bankrolls on seafood & other ikkies

this crab packs a wallop... and we spent close to $AUD 500 on it...inclusive of 2 vege dishes (to so-called detoxify the blood) and a plate of noodles drenched in rich red roe...our heart's 'best friend'...adrian could feel the cholestrol level shoot sky high within the recesses of his stomach while Teck, Chew Wi and myself gorged in bliss and absent guilt. This picture was taken courtesy of the restaurant manager who had to afford us a photo shoot of this galactic crustecean before surrendering it to the wok. i kept both its pincers at the end of the meal, determined to pinch a relic out of this most expensive luxurious decadent meal i've ever had, since landing on aussie shores...

we found time to welcome a sandworm on one of the rare oyster feasts we had in the apartment. to clear its debris, it is customary to first bathe the oysters in cold tap water...however, something crawled out from the freshly shuckled shell during the washing...it spent a few minutes breathing urban oxified air until it was fatally subdued in acid sprays of lemon juice and tobasco sauce...we now know why restaurants frequently supply ready bottles and wedges as accompaniments on the oyster bar... ocean glamour and its underground breed of grossness marking the silver gate of an oyster shell, sluiced, polished & purified by citrus and seasalt, ready for its final plunge down the guts.