We’d spent the day snorkeling and sun bathing on Phi Phi and a couple of other beaches and were pretty knackered by the time we got back to the hotel. Kabuki was just downstairs so it was an easy decision for dinner. Plus we were celebrating Anjali and Vipuls’ 20th anniversary. It’d been a while since I’d had teppanyaki and it was Pooja’s first time. We were really looking forward to it. Anaya, our niece, was not a happy camper as she had had it up to her gills with…
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Seafood in the rain in Phuket
Pooja and I finally managed to take a short break and spent a week celebrating her cousin Anjali and Vipul’s 20th wedding anniversary in Phuket end of May. On their previous trip Vipul had unearthed this smallish eatery, located just off Sarasin Bridge. Very understated place but boy is it a great place to spend a lazy afternoon! Given that we had gone at the start of the monsoon, their outside tables were put away so we settled on a table with the best view of the sea inside one…
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“Fish to taste right, must swim three times, in water, in butter and in wine” says a Polish proverb With a massive 7517 km of marine coastline, India is one of the major fish consuming and exporting countries in the world. Naturally, the seafood preparation changes with each community every few kms. Born into a CKP (Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu) family, I have practically lived on fish my entire life. My adoration for Prawns and their kind has taken me to places I wouldn’t have visited otherwise. With all the places…
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