Beer Then Wine, You’ll Be Fine, Wine Then Beer Makes You Queer

everybody knows that. But how about beer, then wine, (Moet Et Chandon, saved since June 7th, thank you Teng and Lok!) then beer, then more beer and some beer? Queer is not a good description. Just – blah. Listless. Unable to concentrate. It doesn’t help that it’s the hottest day of the year and I don’t have air con. Never drink on Mondays! Even if it’s a friend’s birthday. It’s madness.

Still, it could have been worse. It could have been baak jau (Chinese rice spirit) that we were drinking. Actually no, no way. That stuff is so vile, I wouldn’t touch it even if there was nothing else to drink in the world and I hadn’t had a drink in a year. Vile! Death!

There is a recipe in my new book CHILLies! Sichuan Food Made Easy that explains how you should never drink baak jau (白酒 – white “wine”) under any circumstance but if you do, or if you have a normal hangover OR you just like the taste and texture of soft but firm tofu, here’s what to cook.

That book is available so damned soon!

Meanwhile avoid 白酒 (baak jau) like two plagues and a locust swarm. Drink MONS (雪花 -Suet Wah) instead.

香檳 (Heung ban – champagne)

貓0左 (Mao jo – shitfaced)

辣椒 (Lat chiu – chilli)

禮拜一 (Lai baai yat – Monday)