Gourmet Holiday to New Caledonia October 21, 2009
Posted in : Food And More, Travel Parlor , trackbackDo you want a vacation that is truly unique? You might be thinking of somewhere that provides beaches and sailing opportunities, plus the cuisine and atmosphere of a metropolitan city. A ideal vacation that provides all of this is a trip to the French colony of New Caledonia, situated between Australia and Fiji.
As New Caledonia is situated farther south than many of the other islands of the South Pacific, its climate benefits from southeast trade winds, plenty of sun, and balmy weather. If a sailing holiday is what you are intending to have, New Caledonia is located in a part of the Pacific that has the largest coral lagoon in the world. Sailing charters are available and with the assistance of the trade winds you can sail out of the capital city of Noumea along the coastline, past numerous small islands that dot the ocean around the New Caledonia. There are also plenty of other outdoor activites like scuba diving, snorkeling, horseback riding, canoeing, and kayaking.
If you were thinking of a gourmet holiday, New Caledonia has lots to offer. New Caledonia’s capital, Noumea, also known as the Paris of the Pacific. Noumea features fine gourmet French food and wine along with the other benefits of a active cosmo town. You can find some of the South Pacific’s best restaurants here. Colonized by the French in 1853, New Caledonia has a distinct French influence when it comes to food.
There are plenty of eateries, ranging from sidewalk cafes to elegant bistros. French cuisine is easy to come by, but other choices include Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and African food. Seafood is a specialty of the Island, including spiny lobster, prawns, crab, and mangrove oysters. One of New Caledonia’s national dishes is Bougna, which is fish or chicken, combined with sweet potatoes and bananas wrapped in banana leaves and then cooked covered in sand on hot stones. For the adventurous traveller on a epicurean holiday, you can try a dish popular with the locals, bat stew.
You can make a holiday to New Caledonia anything you want it to be: a sailing holiday, a gourmet holiday, or a time to just relax on the beaches.
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