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Some useful tips, vocabulary and shops for all of us
Essential Oils
Good quality essential oils
Farmacia next to the German School in Valencia. C/ Jamie Roig 18 Tel 96 369 0377
Food
Mercadona is the one of the cheapest supermarkets with good quality produce. Mercadona is everywhere, in Betera, Moncada, La Canada, San Antonio, L’Eliana, Nuevo Centro in Valencia. The stores have free car parking. You can buy Heinz baked beans, tinned spaghetti and foods without gluten or salt (sin gluten/sin sal), and tomato puree which is called tomato concentrate. For self-raising flour buy Bizcocho, it’s in a box by the flour (harina). Buy chicken limpio not entero unless you want entire chicken including feet and head. The supermarkets only sell small tubs of icing sugar –Azucar Glace azucarera para decorar y reposteria, you can buy larger bags in Javea, 1 hour drive south of Valencia along with many other English foods.
Mercadonna website www.mercadona.es has an English translation. They will also deliver for €7 (charge when this was typed). They also supply turkeys; order 5 days before required and you will need to go in early the day you want them in case the ordering system has not worked!
Carrefour – the nearest are in L’Eliana and Paterna, Generally more expensive than Mercadona.
Taj Mahal delicatessen (in Valencia, next to the restaurant of the same name) sells spices, chutneys etc including Patak.s curry pastes.
Estellas is an excellent meat shop with its entrance next to Jardiland on the CV35. Use your discount card. Present it before the cashier starts to ring up your goods. They sell larger quantities for BBQ’s, also cheese and eggs. For more information on meat ask for Augustine, the manager, he speaks English.
Hipercor (part of the El Cortes Ingles Group) is in Centro Ademuz on the right of CV35 before the Nuevo Centro; has free car parking and a large food hall with an excellent range of products including fresh fish,a good range of vegetables, maple syrup, coconut milk, tomato puree (concentrate), Bisto, Chinese noodles for chow mein, different chinese sauces, chutney and other speciality items.
El Cortes Ingles department stores also have a food hall and has some speciality foods eg horseradish (not the sauce).
Note when paying by credit card or debit card in any shop you will be asked to produce some ID, use your passport, or driving license with photo, or NIE card.
Spainsbury’s can deliver a variety of English foods. including homemade pork pies, golden syrup and also supplied English Easter eggs this year, amongst many other things. They will also supply turkeys. Their shop is now in L’Eliana – from CV 35 take road into town centre past the turn to Centro Commercial, across two roundabouts and at 3rd take sign to La Pobla de Valbonna, Spainsbury’s is immediately on the right opening times Mon-Friday 11am-8pm, Thursday 11am-9.30pm, Sauturday 11am-3pm www.spainsburys.com tel 96 275 1193/617215284
The Little Chop House Family Butchers, Avenguda del Raval, 30 Bajo, Ghandia; tel 962 867 643
sells all types of English cuts of meat including gammon as well as herb/curry/lamb and mint sausages and pasties. They will also deliver to Valencia to an agreed rendezvous where you collect your order. You can also order through Spainsbury’s.Website www.thelittlechophouse.com.
Basic vocabulary:
pork :cerdo beef/veal : carne de vacuno/ternera
lamb : cordero mutton : carnero
kid : choto,cabrito game : caza
ham : jamon pork sausages : salchichas
chicken : pollo
cream : nata (comes in cartons). Nata para montar is whipping cream. You must keep it in the fridge and chill well before you whisk it. For cooking use nata para cocina.
Health Food Shops
Terra Verda in L’Eliana, Maria speaks English. CV35 exit 12 past Centro Commercial, turn left at 3rdd roundabout into Avenida Corts de Valencianes, the, shop is on the left.
Herboristeria Navarro is a large health food shop in Valencia on Calle Arzobispo Mayoral 20, behind the Ajuntamiento it sells everything including tofu and chinese noodles. See website www.terraverda.com
Metro Stations and shopping areas
Mercadona, - Burjassot Godella Metro Station
Nuevo Centro, Turia Metro
Diverdrak (Toy shop) better than Toys R Us and cheaper – Plaza Espanya Metro
Market on Tuesday in Valencia by Estacion del Norte - Xativa Metro
Hipercor/ Hospital La Fe/ Eresa (MRI Scanning Centre) –Campana La Fe
Pizza Hut/Toys R Us/ Conforma/Eroski – Empalme
Media Makt/Caprado Supermarket - Beneferri
Malvarossa Beach, - change at Empalme
Main shopping area in Colon, two El Cortes Ingles, Habitat, shoe shop area, Banyon etc – Colon
Zoo, Biberos Gardens. Oceanagrafic (15 mins) - Almeda
Gynaecologist Dr Pino – Aragon
Furniture
Alfafa shopping centre on the N430, just south of the Turia canal has a huge number of furniture shops of different types but there is no Ikea in Valencia, the nearest one is in Madrid.
Natural Remedies - Aloe Vera
Susan Sanjuan (English); tel 96 275 8338 or 606 517 656
Passport Photos
Photo booths are in Heron City by the cinema ticket booths.
Sales
Rebahas : sales!
Spain has fantastic first and second annual sales with huge reductions from July to August and then again in January and February.
Satellite Television Company
RastronicTelecomunicaciones, L’Eliana (Ana speaks English). Call more details on Canel Plus or Sky satellite systems; tel 96 274 0279
Pharmacy
24 hour pharmacy in one way street behind Nuevo Centro. Turn left before Nuevo Centro, take 2nd right, turn right at end and right again
Pharmacy in Pucol exit A7 to Pucol, take 4th turn signed Alfinach/urbanizacions off roundabout and head through orange groves. At T junction at end turn right and follow down to roundabout. Go straight across and cross main road in Pucol at traffic lights; C/Sta Teresa, 6, is a small road on the left before the next roundabout. Staff speak excellent English. tel 96 142 1565
Lawyer
Bi-lingual lawyer David Prieto Vicente, Avda. Pais Valenciano, 26 -2c/8a, Paterna; tel 96 137 1895 or mobile 655 142 120 (alternative address Calle 532 no 41, La Canada
Homeopathic
Homeopathic pharmacy, L’Eliana tel 96 2740118
Computer Printer Cartridges
You can have your empty cartridges refilled at much less cost than buying a new one; not available for Epson Inkjet cartridges. Contact Paula (speaks English); tel 96 271 7119
Created: 2005-03-16 13:38:46 | Updated: 2005-10-18 20:29:56
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