Letters
I get alot of hilarious and some interesting feedback on the articles I write — especially the Slate ones.
The Dumpling Manifesto attracted alot of very nice letters on dumplings (and some angry ones too).
“I was in HK in ‘97 when I had my first dumpling orgasm. It was a fat shrimp won ton that came in my favorite noodle dish, duck shrimp won ton noodle soup. When the server put the piping hot bowl in front of me, I could see the pink of the shrimp and the brown of the mushroom through the thin skin. The first bite was like an awakening of my taste buds and my smell. I thought, how could I have gone through me entire life without eating something as good as this won ton?
I sometimes wonder in my search for an as good as or better dumpling, if having a great dumpling is like taking heroin. I have heard that taking heroin for the first time creates a chemical reaction in your brain and opens the part of your brain that senses and feel pleasure. Once this part of your brain is opened it can not be closed and the feeling of euphoria can’t be duplicated. The addiction to heroin can be caused by trying to recreate the feeling of overwhelming pleasure. I hope it is not true in my quest to find an as good as or better won ton in the San Francisco bay area, but sometimes I wonder after eating so so dumplings.”