Inside Out & Back Again Food Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Poem.Stanza)

Quote #1

Every Tet
We eat sugary lotus seeds
And glutinous rice cakes. (1.1.2)

This sounds delish, but it also doesn't sounds like standard southern food fare, which doesn't bode well for eating the same food when Tet rolls around in Alabama.

Quote #2

I should side with
my most tolerable brother,
but I love a soft yolk
to dip bread. (1.8.5)

Here food stands in Hà's way of being a better sister and building her relationship with Brother Khoi. Oops.

Quote #3

Middle sweet
Between a mango and a pear. (1.11.3)

Ah, papaya, Hà's favorite food. To her, nothing else measures up, so she seriously misses this fruit once she lands in the U.S.