February 16, 2010
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CNY Cooking Accident
After 2 or so months not cooking, it's foreseeable that accidents potentially could happen, especially in a kitchen I'm no longer used to, or a kitchen I only use for cooking instant noodles.It was Chinese New Year Eve and I decided to cook up a German-themed dinner for my parents (which is just a compilation of sausages on lots of mash, ham bits and BBQ onions). However, unlike the kitchen facilities in Melbourne where I had a whole set of 4 stoves, back home I only had one stove at my disposal, making cooking about 75% slower. Also, the flames produced by my Malaysian stove was easily 3 times more intense.
With the lack of time one super heated wok and a not so damp sausage - it's a recipe for disaster.
The thing exploded with the heated oil/water going straight into my tummy. I did not throw it in splashing! It slide down into the wok. I did notice the oil being too hot, so I left it off for 5 minutes. I guess it wasn't enough. The only careless event on my part was not wearing a shirt (yes, ok.. so I kinda deserve it), but it was really hot that night and my kitchen lacks any ventilation or fan, let alone air-conditioning. Anyway, the result was a few blistered spots. I did apply toothpaste right after.. followed but the necessary medical to prevent infection. The damage to my skin is the most evident.One spot's right at the belly button and has produced the biggest blister with lots of fluid. I poked it right after snapping this picture and it leaked out like yellow eye-mo!
Ops. Did I gross everyone out? Sorry! Actually it's not so bad if you look at this dalmatian. Same thing what.
Comments (4)
oh gross....*winces* is it better now?
@lynette - Yeah, I guess... from brown spots it's now pink. Scar for sure liao. Oh well, at least it's not visible behind a shirt.
wah lao...i thot ure the victim of a new skin disease!
Talk about graphic! I thought it was the sauce not pus...Anyways thank God nothing more severe happened
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