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Last night's Wife's Birthday HotPot. Served by a CAT-ROBOT!
Pic taken mid-meal, a lot already eaten, such as the full plate of Salmon Sashimi, spinach noodles and more.
The meat dish in the centre of the pic is LAMB. Normally hotpots are like 1 or 2 large pots for everyone to share.
My first time at this restaurant; and I can count on one hand for having individual hotpots before (in Taipei, buffet style — never any individual pots in HK). SSSSoooo I figured the portions would be commensurate with the itty-bitty personal hotpots and ordered accordingly — WRONG!
Just wee three and my wife's vegetarian and my Mom eats like a bird and the portions came for three or four of size:me (I can eat a lot)... Mom filled up on shrimp-paste balls in no time (yet lamb being a favourite of hers) and of course my vegetarian wife... so... after my having already had noodles, onion cake, salmon, tarot and... more —
I finished the two meat plates on the right, the cubed meat in the little bowl and started in on the lamb...
The lamb-plate I swear was deceptive, a DOUBLE portion (the waitress confirmed after the meal that the chefs just looked at the order of "3 People" and didn't take into account the vegetarian or the 86er...
I finished two more quail eggs, ghost donut and onion cake (goes great with the beef) and was about half-way through the lamb when the MEAT SWEATS set in and 2/3 in when my wife stopped me.
Surprisingly, I wasn't uncomfortable, 100% full to be sure but not in pain or agony... still...
I *#$%^&* HATE FOOD WASTE.
I was okay, 'til I dropped off my Mom and had a single Purdy's caramel dark-chocolate... it was NOT wafer thin.
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Actually, I really was okay. Got to sleep, no heartburn, no weird dreams, today ... fine.
I guess my wife stopped me in the nick of time.
Going back there in future with more people and ordering less.