By Christopher Piago |
I remember reading a very interesting story in a Creative Writing workshop. The writer wrote about their experience at the lunch table, using that setting to showcase cultural exchange. I decided to write a similar theme to it, except the process of making the meal. I put this in the perspective of a parent-child dynamic in the kitchen. Growing up, we tend to realize that small things that were told as a child often get forgotten. It's an interesting concept of 'Crisis' in how one's cultural identity can either continue to the next generation or be forgotten.- Christopher Pigao
Bento
You cook rice with
the 1st line of
your index finger.
The meat you
cook should be
brown, if you
see red then
make it brown
don’t get sick.
Vegetables are
the most important
part of this
or else you’ll
get sick
or won’t grow up
and develop
properly.
Don’t throw out.
Only water;
no soda
no juice
and please
take it easy
with the snacks
because manufacturing
won’t make you
natural.
Cook on the stove
hot hot hot hot
lower the fire
so that smoke alarms
don’t hear you.
and create a meal
that you eat
for our days here.
Got that?
“Huh?”
ENJAMBED | SPRING 2020
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