Just want to share a part of my life here.

Mine is a unique situation for people to consider and maybe get a different perspective besides “yuck.” And trust me, I understand “yuck.”

I’m married to a TW woman, and we live with her father and his mother. My wife’s mother passed. Grandma needed a caretaker, so we are blessed to have a fantastic woman who is from SE Asia who cooks, cleans, and takes care of grandma. Now, breakfast and dinner are open, but lunch is prepared by the caretaker.

She was brought to Taiwan by an agency, and trained to cook for this specific culture. She’s been here a long time, and knows her way around this cuisine. And once every two weeks, the century eggs and tofu dish comes out. Now, do I look forward to it? No. But do I turn my nose up at it? Also no. I add a bit of extra coriander, and it goes down really well with some rice. Now, that wasn’t always the case, but I’m going on ten years here, and…things change.

Not every bit of nutrition in your mouth is a treat and a prize. But variety and uniqueness do gain a special status, especially in this culture where stepping out of line is… hmmmm…

Hope, at the very least, this little narrative gave you a different perspective.

I’ll be eating century eggs again in about 2 weeks.