Slow Noodles A Cambodian Memoir of Love Loss and Family Recipes

Description: Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes Product Description A haunting and beautiful memoir from a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot's genocide in the 1970s but who finds hope by reclaiming the recipes she tasted in her mother's kitchen. RECIPE: HOW TO CHANGE CLOTH INTO DIAMOND Take a well-fed nine-year-old with a big family and a fancy education. Fold in 2 revolutions, 2 civil wars, and 1 wholesale extermination. Subtract a reliable source of food, life savings, and family members, until all are gone. Shave down childhood dreams for approximately two decades, until only subsistence remains. In Slow Noodles, Chantha Nguon recounts her life as a Cambodian refugee who loses everything and everyone—her home, her family, her country—all but the remembered tastes and aromas of her mother’s kitchen. She summons the quiet rhythms of 1960s Battambang, her provincial hometown, before the dictator Pol Pot tore her country apart and killed more a million Cambodians, many of them ethnic Vietnamese Nguon and her family. Then, as an immigrant in Saigon, Nguon loses her mother, brothers, and sister and eventually flees to a refugee camp in Thailand. For two decades in exile, she survives by cooking in a brothel, serving drinks in a nightclub, making and selling street food, becoming a suture nurse, and weaving silk. Nguon’s irrepressible spirit and determination come through in this lyrical memoir that includes more twenty family recipes such as sour chicken-lime soup, green papaya pickles, and pâté de foie, as well as Khmer curries, stir-fries, and handmade bánh canh noodles. Through it all, re-creating the dishes from her childhood becomes an act of resistance, of reclaiming her place in the world, of upholding the values the Khmer Rouge sought to destroy, and of honoring the memory of her beloved mother, whose “slow noodles” approach to healing and cooking prioritized time and care over expediency. Slow Noodles is an inspiring testament to the power of food to keep alive a refugee’s connection to her past and spark hope for a beautiful life. Key Features Return Policy ⦿ 30-Day Return Policy. Contact us via eBay messaging for returns. ⦿ 100% satisfaction guaranteed. We will provide a satisfactory solution. ⦿ Free Shipping and Free Return 30-Days Money Back Guarantee. ⦿ Contact us for the returning address. Shipping Information ⦿ We ship to the address provided on eBay only. ⦿ Delivery takes 3-5 business days. ⦿ Shipping services used: UPS, FedEx, USPS, etc. ⦿ We only ship to the 48 contiguous states of the USA. ⦿ Contact us for any shipping issues. Contact us ⦿ Reach out via eBay message. We respond within 1 business day. ⦿ Customer satisfaction is our top priority. ⦿ Please contact us with any issues before leaving feedback. About us We are dedicated to providing high-quality products at competitive prices, ensuring that you receive the best value for your money. Our team is committed to exceptional customer service and making your shopping experience as smooth as possible. With years of experience in the industry, we have established strong relationships with suppliers to bring you a diverse range of products. We continuously strive to enhance our product offerings and services to meet and exceed customer expectations. Our goal is to ensure 100% customer satisfaction by addressing any concerns promptly and effectively. Thank you for choosing us as your trusted seller, and we look forward to serving you again in the future.

Price: 29.21 USD

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

End Time: 2024-11-24T14:50:30.000Z

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