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Write an ode to your favorite food. Do you have it often, or is it a special dish? Does it bring you comfort in times of need? If you could have a conversation with your favorite food, what would you say to it? What do you think it would say to you? [Photo by Stefan Vladimirov on Unsplash]
Since I could eat, I have loved eating. Since I could open
my mouth and shriek for sustenance I have been in love with food.
And it has always loved me back -
tacos, grilled cheese, steak, sushi, matzo ball soup,
sweet, spicy, tteokbokki,
with many confusing Korean double letters
you are my favorite
as well as my seongsaengnim's
Instantaneous instant ramen in your left hand. Buttery butter chicken in your right hand. What would you choose? Instant ramen may be an addictive food, but that’s all you can say about it.