An extreme alternative is Niji, a Japanese Restaurant inside the Hyatt Hotel which offers an opulent lunch buffet and a view of the ocean waves.

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But for some freight, from Formula One racing cars stuck in China after Sunday's Grand Prix there to flowers farmed in Kenya and destined for restaurant tables in London, there is no alternative route.

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Silver Hake: A great and possibly better white fish alternative to cod and haddock that lacks name recognition but is increasingly being used anonymously in restaurant fish and chips.

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