earlier, after breakfast with bee, we went to the supermarket to get some grocery. there was this corner where a lady had boiled some herbal concoction and asking customers to give it a try. as i walked pass her, she asked me to give the soup a try. i obliged and she promptly scooped a bit of the soup and a piece of meat for me. tasting it, i thought the soup tasted very rich. nice and fragrant. and the meat, hmmm, very tender and very nice too. noting my face of approval, she went on to peddle her goods and this was when she threw the bombshell.
nice right? the herbs very fragrant ya? and how is the meat? you know? this is crocodile meat. locally bred crocodile too, you can see the .... and she went on and on about the health benefits, etc etc etc...
i did not register her words anymore after she mentioned the word crocodile meat. my mind went blank. my initial thoughts of how nice and tender the meat was disappeared. my tongue felt numb. the fragrant aftertaste of the herbal soup turned bad. how the hell did i not check what meat i was before i ate it!
argh! well, i am very sure there are people out there who enjoy crocodile meat. or for that matter, turtle meat, snake meat, iguana meat la la la. but i am sure i am no fan of reptilean meat, no matter how healthy and beneficial it can be for me!
i politely tell her yes it is nice and frangrant and i walked away.
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2 comments:
yuks... she should have warn u before she offered. just a common courtesy.
exactly! argh!
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