Of Steak & Vegetables

Last Saturday, the bf brought me out for a steak dinner. He said he wants to eat American steak. Okie, it was probably Australian beef, but prepared and served in an American restaurant. We went to Brewerkz. I had the NY Chargrilled steak with garlic-stout butter, while he had it with mushroom and wine sauce. I think I was abit sleepy towards the end of the dinner, because I had abit too much beer in everything, from the steak to the soup to the beverage. Tried their lightest beer. It's nice and easy to drink, very low on bitterness, and felt rather cooling. Otherwise, I hate beer. Beer = Bitter.

The brisk walk to the restaurant was romantic & wet. (Brisk walk & wet - 'cuz it was pouring like crazy). Also, I don't know if if I was hungry or what, but almost every eatery we walked by, I wanted to try the food. From Chinese to Indonesian to Mexican.

The Bf comes from a Buddhist family, and his parents are vegetarians. At one point, he was vegetarian too. So, prior to dating me, he doesn't really eat beef. He never said so, but I now half suspect he may have found beef abhorring.

I still remember the shocked faces of his long-time friends and neighbours when I mentioned he was eating beef in the US. It was quite funny. 'Cuz i was thinking, what's the big deal. But, they were like stunned.

Now, he's "persecuted" for eating beef. To be fair, I was "persecuted" for eating vegetarian too. One night, after I returned home from a vegetarian dinner with the bf's family, my family members, one by one, took turns to ask me how was vegetarian food. It was quite hilarious come to think of it.

Initially, whenever he said he's taking beef, or about to eat beef, it'll seem abit like a Fear Factor moment. I wonder if he'll break out into a fever, or have stomachache from eating it. I mean, if he doesn't like it, just don't eat it. It's his loss to miss out on the best type of meat in the world, but it's definitely not a requirement. But, well, nothing says "I love you" more than the willingness and actual effort to change one's habits and preferences. So, point noted.

Truth be told, I used to mock-lament about how the bf doesn't take beef, and maybe next time, I also won't get to eat beef. Most of my very close gal pals were stunned and gave me the disbelief look that my bf doesn't eat beef. But, one referred me to her husband who also used to not eat beef because of his family upbringing. Then, she reminded me of the Aussie trip we took a few years back. He was going for T-bone almost every meal. T-bone T-bone. Honestly, it's not that we want them to change for us, it's just that it's their loss if they can't appreciate beef. Haha..or so we'll like to think.

As for vegetarian food. Thank God, his family still take eggs. And so far, of the three vegetarian meals/ tastings I had, they were pretty good. Tasty, with variety.