I have been a bit lax in past few weeks with blog postings and the reason for that was I was forced (yeah right) to go on a cruise to New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Yes, life is tough some times, and it was a working holiday though nobody believes me. While I worked very hard (again nobody believes me) I did manage to squeeze one dining delight into my trip.
The entree to my fabulous meal was a magnificent horse ride through a cattle property just on the outskirts of Port Vila in Vanuatu. It was just beautiful to ride through the tropical terrain on my little steed, named Adele I was told, who while quite spirited became quite a little buddy by the end of the ride, the highlight of which was a swim in the lagoon at the journey’s end.
Oh that’s right; this is a foodie blog… well, after the ride we went to a lovely new little restaurant on the water’s edge at Port Vila, La Tentation (means temptation, like I needed any) where I had the most divine Tahitian Fish Salad. I was a little distressed at ordering a Tahitian Fish Salad when I would have much preferred to have ordered a Vanuatuan Fish Salad, but I guess it is like menus anywhere; we always think they sound more exotic if we name them or take influence from some other exotic location.
The salad was a cevice style salad with the fish marinated in lemon juice with the subtle hint of kaffir lime leaves. It was just beautiful – oh and so was the iced chocolate that I had for desert… only because they weren’t serving cocktails for lunch 🙁
Things are so laid back, on these islands, while the restaurant was of a higher calibre, the staff had no qualms about the individuals in our party that cooled down by jumping off the pontoon in front of the restaurant only to sit down soaked through to enjoy their meals.
And then there was the fresh coconut and lychees that I drank/ate while lying on the beach on Lafou Island, but I really was working…
This post was written by Petra Frieser – Local Harvest
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