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LOCAL Thursday 14 June 2018

The new herring is fat and tasty!

New herrings at Café the Plaza’s traditional ‘Haring Happen’ event

ORANJESTAD - The Dutch
tradition of ‘Haring Hap-
pen’ continues on Aruba
when the first herrings of
the season are flown in. On
Friday, June 15, local lovers
of herring will flock to Café
the Plaza, the popular cafe
in the Renaissance Mar-
ketplace, to sample the
delicacy. Predictions about
this year’s catch are very
favorable: the 2018 herring
is fat and tasty - it just slides
down your throat!

Things will get underway
at Café the Plaza at 3 pm.
Outside on the terrace
there will be a fish cart sell- The Dutch new herring sea- So now you know how
ing the herrings and there son officially gets under- good herrings are for your
will be live music from 3 to way on June 15 and will health, lowering your cho-
7 pm with Roel. A Balashi continue until September. lesterol while you enjoy ev-
beer stand will take care The best herrings contain ery bite.
of the unique combination at least 16% fat (unsatu- We hope you will be able
herring and beer, while the rated Omega-3 fats); they to make it to Café the Pla-
Dutch and Aruban national are filled with lots of protein za in the Renaissance Mar-
flags will wink at the tight and vitamins, like A1, B1, ketplace on the 15th for a
links between these two 2, 6 and 12 as well as C, D healthy, tasty bite of the
countries. and E. new herring of 2018!q