Poor lobsters had to be beheaded

January 28, 2008

Finally, we have reach the interesting part of the wedding dinner. FOOD. Talking about food is always interesting anyway. But I am not implying the food is so much worth telling than the wedding ceremony itself. If there is no wedding ceremony, there won’t be food. So these two things are interconnected, both are interesting in their own right.

Looking at the lineup of what we are going to eat for the evening at the menu alone is enough to make you drool. It doesn’t help when my stomach is beating like a giant gong.

Since this is a stylish hotel, the way they serve the dishes are also stylish. When I was younger I have this evil thought. I would always fantasized of putting my legs on some conceal position so that I can trip one of the waiters who are serving the food. Don’t stone me for saying this ok? Just a mischievous thought from a mischievous ex kid.

Poor lobsters had to be beheaded for our dinner and there were 30 of them. It is such a sham that people who kill lobster do not get prosecuted under Animal Cruelty act. But who cares? They ended up in my stomach anyway.

How sweet. Not only we are having family reunion, the lobster and its little cousin prawnies are having a little reunion of its own too. There is no other better family way to get skin together with their cousins.

What’s even better, the prawnies ensured itself tasting good enough before allowing us to chew them into million of pieces.

Next, we have suckling roast pig. I am sure they are meant for chinese suckers like us because we happen to just suck every living organism that is edible from this earth. I noticed one thing about pork dishes I ate in Singapore. I can get them mostly in large pieces. Not only hotels, even pork at the food court I ate was pretty large. They cost me only 2 bucks. Harga babi in Malaysia sudah naik dan susut in size again.

Then we have this controversial dish where conservationist has been complaining about. Its fin consumption. I know its bad for the environment, but I can’t just go up to the bride and say, “i am going to boycott you! And this dish too!”. I think it’s not real by the way.

These are scallops with asparagus. It’s been ages since I had them. Based on the menu, they are made of X.O sauce. I wonder what the hell is X.O sauce. Were the scallops got stoned with alcohol before ending up on our sacrificial dinner altar? Pardon my ignorance because I only know how to eat. Maybe food experts can explain this to me.

Gamat @ Sea cucumber often made its regular appearance in Chinese wedding cuisine. My dear mushrooms got stabbed by the piercing toothpicks. I enjoyed the mushrooms more than anything else.

Sitting together at the same table with women and few seniors is definitely good for my stomach because they don’t eat much. I had to finish most of the leftovers. Heh, speaking about over indulgence.

Oh man, this got to be the best dish of the night but the people who sat in the same table with me hardly touch them. I think by this point, they are already full because the food just came in droves. Great garoupa and it taste heavenly. But I bet the price tag sounds pretty hellish for some pockets though.

I heard from my family that it cost more than S$1k for each table. I guess that’s the standard price for hotels in Orchard. There were more food actually but I did not have the time to photograph every dishes because I was busy capturing some of the shouting moments earlier on.

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