Wednesday, September 08, 2004
fish soup
an atypical cab ride that would've been mundane if not for the fascinating lesson on detecting poisonous fish."you work at amoy street?" cabbie
"yes"
"ahh, is "kar soh" fish head still there?" cabbie
"oh yes, crowded too"
"really ah? actually, they are not that fantastic, i can cook better fish head soup" cabbie
"wow really? that's nice..."
"do u cook? u don't right? u don't look like the type who cooks.." cabbie
"how do u know?"
"ahyah, i know one...u westernised ang mor ones always eat out right?" cabbie
"haha"
"but nevermind girl, i teach you a tip. how to tell if a fish is poisonous." cabbie
"oh? ..."
"when you boil a poisonous fish, the 4 legs will end up sticking out!" cabbie
"WHAT?"
"really...and after boiling, if the fish meat disappears, confirm poisonous!" cabbie
"........wah...."
it may have been only 10 min but i found today's cab ride rather enlightening. the little wonders of singa land. (this story's verified with some friends who do cook and the fish's identified as the snakehead).
bee wrote this at 1:45 PM
