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One of the biggest concerns I had in coming to Grenada was the inability to eat sushi. Luckily, in Grand Anse, there is a place called Carib Sushi where local fish is served, including others like maguro (tuna) and sake (salmon).

Taking a look at their menu, my suspicions that the selection would be limited was correct, as well as the fact that more maki is served than nigiri or sashimi. Certain things caught my eye, especially the idea of lobster sushi. I had it once back home in Oakland, California, and the raw lobster sushi we had was amazing. I hoped it would be the same here.

Upon entering the restaurant, the smell of sushi rice and soy sauce was thick in the air, and a poster of an assortment of sushi was on display behind the sushi bar. However, almost none of the displayed sushi was actually available at the bar. The day I went, the selection of fish was limited to tuna, salmon, and three types of local fish: lobster, rainbow runner, and amberjack.

Being the sushi lover that I am, I decided to go for a taste of local fish and skipped out on the standardized maki rolls that can be found in most Japanese restaurants. I ordered an order each of the three local fish and it seemed like the waitress was confused by my request, as if I didn’t understand that each order came with 6 pieces of nigiri sushi. Finally, I confirmed my order and my friend ordered her food. (I will only be reviewing the food I ordered, and I did NOT order any maki or sushi rolls.)

The amberjack came first. It was quite unimpressive and reminded me of the mediocre tuna nigiri back home. The next plate was the rainbow runner. The display of the sushi was much better than that of the amberjack, but again, the taste fell short. (To those critics who may bash me for not realizing that I am in the Caribbean, I say to you that I can only critique food to my own liking, but that I do take such matters into consideration.) Finally, the lobster came. To my dismay, it was not raw (although I suppose that is for the better in terms of safety). Surprisingly, it was not overly dry, and it had good lobster flavor for being a hunk of lobster meat.

Overall, what can be said about sushi in Grenada is simply this: mediocre. However, given the circumstances, this place is still a blessing to me. Despite the lack of flavor that I am used to back at home, it was still able to remove the sushi craving that I had (in a good way, not in a bad way) for the past few weeks. For those who must have sushi, this is a good place to go in Grenada. For those who can only eat the best sushi, be prepared to be disappointed.

 

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Overall: (in comparison to US sushi, but being Grenada, this is good enough.)

Grand Anse is quite a beautiful place. I finally got some minor time to take some pictures. Here’s one.

A candidate for the Mayor of Berkeley spoke out in front of Sather Gate Thursday afternoon, only to find opposition from Berkeley students and a street speaker named Stoney Burke.

Christian Pecaut, a young candidate who graduated from Leland Stanfurd Jr University (in fact, his whole image reaks of the Farm), spoke highly about the Democratic Party and bashed the Republicans, saying (paraphrased) "If the Democrats were in charge, there would be no wars." Pretty standard bashing. Democrats can do no wrong. No corruption there, no. No way.

In addition, he claims to have a solution for the homeless problem in the city. From what I heard from several bystanders, his solution includes providing the homeless with cell phones and laptops. How to get funding? Well, he has no answer to that. Maybe his daddy who put him through college can support him.

"Since we developed systematic agriculture 9000 years ago, our civilization has grown from small tribes to societies of millions of people! As we grow, the disparities between the ruling class and the subservient class has continued to grow!... " says Christian, in an attempt to use standard knowledge to sway the people.

Stoney interrupts, "Whoa!!! You mean there is a difference between the rich and the poor? Tell us something we don't know, Mr. Stanfurd graduate who repudiates his own education!"

Christian does. "Right now, with the Republicans ruling, we have nothing but death! This needs to end!" Another voice pops up, "So you can stop the people from dying?" Christian retorts, "I'm talking about nobody ever having to die again!" In other words, we'll all live forever. Of course, in order to do that, we'll need to stop procreating so that there are enough resources to keep us alive for an eternity.

Christian changes the flow soon afterwards. "The corruption is not just within the school leadership, but is inherent within our medical programs! Right this second, you may believe that they are working to cure our diseases, but in reality, they are CREATING these diseases in order to make money from the cure!" This sounds a bit like Ultraviolet, doesn't it? It's like this guy is getting material from Hollywood.

Note: the quotes above are paraphrased, but the general idea is clear.

We went out for a night at The Coconut Beach, French Criole Restaurant. We were just one of two tables sitting there at the Grand Anse restaurant. It isn’t easy to find at night, but we managed.

I ordered a Carib Draft Beer, and to be honest, I couldn’t tell the difference from the bottled beer (water is water). The service was good; the waiter wasn’t too pushy, was helpful and patient when it came down to ordering our food and brought our food promptly. When our group went out to visit the beach after ordering, he let us know that our food was being brought over in a polite manner. The view at night wasn’t great, but we could tell that it would be beautiful at sunset or in the daytime.

I ordered a Lambi special due to it being a local delicacy, and because most of the other things on the menu I have had or could possibly have back in the United States (steak, lobster, spaghetti). When it came out, I was pleased with the aroma and just content with the aesthetics of the plate. In addition, the meal came with a side order of scalloped potatoes. However, upon eating the food, I was not overly pleased; the lambi wasn’t very tasty, but the texture of the conch shellfish was great. It is very possible that the lambi itself isn’t an overly flavorful food. The potatoes were decent, but not great.

The lobster, on the other hand, was delectable. Despite the fact that I lack an affinity for spicy foods, the spicy lobster concoction was great.

 

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Overall: - It could have been a 5, but my lambi wasn’t that good. Perhaps on my next trip there, the ratings will change.

In the middle of cooking dinner, a cat somehow found its way into our house...it was quite lazy and the cat did not realize it was not wanted in our home. We tried to direct it, and then it found its way to under my table. My brother then decided to shine an extremely bright light in its eyes and probably blinded it momentarily before we finally got the cat out.

Darn cats cause nothing but trouble in our apartment. I'm sure it will show up again.

Last night, we finally decided to do a large clean-up project. Our apartment was too dirty. As we picked stuff up, Robert supposedly "found" a thong in our apartment. So he claims, anyways. We believe it was his all along. I didn't know he wore thongs, but hey, to each his own. I wonder if they're comfortable..