我儿时很喜欢吃桂花藕,一盘桂花藕,蒸得粉中透着浅紫的藕片摆在洁白的瓷盘上。藕孔中填着软嫩的糯米,瓷盘上淋着金黄的、裹着几朵花瓣的桂花蜜,用筷子轻轻夹起一片,会看到细细的丝线从藕片中被拉长,滴落着香甜的桂花蜜。
小孩子都喜欢吃香甜软绵的东西,我也不例外。若是放学回家能嗅到空气中有那沁人心脾的香甜弥散,我便会高兴地欢呼雀跃。
后来,随着年龄的增长,繁重的学业使我来到了离学校更近的外婆家。外婆是个地地道道的北方人,一辈子见惯了西北的风沙和暴雨,说话做事总能带着一股子让人眼前一亮的干练。
但她不会做桂花藕。
这种本应独属于江南水乡的、带着淮南气息的甜甜糯糯的菜肴,外婆没吃过,更没做过。因而我那仿佛浸在桂花蜜里的童年似乎就此戛然而止了。
日复一日的学习也使我逐渐淡忘了儿时萦绕在鼻息和嘴角的甜蜜味道,直到那一日。
一个在普通不过的午后,我推开外婆家门,那种清淡的、熟悉的香甜又钻入我的鼻翼。我顿时来了精神,撂下书包直奔厨房。果然,外婆正背对着我,矮小的身躯前后忙碌着,手边摆着一罐桂花蜜。
“知道你喜欢吃,一直想学来做给你。这第一次完工的成品不知道味道咋样。快来尝尝!”外婆见了我开心地挥手招呼。她笑得那样慈祥而和蔼,连眼角的笑纹都焕发着精气神。
我瞪大了双双眼,抓起筷子迫不及待地尝了一片。刹那间,香甜、软糯和桂花的清香一齐充盈在口腔。看着外婆的双眼,那双饱经风霜的浑浊的眼中又迸发出了微光——那是在见到我满意而幸福的面部表情后油然而生的一种满意与幸福。
我快乐所以她快乐。
我几乎不舍得将那块藕一气吞下,非要细细慢慢地品,非要体验那甜中裹挟着的每一分爱意与关怀。析出的丝丝缕缕的爱意与关怀在我心尖汇合,形成一股足以让我徜徉其中的洪流。
那盘桂花藕的余韵久久徘徊在我心中,让我真真切切地感受到了甜。那是一种不会随着时间而消散的、最深切的甜。那是来自我外婆的爱。
新村这地方,美食无处不在,不仅有清甜可口的意大利糖水,更有原滋原味的特色腐竹啊什么的。虽然这一直都没有美食节,可这里的美食却又层出不穷。
我最熟悉的就是腐竹了,因为以前,朋友家对面就是一家做腐竹的老传统,每天都会在那旁边的空地上,每天都看那老爷爷做,那的腐竹是很不错的,就连香港TVB都到那拍过节目呢!
说到制作过程,那是纯手工的。因为就是手工生产,所以不会像工厂知道那样有大量的防腐剂啊什么化学品,让人吃得放心,味道也自然许多。
在那有四个锅,锅下面是烧柴火的,可见是真的老传统了,锅里是豆浆,锅旁都配备有风扇。
那里的豆浆也是原生态手工的。黄豆泡水、去皮、磨制,然后加水成浆。热豆浆在风扇的作用下,豆浆的表面就会有一层显而易见的黄黄的东西,无论是看起来还是摸起来,都像一张软纸一样,那就是腐竹的前身。腐竹有很多种做法,但一般情况都是制作者会用刻刀先从那软皮中间把它割开,在圆锅里,割开之后就是半圆的了。
然后制作者就会熟练地从最恰当的地方将她挑起,挂在过上方早已准备好的竹子上。因为是有几个锅,这个锅挑完了,又可以去挑另一锅,挑完四锅后,第一锅又浮着腐竹了。当竹子挂满后,就会拿出去晒晒,过几天,就会成为真正的好腐竹了。
新村腐竹,称得上是腐竹中的极品了,远近闻名,所以早上都会有很多人都特地前来购买腐竹,远的近的都有。
生产腐竹,不仅可以卖腐竹,也还能卖豆浆呢!真是一举两得!
新村的腐竹,真是值得品味!
在我的记忆中,有许许多多的美食,都令我回味无穷,有色香味俱全的油焖大虾;有香脆可口的锅盔;有鲜嫩的鱼汤。这些都让我垂涎三尺,欲罢不能,可在记忆的最深处,难忘的还是那碗荷包蛋。
不知为何,小时候的我对鸡蛋总是情有独钟,对有关鸡蛋的菜品也是百吃不厌,尤其是那荷包蛋,餐桌上,只要少了它,我便会大哭大闹,一粒米也吃不下去。
所以只要我回到了老家,餐桌上必不可少的一道菜就是荷包蛋。
记得上次寒假,我坐车回到了思念已久的故乡,当时正值寒冬,冷风“嗖——嗖——”的刮着,一股寒气扑面而来,大雪如鹅毛般洒下来,直往我的脖子里钻,我冻得瑟瑟发抖,不禁打了一个寒颤,便立马以飞一般的速度冲向屋子,刚打开门,一股温暖的气息便扑面而来。
原来外婆知道我们要回来,便早已把电暖气打开了,屋子里似乎有着如春天般温暖,让人仿佛已经忘记外面正是冰雪肆虐的冬天呢!
可这时的我却充满了疑惑,外婆呢?
每当我回老家时,她总是最先来迎接我的啊!
我将每个房间都翻遍了,可就是不见外婆的踪影。
哦,对了,还有一个地方——厨房,外婆一定是在给我做好吃的,我暗自心想。因为厨房和屋子不是连在一起的,需要经过一段距离,所以我又披上棉袄,冲出房门,奔向厨房。
果不其然,外婆正在厨房里忙得热火朝天,这时她正在做我的最爱——荷包蛋,只听清脆的一声“咔嚓”,一个鸡蛋便脱下自己洁白的外衣——蛋壳,调皮地跳入陶瓷碗中,只见碗中那鲜嫩的蛋黄似乎吹弹可破,“呲啦——”一声,只见外婆将油倒入锅中,随后又将鸡蛋熟练地倒入锅中,不一会儿鸡蛋慢慢凝固了,外婆将荷包蛋盛入陶瓷碗中,又将一些白砂糖轻轻的撒在荷包蛋表面,如同点缀了一颗颗晶莹剔透的珍珠。
“好了,乖孙女,赶快吃吧,等会儿别凉了!”外婆那慈祥的声音传入我耳中,此时的我早已馋得流口水,我便拿起碗,以迅雷不及掩耳之势的狼吞虎咽地吃了起来。
那蛋黄是那么美味,虽然蛋清周围虽有些烧焦,却酥脆可口,白砂糖也是入口即化,甜滋滋的,令我回味无穷。
突然,一阵凉风吹来,出其不意地钻进我的外套中,我又不禁打了个寒颤,我猛然发现外婆的厨房里是没有暖气的,外面这么冷,可外婆却……
不知是什么东西,忽然模糊了我的双眼,缓缓的从我的两颊边滑过……
我终于懂得了,这碗里盛着的不仅仅是美味的荷包蛋,还是外婆对我那浓浓的爱意!
冰淇淋是生活中不可缺少的一道美食。夏天没胃口时,尝些冰淇淋,是一个迅速补充体力降低体温的好方法。尤其对小朋友来说更是挡不住的诱惑,聪明的妈妈能在小朋友不愿吃饭时,偶尔改变方式以冰淇淋取代主食,同样能摄取营养和热量,漂亮的颜色又让人产生食欲。
你知道吗?美国每年能销售10亿加仑的冰淇淋,8%的牛奶最终变成冷冻食品。如今,各种各样的冰淇淋店更是遍布世界。现在就让我们一起看看冰淇淋的历史吧。
The earliest reports of people enjoying flavored ice desserts come from the Romans and the Chinese. Marco Polo returned from his famous expedition with fruit-flavored ices, reporting that Asians had been making them for thousands of years. These delicacies became popular in France in the 1500s, but only among royalty. Over the next few centuries, the process of making them evolved from hauling mountain ice to salt/ice freezing methods. Cream was introduced as an ingredient, and by the 1700s, people were enjoying a dessert that was very similar to today's ice cream.
The hand-cranked ice cream freezer was first developed by Nancy Johnson in 1846. Ice was readily available from large warehouses in that era, so ice cream became a treat that could be enjoyed by almost anyone, not just the rich. Ice cream making was revolutionized again in 1851, when Jacob Fussel started the first wholesale ice cream manufacturing operation in Baltimore, Maryland. Fussel's dairy business had excess cream and he couldn't figure out what to do with it. He tried using it to make ice cream, and before long his ice cream business outsold the rest of the dairy.
The business slowly evolved for the next few decades. Manufacturing methods and ingredients improved, while refrigeration technology became cheaper and more efficient. By the 1920s, home refrigerators and freezers became more common, which gave the ice cream industry another boost. Sugar was rationed in the US during World War I, but the ice cream industry convinced the government that ice cream was an "essential food”. Ice cream factories were allotted sugar rations and production continued.
Ice cream increased in popularity until the Depression years caused a drop in sales for virtually all non-essential goods. Sales increased in the years leading up to World War II before leveling off in the post-war years. The rise of the giant supermarket created demand for cheaper, mass-produced ice cream, but quality suffered. The 1960s saw a resurgence in "premium"ice cream, while the following decades saw the market fragment into low-fat varieties for the health-conscious, including frozen yogurt, fruit bars, ice milk, fat-free ice cream, and dozens of other varieties. However, ice cream still makes up about 60 percent of the market share among frozen desserts. While ice cream is enjoyed worldwide, it has become an American tradition
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