If you miss meat so much, this much, why in the hell you chose to be a VEGETARIAN?
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Last weekend I went to a wedding of my friends Leo and her beloved wife, they have been dating exclusively for 5 years, then baby decided to urge them to make the relationship more legit. Honestly I don't buy those oriental superstitious conventions, however I had attended total 4 weddings and 2 of my friends were proposing to the very ladies. So, my conclusion in January is not only that "a Queen was born", but also "this is somehow a month people would get crazy or give a shot".
What's so special about this Vegan wedding? Not to mention that the fest was set in a restaurant which the owner thinks that Buddha's picture is the best decoration EVER, in the room, in my eye can lay on, Buddha sleeping, Buddha smiling, Buddha chanting, Buddha giving speech, Buddha's sitting doing nothing. StatureS of Buddha, Buddha photo framed on the counter, Buddha on cups, Buddha on dishes, Buddha on pots. Buddha here and there.
Fine, I can eat in the room with different religion orientation place, I did it a lot in Muslim diners.
For a semi vegetarian I shouldn't oppose to any of these dishes, however the course arrangement goes quite different then I thought.
First of all, we were served a cold dish with "something looks like duck", "something taste like fish" and "some other stuff might be faking shrimp". Then the menu goes a bit further like: fake shark fin, fake sliced abalone, fake sweet and sour pork (this one tastes not bad).
The most crazy award of course goes to: FAKE SASHIMI! We'd got fake cod fish and fake salmon sashimi served with (of course) wasabi. Honestly they look quite real, but except for "Pumpkin for real" and "broccoli for real", I didn't have too much appetite for those "a lot alike" foods. I had took a picture of the crazy award winner.
The funny part is yet to come.
In the end, the big fat fact is, none of the couple are vegetarian or has any intention to become one in near future.
The whole idea is making difference, because in other weddings, we were always served with real lobsters, crabs, shrimps and fat meats.
2 hours wedding fest, I stepped out the hall of the most buddish building, I made up my mind that in my wedding party, I will only serve roasted meats on swords and alcohol comes with barrel.
1 comment:
and please do not forget to set up a dress code for the cerimony.
"animals" is not a bad idea.
It'd give me the chance to take my crocodile suit out from the closet and I am pretty sure you'd be just lvoely in your giraffe dress.
back to the point of the "looks like / tastes like" food I have to say that the idea is everythign but original to me.
I spent my first 2 years in China wandering around with Vincent and everytime the restaurant selection time was a painful moment.
given the fact that he was somehow making economy out of lunches / dinners (which I truly find remarkable to a certain extent...especially in china) the description I got about the meal was all about:
"mmhhh...some sort of food, maybe meat, some kind of drink....very typical"
of course I was happy and highly motivated in eating up everything because of the motto:
"it strongs yoru GIGI"
and we all know GIGI plays a big role in our life.
W BUDDHA
claudio
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