‘Mmm, smells absolutely delicious, darling,’ said Cynthia, delicately sniffing the aroma emanating from the oven. ‘What is it?’
‘A surprise,’ said Guy, her husband.
‘I always love your surprises,’ she said.
And no wonder, for Guy was an excellent chef. He scoured the globe in search of unusual recipes and choice ingredients, and on his return delighted her with his finds.
Meanwhile, his partner, Justin, ran their exclusive J&G Restaurant, specialising in the bizarre and exquisite recipes that Guy came across, sometimes quite by chance, on his travels.
He placed the dish in front of her and whisked off the lid with a flourish, releasing mouth-watering vapours that snaked up her nostrils and caused her eyelids to flutter briefly in ecstasy. Under his watchful gaze, she picked up a fork and took a bite.
‘Wonderful,’ said Cynthia, and rolled her eyes.
He smiled.
‘What’s it called?’ she said.
‘Niku Dango, a little thing I picked up in Japan. It means meatballs.’
‘Unusual texture. I’ve never had anything quite like them,’ she said.
‘Yes you have. In fact, you’ve enjoyed them many times.’
‘Have I?’ she said, frowning.
‘Eat up.’
‘Not many, are there?’ she said, chewing.
‘No.’
Couldn’t be helped. Justin just had two.
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©2009 Krystyna Smallman
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June 2nd, 2009 at 3:08 am
Clever little revenge tale Krystana, well done
June 2nd, 2009 at 6:21 am
Jeezuz! I know that with any relationship comes sacrifice, but damn. I’ll be skipping breakfast and that’s a compliment.
June 2nd, 2009 at 8:15 am
Ahhhhh man! I was afraid of something like that!
June 2nd, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Ah, sweet revenge!
–dj
June 5th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Good tale! I think you take that idea from those crazy TV shows about drink snake blood with its heart still beating.
It’s a shame they deleted my previous message because it was in Spanish.
June 5th, 2009 at 10:57 am
@Nosedecine: There is no “they” in the conspiracy sense. There’s just me and I won’t post a comment in a language that I don’t know any more than I’d post a story I couldn’t read. Nothing personal, it’s just spam protection.
June 5th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Ok, there is no “they” it’s “he” but not in a conspiracy sense of course. No anger.
June 5th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
well done krys! everything you write (i`ve read all your stuff) is just fantastic!!!!
June 9th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Makes Rocky Mountain Oysters sound like pretty tame culinary fare.