Karen Ku adaphunzira kuti amakongoletsa bwino mbale za Vietnamese, kuti ophika ambiri otchuka amamuchitira nsanje. Mzimayi ali ndi olembetsa ambiri omwe samatopa kubereka zongopeka karen.
Heroine wathu adabadwira ku Vietnam, koma ali ndi zaka 8 adasamukira ndi banja lake ku United States. Chodabwitsa kwambiri ndi chiyani, koma muubwana silidadabwitsidwa ndi mbale za mayiko, amayi adakonzekera msuzi ndi nsomba zokha. Pambuyo kusamukira ku America, Karen mwachangu adagwiritsidwa ntchito kwa chakudya cham'deralo ndipo atakula, adakonzekera mbale zaku America zokha. Komabe, mkazi wake ankakonda ku Vietnamese, motero mamembala onse amabanja nthawi zambiri ankapita kumalo odyera. Mkaziyo anali wotsimikiza kuti sangathenso kuphikanso zinthu zokoma momwe ma cookizira amachitira.
Chaka chatha, Karen adataya mwamuna wake, ndipo amakumbukira kuti adayamba kukonzekera ku Vietnametu waku Vietnan, yemwe amamukonda kwambiri. Mayiyu anamaliza maphunziro ophikira ndipo anazindikira kuti mbale zake zadziko sizinali zokoma kwenikweni kuposa America. Ndipo adakonda kuphika.
Kuphatikiza apo, mayiyo adayamba kukongoletsa zolengedwa zawo ndi maluwa ndi Vietnamese zolinga zawo, poyika moyo wawo. Poyamba sanadziwe momwe angajambulire zakudya molondola komanso mokongola, ndipo adangowawombera pafoni. Popita nthawi, Karen adamva momwe angatumizire mwaukadaulo aliyense aliyense waku akusin, kotero kuti ndi wokongoletsa ndikuwoneka kuti adayang'ana chithunzi.
Ku US, pali zigawo za Vietnanameza zomwe mungagule zinthu zilizonse. Kamodzi pa sabata, Karen amagula zosakaniza zofunikira pamsika ndi kuwerengera kotereku kuti mukhale ndi mbale zokwanira tsiku lililonse.
Ngwazi yathu imavomereza kuti zakudya za Vietnamese zimamubweretsa kukumbukira za ubwana. Chakudya chilichonse cha ku America kuchokera kunyanja, ngakhale zophika mozama, sichingafanane ndi Vietnamese.
