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Bezig met laden... Takeaway: Stories From a Childhood Behind the Counterdoor Angela Hui
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In this heartfelt memoir, Hui admits that she has always found it difficult to talk about her experiences working in the family business: “all my life I’ve hated being East Asian, especially a Chinese takeaway kid”. But motivated in part by the terrible upsurge in racism towards the East and Southeast Asian community after the pandemic, Hui finds her voice in this wonderful book, which is filled with love and pride for her immigrant parents... Prijzen
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORTNUM & MASON DEBUT FOOD BOOK AWARD 2023 _______________ 'A beautiful book: compellingly written, tender and thoughtful' Ruby Tadoh 'A warm, incandescent memoir about identity, food, family, relationships' Annie Lord Growing up in a Chinese takeaway in rural Wales, Angela Hui was made aware at a very young age of just how different she and her family were seen by her local community. From attacks on the shopfront (in other words, their home), to verbal abuse from customers, and confrontations that ended with her dad wielding the meat cleaver; life growing up in a takeaway was far from peaceful. But alongside the strife, there was also beauty and joy in the rhythm of life in the takeaway and in being surrounded by the food of her home culture. Family dinners before service, research trips to Hong Kong, preparing for the weekend rush with her brothers - the takeaway is a hive of activity before a customer even places their order of 'egg-fried rice and chop suey'. Bringing readers along on the journey from Angela's earliest memories in the takeaway to her family closing the shop after 30 years in business, this is a brilliantly warm and immersive memoir from someone on the other side of the counter. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This was not an easy life and the demands and concerns of the business took a big toll on family life and relationships. Hours were long and when needed everyone had to pitch in and help on the counter or going out doing deliveries. The family were subjected to a lot of racist abuse, dad had a gambling problem, etc. But there are also some stories of happier moments, of appreciative customers and humour.
Hui includes a few recipes, I think mostly of the food her family cook for themselves - not always the same as what is sold in the takeaway (though the kids do get to tuck in to uncollected food and some edible treats from time to time). Hui also describes the tensions between her own life at school and with friends, and early relationships etc, and the business/family, as she grows up. Though she went away to university, she travelled back from Cardiff to help out in the business most weekend nights.
I enjoy memoirs of migration, of growing up, of family lives, of work and school, of juggling different lives, and thought this was a good read. ( )