Friday, March 25, 2011 (Part 2)We had a great lunch today at a restaurant in Santa Marguerita called De o Battj. It is a
favorite of Roberto's and Niki's, and it is located just one block off the main
road that circles the harbor. When we first arrived at the restaurant, I was surprised to find it so empty. There was only one other group there. Roberto explained that the town seems to have been harder hit than some by the recession, and this restaurant has been one of the casualties.
Roberto ordered a tasting menu for our table. It was served, one dish at a time, family style. The first plate was some sort of small fish (served whole) in a tomato and cheese sauce. We cut off the heads and popped the rest into our mouths. The second plate was filleted sardines in
olive oil and butter. The third plate, I think, was squid. The fourth plate might have been octopus. And the fifth and final plate -- our main course -- was prawns in olive oil and butter. They were served whole, still in the shell, and they were huge. They sort of draped over the edges of the two platters.
The prawns were the best part of the meal. They were super. We had to dig out and suck out the meat. They were messy, and they were a bit of work, but they were delicious. As Niki said, at one point, "we diet on Monday!" Everything was wonderful, and that surprised me because I would never order some of these things at home.
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