i wondered, when i saw what it was, why von sent this with the subject of "to read" rather than "to eat" but that mystery was soon solved! go on, read it.

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"A prawn dumpling garnished with gold leaf was spectacular to look at but dreary to eat (I think the gold must have been frozen - it certainly wasn’t organic, and may have been cruelly transported across Europe in brutally small bullion crates). "