Squeaks just enjoyed a quick and easy home-made lunch of fried egg and kim chee over rice, with a splash of soy sauce and a dash of pepper for extra flavoring. Takes me back to similar meals from my childhood in Singapore,... except instead of kim chee -- whose tangy flavors were still a mystery to me then -- ikan bilis (dried anchovies) and sliced cucumber accompanied the egg. Cook the rice in coconut milk, and you get nasi lemak, purported to be the national dish of Malaysia.
Sure, I'm wrestling with my fair share of stress factors today. But thanks to something as uncomplicated as comfort food, I'm able to pause... breathe... and appreciate life's simple pleasures.
1 comment:
such a vivid description of a cool memory :) glad you like kim chee :) -a
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