Tuesday, July 8, 2008

What's for lunch?

Our first real exposure to Malagasy cuisine is lunchtime Monday at Villa Vanilla, a charming, historic 3-story brick-house-turned restaurant with white trim and shutters and a green tile roof. It served exquisitely prepared food although the results don't satisfy everyone's palate Рliver pat̩ and duck pat̩ among them. The tastes are new and strong and surprising, requiring a sense of adventure and at times, humor. This may be a piece of cake compared to Tuesday, when we will tour a crocodile farm and eat lunch, there too (beats touring a croc farm and being eaten for lunch, I reckon). There will be croc meat in appetizers/salads and as entrees. At least it should be fresh, eh? Crocs are Madagascar's only natural predator.

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