My very first *home-made* Asian moment in Belgium

 

I have a Thai classmate in my Dutch class and one day she invited me for lunch at her friend's place.

Her friend is Taiwanese who's been living in Europe for many years. 

She is apparently an excellent cook.  She is also very considerate as she made a separate soup for me (vegetarian!)

I simply loved her food. She also made rice balls and when I said I love red beans she took out some red bean soup to serve with rice balls. This is not typical dessert in Korea but I've had it many times in Canberra. Rice balls with ginger soup is also super! JJ used to make this for me.

I became a bit sentimental while eating these Asiatic dishes........ 

This was the first time somebody cooked 'Asian' food for me in Belgium.... maybe that's why. 

Or it brought me some old memories back.... maybe that's why. 

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마음이 따뜻한 사람들이 만들어 준 음식을 먹으며 수다를 떠는 것이 

참 단순하고 별 볼일 없는 일 같지만,

나에게는 정말로 꼭 필요했던 따뜻하고 중요한 순간이었다.

이 살기 힘든 타지에서 꼭 한국인, 한국음식과 함께 할 필요는 없다는거. 

그저 서로의 상황을 이해해주고 소박하지만 함께 음식을 나누어 먹고 수다를 떠는 것이 참 좋았다. 그리고 좀 재미있는건, 역시 아시아 사람들끼리는 통하는게 있는거 같아.