HB Ep. 87: The season(ing)s of life
How much should you really be seasoning your chicken?
This week, Youngmi talks to Sohla El-Waylly (James Beard Award Winning cookbook author of Start Here) about the running Internet joke about white people not seasoning their chicken. Sohla explains the definition of properly seasoning food, and how white people are not necessarily in the wrong here. She also discusses all the nuances surrounding her emotions about weight gain during pregnancy and the stress of not losing “the baby weight” fast enough, leading to a deeper conversation about where unhappy feelings originate, and how they might not necessarily be about the weight.
Words by Youngmi Mayer
Youngmi Mayer is a standup comedian and single mom based in New York City. She explores topics of Asian identity, biracial identity, feminism and growing up poor in her work.