Look, Kitties (and Toms—male cats), I’m going to be straight with you because we’re all friends here: The way to my food-loving heart is to, um, feed me.

Real-life friends and family know this, bless them, and so a member of the former bought me this Li Hing Powder while he was vacationing in Hawaii.

I like to think that this friend (hey, Jesus!) was passing along this message, too.

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Oh, wasabi, how you make my nasal passages burn, but I wouldn’t have you any other way.

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I apologize for what I’m about to show you. Because it may scare you a little like it did me.

You may be thinking, “What’s the big deal, Cindy? It’s just a plastic bottle of mayonnaise.” Oh yeah?

What about this Kewpie doll image? If the doll could talk, can’t you imagine it saying something like, “Ma-ma, I want a hug. Hug me, ma-ma.”?

Once the packaging with the kind-of-creepy doll image is removed, you get a bottle that’s convenient to grip and squeeze. Out comes a thin strand of tangy, creamy, and rich mayonnaise quite different in taste than American-style ones.

Or you can unscrew the cap to reveal the star-shaped inner opening, and have fun squirting the mayonnaise into different shapes, much like you would with a pastry bag and frosting.

Like this shape.

And this one.

Since it was only my second time trying this condiment, the first being on sandwich bread, I wanted to use it with something familiar again.

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Hot summer sun. Open kitchen window. Sweet, juicy mango. Chilled Mango Pudding.

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