If I never see another dumpling!

Sunday 26th May 2013

 

The Dumpling Banquet was held in the theatre.  Seated at tables at right angles to the stage we had good seats and ordered two beers.

 

The dumplings arrived and there were three different sorts. Fish, meat and cabbage.  These were steamed and they were ok

 

Then some more dumplings arrived, three different sorts fish, meat and meat and cabbage!  These were steamed and they were ok

Then some more dumplings arrived, three different sorts fish, meat and meat and cabbage and they were rather less all right and we could not eat them

 

Then some more dumplings arrived, four different sorts, meat fish cabbage and red bean. There were definitely not all right and the new flavour red bean were disgusting and we did not eat any of them!!

 

Then some boiled dumplings arrived by which time we were dumplinged out and had almost lost the will to live.

 

Then the soup arrived but we are now wise to the fact that this is generally the water they have boiled the dumplings in with a few added vegetables. This time they had forgotten to re-heat it so they lit a solid fuel stove under it in the middle of the table! We tasted then declined!

 

Not taking the hint that we had had enough after the second lot of dumplings they brought some little meringue things and something that looked like sausage rolls!  Dessert we were told!  We did taste but not eat these.  They were ok but as I said we were dumplinged out long before

 

Then they said wait a minute we have some fruit and mercifully some really nice watermelon arrived!  This was ok

 

After all the tables were cleared the show started and it was really nice.  Dancing, singing and music from the Tang Dynasty which lasted just an hour. ( Star of the show for me (Tony) was a man who managed to whistle loudly, in tune and very well while playing two trumpets alternately or as a finale together!)  So we did have a lovely evening, would gladly have eaten two lots of dumplings but now if we never see another one it will probably be too soon.