The drive to the friends' beautiful home was accompanied by a spectacular sunset. We paused, pulled over to the side of a quiet street to take in the splendid colors to the west of the horizon. Many tweets in my timeline displayed gorgeous photos of the same view from different angles all over the island, from different heights. The sun went down really fast, and in a matter of minutes, it became a memory.
Totally pampered by the friends this season. Fondue on the menu. Appetizers of bread and dukkah, tomatoes and homemade pesto. Plenty of dips available, homemade too. Woah. Spicy wasabi, butter, mayo...but my favorites were the dips of dill and anchovy. Fabulous stuff to go with the carrot and celery sticks.
The hosts took my dietary preferences into consideration, and were most sweet to split the food into 2 pots- one for meat and the other for seafood and vegetables. There was grapeseed oil for the meats and a light wine broth for the fish and prawns. Cubes of tenderloin. A huge plate of those. Broccoli. A whole seabass and a fillet of cod plus 2 kinds of prawns. Tons of food. We ate them all. The food cooked fabulously in the oil and broth. YUMMY. I definitely over-ate.
Those fondue pots were awesome. Unlike the traditional steamboat/hotpot, we needn't even top up the broth. Well insulated cast iron pots and fuelled heating gel ensured everything was cooked really quickly. All the flavors mixed into the final concoction and of course we had to have it. It was a wonderful heady soup that was a winning end to the meal before adjourning for dessert and drinks.
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