Oatmeal Without Occasion

 

Oatmeal for breakfast is like porridge on a rainy day. Or chicken soup on a cold-stricken day. Well, I had a cold-like symptom today, but I managed to taste the sour sweet blueberries, comforting bananas, and tangy crunch of my apple.  Because oatmeal is like porridge, it soothes my stomach and works like a light and filling bowl. Only I need not wait for a rainy or sick day.

 

I tasted the scintillating sour tang of the blueberries alone before the oatmeal. Then the Cosmic Crisp apples took a fresh twist on the tang that adds a bit of crunch to my meal.  Bananas melt to a gelatinous coat that dissolves in my mouth.  I like to taste a few bites of fruity pieces before they become soaked in simmered oatmeal.

 

The oatmeal simmered and thickened until it cooled into the bananas, the bones of a chicken soup. They drew out the soggy grain with coated, clean sweetness, like cornstarch in a Chinese stir-fry dish. While I like my oatmeal with more water and oatmilk, some may prefer a light bowl.  I have enjoyed jellylike shark fin soup bowl; I’ve also liked gooey congee bowl in the morning; and I’ve fared well with creamy broccoli soup.  But I hope you find your pieces for this warm bowl – I reckon you take a few pieces or bites before you simmer the stove.