Chopstix

So how did I get here?

Posted in Site announcements | 3 November 2005

To tell the truth, my first memory of Chinese food is rather unpleasant.

During a visit to a Chinese supermarket, my parents bought a bottle of oyster sauce. A little later, the meal was served. Yeeeuek! With no instructions in English, my adventurous parents had used the entire bottle.

Years later I found myself sitting on a couch while my suitability as a boyfriend was queried. Did I have a job? Did I drive a car? My girlfriend answered truthfully to both questions. "No. No." Auntie Nancy puffed away on an untipped Marlboro before ushering me into the dining room where a gigantic feast, not a guillotine, was waiting.

I can't remember all of the spread - my brain has mischievously muddied the picture with every Chinese dish I've ever enjoyed. I do recall steamed fish, wonton soup, steamed rice, glutinous Rice and Chinese sausage, bok choy, roast belly pork and Cantonese roast duck.

And so began a very different love affair. Ever since that day, my interest in Chinese food has steadily grown. The website you're currently visiting is the result.

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