7 - Memories in the past

A/N : If this book get enough votes and collectiins, I will write a special chapter. Enjoy reading~

Maria pick up the menu from the table and began scanning the pages, she's looking for the cheapest food price. Most food in the book had insanely high price, although she have never tried eating them. She knows that this restaurant have the best chef in the country.

"Find anything that you fancy eating?" He inquire her about the food after seeing her look through the menu, he impatiently asked his girlfriend. But she was frowning slightly while looking at the menu. Does she not like the food on the menu? He inwardly said to himself.

"Something simple and less expensive," she said with a grim expression. "But there's nothing less expensive here." She said as she continued to read the prices on the menu. And she scanned the book more until she found something interesting on the menu, they serve stinky tofu.

The stinky tofu, nothing really prepares you for the stench of one of the strangest dish. The odor of fermenting tofu is so overpowering, many aren't able to shake off the memory for months. So is the legendary divine taste worth the effort? Sure it is but she's afraid of making him taste it so she just keeps scanning.

Until she found some food with reasonable price. She looks up, only to meet his gaze - making me feel flustered, her cheeks flushed red. "I'm ready to order, I found some food with reasonable prices. What about you?"

"Then you can order for both of us, I believe in your judgement." He replied to her, making her smile. She move swiftly to type the dishes number she'd pick for both of them with a satisfied look. She ended up picking a few dishes. After a while of reading, the page title of the menu was written in bold "discount" so this is where the discounted price are. She just noticed them, she raised her eyebrows. If it's discount prize, how much are those food actually worth, she wondered.

"What did you choose, Ria?" He was curious about it after seeing her encode a few dishes. Hearing him ask, she handed the menu book for him to see. After looking at it, he chuckled - the discount prices, if she knew how much is the original price of the dishes. She probably won't order them.

"You reserve here in advance, even booked a room at the third floor. Is this your surprise?" She tilted her head a little, examining his reactions. His facial features - very handsome and extraordinary and he have a unique charm.

"No but it's still a long travel so I decided to stop by and stay for the night here. We can leave tomorrow." He scratched his head, with a awkward smile. It was a reasonable excuse so she didn't ask more.

After a while, a few waiters holding the food come over to their table, they carefully place the food. And bowed to him before leaving. It was all the food she picked, it smells really good. She's very satisfied with her choices.

The sea is lapping just by their feet, a warm breeze whips the tablecloth around her legs and a steamy pot sit in front. The first dish is called "Seafood Paella" made from various seafood such as shrimp, lobster, mussels, and cuttlefish combined with white rice and various herbs, oil and salt. Eating this dish will immediately send whoever who tasted it into a holiday mode.

The second dish was called "Rendang" a beef slowly simmered with coconut milk and a mixture of lemongrass, galangal, garlic turmeric, ginger, chilies and a few more spices. The dish would be left to stew for hours to create a dish of tender, flavorful bovine goodness. And tasting it out of the kitchen would send your stomach into overdrive. But the people who tasted the dish said that it tastes even better the next day.

The third dish was called "Tom Yum Goong" a mixed seafood (shrimp) and mushrooms soup, with tomatoes, lemongrass, galangal and Kaffir lime leaves, coconut milk and cream. The soup is made with various herbs and spices with excellent antioxidant and anti - inflammatory properties. This healthy soup unifies a favorite flavor, sour, salty, spicy and sweet. The soup aromatics should hit your nose while you slurp.

The fourth dish is "Chicken Rice" it is a simple dish yet delicious, this steamed chicken is served a top fragrant oily rice with sliced cucumber as the token vegetable. The dipping sauces is a premium dark soy with chili, garlic and pounded ginger.

And lastly, a large plate of "Pierogi" are parcels of deliciousness, it's a boiled dumplings topped with sour cream and fried onions.

Maria, proud with her selection glance at Edward, he nodded his head as approval and she smiles contentedly. And they start filling their bowls, both are eating the dishes peacefully.

Maria was long full, but she can't help but stuff her mouth with these deliciousness. She sighed silently, now I regretted picking so many dishes, I didn't know each dishes are serve in large portions. She cried inwardly at the sight, she had already eaten a lot but there's still a lot left on each dishes.

While she was troubled, Edward was oblivious to her reactions and just continued eating quietly. He was enjoying his food, feeling satisfied with his girlfriend's choices. The dishes are so delicious, he's been hungry for some time. He could finish all of it but hesitated because she was eating slowly. He wondered what she was thinking about seeing her lost in thought.

"Sweetheart, are you not satisfied with this dishes? Should I order something else?" He asked her, her attention was all his now. And she quickly shake her head.

"No, no, no, please don't." She begged him, if he were to order something that means more food. She shudder at the thought, although I'm very hungry a few hours ago. I can't possibly eat another dish. And she continued eating quickly.

He said nothing and resume eating.

P.S. I will edit this later, so exhausted.