Come hungry,
stay late.

Rice broth with the day's fish and a spoon of coconut oil.

Steamed tapioca, dry coconut chutney, a lot of pepper.

Whatever size the boats brought, tossed in curry leaf.

Pearl spot, masala, wrapped in banana leaf and charred.

Slow, dark, coconut slivers, the way the hills do it.

The full leaf, if you tell us a day ahead.