Last Night’s Tea
Yesterday’s lunch from the canteen was something I hadn’t seen before. It was chicken and something wrapped in a thin pancake style arrangement. It looked OK so I thought I’d try it. I’m not sure how it was supposed to taste. Either the developer of the dish had shares in every salt mine in China or the cook was over enthusiastic when salting it. It was the saltiest food I’ve tasted here. Most of the canteen food is very salty. Circulatory diseases are major killers in China.
When tea time arrived I didn’t think my system could cope with any more salt so I avoided the canteen. I couldn’t be bothered going out and didn’t want to cook beyond maybe an egg. When I checked my fridge I saw the remains of last week’s boiled nuts and Sunday’s soy beans. So that’s what I had. Not exactly a balanced meal but easy and requiring little washing up.
