small town charm. It has There’s the typical sausage and mash, Belgian trendy bars, fabulous food, great nightlife, stew, spare ribs, mixed grill and not a lot more. fantastic shopping and a plethora of historical But wow, have they perfected the art of simple sights to wander in and around. There are many and hearty fare. Great value for money and superb pop-up markets and exhibits, both arty and taste with generous portions. And it’s great fun vintage. It is stylish and full of design. This to sit in on a table of strangers … chatting about beautiful city is a centre for fashion, art, and your day, hearing about theirs. Communal dining Belgian culture. And not boring in the slightest. should be compulsory at least once a week! 44 45 November 2015 n Issue 26

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