A lunch disaster .............

Graham and I decided to be somewhat adventurous for lunch today. Big mistake. We chose a restaurant at random and the fact that the staff seemed to be sleeping when we entered should have been the first sign that lunch wasn't going to go smoothly. The second indicator should have been that not only was the menu entirely in Chinese, we couldn't recognise any of the characters. The third indicator should have been when we randomly pointed at items on the menu and the waitress laughed. The end result was a complete disaster. A big pot was brought to the table with various things inside. I would like to say what was boiling away inside the pot but to be honest all I can remember is a tentacle, some celery, and something resembling boiled snake skin..................