On Friday night we got to attend the "Anse La Raye Fish Friday" festival. Anse La Raye is a small fishing town on the northwest part of the island. Every Friday they close down the street directly next to the water and locals set up make shift "restaurants" and stalls with delicious seafood options. We were able to charter a mini-bus taxi with others from the conference because otherwise the 40-minute trip would have been impossible without access to a car.
When we got there, we could not believe the options. The aromas were absolutely intoxicating. We wandered down the short strip and eyed the selection. At the end of the street there were massive speakers blasting music: at first it was american pop, but as the night progressed it switched to Caribbean.
When it came to choosing our food we decided to have the snapper(highly recommended by Jim). The snapper is cooked in a pot first, then placed in foil on a grill with an oil based garlic sauce. For side dished we ate fried marlin with Irish potatoes, stuffed crab, and a fish/flour/fried concoction. Not only was it delicious but VERY cheap. We spent about 33 EC which is about 6 USD each!
The Snapper
Not completely full, we sampled a few other options such as sweet plantain and fried dough, which is similar to a donut but with less sugar, needless to say, we could not believe how tasty it was. Maddie also purchased a small fried fish that she named Frank. "He" was very delicious too.
Frank cost $.92 USD... YUM
We loved Anse La Raye and are hoping to return soon, we just need to figure out how!
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