A Futuristic Meal

# Some food on the table would not be eaten, Only the eyes and nose would sample food Food contained many flavours, In bite-sized mini mouthfuls Music & poetry would only be heard at intervals The diners might eat in a mock aircraft, The engines' vibrations would awaken the appetite. Scientific equipment would replace traditional utensils And now for the main menu: Why not try: Italian Breasts in the Sunshine: Almond paste topped with a strawberry sprinkled with fresh black pepper. Or perhaps: Diabolical Roses: deep-fried red rose heads in full bloom Or maybe Divorced Eggs: hard boiled eggs cut in half; yolks removed Put on pureed potatoes, whites placed on a carrot Or even: Milk in a Green Light: a large bowl of cold milk, a few teaspoons of honey, Black grapes, red radishes lit by a green light. And finally, the tour de force for the truly adventurous The Tactile Dinner: A multi-course meal for Futurists Each diner was given Pyjamas Each set covered with different material Sponge, cork, sandpaper, or felt. Each guests in their given pyjamas. Entered an unlit, empty room Each unseeing guest chose a dinner partner by touch The first course was a 'polyrhythmic salad, A box with a bowl of undressed lettuce leaves, dates and grapes. The box had a crank on the left side. No cutlery. the guests ate with their right hand While turning the crank with their left This produced music to which waiters danced Until the course was finished. The second course was 'magic food', Served in small bowls covered with tactile materials. The bowl was held in the left hand The right hand picked out balls made of caramel Filled with different ingredients Dried fruits/ raw meat/garlic/ banana/ chocolate/ pepper. The third course was a 'tactile vegetable garden, ' A plate of cooked and raw green vegetables, no dressing. Eaten without the use of hands, Eaten by burying their face in the plate of vegetables Feeling the frisson of the greens on their face and lips. Each time a guest raised their head to chew, Waiters sprayed their face with perfume. I leave for your consideration: Immortal Trout Dates in Moonlight Devil in Black Key The Excited Pig (raw skinless salami in a bath of coffee & Eau de Cologne) Myself, I prefer Cullen skink Haggis, or Rumbledethumps Cranachan, Irn Bu, haddock and chips Eaten facing a North Sea Gale While Dolphin watching Off Aberdeen harbour of course