Meeting at Albert Heijn

Jan 26, Republic day, We all met at Albert Heijn in Gelderlandplein because that is open till 10 pm in the evening . This was our first meet outside the regular home meetings. Aim of this meet was to introduce members to the various goodies we get at Albert Heijn based on one's own experience. It was also aimed to clarify doubts about a particular food item, if any.

Prince, Ashwini & Fakhruddin did not participate. Sarang is still in India.

We roamed around for amost 1.5 hrs but could not visit some sections for lack of time. In particular no discussion happened for - Breads, Frozen stuff, eggs & ice cream. The rest of AH was pretty much covered with good information sharing. Dhwani and Chirag are now OK with the cheese and I have learnt about some interesting salads. Others have learnt about the various potato and cheese types. Members now know what 48+ on a cheese packet means. Ritu/Dhwani have been introduced to the Italian tapenede & pesto as nice spreads when making a sandwich.

In all the discussion, following was the verdict of the members:

• Cool Best - Mango Dream is a very nice juice
• Courgette or Zucchini can be prepared just like lauki
• Caesar and Greek salads are very nice
• Johma Komkomer bread spread/salad is not very nice.
• Dutch aardappel salad is worth a try
• Coleslaw on its own is not very good
• These chips should not be missed out - Super chips HOT, Super Chips - Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Super Chips -Spare ribs, AH Corn Tortillas, Doritos - Geen Style
• Non alcolic beverages (Fizzy) - Fernandes - Green Punch & Pineapple
• Non alcolic beverages (Non-Fizzy) - Limondaine - Orange & Lemon
• Light alcoholic - Shandy (0..5% alc. v/v)
• Using Roomboter, Ghee can be prepared at home
• Duyvis - Drp Roasted & Baked pindas or peanuts taste divine
• Bolletje Pinda & Kaas Pepsels are an interesting party snack
• Heinz sandwich spreads are a great variation for sandwich lovers. The Komkomer variety is not very nice. Rest all flavors are pretty OK.
  

If you have not tried any or some of the above, make a note to pick at least one in your next visit to AH. Happy shopping.