#29: Coconut rice, cloud forest
Leaving and returning is a kind of slow-motion whiplash.
The succulent green kuih wobbles on the plate. I poke the cube with my fork, examining the layers: coconut-infused glutinous rice topped with a thick pandan custard. When I bite into one of these kuih seri muka, the solid custard holds the shape of my front teeth. The sticky rice is salty and buttery against the pandan’s dark jade green sweetness. I eat…