Taster's Choice: Chicken Soup for the Soul

prologue:

Mise-en-place. Carrots. (native to Europe and southwestern Asia) Scallions. (edible plants of various Allium species)  Potatoes. (the fourth-largest food crop following: rice, wheat and maize) Onions. (available in three colors: yellow, red, and white) Slowly simmering stock. (made this morning)  Today it's shredded chicken, vegetable, and three bean soup.

The chef picks up a (left-handed Deba blades cost more than the right-handed blades - it takes4 to 6 weeks to forge and deliver) knife.

(tok - atok - atok)

Slicing medallions of carrots. Gathering them up and tossing them into the pot.

(tok - atok - atok)

Dicing up scallions. They go in.

(tok - atok - atok)

Cutting potatoes. They're next.

(tok - atok - atok)

Starting to slice oni--

"Ah!

"Ow-- shit. . .

"Goddamn. . ."  He sets down the knife.

(. . . food handlers must take special precautions to protect themselves from contamination)

He scoops them up and dumps them into the pot.

 

 

(Bodily fluids are considered to be potentially contagious.)

 

end prologue.