In The Streets of Amsterdam pulls AT5 into the city in search of special stories from Amsterdammers from all corners of the city. Today we are at the Zoutkeetsgracht in the Center.
Today we are on the Zoutkeetsgracht, the connection point of the Westerdok and the Westerkanaal. The canal is named after the salt chain those in the 17th and 18th centuries, on both sides of the moat. In this chain salt was stored for domestic use. Back in the days sprinkle we had salt on everything to keep our food as long as possible. But today we have learned that too much salt can kill us. From high blood pressure and kidney disease to cardiovascular disease. Are we taking these consequences seriously enough? It’s also so tempting to sprinkle a pinch of salt over a plate of “tasteless” pasta. What about our salt consumption?
dietician Hosai Safi is clear about it: we no longer need to use salt to preserve our meals and with that our apologies expire and excuses to go to the seagrab a trough. The first tip we get from the resolute Hosai to get is to be careful with edge-a-ready meals that contain a lot of too much salt. But bread, meat and cheese can also be culprits. Hosai concludes that herbs are a good substitute for salt and that we can put an equally tasty meal on the table with them.
Barbara inoont recently together with her husband, children and her cat on the Zoutkeetsgracht. Maybe that’s why they like dietician Hosai comes in doesn’t understand that she shouldn’t refill her salt but it looks bettercan get a view. It is obvious, BarbWe buy likes one little salt. “I eat a lot of cheese and cheese is very salty”.
“I eat a lot of cheese and cheese is very salty”.
Dick fur has lived on the water for over forty yearsyou can do it in addition to being a sociologist and musician, so too call it a skipper. Ever moved from a small tugboat to a giganticstill sailing, ship. “It was quite an adventure”. We take a leap back in time when we step inside Dick. There is still precisely lived as the crew used to live. Next to an skipper is Dick also a big music lover. Guitar, Piano and Singand a Real multi–talent. Maybe it’s a good thing he lives on a boat, then at least he causes not too much of a nuisance.
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