last sunday, kelly, sean and i were invited to my landlords house for lunch. he had wanted to have my mom, aunt and uncle over while there were here but that didn't work out. i am so glad it didn't. my mom would have died! it was the scariest lunch ever. here's why:
- the first plate he brought out was vietnamese lobster. like shrimp kinda...i think...sean opened one up and brown stuff came squirting out all over the place. sick.
- next up was slimy soup and an entire duck served with the HEAD and FEET in the bowl. sean laughed out loud. i almost vomited.
- mr. tam noticed that i was eating. he said that i would like the next course: mushroom hot pot. i hate mushrooms. also, mushroom hotpot is FULL of seafood. i tried to eat a bit. i am not a good faker.
- he served us cognac. at 11:30 a.m. then introduced a drinking game that included shaking up a shrimps head and seeing who it was pointing at.
- i just kept drinking guava juice. guava juice is not good. but it was the best thing on the table (in my humble, very picky opinion).
- dessert was these scary jelly looking things made out of seaweed. yuck. i almost jumped for joy when the plate of watermelon came out!
it was very nice of him to invite us over. and it was a very vietnamese experience. and i'm happy that mr. tam thinks of us so highly. but it is evident that i am NOT a good lunch guest. i came home and had some honey nut cheerios. much more my style.
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