I can't believe it is already Sunday. Today we are off to Melbourne...pronounced Melbun here. There is still so much to tell you about! We are behind in our blogging!
Well, Thursday after the Blue Mountains, we had booked a super at Icons Brasserie in the Marriott Hotel. When I purchased the tickets for the Opera, there was a combo special and this was one of the restaurants we could choose from. Before heading out we both take really long hot showers to try and warm our bones from the long cold day, get dolled up and out we go.
After having 2 glasses of champagne that went down very nicely at the Opera, I declare to Tanya that while I do not enjoy wine that much, I am definitely a champagne girl. So...we order a bottle :) The waitresses are delighted with us and would just love to sit down and join us as we sip our bubbly and laugh and crack up at ourselves. We have a limited menu because we are from the "Opera Club" and as I look over the 4 mains, pork, lamb, salmon or scallops, I realize I only really like either the pork or the salmon. But, we had salmon the night before so I decide to order the pork. But, the pork on the menu says, "Roasted pork Belly". In my head, it was roast pork like Grampy makes it...with the little garlic cloves. I figure the BELLY part was just an Australian thing...hmmm...no...no...it is not.
So, my dish comes, and there is this thick layer of fat on the meat. Yuck! Don't panic I mutter to myself! I slice the fat off hopping the meat will me nice...hmmm...no...no...it is not. Even the meat has a fatty texture. So...not wanting to spoil my evening, I start drinking the champagne a little faster and dig in. Well...as long as I kept drinking and I combined the meat with the sweet potatoes or apples on my plate, it was edible :)
After we finish our meal...Tanya dares to comment, "So...how was the Pork Belly?" It was disgusting I reply nonchalantly...but as long as I kept drinking the champagne it was edible :)
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