What We Ate is an engaging collection of short personal narratives initially presented by the authors on stage at the Cell Theatre in Manhattan. The powerful stories in this volume provide a savory cross section of some delicious (and not so delicious) gastronomical experiences.
I read this for the 2023 Popsugar Challenge prompt #26 "the shortest book on your TBR list". It is indeed a short one (56 pages) and is made up of short essays (around 2 pages) which were originally performed onstage, all having a theme of how food reminds us of experiences, and particularly family life. The authors did a great job of summing up life experiences in such a short format. My rating is really one of those "it's not you, it's me" experiences. I'm just more into longer works. 3.5 stars