Chow Mein Essay

Food is life! Chow mein is one of the fulfilling things in my life. It will never let me down in hunger or taste or the experiences that are involved with a great meal like this. Every time - and I mean every time - I go out to a small family owned Asian food restaurant or any other type of Asian restaurant I order chow mein. I sit staring at the menu for a good ten minutes thinking to myself that I should try something new. As I stare at the menu for another five minutes contemplating that I should eat something different, I find myself saying to the server, “chow mein please.”
As the plate arrives in front of me, I take a deep breath and smell the aroma of goodness. The plate in front of me is a traditional Chinese plate that comes from …show more content…
For my dad, it’s won ton soup and my best friend, it’s shrimp fried rice but we can come all together to enjoy each other’s company. It’s the perfect setting to have a meal to have with friends and families. It represents togetherness with my dad and me. Although our relationship is distant, it can also feel close when we talk and catch up on each other. It’s also a representation of how the best server ever, Max, could be in a bad position but have a positive outlook. When we take a moment to look into the lives we have, there will always be bad things going on. There will always be good things happening and that’s what is needed to be focused on to move us forward. We have the privilege to have any food we want to eat or the ability to go out and eat at a restaurant. We take many things, such as the simplest thing as food, for granted while there are many people who are struggling to be able to eat. I’m grateful to have food every day and to be able to say I even have a favorite food. My favorite food can create experiences with friends and families that brings us together and grow our relationships by listening to each other, even if we personally have a roadblock in our lives at the moment. Food becomes a passion for the experiences it