Mời cả nhà ăn cơm!

I think Vietnamese food means safety to me, but also pleasure. I take a lot of joy in not only eating Vietnamese food, but making it. It created a space where I could embrace a culture that I pushed away from me in public.

I think maybe all children had to go through being forced to eat bitter melon because it has cooling properties. And now I really enjoy eating it and my parents grow their own. So I think this vegetable really reminds me of home and how much I have grown into an adult and can finally enjoy it.

Es war nicht nur so, als sei das vietnamesische Essen der einzige Weg, um anzuknüpfen, sondern Essen hat das eher ein bisschen aufgemacht oder nochmal andere Wege der Verknüpfung überhaupt dargestellt.