Ganbei Fall 2020 Nostalgia

GANBEI MAGAZINE : NOSTALGIA
Reminiscing
Apt. 4D
The smell of scallions, ginger,
and chives filled our kitchen and
poured into our apartment hall
every evening at 7PM. They were
the spices I despised as a child.
By the end of the meal, a mini
mountain of scallion oil and soy
sauce infused ginger-strips sit sulking
by my unfinished bowl of rice.
Lao Lao (grandma) shakes her head
— “Finish your food picky girl, every
single grain of rice is a fruit of hard
work”. Lao Lao said my taste buds
would grow, like me. One day, I would
learn to love the sweetness and heat
of biting into a raw scallion stalk.
This picture is from a celebratory
family feast made by my Lao Ye
(grandpa). These are the flavors
& smells I miss when I’m away from
home at college. These are the flavors
I’ve been trying to recreate.
Lao Lao said my tastebuds
would grow, like me.
CONNIE TOO
2ND YEAR