What I saw was a lot of Caucasians in Chinese clothing and kilts, and some Chinese people wearing tartans. It was cool seeing people dressed up!

But the food was not worth what we paid for, even though there was some subpar entertainment and partial proceeds went to some special interest groups…like the dragon boat team. We didn’t know what food was going to be on the menu because they like to keep things a surprise. I did know there was going to be haggis wonton, haggis sui mai, and haggis lettuce wraps.

It would have been nice to go with a big group of friends or something instead of eating with strangers. One (Asian) women thought it was okay to take some lettuce off the serving plate, rip it half with her bare hands, and put the other half back on the serving plate. She was also turning the lazy Susan when other people were still getting food. And she did the lick and dip.

I’ve had haggis only one other time, and it was also for a Robbie Burns dinner. The pageant I was in was put on by the Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club which has Scottish routes. So I’ve had haggis lettuce wraps before. That time was better, I think. Haggis is a little crumbly, but last night’s reminded me of pate. I didn’t really care for haggis as much this time around. It had this smell which I can’t translate into English.

The rest of the food was low-quality stuff – like there were no expensive ingredients used in anything.

One comment I found funny in an ignorant way was said by this really nice (Caucasian) woman. She said, “I must be the only woman on the planet who loves tofu!”

I also tried scotch for the first time last night, too. Johnny Walker was one of the sponsors, and they were giving out samples. From the little bit I did have, my throat sure felt it!