
but it is really pretty, has some rather magnificent hotels (for acceptable prices, though others that are too posh), the fish/seafood is excellent, and they have a tradition of serving "steak on the stone" which consists of a mostly raw steak served with a superheated volcanic rock, so you cut bits of and cook them to your taste. Most tasty.
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Fri 26 Mar 2010, 12:06,
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Disasters = BARGAINS
I've just booked up to go to Haiti for a fortnight.
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Fri 26 Mar 2010, 12:10,
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I've just booked up to go to Haiti for a fortnight.

So is 'Steak Madeira' actually madeiran, or was it made up by foreigners who don't know the trick with the rock? (Admittedly I do prefer it made with Mavrodaphne).
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Fri 26 Mar 2010, 12:11,
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but googling suggests it may just be steak with Madeiran sauce... don't know.
The rock thing would never work in britain... imagine the outrage:
"CHILD BURNS FACE ON HOT ROCK IN RESTAURANT"
"RAW STEAK SERVED IN RESTAURANTS MAY OR MAY NOT BE DANGEROUS TO HEALTH"
"MAN BURNS COCK ON ROCK, SAYS: BRING BACK BRITISH TRADITIONS"
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Fri 26 Mar 2010, 12:17,
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The rock thing would never work in britain... imagine the outrage:
"CHILD BURNS FACE ON HOT ROCK IN RESTAURANT"
"RAW STEAK SERVED IN RESTAURANTS MAY OR MAY NOT BE DANGEROUS TO HEALTH"
"MAN BURNS COCK ON ROCK, SAYS: BRING BACK BRITISH TRADITIONS"