Todays post is going to be a little back to front as i'd like to talk about the food first. Not that it's any surprise to anyone whose ever spent more than 10 minutes with me...
Last night we went to a beach-side restaurant called Perla Del Mar which served a range of grilled fish and meat dishes.
After we ordered, i noticed the waiter approaching our table with what i thought were the smallest free bread rolls in existence. Instead, we were served a venezuelan speciality called 'Arepas', which are little fried corn breads filled with melting cheese. They were served with chilli salsa sauce on the side, which went surprisingly well with them. I love cheese on literally ANYTHING so to have it oozing out of fried food, i was as happy as a kid in a candy shop. Or... me... in a candy shop.
You can fill Arepas with a variety of savoury fillings including bacon and even advocado. As Curacao is off the coast of south america, they have adopted some South American customs and i'm LOVING this cheesy one in particular.
For my main i selected Filet Mignon which i was trying for the very first time. I also made the best decision of my life to have it with coconut rice. It was essentially a mouthwateringly tender steak wrapped in bacon, topped in a creamy, peppery, oyster mushroom sauce.
I'm completely sold on the idea of steak wrapped in bacon. In terms of things wrapped in other things, it literally couldn't get any better.
I will also never eat regular rice again, now that i've tried coconut rice. When asked what it tasted like, i said ' it's amazing.. it's like... coconuty... and ricey'. I'm not very eloquent when i'm stuffing my face. I've also noticed that meals in curacao are usually served with coleslaw, which unlike in the UK has little mayo and the veggies are chopped extremely finely (almost gratered).
The only disappointment of the meal was my apple martini which was served in a regular glass, with two tiny straws that reduced my usually impressive rate of alcohol consumption. There was also no set of three tiny olives skewered on a cocktail stick. I actually hate olives with a vengence but i wanted the CHOICE to pluck them out and throw them into the sea if i wanted to.
It was a great end to a relaxing day on the beach, and definately a step up from the comically expensive 9 dollar servings of chips that they served at the bar.
From 12-5pm, we had been relaxing at a private beach near Willemstad (the capital of Curacao) called 'Blue Bay Beach', which was part of a beautiful hotel and villa complex.
I spent the first hour or so laughing at my Ricky Gervais audiobook, and noticing the antics of a very lost looking pelican alternately drifting on the waves and trying to catch its dinner.
Whilst relaxing on the sun lounger, i was approached by gorgeous little blonde boy who couldn't have been older than 9 years old, that i thought was lost. Oh how wrong i was.
He was a WAITER, and was offering me drinks from the bar. I was so shocked that i couldn't do anything but shake my head. I wondered what kind of person would be comfortable having their drinks brought to them by a child... eek!
During the course of the day, around five deep-sea divers surfaced and made their way towards the hotel. There are over 65 diving locations in curacao including the aeroplane wreck, and a site called 'Barracuda Point', where you'll be followed by curious barracuda, which despite having never attacked anyone in curacao, must be slightly terrifying.
Following our stay at the beach, we visited a local shopping centre called 'Centrum', which is one of the larger supermarkets on the island, and has its own bakery. Whilst wandering around trying to find a band name that i recognised, i stumbled upon this delicious looking snack, modelled by pip:
I'll leave you with that...
Siobhan x
Last night we went to a beach-side restaurant called Perla Del Mar which served a range of grilled fish and meat dishes.
After we ordered, i noticed the waiter approaching our table with what i thought were the smallest free bread rolls in existence. Instead, we were served a venezuelan speciality called 'Arepas', which are little fried corn breads filled with melting cheese. They were served with chilli salsa sauce on the side, which went surprisingly well with them. I love cheese on literally ANYTHING so to have it oozing out of fried food, i was as happy as a kid in a candy shop. Or... me... in a candy shop.
You can fill Arepas with a variety of savoury fillings including bacon and even advocado. As Curacao is off the coast of south america, they have adopted some South American customs and i'm LOVING this cheesy one in particular.
For my main i selected Filet Mignon which i was trying for the very first time. I also made the best decision of my life to have it with coconut rice. It was essentially a mouthwateringly tender steak wrapped in bacon, topped in a creamy, peppery, oyster mushroom sauce.
I'm completely sold on the idea of steak wrapped in bacon. In terms of things wrapped in other things, it literally couldn't get any better.
I will also never eat regular rice again, now that i've tried coconut rice. When asked what it tasted like, i said ' it's amazing.. it's like... coconuty... and ricey'. I'm not very eloquent when i'm stuffing my face. I've also noticed that meals in curacao are usually served with coleslaw, which unlike in the UK has little mayo and the veggies are chopped extremely finely (almost gratered).
The only disappointment of the meal was my apple martini which was served in a regular glass, with two tiny straws that reduced my usually impressive rate of alcohol consumption. There was also no set of three tiny olives skewered on a cocktail stick. I actually hate olives with a vengence but i wanted the CHOICE to pluck them out and throw them into the sea if i wanted to.
It was a great end to a relaxing day on the beach, and definately a step up from the comically expensive 9 dollar servings of chips that they served at the bar.
From 12-5pm, we had been relaxing at a private beach near Willemstad (the capital of Curacao) called 'Blue Bay Beach', which was part of a beautiful hotel and villa complex.
I spent the first hour or so laughing at my Ricky Gervais audiobook, and noticing the antics of a very lost looking pelican alternately drifting on the waves and trying to catch its dinner.
Whilst relaxing on the sun lounger, i was approached by gorgeous little blonde boy who couldn't have been older than 9 years old, that i thought was lost. Oh how wrong i was.
He was a WAITER, and was offering me drinks from the bar. I was so shocked that i couldn't do anything but shake my head. I wondered what kind of person would be comfortable having their drinks brought to them by a child... eek!
During the course of the day, around five deep-sea divers surfaced and made their way towards the hotel. There are over 65 diving locations in curacao including the aeroplane wreck, and a site called 'Barracuda Point', where you'll be followed by curious barracuda, which despite having never attacked anyone in curacao, must be slightly terrifying.
Following our stay at the beach, we visited a local shopping centre called 'Centrum', which is one of the larger supermarkets on the island, and has its own bakery. Whilst wandering around trying to find a band name that i recognised, i stumbled upon this delicious looking snack, modelled by pip:
I'll leave you with that...
Siobhan x
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