I’m a new convert to Claudius Day….don’t know who Claudius is? He’s the guy who sentenced Valentine to death….it’s just more a pity that he didn’t do it sooner. I don’t like Valentine’s Day. I hate that there is a special day set aside out of the calendar to do something nice for the person you love. WTF is up with that? That should be every day of the year! Just like you don’t need Mother’s Day or Father’s Day to remind you to be kind to your parents. It should be something that comes naturally if you are even remotely a decent human being (and that your parents are as well).

But all the same, Valentine’s Day rocks around every year on February 14th like it or not. This year I decided to rebel and not go have dinner somewhere nice and eat in at home. I thought all the same I would try and do something a little spesh so I decided to have a go at some rice paper rolls. I guess I was excessively comforted by the words on the packet – versatile, quick and easy to prepare. I would like to let anyone know that Trident is lying about most of that unless you have some kind of Chinese cooking guru gene or perhaps some savvy Nigella know how. Unfortunately I got left out of the cooking gene pool so in my experience, they are time consuming and fiddly. Regardless, they are incredibly yummy if you can get past the fact that they look like a stir fry wrapped in plastic.

Vietnamese Roll Fail!

February 14th, 2009 | Category: Fail Cooking, Special occasions |  Print This Post |  Email This Post | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL