Not your usual themes of Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, kids, Italian. I had this bright idea of having a green-themed potluck dinner. We had a special guest on the table that evening.
No, it’s not Oscar the Grouch. 😀
I sent out the message to the group and got a flood of responses.
“Green as in vegetables?”
“Do you follow no-meat Fridays?”
“Like all green food?”
“What meatless Fridays are you talking about?”
I said green would depend on their creativity or excuse. Green-themed foods can vary anywhere from wasabi-flavored mashed potato, green leafy vegetables, green curry, only-in-DLSU-bought food (school color is green), wasabi-flavored ice cream, nori-wrapped sushi or food, Japanese green chicken, random food served on a green plate, stuffed green chilies, guacamole, avocado salad… there are actually a lot.
I was feeling under the weather Friday morning, March 12 and told the group that I might not be able to make it. I felt a bit better after work and made it to dinner. Thing is, half strayed off from the green theme while the other half was still on the plan. Andrew, who hosted us that evening, actually cooked 3-cheese baked prawns but whipped up a green salad with Japanese dressing (when he knew I was coming) to veer back to the green-theme.
I walked to the door and caught Eric’s eye and exchanged knowing smiles. He thought I wasn’t going to make it. Buch, Mari, and Jim were already there when we arrived. Ann and Andrew were still busy in the kitchen. Alex and Nico were pretty late because Nico’s meeting took a long time. There’s a space beside Eric that should be occupied by Made, who was missing in action because she had to attend something.
On the Table
Andrew and Ann’s Green Salad with Kani and Japanese Dressing
Pasto Crostini, Chicken Liver Pate, Salsa, and Spinach Gorgonzola Dip
Bubba and I brought Spinach-gorgonzola dip and crostini chips from Pasto. Excuse my being sick at that time, I wasn’t able to think of a more creative “green” anymore. I actually planned to bring wasabi-mashed potato from Ninyo but due to time and travel constraints, decided to forego that idea.
Baked Prawns with Three Cheese
Andrew loves prawns and shrimps and I’m glad because Bubba doesn’t eat those so I don’t usually order them when we eat out and when it’s served at home, we usually dine out.
Fish Dish with Vegetables (I forget the name)
Beef Dish with Vegetables (I forget the name)
Jim said that he particularly asked the dishes to be served with vegetables (in this case, cabbage) to still be within the green theme. Eric brought sisig sampler with three kinds of sisig.
Somebody brought this but I also forget now what dish this was. Told you I wasn’t on my element that night.
Alex’s Pasta Puttanesca
Alex and Nico brought yummy Pasta Puttanesca with green noodles! Yay!
To add to the whole green-feel, Andrew brought out his favorite Schweppes Ginger Ale.
Amidst all the good food, the special guest on the table (literally) occupied the spotlight of the night. Wild Bite green tea products!!!
Get into the bite
We did a round robin on the items and catch is, you can describe the item with only a word or a phrase/statement. Nobody else can use the descriptive words already mentioned. Quite tough but a bit of fun. Since I was busy taking down notes, I forgot to track who made the most mistakes -so no consequence. 🙂
Wild Bite Clusters
Wild Bite Clusters is a bunch of thin cornflakes coated in white chocolate and green tea. There’s an earthy taste (probably the green tea) to it that’s very calming. It has the right crunch on the outside and enough softness to enjoy snacking on these in delight! It was the clear favorite on the table and the group kept looking for more.
Wild Bite Chocolate
It’s white chocolate that strikes familiarity (a local chocolate you probably tried in childhood) but not quite because of the green tea taste. People who don’t like overly sweet chocolate, like me, might go for this. Packaging was pretty nice, perfect as a gift idea for folks who are into green tea or basically will try anything chocolate. I wonder how dark chocolate will fare blended with green tea. I love dark chocolates.
Wild Bite Cookies
The group found the Wild Bite Cookies quite the enigma. The mild taste of green tea is there –which was just right for me because too much green tea flavor might be overwhelming. As one describes it, the cookie had an identity crisis –some parts were like soft-batch cookies while the other parts were tough like it’s been aired out in the open for too long.
Wild Bite Crisps
It reminded the group of buttery Danish cookies –to some, it had a hint of green tea flavor, to others, GT flavor wasn’t that evident. Crumbly texture dusted with sugar crystals. Both Alex and Nico liked it a lot and tagged it at the top of their list. Alex enjoyed its toasty taste –similar to burnt flavor (I suspect the light bitter flavor comes from the green tea leaves) when you bite into it and then there’s sweetness it releases when you get to the inside.
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The Wild Bite Green Tea items were welcomed on the table with different levels of interest. Big thanks to Chris Chan for letting us try his Wild Bite product line, which started only as a surprise gift for his girlfriend.
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After dinner, we headed to Andrew’s attic where their audio/video room is located. Of course, another Rockband session happened until past midnight.
After Rockband, Eric and Andrew taught Alex, Nico, Bubba and I how to play mahjong. It’s quite interesting but I’m yet to get the hang of it. I already know the basics though, yay!!!
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