The epilogue to this Easter Sunday's Family Dinner...

After this evening's gastritis inducing gastronomic experience, I cannot for the life of me conceive how the Chinese population can possibly remain as bloated as it is in number considering how potent the spices which flavor their traditional dishes are. The fact that their population does not suffer a downward trend due to burst blood vessels and daily onslaughts of coronary thromboses due to the spices in question baffle the mind. One night of having fish fillet in tausi sauce for dinner and my head and my stomach, if not my wallet seeing as how I didn't have to spend a single cent, are already paying the price for my cravings.

Perhaps it's because they have an enzyme in their bodies specifically designed to breakdown these spices into aphrodisiac form to be put to good use which might account for their population not decreasing.

Whatever the reasons may be, I now see with greater clarity why Chinese food is best eaten at home, adverse reactions notwithstanding and all, headonism will win out over prudence every time, at least, when it comes to food.