Black japonica rice and Arborio, pre packed sandwich and a reminiscence

When I saw my friend and a pre packed sandwich coming home at evening , I had just finished my dish-washing and the light of the dining room were about to be switched off, the unwatchable fake sandwich set me thinking about cooking something nice, and the reason I offered myself about cooking risotto…no reason, just pleasure of mine. I was going to come back to the desk just after my dinner, but I preferred cooking for my friend. I seem not to have lost my pleasure and ability with cooking , it’s just in the last few years I do it for myself so I usually make easy and very light dishes: white rice (at any time…I love rice), vegetables, fruits, yogurt, ricotta . Ok, not everything, anytime, at once but basically that’s what I eat.

I can remember when I was on in Lisbon, at lunchtime I used to eat with mates in the canteen of the department  of Humanities, while at night I usually…aw this is a nice memory, we used to cook for each other, my flat mates and I. I had 14 flat mates and I can really remember asking for some help to my Czech flat mate, he did such nice dishes, rather greasy and strong, creamy and garlic galore seasoning blend. I don’t think I followed his instructions for learning Czech cuisine, not very carefully, though, because I was more amused by our conversations. Then I remember my (dearest) flat mates Minttu, she is Finnish, and the English ones as well, we were eating at the same table (ok, an English one was anytime drinking and I…I don’t think I’ve ever seen him eating), things between us were just interesting, sometimes late at night we discussed about…I clearly remember myself asking Michal, the Czech one, if he had any memory about the Gentle Revolution in Prague . That must be, I haven’t really forgotten anything,  why I never really thought about it again until now that I’ve cooked risotto for my friend, and it all came back.

In case you wonder I’ve used a combination of black japonica rice and Arborio, but I don’t think they have nothing to do with the reminiscence for itself.