"There is so much I miss." The lure of food is strong, though, and she dips the dumpling into soy sauce and pepper -- she would normally have mixed the pepper in the sauce, but sometimes people do not like food with as much spice as she does -- and takes a bite.

It is the best mandu she has ever tasted.

"Oh. Mmm! So good."

Now it doesn't matter what else she misses from home: her stomach tells her that it's time to stop talking and eat, and it doesn't need to be done delicately. It's been more than a week since she had a hot meal.