Mrs. Joba Ullah
This is my fondest memory from when I was a young girl, about seven or eight years old – it was a long time ago!
I used to play pretend cooking with girls the same age as me. In those days, within the village markets in Bangladesh, you would be able to find clay pottery. This included kitchen equipment such as pots, pans and plates. Our dad bought us miniature versions of these pots and pans to play with. We used to ‘cook’ crushed red bricks into near powder and pretend it was chilli powder. This is because the bricks were red, just like the colour of chilli powder.
Sometimes, when we got the chance, we sneaked real food such as fish and vegetables from the house and cooked them using the red brick powder. When my mum found out, we were scolded badly.
This is why I remember those days – because even though Mum told us off, we still had a great time! Even now, as I remember this, I feel as if I was just there. |
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