Paul Hendrickx

Chef Online at Gazet van Antwerpen

Since Gula Java Cacao has been in my kitchen, I had become a bit addicted to the powder. Cozy in the sofa, with a cup of steaming cocoa, it is now almost possible without calories. And with more flavor than ever. But since I also support my – modest – sporting activities with it, I am doubly happy that I got to know this super sugar. At the final training, one week before my sixth Antwerp 10 Miles, I put a bottle in my back pocket as an experiment. Before after kilometer 8. The Gula Java, diluted with water, pulled me smoothly through the last streets. So on the decisive day in Antwerp I was also at the start with my self-stirred energy drink. And yes, I could master that terrible Waasland tunnel again. Not in my record time of a few years ago, but with a clear head and strong legs…