Giant crustaceans

The enormous portions served as standard in the States are well documented, but even my mother, a big fan of seafood, was defeated by the lobster that arrived. Note how it is nearly double the size of her face yet she's putting on a brave smile. And apparently this one was quite standard.

The point is, of course, that you don't have to eat it all. You can, in fact most people do, eat half and then ask the restaurant to package up the other half for you to take home & eat later. But this isn't always a mouth watering, let alone hygenic, prospect. See, for example, my favourite part of the squid, below - and imagine it the morning after a night in the fridge. So the only option is to stuff your face and enjoy it. Which should probably be my epitaph.