little cook

Rey started using a knife since he was 2 years old. Recently I bought him a real knife (for children) and he does the usual stuff, cutting cucumbers, eggplants, carrots with it. But last week, he decided to cut his index finger too. Maybe he was testing the blade to see how sharp the new knife is compared to the old plastic one. And I didn't realise how 'real' the children's knife can be until he calmly flashed his bloody red finger at me. This is no joke. I could see how deep and wide the cut was when I rinsed his finger. I added salt to the wound by saying "This is what happens when you're not careful..", "Didn't I tell you...?" The blood didn't stop flowing so I decided we should go to the doctor instead. All the while Rey was calm. He even fell asleep when waiting for the doctor. I hope he learnt his lesson. I learnt my lesson too. Small cuts can be treated at home. The medical fees caused me a whopping 2200yen (about 30$)

Anyway, yesterday I decided to let Rey participate in a low-risk cooking lesson ...making wanton. What he learned in origami came into use. He simply fold the wanton 'skin' into triangles. We had wanton soup for dinner and deep-fried wanton the next day.