Yes, that's right. I was cooking again... I laid out my ingredients on the counter and started putting things together. First, I fried tofu with chopped garlic and onions, seasoning the cubes with turmeric and basil (some of my absolute favorite ingredients). Then I sliced red cabbage and scallions, setting the latter aside. I put a pot of water on the stove and started my broth with a shrimp base and bay leaf to deepen the flavor.
I found some rice noodles on the top shelf and brought those down, dumping the red cabbage into the pot of boiling water along with some frozen japchae fish rounds. If you've never had japchae, you are seriously missing out. When the cabbage was almost finished cooking, I added the fried tofu and noodles. A delicious smell wafted up from the pot with all those yummy ingredients inside. A little stirring and a couple more minutes later, my soup was ready!
I ladled my soup into a wide-mouthed bowl and laid little squares of dried seaweed at the center, sprinkling the green scallions over the whole bowl. It certainly looked appetizing! I prepared a cup of green tea to go with my meal, and in seconds I was slurping down noodles with the aid of my chopsticks and a porcelain spoon.
Ahhhhh.... cooking is such a delight. For all those people out there who don't cook, you don't know what you're missing. Preparing food and letting all the flavors meet in a dish is an experience everyone should have. After all, life is simply too short to die, and we all have to eat to live! Buon appetito!
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