Day 53: Indulgence #2

The intended indulgence: chocolate mousse

The experience: Lots of mental preparation. Chocolate mousse is one of my most favourite things in the world. And I haven't had it for more than a year. Many restaurants just don't have it on the menu. Thanks to a recommendation from Tracey the scene was set. La Gargote in Azabu Juban. Wow was it good. Fabulously relaxed atmosphere. Charismatic owner (who it turns out knows my husband). Great staff and really yummy food.... much of it PCP compliant. A French yakitori cum izakaya style place (Japanese pub style with skewers). So it was possible to have half a scallop, 2 small shrimp, a small piece of beef carpaccio, a sliver of foie gras. Also lots of veggies on the menu, as sides, starters and skewers (aubergine on skewers particularly good). So I was set. I was in heaven. Each dish was great. There were four of us which meant we could try a lot of things.

The actual indulgence: Complimentary small glass of champagne to start, sliver of foie gras, green beans (sauteed in butter and garlic), the c-h-o-c-o-l-a-t-e m-o-u-s-s-e (which was everything that I thought it would be and much, much more). Unbelievably good. And it was just such a pleasure to be there with good friends in a lovely setting with such fabulous food. After the champagne I stuck to water.

Post indulgence: Not sure if it was the sliver of foie gras or the cream in the chocolate mousse (possibly even the chocolate). I was not feeling so hot afterwards. Slight sweat, major stomach cramps and then the after effects of the cramps. Now there is some background to this and not sure if that is the reason, or just that we are not used to these different types of food. I have been off all dairy products (excluding eggs) since last November. This has meant that I can no longer have Starbucks non-fat cafe latte's //(*_*)\\ which was a huge change in my life. I have had to switch to black coffee.  Hence not being able to have the milk in the PCP diet. But the aftereffects of my indulgence were very dramatic and not something I care to repeat soon.

I will definitely go back to the restaurant as it was truly good and if I was able to have a dessert would have their delicious tart tartin--lots of apple and only a small sliver of pastry (something to look forward to).

Thoughts: Are these indulgences to show us that our bodies don't need/want what we crave? That they can't handle them? This body definitely not good with the dairy.