Master Chef Rudi Sodamin
Holland America Line’s Culinary Spokesperson and Master Chef Rudi Sodamin is the leading international culinary authority on the oceans of the world. One of the hospitality industries most peripatetic chefs, he is an international culinary phenomenon both on the land and sea, behind the range and out in front of his cadre of cruise guest fans. Sodamin has been dubbed in international media circles as “The Paul Bocuse of the Seven Seas.” Master Chef Rudi Sodamin has been the creative force that has breathed life and excitement into culinary programs on cruise lines, setting the bar higher and changing the rules for an entire industry. He has created a Global Culinary Seal of Quality, a signed golden toque (also known as a chef’s hat),which represents Sodamin’s commitment to culinary professionalism and the complete integrity of the culinary product. Sodamin is the Culinary Spokesperson and Master Chef for Holland America Line and is, together with the Holland America Line Culinary Team, whipping up more cruise line and food industry firsts in programming, menu development and more. Join Master Chef Rudi Sodamin in the Culinary Arts Center (Wajang Theater) at 11:00 am to learn some of his best kept cooking secrets. He will be demonstrating how to make his personal recipes of salad with a mustard cognac dressing, apple chutney and lamb chops.
Mediterranean Sea Geology
The geology of the Mediterranean is complex, involving the break-up and then collision of the African and Eurasian plates and the Messinian Salinity Crisis. Sediment samples from below the deep seafloor of the Mediterranean Sea, which include evaporite minerals, soils, and fossil plants, show that about 5.9 million years ago in the late Miocene period the Strait of Gibraltar was constricted and the Mediterranean Sea evaporated into a deep basin with a bottom over 1.2 miles (two kilometers) below the world ocean level. The Sea was reduced to several lakes with varying salinity. Even now the Mediterranean is relatively salty compared to the adjacent North Atlantic because of its near isolation by the Straits of Gibraltar and its high rate of evaporation. If the Strait of Gibraltar closes again, which is very likely to happen in the near geological future (though extremely distant on a human time scale), the Mediterranean would once again dry up.
The Mediterranean Sea History
Some of the most ancient civilizations flourished around the Mediterranean. Merchants trading from Phoenicia opened it as a highway for commerce. Carthage, Greece, Sicily, and Rome were rivals for dominance of its shores and trade; under the Roman Empire it became virtually a Roman lake and was called Mare Nostrum (our sea). Between the 11th and 14th century, Italian city trading states dominated the region and struggled with the Ottomans for naval supremacy. Products of Asia passed to Europe over Mediterranean trade routes until the establishment of a route around the Cape of Good Hope in the late 15th century. With the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, the Mediterranean resumed its importance as a link on the route to the East. The development of the northern regions of Africa and of oil fields in the Middle East has increased its trade. Its importance as a trade link and as a route for attacks on Europe resulted in European rivalry for control of its coasts and islands and led to campaigns in the region during both world wars. Since World War II the Mediterranean region has been of strategic importance to both the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1995, countries bordering the Mediterranean signed a pact agreeing to protect it by eliminating toxic waste disposal there over a 10-year period.
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