Tuesdays have become a lovely night to get out with other foreigners and eat out at new places together. This time we went to a Chinese restaurant. Now so far I have been very happy with the understanding our vegetable eating preferences have gotten. Honestly. But tonight I met a soup like no other. A friend at the table ordered two dishes for us both, expressing our vegetable eating needs. Cool. The dishes got to the table rather fast. In front of me was placed a noodle filled soup with a couple of vegetables floating about. There were several squid like legs bobbing on top, but being the good sport that I am, I ate around them for a bit.
The soup looked like this.
If you are scared easily please stop reading now. Because as I dug deeper into that noodle bowl I started to make out out the faint outline of some sort of pink tail and then all of a sudden there it was. It's little beady black shrimp eyes staring right back into mine. I said "Oh my gosh, Michael, this shrimp has eyes". It reminded me of that scene in "The Jerk" where Navin and Marie go to that French restaurant.
Waiter: Would monsieur care for another bottle of the Chateau Latour?
Steve: Ah yes - but no more 1966. Let's splurge! Bring us some fresh wine! The freshest you've got - this year! No more of this old stuff.
Waiter: Oui monsieur.
Steve: He doesn't realise he's dealing with sophisticated people here. [Steve realizes with horror what is on Marie's plate] Marie, now just stay calm. Stay calm. Don't look down, don't look down! Look up! Just keep your eyes up and keep them that way, OK.
Steve, to the waiter: Waiter - there are snails on her plate. Now get them out of here before she sees them! [to Marie] Look away, just look away, keep your eyes that way! [to the room of people, which is now watching the pair] You would think that in a fancy restaurant at these prices you could keep the snails off the food! There are so many snails there you can't even see the food! [to the waiter] Now take those away and bring us those melted cheese sandwich appetizers you talked me out of!
Waiter: Oui, monsieur.
Steve: Can you believe this? First, they didn't have the bamboo umbrellas for the wine, and now snails on the food! Two boobs! That's what he takes us for!
It kinda felt like that. Michael quickly came to my rescue and switched our plates, though neither one of us ended up eating the noodles and as it turned out his plate had a bean sauce mixed with beef chunks.
Oi! So much for dinner! We are both a little nauseous now. We will keep you informed of our recovery. Thank you and good night.
3 comments:
Well said, Baby. Well said.
SNAILS!!!!they are everywhere! the secret ingreient on Iron Chef, snail mail, snails in our garden, snail pizza, yummy.
funny bit from Steve Martin...maybe you and Micahel's blogs can be turned into a movie someday, I'm sure it would be funny!
Any peanut butter for you in KOrea?
Do you know this song?
SUSHI-YUCKY (SUKIYAKI)
Lyrics: Pat Donohue
Tune: "Sukiyaki"
I am from Minnesota.
I went to Tokyo ta
Visit the land
Of enchantment and quaint pagoda.
I almost died
The night they tried
To make me eat that yucky sushi.
They think it sounds so yummy,
But, hey, I ain't no dummy!
I knew no way
It would stay
Down in my tummy!
I took a bite
And I was right!
No likee icky yucky sushi
1st bridge
It took some wine
But I fin'lly agreed
To eat that dish
Of dead fish and seaweed.
What happened next I don't know.
I loosened my kimono.
I make a noise
Like the voice
Of Yoko Ono!
And just like that,
Right on the mat,
Me sicky -- icky yucky sushi.
(Instrumental break with whistling)
2nd bridge
Don't eat raw squid
Like I did, 'cause it's true,
It make you do
Like when you've got the flu.
So if you're in Nagoya,
Here's a suggestion for ya:
Take my advice,
Stick with rice
And think twice before ya
Bow in disgrace,
Lose lunch and face--
No pickee icky yucky sushi.
No likee icky, yucky sushi!
I've only heard Chuck Pyle sing it, but the first time I heard it, I fell out of my chair laughing so hard.
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