Red Beans and Rice (Riz et Pois Rouges)

 

When I was seven, a neighbour used to prepare some rice for me and my brothers. It was simple rice with beans, nothing else. 

It was the best rice I've ever ate in my life and unfortunately, he passed away before we even knew the name of the rice or how to prepare it. There was something special about it, and, over the years, no matter how we tried, we never managed to do it.

I found the recipe 30 years later, and I couldn't help but shed a tear; what we thought was simple, actually used to take thirteen hours to cook or prepare right…

It's amazing that with time, the act of preparing such a long dish became one of the kindest memories I have.

Text by MV (MSTT)

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