︎ Aries Qian
Artist
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
I hate cooking. To be precise, it’s the dishwashing I hate, but nonetheless, I’ve avoided the kitchen my whole life.
During the mandated self-quarantine period, I had no choice but to spend time there. It started off with boiled potatoes and cabbage. After a few days of prison rations, I finally ventured to the bottom of the freezer where I found a skimpy field chicken, the kind only fit to boil a soup. With the help of another kitchen-newbie, I made my first meat dish during the quarantine, roasted chicken.
Unsurprisingly, it turned out charred all over, texture like old foot bandages.
This was the eight of February 2020 and since then I’ve had no desire for anything oven-made.
︎ 派派
艺术家
中国，四川省，成都市
我是一个极其讨厌做饭洗碗的人，活了二十多年，几乎从来不进厨房。
在中国疫情最严重的时间段里，因为一些原因，一个人留守在成都家里度过了两周。受情况所迫，不得不自己动手做饭。日常食谱基本为白水煮土豆或者开水煮白菜。连吃几天简约的素食快餐以后，终于按耐不住，从冰箱冷冻柜最底层中翻出了不知猴年马月冻进去的一只乌鸡。在同样不懂厨艺的朋友的远程怂恿下，做了这段时间以来的唯一一道肉菜，烤乌鸡。
这只烤乌鸡有副焦黑的外表，口感硬如几天没洗的裹脚麻布。
这一天是2020年2月8日，自那以后到现在，我再也没动过吃任何烤物的念头。