I had the opportunity to go to a function(along with my family of course) the past weekend. It was a religious event and hence the host's duties were limited.
This post is a critical examination on the multifaceted duties a host has to play... with more stress on food.
Hostly Duty (H.D) 1: It is imperative that you cook for twice the number of people you have invited. This is for 2 reasons. Running out of food is disastrous. It gives you licence to perform the following HDs.
H.D.2: There is no such thing as a full stomach. Loading the plates of the guests until they are an inch from puking on you is considered a very gracious thing to do.
H.D.3: From H.D.1, it can be inferred that there will be lots of food left after lunch. Have a backup guest list to fall back to to clear all that good food for the night.
H.D.4: Insulting, taunting and angering thin people during lunch and dinner is an "ok" thing to do (not if you are the one being taunted).
H.D.5: Dialogues of self loathing after serving one round of food or talking about one's limited expertise when it comes to cooking is observed to be the best way to end anybody's hopes of criticizing your food.
H.D.6: Be careful and don't let anybody serve you your food. (People like me are always waiting to take revenge).
This probably happens in every house (with a few minor changes of course). It is quite amusing that guests, even with the prospect of undergoing such torture, feel let-down and insulted if they are not tortured.
Ciao..
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The worst thing that can happen in a lunch is the 'Huli' being bad...being the first item on the course, I usually use the whole serving of rice for it. Many a time have I eaten a half plate(leaf) full of huli without salt, or overcooked, or burnt(the worst of all). You have no choice but to eat all of it, and even if the 'saaru' is good, you'll have no appetite for it!
ReplyDeleteFor catering, extra food is rarely ordered. The number of lunches ordered is usually way less than the number of people invited. The number of lunches is calculated by multiplying the number of invited adults by 0.8 and the number of children by a factor of 0.5.