WESAK DAY DINNER
The extended Ng family had a vegetarian dinner at a restaurant in USJ on 1 May Wesak Day, courtesy of Mom. Our dinner was a 8 course set dinner staring with imitation shark fin, followed by 4 seasons cold dish, fake sweet and sour meat dish, make belief buttered prawns, look alike fried fish, etc. It cannot be denied, the clever imitation of the dishes in terms of presentation and taste but the novelty edge tends to wear off after the first time. Why go for imitation seafood and meat dishes with lots of artificial seasoning, coloring and flavours when you can go to another restaurant for the real thing at the same price? It is a nice change to go vegetarian once in a while. Wesak day is definitely an appropriate day for the whole family to mark the occasion together with a vegetarian meal. But a feast full of wanton meat dishes is rather ironic as it some what negates the very essence of a vegetarian meal. Whether it is for health reasons, religious belief or a lifestyle choice a bona