Chinese meal

Last night we were invited to the inaugural meeting of a gastronomic society. It has been set up by one of the men we met at the British Embassy the other night who has a passion for Chinese food. The idea is to eat our way around China, visiting a restaurant each week or so that specializes in a different region. And then, once we have visited them all, start again. We started with Sichuan.

The substantial menu 

Here, masquerading as 'appetizer',are heart,
tongue, tripe and jelly fish tentacles.

This mutton was delicious but the hottest thing I've ever
eaten by several times over.

This was very odd but rather nice. The white is coagulated egg white.
It's floating in some kind of stock which makes it look (and taste) split.

The man from the Embassy.

This was really the only killer dish. Vegetables in a pork wrap.
Or 'lap' as the menu has it.

A very adequate meal (certainly so in terms of quantity) but not on the list for future visitors.