It’s a long march to the melon

The meals in China have truly been great. We’ve commented repeatedly on how the communal Lazy Susan-style delivery of multiple dishes is the perfect way for Westerners to encounter new foods. Take a bit, leave a bit, or just keep on spinning the wheel if you don’t like black jellied mystery meat. The only difficulty is that it is hard to know where you are in a meal. The number of dishes is sometimes unknown even to our hosts. Watermelon is always the last dish, but, as you learn quickly, it can be a long march to the melon.

Thanks to Jack Blanchard for this exquisite piece of gastronomical propaganda. Gastroprop?

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