She didn’t think that “green bean” should be listed as the
first ingredient on her snack pack of wasabi peas. Fortunately, she knew just
enough French to be reassured by the “pois verts” heading up the French
version.
She wondered why wasabi always made the back of her skull
feel like it was about to explode, and how you would say “cerebral event” in
Japanese, anyway. Sometimes, after a particularly potent mouthful, she would
find herself clutching the back of her head, as though sheer force alone would keep
her skull intact. She certainly didn’t want to be the first person in the world
to be written up in a medical quarterly for having a wasabi-induced stroke.
Eyes tearing, nose streaming, she reached into the package
for just one more “one last one”.
2 comments:
Yes! Eureka ~ cerebral event, indeed.
Shock to the system. Better than an ice cream throat freeze, no doubt.
Remind me never to eat wasabi ice cream, Erik. That's just asking for trouble.
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