Brendan May, the MSC's chief executive, concedes that, in an ideal world, all fish would be local.
'It was like a fish to water,' Carol says.
Mapusa This town has a daily market full of fruit, veg, fish, bread, flowers, spices, clothes, street food and home goods.
We ate fish kebabs with coconut salsa, giant prawns, palm heart souffles, melting sorbets and wonderful cardamom ice cream.
It's all about inspiring people to cook fish: as Van Olphsen says, "It's very easy.
The ship was carrying 1,150 tonnes of fish, but had only 50 tonnes of fuel, Velmeskin said.
Jezebel, the popular women's website, has posted a story, describing in lingering detail, the much-feared-but-never-spoken-of experience of forgetting to remove a tampon (after 10 days it smelled of "rotting fish meets sewage meets Black Death").
For food, the Coast Café above the Ogaan shop at the eastern end of Back Lane serves good fish curry with kokum (the dried peel of a tamarind-like fruit), malabar parathas (stuffed, spicy flatbreads) and zingy fish tacos.
Peperstraat 23-25, +31 20 779 7450, restaurantgreetje.nl, mains around €25. Open Tues-Fri, Sun 6pm-10pm, Sat 6pm-11pm Off the beaten track, this fish restaurant is something of an Amsterdam institution, despite its location by an out-of-town roundabout, next to the RAI convention centre.
Go for the selection of fried fish, the surtido, in small, medium, or large.
Meat is available, but it's fish and seafood tapas, hot and cold, that this place is famed for, and tortillitas de camarones (shrimp fritters) above all.
