Explanation now: This past week I've been out of the country on a cruise to Mexico!
While on this cruisey little adventure of mine, I got to sample some pretty interesting dishes.
Don't worry, I took pictures! :)
My favorite thing was this creme brulee I had one night at dinner for dessert. I've been craving it ever since!
I got to go to a cooking demo done by the head chef on the cruise ship. That's him on the right. He has a white handkerchief tied around his neck, which shows he is the highest chef. Blue handkerchiefs are the lowest, and red are in the middle. When asked what his favorite color was, the head chef said white...then he pointed to his necktie. Pretty clever, chef. :)
The head chef made this roasted chicken with potatoes and mac and cheese during the demo. The macaroni and cheese was sooooooooooo good. The best I have ever had! Bonus: I got to taste two dishes that had truffle oil in it. I have never tasted truffle oil. It's very decadent.
I honestly don't think I had ever tried lobster before the cruise. I've had crab several times, but lobster was a new one. They kind of turned the lobster tail inside out so that the meat was easily accessible. Not the prettiest looking lobster, but it was fun to try. And those mashed potatoes hiding on the side were so creamy and yummy. Ohhhhh yes.
I had this dish for dessert one night. It had apples and puff pastry in it. The caramel sauce had a slightly burnt taste. Those at our table who tasted the sauce gave it mixed reviews. Most hated it, but I thought it was ok.
I don't even remember what this was, but it was good. I love the presentation.
I tried a lot of dishes on the cruise that I would rarely get a chance to eat someplace else. Lobster, frog legs, alligator fritters, smoked salmon, sushi, and, yes, snails. AKA escargot. I had tasted escargot before, actually, but I wanted to try it again. Hey, why not? Things like these cost tons of money at a restaurant. We had already paid for our tickets. We didn't pay anything extra for these delicacies. I took advantage. And they were pretty good. Danny made faces while I ate them, but his favorite food is still pizza so I didn't pay too much attention. :)
4 comments:
Food looked really good!!! what cruise line did you go on? Do they always allow people to watch the chefs cook?
Oh and was this food included in the normal cruise line deal? Cuz i have heard some cruise line charge you extra per ticket for the more gourmet food.
We did a Carnival cruise. They do not let people watch the chefs cook in the kitchen, but they had a special class one day that anybody could go to to watch them make a few dishes. And, yes, this was the food included in our ticket price. Every night we ate dinner in the dining room. We had an assigned table and an assigned dinner time. Anything we ordered was "free," because we had already paid for it with our tickets. The ship did have a more gourmet restaurant on board as well. To eat there you had to make reservations and pay $30 a person. We didn't go there, but the normal food was pretty fancy anyway!
Mmmmm. Yes, someday it will be me crusing around and eating super fancy food. Yum.
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