dinner at nadi bay resort - 05 oct 06
nadi, fiji
at the nadi bay resort, decided to splurge on dinner-- why not? a three-course meal and a larger beer...i'm romaincing myself in candle light, and saying goodbye to fiji in a touristy, though very adequate and plesant (hot water, very clean), hotel sprawl. mmm, and the beer is very cold, which very much ought to be expected when ordering an 'ice mug.' and besides, when will i ever have a meal that includes a large beer and 2 fish courses that only comes to $22US. TOTAL? and fresh, local, i'mnotscaredofitsmercurycontentandidontreallyeatfishanyway fish? yeah, never. love it up. that, and it's quite a nice change to eat something that isn't a potato dish entress, served atop rice with a side of potato or pasta sald and a bread roll. i mean, what's this?! protein?! fresh vegetables! no dairy?! where am i?!
not that i am bad mouthing the food at the resorts where i stayed. the food was generally very tasty and who doesn't like carbs-- especially when you can't really do anything but eat them?
for dinner i started with local spinach soup 'with spices'. very simple, basically a pureed spinach, nicely seasoned, with some water or stock. then i moved on to the 2nd and my most favorite course, the lime-marinated mackerel in a spicy coconut cream sauce. amazing. here are my notes from that: the fijian answer to ceviche-- chunks of mackerel swimming in a delicious ocean of coconut milk, lime juice, cucumbers, onion, pineapple, tomato, and cilantro. garnished with pineapple, sour orange, and cucumber. all of my favorite flavors! can i get the marinaed IV-ed into me? please?! i slurped up the sauce for awhile but the chili in it started to burn my tongue and throat and since i had another course left i made myself stop. i bit at a piece of a roll to help soothe my mouth. the last course was a lime and ginger grilled cod, which was good, simple and not overly impressive and served with mashed potatoes and some fresh steamed veggies. i ate it up, but it was no where near as tasty as my previous dish.
more notes, post meal: now that i've finished eating--still nursing my still very cold beer-- i am very full and hoping there are no late night ''bad fish'' moments. i think more than mercury woes, etc. tha the the prospect of eating bad fish, especially in restaurants, is what keeps me away. because it can be all good and tasty and not at all ''fishy'' (ha, ha) and next thing you know, you're whimpering, lying with your face to the cool tile of the bathroom floor.
editor's note: let it be known that no fish regrets were had.
at the nadi bay resort, decided to splurge on dinner-- why not? a three-course meal and a larger beer...i'm romaincing myself in candle light, and saying goodbye to fiji in a touristy, though very adequate and plesant (hot water, very clean), hotel sprawl. mmm, and the beer is very cold, which very much ought to be expected when ordering an 'ice mug.' and besides, when will i ever have a meal that includes a large beer and 2 fish courses that only comes to $22US. TOTAL? and fresh, local, i'mnotscaredofitsmercurycontentandidontreallyeatfishanyway fish? yeah, never. love it up. that, and it's quite a nice change to eat something that isn't a potato dish entress, served atop rice with a side of potato or pasta sald and a bread roll. i mean, what's this?! protein?! fresh vegetables! no dairy?! where am i?!
not that i am bad mouthing the food at the resorts where i stayed. the food was generally very tasty and who doesn't like carbs-- especially when you can't really do anything but eat them?
for dinner i started with local spinach soup 'with spices'. very simple, basically a pureed spinach, nicely seasoned, with some water or stock. then i moved on to the 2nd and my most favorite course, the lime-marinated mackerel in a spicy coconut cream sauce. amazing. here are my notes from that: the fijian answer to ceviche-- chunks of mackerel swimming in a delicious ocean of coconut milk, lime juice, cucumbers, onion, pineapple, tomato, and cilantro. garnished with pineapple, sour orange, and cucumber. all of my favorite flavors! can i get the marinaed IV-ed into me? please?! i slurped up the sauce for awhile but the chili in it started to burn my tongue and throat and since i had another course left i made myself stop. i bit at a piece of a roll to help soothe my mouth. the last course was a lime and ginger grilled cod, which was good, simple and not overly impressive and served with mashed potatoes and some fresh steamed veggies. i ate it up, but it was no where near as tasty as my previous dish.
more notes, post meal: now that i've finished eating--still nursing my still very cold beer-- i am very full and hoping there are no late night ''bad fish'' moments. i think more than mercury woes, etc. tha the the prospect of eating bad fish, especially in restaurants, is what keeps me away. because it can be all good and tasty and not at all ''fishy'' (ha, ha) and next thing you know, you're whimpering, lying with your face to the cool tile of the bathroom floor.
editor's note: let it be known that no fish regrets were had.
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