In the blink of an eye
Chinese New Year is probably the most important holiday for the Chinese.
I’d wanted to go see my mom that night, but I wasn’t able to for various reasons.
But I’d mentioned to the Firecracker how important it was, and she said we should just do a celebration here.
Her: What are we gonna have?
Me: Well, traditionally, you’re supposed to have: (a) A whole fish, (b) noodles, (c) dumplings, and (d) oranges – among other things.
Her: Wait, a whole fish? Like, with the head?
Me: Yup! It’ll be great.
Her: (hesitant)
Me: Food should look like food, baby.
Legit, Americans eat so much processed food that real food looks weird to them.
Once met a woman that wouldn’t eat fried chicken because it looked too much like the animal it came from.
That relationship didn’t last long.
In any case, because there’s a new Korean supermarket near my pad now, most of what I needed was pretty easy to get.
Plus, I had just made some chicken stock the other day when I was making White Cut Chicken for everyone so that saved a lotta work.
The kids mainly liked the noodles and the store-bought dumplings, but I was just happy they enjoyed it.
The red envelopes were the biggest hits, I suppose.
Him: Two-dollar bills!?! What are those worth?
Me: Hmmm…two dollars?
Here’s hoping we’ll get to do this for a while.
If you wanna make white cut chicken, which is essentially a very gently poached chicken, try this recipe here.
It’s pretty foolproof and what my parents used to make us kids literally once a week while we were growing up.
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Location: earlier tonight, a Japanese BBQ after the kid’s recital
Mood: frozen again
Music: you know I care but it’s so cold (Spotify)
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