Chinese Novels

Oh, not exactly about food being appetizing, but there's a food metaphor that's so visceral (like I had an "oh" reaction) in Professional Body Double. Quoting my own description of it elsewhere: "There's a part in the novel about boiling water, and once the water is boiled, realizing that the ingredients you prepared to toss into the water has gone bad. Maybe because I enjoy food and cooking metaphors, but it does convey the "falling in love out-of-step" bit that I enjoy (there's something about the "too late", "too early" that hits me in my emotional happy place)."