Mia! Mia! I need to know what food miss reader cooks for leon!
As someone who yearns for my mother’s cooking this ask brought back so much memories (because I’m overseas) 🥲.
I think I shared before that the Reader learned to be more domestic as her relationship progressed with Leon. Most of the Chinese girlies overseas (that I know of) don’t really cook if they live by themselves, this is why I wrote the Reader to be a 老干妈 Lǎo Gān Mā (Chinese Chilli Oil) on white rice topped with a fried egg enthusiast…because this is a very common food that lazy Chinese girls abroad eats. With Leon being a foodie, I do believe this would’ve pushed her to start learning how to cook other dishes.
Also, the Reader is written to be a Beijing native and Beijing cuisine has a heavy focus on carbs/staples as it is located in the northern region. Common foods eaten in a typical household would include:
西红柿炒鸡蛋, Xīhóngshì Chǎo Dàn
Stir Fried Shredded Pork in Sweet Bean Sauce
Variations of Chinese Pancakes (饼, Bǐng)
烙餅, Làobǐng: A plain pan-fried flatbread.
葱油饼, Cōngyóubǐng: A modified version of Làobǐng ⬆️, where the dough contains chopped pieces of spring onions/scallions.
蛋饼, Dànbǐng: A modified version of Làobǐng ⬆️, where the texture is thinner and crepe like as the dough is runnier due to containing more water and egg ratio than flour. The literal translation is Egg Pancake or Egg Crepe.
包子, Bāozi: Stuffed buns with fillings.
饅頭, Mántou: Plain steamed bread rolls.
Beijing traditional food culture also has a heavy emphasis on Soy-based products, so soy milk would most definitely be in the fridge. Also Beijingners are heavy jasmine tea drinkers, so I would headcanon that their home would smell like a heytea/molly tea 😚
And like any white husband, he most likely makes a pretty good sandwich 🥪
