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“She asks me what I am cooking today and I say mujaddara - a traditional rice and lentil dish, with fried onions sprinkled on top, that she taught me how to make. I tell her that I never seem to be able to match the crispiness of her onions. She gives me some advice about it - frying them in hotter oil and letting them sit in a strainer for a while. I ask her about Uncle, and she says he's still waking up in the middle of the night, asking about his mother. Once again, I feel grateful that Mum's mind is untarnished. We talk about Covid again for a minute or so. Then she asks me what am I cooking today.”
― Abbas El-Zein, Bullet, Paper, Rock: A Memoir of Words and Wars

“She asks me what I am cooking today ad I say mujaddara - a traditional rice and lentil dish, with fried onions sprinkled on top, that she taught me how to make. I tell her that I never seem to be able to match the crispiness of her onions. She gives me some advice about it - frying them in hotter oil and letting them sit in a strainer for a while. I ask her about Uncle, and she says he's still waking up in the middle of the night, asking about his mother. Once again, I feel grateful that Mum's mind is untarnished. We talk about Covid again for a minute or so. Then she asks me what am I cooking today.”
― Abbas El-Zein, Bullet, Paper, Rock: A Memoir of Words and Wars