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Straits Times
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Food Picks: Bright, lively Sri Lankan flavours at Station by Kotuwa
Chilled Rasam with cherry tomatoes and yogurt (left) and Babath Crispy Tripe at Station by Kotuwa. PHOTOS: STATION BY KOTUWA SINGAPORE – Busy and buzzy, Station by Kotuwa in Boon Tat Street channels the energy of a train station, which is what inspired its name and vibe. The restaurant is an offshoot of chef Rishi Naleendra's Kotuwa, a Sri Lankan restaurant at New Bahru. Singaporean chef Jay Teo, 34, heads the kitchen at Station, and he offers bright, vibrant Sri Lankan flavours that are not, thankfully for this chilli coward, overly fiery. What I like about the place is that the menu is flexible. I can go there and order a series of small plates; a couple of snacks to go with cocktails; or a full, proper meal. The best dish at my meal is Babath Crispy Tripe ($7), which are like keto fries to me. Strips of tripe are braised in aromatics such as lemongrass, cardamom and star anise before being deep-fried. They are then coated in a spice blend made up of cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, fennel, black pepper, sweet paprika, cayenne, chilli powder and turmeric, and there is lime aioli for dipping. That aromatic spice blend makes every strip of tripe sing, and I find myself reaching for piece after piece. Also terrific is Chilled Rasam ($14), thick and tangy, with peeled cherry tomatoes floating in yogurt and gently tart soup, plus a drizzle of mustard oil. It wakes the palate up and is perfect on a hot day. Similarly refreshing is Kingfish ($18), raw cubes of the fish mixed with coconut dressing with jambu, onions, kaffir lime oil and puffed rice. The flavours are lively and delicious with pappadum. Tangy Seeni Sambol ($5), a caramelised onion and tamarind condiment; Pol Sambol ($5), made with grated coconut, chilli and lime; and Wambatu Moju ($5), eggplant pickled in coconut vinegar, are threats to my low-carb diet. It is difficult not to want to have extra helpings of impossibly fluffy basmati rice ($6) so I can have more of those condiments. Tempered Dahl ($8) is yet another flavourful rice thief. I would be happy with just these but the Pan Roasted Red Grouper ($36), with mustard curry, boasts a crisp skin from binchotan grilling and a creamy, fairly punchy mustard sauce. For dessert, there can only be Valrhona Chocolate Biscuit Pudding ($14), Marie biscuits soaked in milk and arrack, and layered with chocolate mousse. The lightly boozy fermented coconut sap gives it some kick. Where: Station by Kotuwa, 21 Boon Tat Street MRT: Telok Ayer Open: Noon to 3pm (Wednesdays to Fridays), from 6pm, with last order at 9.30pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays), closed on Sundays and Mondays Info: Call 6221-1911 or go to Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Gulf of Maine scallop fishery closes for first time in 16 years
Apr. 12—Hauling scallops from federal waters in the Gulf of Maine has been temporarily prohibited because federal regulators have yet to finalize annual catch limits. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the closure Friday afternoon. It is the first time the federal body has shut down the regional fishery midseason since the regulations were put in place 16 years ago. The closure will be in effect through March 31, 2026, or until the final 2025 catch limits are approved. NOAA typically passes annual rules when the federal scalloping season begins on April 1. But if those limits aren't set, a stopgap measure permits only a limited amount of fishing — a limit that was reached Friday, just 11 days after the season began. "No scallop vessel fishing under federal scallop regulations may fish for, possess, or land scallops in or from Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area" NOAA said in its announcement. "Scallop regulations require that we close this area once we project that 100 percent of the 2025 Northern Gulf of Maine Set-Aside will be taken." The Northern Gulf of Maine management area — which reaches from Boston to the Canadian border — was established by NOAA in 2008. Since then, regulators have set an annual limit of how many scallops can be caught in the area. But if the annual limit isn't set, fisheries enter a period called default, which puts smaller, temporary quotas into place to prevent potential overfishing. The default quota — 315,449 pounds of scallops — is less than half the limit that the New England Fishery Management Council recommended to NOAA for this season. Members of Maine's fishing community told the Press Herald this week that NOAA fishery regulators have been challenged by the transition to a new presidential administration and by the federal staffing cuts the Trump administration is making. The delay on scalloping, and the uncertainty about how long the pause may last, has many of Maine's scallopers on edge. When asked last week about the expected closure, NOAA declined to comment at that time. "Per long-standing practice, we are not discussing internal personnel and management matters, nor do we do speculative interviews," a spokesperson said. Those with valid scallop permits in Maine may continue to fish in state waters — federal waters begin 3 miles offshore. Copy the Story Link Maine's high court upholds Kingfish aquaculture permit for Jonesport
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Maine's high court upholds Kingfish aquaculture permit for Jonesport
Apr. 11—A controversial plan to build a $110 million aquaculture facility in Jonesport can proceed, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled. The court on Thursday upheld a previous ruling by the Kennebec County Superior Court, which affirmed permits issued by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to Kingfish Maine in 2021. The company plans to build an aquaculture facility on 93 acres of land near Chandler Bay. The project was first brought to the community in 2019, the Kingfish Company's global headquarters said in a written statement. It has faced strong opposition from environmental groups in the years since. Vincent Erenst, Kingfish's chief executive, called the decision "a win for Maine and the United States with regard to seafood production" in a written statement Friday. Opponents of the Kingfish operation have charged that wastewater from the facility could pollute the nearby Chandler Bay and trigger algae blooms toxic to wildlife. They also challenged whether Kingfish could even use the land, which is permitted for aquaculture but not commercial and industrial uses. Petitioners who brought the appeal, including the Eastern Maine Conservation Initiative and Roque Island Gardner Homestead Corporation, argued that the Board of Environmental Protection did not consider the full scope of evidence before issuing permits based on the Natural Resources Protection Act. "We disagree and affirm the judgment," the high court wrote in its decision. The project is one of several high-profile aquaculture proposals to have faced pushback from Mainers in recent years. In January, the company behind a proposed $500 million development in Belfast dropped the project, citing legal challenges, and was later ordered to pay $125,000 to the advocacy group that fought the project. But the outlook for Kingfish appeared more secure than other proposals. Even as the appeals process ticked forward, the company received an additional $4 million from the state last year and expressed confidence that it would soon break ground. Kingfish estimates that once completed the new facility will be able to produce 8,500 metric tons of yellowtail, reducing U.S. reliance on foreign imports, the company said. Kingfish has previously stated that it will bring 70 to 100 jobs to the area. Last year, Kingfish said it planned to break ground in 2025. But in his statement Friday, Erenst did not offer an update on when that would take place. He said the project's timeline had been significantly delayed by the court battles, and it's no longer clear when the facility will open. "Now, with the appeals behind us, the project timeline will be determined by current economic and financial conditions, which we are assessing at this time," Erenst said. Copy the Story Link
