Onboard, we grazed on soup made from waterblommetjies (an aquatic plant), then fish pancakes, beef, and carrot cake while the chief steward turned our cabins into bedrooms complete with crisp sheets and firm pillows.
And a simple tod mon -- fresh, light deep-fried fish pancakes -- was served with a sauce of wonderful contrasts: the earthiness of basil and coriander with the crunch of ground peanuts, and the tartness of the tamarind juice mellowed by the sweetness of plum sauce.
The smell of fish and pancakes is as much part of my show now as the 10 New York characters I play.
Mornings brought deep water and shots at mudding fish on pancake flats.
RECOMMENDED DISHES -- Crispy baby corn, corn pepper salt, lat me kai (chili chicken), pan-fried fish, duck pancake, tom yam soup; Tausi chicken, drunken pig, sliced catfish in coriander sauce.
Pickled sea beans with sesame, uni dynamite bowl, fried fish, potato pancake, "Redondo Beach" crab pot.
Walk a little farther and there in the cases are fancy hors d'oeuvres, spare ribs, potato pancakes, fish, pizza, grilled portobello mushroom sandwiches and more, all prepared by an executive chef and 15 to 20 assistants, including bakers who turn out 30 varieties of breads.
Veuve Cliquot flowed as guests such as Nina Arianda and Waris Ahluwalla nibbled on crab cakes and smoked fish on potato pancakes.
I loved nothing more than Findus Crispy Pancakes and fish fingers.
The Syrian Christians are known for appam, or yeast pancakes, steamed fish, fried meats and meat stews.
Examples of recipes that fit the caveman diet include: broccoli and bacon salad, egg and capsicum salad, pumpkin chicken curry, white fish with macadamia salsa, pancakes made using ground nuts in place of flour, apple glazed turkey breast, shrimp curry, etc. Look for recipes that call for fully natural ingredients to make breads, cakes, and other baked items.
