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Friday 9 March 2018

Hook On to Fresh Fish

is delicious.” There is a big selection of fish that can be
divided into flat fish like grouper and sole and round
fish like red snapper and tuna, oily fish which are salm-
on and herring and leaner sorts like sea bass, tilapia
and snapper. “Our imported fish comes from Panama,
Chile, Surinam and Holland. We offer a great variety
and select only high quality products.”

Home-Made Ceviches
Ling & Sons takes pride in her three home-made ceviche’s that turn out to be a popu-
lar dish. But there is more ready-to-go offerings like the home-made crab cakes and
fish salads. “Customers also like our fried varieties. The Dutch ‘kibbeling’ for example
is in high demand.” Maria works in a team of five ‘fish specialists’ who every morning,
take delivery of the freshest of produce. The fish is then cleaned, scaled and hand
prepared before being put on display. But that is only part of the job. Equally impor-
ORANJESTAD - Fish is a lean, healthy source of pro- tant to the team is the advice and suggestions they dish out to the customers. Helpful
tein—and the oily kinds, such as salmon, tuna, sar- hints like which products might be worth trying as well as how to cook and store the
dines, etc., deliver those heart- and brain-healthy fish properly are shared with love.
omega-3 fats you’ve probably also heard you should Next time you’re at the fish counter in Ling & Sons, be sure to have a chat with Maria
be getting in your diet. You are supposed to be eat- or one of her colleagues, nothing pleases them more than sharing their passion for
ing fish twice a week, so it is wise to know where you fish and service with you. Fish is healthy and easy to bake, grill, or fry. So pop up on
hook on to some fresh fish. The number 1 supermarket Omega-3 and treat your taste buds with home-made fishcakes, oriental-style Soy-
in the island: Ling & Sons IGA Super Center has a fresh glazed tuna steaks or Sea bass with sizzled ginger, chili & spring onions. Be sure to get
fish deli and this is a specialist area. your base, the fresh fish, at Ling & Sons though!

Maria Eugenia Valencia: “I work here at the fish deli
for 6 years already. To me this is a unique spot. I am For more information visit
stoked about fish, the ocean, the billion possibilities of www.lingandsons.com or
fish variety and the ways you can prepare fish dishes.” www.facebook.com/lingandsons.
Maria explains that Ling & Sons buys the fish locally
whenever possible, fresh from the sea into the store. Schotlandstraat 41, Oranjestad, Aruba
“The grouper we sell is always from local fishermen, it T +297 521 2370
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 8 am – 9 pm, Sun 8 am – 6 pm

Congratulations to Aruba with another big promotion:

‘USA TODAY’ Rates Aruba in Top 3 of World Islands

edited by Rebecca Kin- typical Caribbean beach-
near. Aruba stands in line es where people dream
right after Bora Bora and of”, Kinnear concludes.
the Dominican Repub- That of course is matching
lic when it comes to the Aruba’s profile and ATA will
mostly searched islands in continue promoting our
the world. Kinnear explains One Happy Island as a des-
in her article that Aruba tination for families, hon-
has always been popular eymooners and also those
among the American pub- who search for some local
lic and many travel to this connection. q
island every year.
The majority of the travelers
is looking for a place in the
Caribbean where you can
go easily and be free. “They
are not too fond of plan-
ning too much, just being
ORANJESTAD – Great news most liked islands in the outside of the ‘hurricane on the beach with a cock-
came in this week at the world (by Americans). belt’, we have lots of re- tail in the hand is already
office of Aruba Tourism Au- sort options on the beach enough. The three islands
thority (ATA): newspaper According to the article, and we offer a National offer all direct flights from
USA TODAY published an the main factors that make Park to explore. The arti- the main cities in the USA,
article about Aruba being our island stand out are the cle’s source is the website all-inclusive resorts and the
named as one of the three fact that we are located islands.com, the article is