Wednesday, September 21, 2005
ahead of me, a great craggy rock rises out of the surface. entirely white, shrouded in mist and glistening in the light, it is altenately inviting, and impregnable. a great, frozen fortress of dau huey. i rub my hands together and prepare to conquer the rock.of late, dau huey has become my best friend. a gastronomic miracle amidst a motley selection of less-than-delectable semi-solid foods. these foods range from boiled oats to minced spinach, pumpkin squash and lumpy tchok which mum, out of her undeniably good intentions, invariably mixes with a disgusting plethora of enriching substances that don't match. so, as you can see, dau huey is such a welcome relief. not only is it soft and semi-solid, it is also sweet, and doesn't give me guilty pangs the way other soft, semi-solid and sweet things usually do. (think nutella paste, soft noughat, ICE CREAM, pudding, milkshake...sigh). over the past few days, i have scaled literally mountains of this wonderful soya subsidary. on one particular day, i actually forwent all other types of food in favor of 5 bowls of dau huey, 2 cups of soya milk and an enourmous but unfulfillable craving for soya bean ice cream. mama ( my grandma) has often warned of the dangers of consuming dau huey in such unreasonable amounts, which include, of all things, soft bones. i never really believed her; the link seems too...literal. anyway, some time ago i actually read that the gelatinous substance in dau huey can actually give you slimmer cheeks, which is something i've always wanted to have, ESPECIALLY NOW. (see previous entry). i fully understand the folly of believing some trashy beauty mag writeup instead of my almost omniscient grandma, but i just love dau huey too much. my only other dietary consolation this period has been some divine bing pei mooncake that i ate last week. melts in your mouth. but since that is no more, i guess i'll just have to contend with my beloved dau huey.
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