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A LETTER TO UNCLE G ON INDONESIAN FOOD THAT DID NOT QUITE APPEAL TO ME
Dearest Uncle G,
Recently, I re-read the children’s book by Dr. Seuss called Green Eggs and Ham and thought of my Indonesian food trip. Have you read that book before? Just in case you have not read it, it is about a persistent guy named Sam who tries to make his unnamed friend try green eggs and ham. Throughout the entire story, Sam hounds the unnamed friend who, without trying the green eggs and ham, says that he does not like it. To end Sam’s pestering, the unnamed friend eventually tries green eggs and ham thinking he will not like it but ends up liking it instead. I love this story because it sounds funny when read fast. Try it. Read this excerpt from Green Eggs and Ham really fast -
“SAM: Do you like green eggs and ham?
UNNAMED FRIEND: I do not like them Sam-I-Am. I do not like green eggs and ham?
SAM: Would you like them here or there?
UNNAMED FRIEND: I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.”
Like Sam’s unnamed friend in the Green Eggs and Ham book, I was doubtful about some of the Indonesian food I encountered. I wonder if you would be more adventurous than me.
I forgot to ask Danang what this was when I chanced upon it at the traditional market in Jogjakarta. Monk thinks it is fried bats. Whatever it is, I’ll passed on this roadside food. (more…)
