Opinion Time!

[wordinista]

Okay.  I've heard from the catering manager and found out that, yes, if we do the roast pig (!) then we can opt out of some or all of the other entree options and substitute them for more side dishes, which is good.  However, I'm unsure of something.  When you have 30 lbs of pig (!), should you even offer a second entree option? 

I say yes.  Mom says no. 

Now, bear in mind that there are no vegetarians on the guest list, and there's no one for whom pork is a dietary restriction.  The pig (!) is an a la carte item and is meant to be incorporated into the other catering "packages."  Mom's opinion is that the pig (!) is practically an attraction in itself, and it's silly to have a second option at all.  My opinion is, I'd be pissed off if I went to a party where the only food option is a meat I positively despise.  I don't know if anyone on the list has strong feelings against pork -- though, with as small as the guest list is, I suppose I could call around and find out.  I mean, it won't cost anything extra to offer, say, teriyaki chicken alongside the pork.  I'm not falling into that "trying to please everyone" mentality, but I also don't want to be rigid and unflexible.

And I've already decided that if anyone (*cough*like Mom*cough*) gives me crap about my final decision, there will be no catered dinner -- like I said at the start of this odyssey -- and there will be a post-ceremony caravan to Whataburger.

Yeah, you just think I'm kidding.

Of course, they're willing to brew the mango iced tea and bring it, and for that alone I may make certain concessions.  Because, damn.  That was good tea.

Anyway, let's try the poll option, shall we?

[Poll #745630]

Comments

[therhoda.livejournal.com]

do you know how tempting the OMGWTFPIG!!! option was just because. IT was almost a tricky box!

[jazzy-fay.livejournal.com]

If it's honestly no extra work at all, then add the second entree. If it's even remotely bothersome, then don't. It's not like there isn't anything else to eat; that's what the sides are there for (in addition to, you know, being sides). If someone really doesn't like pork, they can load up on those. Trust me, I'm a vegetarian. That's what I do every year at Thanksgiving.

[darkfrog24.livejournal.com]

Well there's a pig on my bed who spent most of her day roasting in the sun, and she's got a good amount of meat on her, but not enough to feed thirty guests. Plus there's the fur.

This is not about pigs. This is about you and Tora-san. This is also about how you're going to feel on your wedding day. If you think it's good courtesy to offer a chicken or pasta dish beside the pork, then do so. If you think it doesn't matter, then it doesn't matter. And anyone who complains should be fed to my furry piggy (but the way she's been lately, she'd probably sniff twice and walk away, picky little fatling).

[mscongeniality.livejournal.com]

Even if you're not having people who keep vegetarian, kosher or halal, there may be people who don't eat pork for other reasons--including just not liking it. If the second entree is not a financial burden to you, I say to go for it. If it is, then I'm sure your guests will find something else to eat.

[dqbunny.livejournal.com]

I think option #5 should be: OMGOTP!!!!!111 PIG/STOMACH!!!!1111 <3 <3 <3

[dazed-faerie.livejournal.com]

Personally, I detour pork whenever possible. But that's just me, and hello - it's your wedding! You should do whatever you please, says I.

But again, that's just me. :P

:::dazed:::

[ankoku-jin.livejournal.com]

I don't think that offering a second meat option is "trying to please everyone"; it's just laying a good, varied spread. Also, the "whole pig" thing sometimes puts off people who are normally unafraid of pork. ^^;; Since it's not any extra bother to include it, why not?

[cyperian.livejournal.com]

I picked option #3, for the record. ^__^

If it doesn't cost anything extra to add a chicken option, I don't see anything wrong with it save for the fact that you'll be eating left over pig of the next 26 days. ^_~

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

I would have a second option. I personally don't like pork because of it's texture and because I find it pretty indigestible.