While the astute observer of this photograph might be
temporarily startled by the drama provided by the inexplicable flambé — kebabs
not normally associated with being set aflame intentionally — and then
astonished by the elaborate ram’s head skewer which, when used to serve lamb
kebabs is a tad macabre, the more practical-minded reader will notice both the
eponymous use of parsley as a garnish, and the extraordinary feat of making the
skewer stand upright on a shallow metal dish.
Into what is this speared? What lies beneath the innocent
rice — or has the rice been glued into some concoction solid enough to support
it? Has a hole been made in the plate, so that the pointed end pokes right
through?
Either way, it ought to be called “Burned at the Stake,” or
else whoever’s behind this bit of absurdist food styling theater is wasting a
glorious opportunity.
