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Monday, February 14, 2005

Happy Valentine's Day!
At the last minute, the Snook and I decided to head out for a Valentine's Day dinner so we got all gussied up - check us out; I wore the orange bridesmaid dress - and headed to the Lord Nelson, a pub and brewhouse that happens to have a very nice restaurant on the first floor. We sat down and had a look at the holiday set menu. "Shall we get it?" I asked. "But it has a seafood plate as the appetizer," Snookums said, knowing that I don't really eat seafood. "I'm game," I said. A few glasses of wine later, out came the plate. There were four prawns, four oysters (two with strawberries and mangoes on them), two scallops with salmon roe, and an honest-to-goodness Moreton Bay Bug. Folks, I ate everything. I really did. The prawns were really good, but I'd had them before. I wouldn't say I really love oysters yet, but they're definitely growing on me. (The ones with the fruit were surprisingly delicious.) I was wary of the scallops for fear they'd be fishy, but they ended up being really good. (And the salmon roe - which looked like little orange tapioca balls and is pretty damn gross to contemplate - really did burst pleasantly in the mouth.) Lastly, the bug, as seen in the photo before you. Hell yeah, I ate that sucker. Cross him off my list. The Snook was absolutely floored that I was brave enough to try everything. The thing is, it was all delicious. I don't know if it's just that Sydney seafood is particularly good (which it is), or that I"m slowly developing my taste for this stuff (which I probably am), but I am definitely becoming a fan of the shellfish. Yum. The rest of the dinner was excellent - I had the chicken; the Snook the steak - but not nearly the phobia-challenge of the entree. Pretty cool, huh?

Comments

Congrats on being so brave!

Jeff and I have realized that growing up, we didn't always get the freshest seafood (fishy) and it wasn't usually prepared very well (usually overcooked). That doesn't make a kid like seafood. Now that we know where to get our seafood (it helps living a mile from the water) and how to prepare it (Jeff has perfected the art of grilling fish), it's amazing.

You guys look great, by the way!
» Tricia [www] » 2005-02-15 03:56:10

well done!
» amy [www] » 2005-02-15 07:23:44

Cool on the brave munchin'

Eat it while you can as you never know when they'll be none left in the sea!!!
» Ben 'Haggis' J » 2005-02-15 08:57:51

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