tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post8504034488211677886..comments2024-03-18T11:48:21.973-07:00Comments on Wandering Chopsticks: Vietnamese Food, Recipes, and More: On Chao Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Rice Porridge) and Whether Food Equals LoveWandering Chopstickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-12323984641738102792012-04-04T11:51:43.901-07:002012-04-04T11:51:43.901-07:00Meroro,
I hope he appreciates the effort you put i...Meroro,<br />I hope he appreciates the effort you put into making something nourishing for you and that he recognizes the love behind the gesture. :)Wandering Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-64759438030913743292012-02-27T10:57:41.876-08:002012-02-27T10:57:41.876-08:00Thank you so much for this recipe! It reminds me s...Thank you so much for this recipe! It reminds me so much of home during those sick days mum would serve me up a hearty bowl of chao. It's almost medicinal! :D<br /><br />My Australian boyfriend is sick and now I'm the one serving him a batch... I wonder what he'll think. :)Merorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473127352352123789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-60120776671593236752011-08-12T03:49:30.543-07:002011-08-12T03:49:30.543-07:00Shuku,
Sometimes I saute the rice for a bit to get...Shuku,<br />Sometimes I saute the rice for a bit to get toasty before I add in the liquid. I just wasn't feeling like it that day. A friend who goes through that much trouble to make sure you can eat safely is surely expressing love. Don't worry, I don't cook for people who don't appreciate it. ;)<br /><br />Kitty,<br />Sometimes my mom tries to wow me with new dishes, but she Wandering Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-21978558176505500522011-08-11T08:12:07.754-07:002011-08-11T08:12:07.754-07:00I've never questioned if food = love because t...I've never questioned if food = love because to me it's always just understood that it is. The way I was raised feeding someone is just a way to show emotion, love/concern/sympathy/joy/celebration, that's what cooking is to me. And maybe because of this unquestioning belief I started getting a bit worked up over your friend's comments. I found myself thinking "what a jerk&TKadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796529559992693826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-63795127322559225822011-08-10T14:25:42.636-07:002011-08-10T14:25:42.636-07:00I'm in line with you, Sarah. I find WC's ...I'm in line with you, Sarah. I find WC's friend's absolute, unqualified conviction eyebrow raising. For some people, food is perhaps indeed never anything more than physical sustenance. But he should at least allow for the possibility that for other people the intent behind the cooking of said food can imbue it with something more. This could be argued for all sorts of human acts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437876558716264896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-44011792815744967362011-08-08T21:38:30.453-07:002011-08-08T21:38:30.453-07:00Well, that was dumb. If I had just clicked over to...Well, that was dumb. If I had just clicked over to the recipe, I'd have seen the answer to my question.scrapper alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00019177507222334836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-38886060335165583972011-08-08T20:34:38.138-07:002011-08-08T20:34:38.138-07:00I'm on the side of food = love and agree with ...I'm on the side of food = love and agree with Sarah. I have a dumb question about the Chinese Scallion Cilantro dipping sauce. Do I add it to the chao or do I dip the chicken pieces into it?scrapper alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00019177507222334836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-1072463969344297592011-08-08T06:58:19.075-07:002011-08-08T06:58:19.075-07:00i'm looking around for the "LIKE" bu...i'm looking around for the "LIKE" button for Sarah's comment.Angry Asianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06108228208656956325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-87401332598065062412011-08-06T10:31:56.676-07:002011-08-06T10:31:56.676-07:00Sorry, but your friend comes off as a jerk. He ref...Sorry, but your friend comes off as a jerk. He refuses to understand where you are coming from, choosing to remain stubbornly to his point. You described food as a tangible outcome of love, and I think that is very understandable. It's the same reason that something like a letter, a piece of jewelry, or a photograph can carry sentiment. It can be a physical representation of intangible thingsSharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210227683810165761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-46505116911601477942011-08-06T07:37:32.788-07:002011-08-06T07:37:32.788-07:00When someone in my family is sick, I'll make t...When someone in my family is sick, I'll make them food even if it's just homemade chicken broth. I do this because I love them. Sometimes that's all you can do to help them or make them feel better so you do it. It's like the story Water for Chocolate. The feelings behind the cooking come through the food even if the person eating it doesn't acknowledge it. The feeling isla takahashihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905651815319716699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-75926267413492815602011-08-05T20:01:53.553-07:002011-08-05T20:01:53.553-07:00Cooking is best that comes from the heart. I'...Cooking is best that comes from the heart. I'm sure your sister definitely felt the love and care manifested into the rice porridge :]Lemonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951566954484087801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-74335639109630193532011-08-05T16:58:09.835-07:002011-08-05T16:58:09.835-07:00I definitely agree with you. I wouldn't be tak...I definitely agree with you. I wouldn't be taking the time and effort to make something for someone if I didn't want to show that I care about them. I personally do not cook as much as I use to but when I do now it is only because I love/care for that person to do it for them.bluang3lbbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768128640193256093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-49513088838489443582011-08-05T15:10:59.995-07:002011-08-05T15:10:59.995-07:00i agree with you - food=love. i enjoy making food ...i agree with you - food=love. i enjoy making food that i know others will enjoy. just like my mom would make me my fave foods when i was sick (arroz caldo, chicken with bittermelon, scrambled eggs with tomatoes/garlic), i do the same thing for my daughter. i make an extra effort to get the best ingredients when i am cooking/baking something for a dinner party. i enjoy making others happy with my caninecolognehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921983679558271352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-33640919125474796302011-08-05T13:03:54.523-07:002011-08-05T13:03:54.523-07:00I agree with you that you can show love with food....I agree with you that you can show love with food. I don't think the effort and intention you put in the food can be separated from one another. Food may be a pile of inanimate objects, but when I eat my mother’s chao I feel so warm and nourished inside. The way it tastes and smells reminds me of her and eating anybody else’s chao wouldn’t feel the same. Of course, it all depends on the Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793075863912497242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-42154378237628160982011-08-05T12:31:41.129-07:002011-08-05T12:31:41.129-07:00Can you post a link to your sauce, please? I trie...Can you post a link to your sauce, please? I tried to search for it but was unlucky. Thanks!Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14184797623430500464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-10722540574175702972011-08-05T12:02:01.692-07:002011-08-05T12:02:01.692-07:00The ultimate breakfast for me too. Everytime I do...The ultimate breakfast for me too. Everytime I don't feel good I always want chicken rice porridge or bakso (beefball soup) :)Indonesia Eatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01919748504479459122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-58212079635951020322011-08-05T11:17:05.918-07:002011-08-05T11:17:05.918-07:00Food is definitely love! It's a physical, tang...Food is definitely love! It's a physical, tangible expression of love. My Granny loves the quote "work is love made visible" and I think it applies to food as well.<br /><br />Your friend's point of view just makes me kind of sad. :(Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094128911595337304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-68528602713711844192011-08-05T10:34:05.054-07:002011-08-05T10:34:05.054-07:00yes, chao is ultimate comfort food when sick. my p...yes, chao is ultimate comfort food when sick. my parents or grandparents would just pile on the black pepper to make me sweat. i would complain but still gobble it all up. <br /><br />i agree with you, altho i see your friend's very practical and emotion-less point of view.Angry Asianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06108228208656956325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-51797327841818224002011-08-05T10:10:37.420-07:002011-08-05T10:10:37.420-07:00This hits home for me. The time before last when I...This hits home for me. The time before last when I went back home to the Philippines, I asked my mom to make me chicken porridge. She asked me to repeat my request. I repeated it and she said no, pick something else cause this is a retarded choice for me to pick. LOL! It's just cause I guess there are lots of other things I could've asked her to make but I just so happened want this one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-70891537970725750122011-08-05T10:06:20.364-07:002011-08-05T10:06:20.364-07:00Oooooh, rice porridge. This is comfort food for me...Oooooh, rice porridge. This is comfort food for me when I'm ill or just feeling down. Love it! It's pretty much how I make it too, though sometimes I marinate the chicken and cut it up into chunk, then throw the lot (and the rice and so on) into the rice cooker. <br /><br />As to the discussion at hand: For me? Food -is- love. Due to my gluten intolerance, it is an act of love by my Shukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258042395311417934noreply@blogger.com