i recently received a massive 5 figure cheque from the government for $101.90. after receiving this money i knew i wanted to do something special for myself while remaining humble and not letting the money go to my head. i began my research on the internet. somewhere along the line of all inclusive trips, sons of anarchy blankets and lake front investment properties i ran into the menu for yum yum chicken. the thought of chicken and lakefront properties sparked a child hood memory flame in my mind, and as the fire began to grow, i knew i had to tend its clandestine fire. when i was a young lady i would spend the summers at my families lake house. every evening as the moon had its way with the sun, my family and i would dine on fried chicken and french fries. when i finished my meal i would dive into the lake to clean the grease from my young face and body. as i bashfully bathed blissfully in the evening light i would stare into the moon and ponder if i would ever have chicken as good as this, years have gone by and finally my questions were answered.
as you can guess i decided to go to yum yum chicken! now truth be told i have some reservations in regards to korean food since viet nam, but i so longed for that feeling of fried chicken that sparked my childhhod fire. i arrived around 6 pm (not am) lol and was greeted upon my arrival by a breath taking asian women who's brown eyes sparkled as bright as the ming dynasty. in broken english she inquired what i would have. i decided on the family sized bucket of challot chicken. after an inordinate amount of time my chicken arrived and i took my seat, i was ready to eat! as i took my first piece of chicken from the bucket my hands trembled slightly, but i gained my composure as i peeled back the skin like the pages of a hemingway novel. what i found inside was more awe inspiring than any thing hemingway wrote, pure brown glistening meat begging to be ravaged. i put the skin aside, and like a first kiss i hesitantly, yet fervently dove in for what i had yearned for, for so long. the meat was done to perfection and the taste could only be described as the feeling you get when you're hung over so you take 3 tylenol 3's, have 6 wine coolers and a 30 minute shower... i was in heaven! i continued to finish the bucket while putting the skin aside. i then covered the skin with a layer of salt and ate until only a pile of bones was left in front of me. my only complaint is their was no ranch for the chicken skin.
while i try to stay humble to my roots i cant help but to think the money i received has changed me. in many cases such a lump some of money would change a person for the worst, i will however continually grow spiritually and culinarly with my blessing from the alberta government. therefore the money has changed me for the better. yum yum chicken helped me reconnect with my child hood, and if i ever decide to have kids i feel like its my spiritual duty in life to either conceive them here or give birth at this location in airdrie. thanks yum yum.
-kim