Auckland Fish Market
Yesterday Julia, Beth, and I went with some friends to the harbor, which is the northern part of downtown Auckland. (I will put up a map of Auckland and its regions one of these days.) We walked west along the harbor until we found the Auckland Fish Market. We shopped for quite some time, checking out all the different types of fish on display. We learned that shark is called “yellow fish”.
We eventually decided on mussels, squid, baby octopus, and prawns (shrimp), and cooked them for dinner in a chili sauce over noodles. Very good.
For more on the Auckland Fish Market, click here.
An interesting note about time zones:
I have been quite confused about the time differences since leaving home. When we left the US, there was a 16 hour difference (8 hours earler in NZ and a day later) in time between EST and NZ time. While we were in Tahiti, NZ observed daylight savings time. Because it is spring in the southern hemisphere, NZ sprang forward an hour resulting in a 17 hour time difference (7 hours earlier in NZ and a day later).
Now the US has observed daylight savings time by falling backwards an hour because they are entering autumn. This results in an 18 hour time difference (only 6 hours earlier in NZ and a day later).
This was quite confusing to think about at first, but as it turns out NZ is 8 hours earlier (and a day later) when not observing daylight savings time, and only 6 hours earlier (and a day later) when both are observing DST. Or perhaps I have that backwards. 
8 Comments »
Comment by Peg Moore — October 30, 2006 @ 10:46 pm
So . . . who’s on first?
(Are you familiar with that old Abbott and Costello “No, WHAT’s on first!” comedy routine?) Kind of CRAZY about all the time zone calculations! But we love having our new, big, digital clock in the kitchen, set to NZ time . . . even if I still can’t quite get my brain around what I see on it–that when I’m headed to bed around 1 a.m.-ish on a Monday, you’re already (around 7 p.m.-ish) heading into the wrap-up of your Tuesday! Strange!!! By the way, the Fish Market web site looks really interesting. I assume you saw that they offer classes? Do you suppose you could learn to make sushi?! You’ll have to let us know how especially the baby octopus goes–the cooking and the eating. As always, fun to “hear your voice.” XOXOX
Comment by Peg Moore — October 30, 2006 @ 10:52 pm
Hey, does NZ observe Halloween? And, if so, in April? I’m excited to have trick-or-treaters for the fist time in 19 years! Candy is bought and ready!
Comment by Clara Hoover — October 31, 2006 @ 6:47 pm
The fish market seems to be a fascinating place. I like the idea of fish in chili sauce over noodles, but I don’t have enough courage to try the kind of fish you had (except shrimp).
If NZ is 8 hours earlier a day later than MI, then NZ ought to be 7 hours earlier and a day later than NE. So, when it’s 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday in Omaha, it’s 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday in Aukland. Is that right?
Comment by Adam — October 31, 2006 @ 7:40 pm
Hey, nice pic. Don’t you find it a little strange that you went to a place called a fish market and you didn’t buy any FISH! You would have liked the Skip-Jack Tuna or the monkfish (Chilean seabass). Do you know where the prawns came from? I wonder if they are imported or aquacultured. (FYI…A marine biologist once told me that a prawn is the freshwater version of shrimp) So is it cold there? I see you in your Michigan State sweatshirt (or Ohio State, whatever). Also, where are the Tahiti pics? Our Halloween candy bowl was just stolen off our porch…I gotta go!
Comment by Adam — October 31, 2006 @ 7:46 pm
By the way…you guys wouldn’t eat curried goat but you’ll eat squid and baby octopus?
Comment by josh — November 1, 2006 @ 12:30 am
Clara,
NZ is now 6 hours earlier (and a day later) than MI. So it would be 5 hours earlier than NE. Right now it is 6:29pm, Wednesday NZ time. I believe it is 11:29pm, Tuesday in Omaha
Comment by josh — November 1, 2006 @ 12:36 am
Adam,
We did actually buy some fish, but I forget what kind it was. I have no idea where the prawns came from, but I think they fish them locally. There is actually a theme park here called prawn world or something. I also saw a sign in the harbor saying they did not advise catching prawn there because of a sewer pipe near by. I thought prawn was the same thing as a shrimp…
As far as weather, it is all in centigrade. The highs are normally around 17. The days are normally pretty nice, maybe a tad chilly. You would be cold for sure. The nights get a little cold. There is lots of wind and rain.
It’s actually quite strange, the weather here changes all the time. It will be dark and rainy, and 15 minutes later it will be sunny, and then 15 minutes later it will be dark and rainy again. We are headed into summer though, so the days should be getting warmer.
We went to an asian food court downtown for lunch. I got a large sushimi and sushi plate with soup for $12NZD.
Comment by josh — November 1, 2006 @ 12:36 am
Peg,
They have Halloween here, October 31st. There were some trick or treaters and some people dressed up. I don’t think it is as big as it is in the US though.
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