bún-bò and cà-phê-sữa-đá
there are many ingredients in a bowl of bún-bò-Huế (Hue-ish beef noodles). if we take time to munch slowly these little pieces that come from a vegetable garden, a banana tree, a kumquat, a chilly, if we take time to munch all these we can feel the whole culture in our mouth. i did it the lazy way today though, putting all in and mixing all up at once.
cà-phê-sữa-đá-Sài-Gòn (Saigon-ish iced coffee with milk) in my cup today isn't made the traditional way, but with arabica and foam. instead of the... well, i can't really point exactly what they put in a traditional cup, despite my coffee knowledge. the new version does have that bubbly layer and strong taste of a random cup I had on a random Saigon pavement though.
mumbling about food like this makes me forget in a while how tired i feel these days. i woke up with my brain foggy and my body unassembled into pieces. i wanted to go back to sleep immediately if it wasn't my stomach disagreeing with me. i acknowledge the trouble and remind myself that it's a natural thing that will take its time.
so i take my time.