This night, the dining hall in our castle seems bustling and merrier. It seems our guests were impressed with the lunch menu and can"t wait for the dinner. Of course, tonight dinner is different from the lunch, I already promise Earl Stamfort to give him surprise again with new dishes for dinner. The arrangement of the table and seat in the dining hall is also different from the luncheon before. This time, table for Earl Stamfort, Sir Anthony and Celes are placed side by side with the table for my father, mother, and sister. That"s for showing that Stamfort and Harvard family now already become one big family. Tables and chairs for Stamfort guards also placed in the same position with the table for Harvard people. There"s also a table for maids for our personal maids and Stamfort personal maids as well. With this arrangement, I hope the relationship between Harvard and Stamfort people will be much better.When the time for dinner is near, people start coming to the dining hall and sit on their respective seats. My stepmother and younger sisters are the first one from Harvard family who come to the dining hall. I come after they arrive and sit on the chair that allocated for me. My sister and my fiancé come together to the dining hall. It seems they already build some kind of relation between them. They wave their hands when seeing me already in the dining hall and hurriedly sit on their respective seat. Well, that"s good to see they come along nicely, I can"t expect more than this.
"Henry…did we make you wait?"
"No, I also just arrived. Our father also hasn"t come yet"
"Thank G.o.d, I already waiting for this dinner since afternoon. Will tonight"s dinner also extraordinary like the lunch before?"
"Surely it does. But I will explain about the menu after dinner over"
We have a pleasant talk while waiting for our father arrives at the dining hall.
The last person who enters the dining hall is my father, my uncle Jason, Earl Stamfort, and Sir Anthony. They come from my father"s office direction, maybe they did something together there and leave to eat at the same time.
"Hahaha…sorry for the wait, I have a pleasant time here until almost forget dinner time"
It"s Earl Stamfort who come with apologies because make us wait. Well, we not waiting for too long though and only the drinks that just served in our tables.
"It"s alright Uncle Edward…we also just arrive here, please take a seat and let"s begin the dinner"
"Ah is that so? well, I can"t make you wait any longer, please bring the food then"
Soon, as Earl Stamfort and my father take their seat, the first dish, croquette, is served for an appetizer. The dishes delivered to the dining hall by push carts like on the lunch before. We served two pieces of croquette along with tomato and mayo sauce like on the lunch. Our guest seems already learned how to eat this kind of this by dipping the croquette on the sauce before putting on their mouth. Since this is not a formal party, the air is more relaxing and lively than the lunch before
Although there"s no one speaking in a loud voice, I still can hear them murmuring how delicious this croquette is, and that already makes me pleased.
After the appetizer, the next dish is the soup. This bird nest soup must be served in warm condition to bring the greatness of this soup comes out. Thanks for the pushcart, these dishes can be delivered to the dining hall in a faster way than before and not lose its warmth.
"Ooohh…this is the first time I see this kind of soup. What is this Henry?"
Earl Stamfort can"t hold his curiosity about the soup which he hasn"t seen before, especially the white gel-like things from the birds nest in the soup.
"I will explain all the dishes we served tonight later, Sir. Please enjoy it while it still warm, the taste will be different when it"s already cold"
"Oh, Okay….let"s try it while still warm….it has nice scent too...really inciting my appet.i.te"
It doesn"t take a long time to finish the soup bowl after the first scoop, but since I will explain about the soup later, Earl Stamfort didn"t pursue me with other questions.
After the soup, the next dish served is Tacos, using tortilla base with grilled fish and vegetables filling. Actually, I want to make the fish as tempura, but it would be done in another meal occasion.
"Eh, no spoon and fork to eat?"
Because the Tacos will be eaten directly using hands, there"s no need to provide spoon, fork or knife to eat. I guess I should tell how to eat this Tacos anyway.
"No need for spoon and fork, just grab it with hands and stuffed to our mouth, Sir"
"Eehh…using hands directly like commoners?"
"In the future, I believe this kind of dish will become a popular dish for the people, not just an exclusive menu for n.o.bles. It easy to make and easy to eat, not using any rare ingredients. If this food sold on the stall on the roadside, it can be eaten while walking and sightseeing the street. But there"s always a good feeling to know becomes the first one who eats this kind of food"
"Hahaha…well said! This is not a formal banquet anyway, so doesn"t matter with manner. Let"s dig in!"
Phew…at least my explanation can be accepted and the guest doesn"t mind eating the Tacos directly using their hands.
After tacos served, now it"s curry turn to be served. The aroma of spicy curry and the rice itself already gather attention from our guest when they open the lid from their curry"s plates. The strong curry scent permeated from the plate with the steam from the warm rice, fill the dining hall with spices aroma.
This irresistible aroma makes no one waiting any further. They quickly take their spoon and start gobbled the curry rice in front of them. After they finished eating their curry, I can see the pleased expression on their faces. Well, that makes me who arrange the menu also feel pleased.