Sizzling Rice Soup

Tonight I had Sizzling Rice Soup for the first time in my life. But before the soup came to the table, I really didn't know what to expect. In my mind, I thought of something that my parents and grandmother used to serve after dinner during my childhood. This was that they put water in a pot that had the crunchy/hard rice, sometimes with a brunt taste, on the bottom after making rice; then they would mix it up and serve it just like that. So it was basically rice and water. This is one of the most simple pleasures that brings me gratification. I realize that most people probably would not agree with me that it is delicious.

When the Sizzling Rice Soup so brought to the table, the waitress mixed the ingredients right in front of us. It contained rice (of course), mushrooms, celery, chicken, shrimp, water chestnuts, and other minor ingredients. It was okay; I was disappointed that it wasn't crunchy rice and water. But I was starving so it was something to reduce my hunger.