每年的大年初一,我们家都要吃汤圆。作为土生土长的上海浦东人,爷爷奶奶每次都是从揉粉,拌馅儿开始亲手制作汤圆。我从小就会跟着二老捏汤圆,所以,汤圆也就成了我最爱的美食。
年初一早上,爷爷拿出两袋水磨粉倒入揉面的大盘子里,再在雪山顶倒上前晚煮好的糯米粥,然后把它们慢慢和在一起。等面团成形,我就开始和爷爷一起揉面团。我学着爷爷的样,用手掌左翻翻、右揉揉,再按压几下等面团被揉得表面光滑,就揉好了,接着便是包汤圆。
爷爷让我把面团搓成长条后,就把它揪成了一个个小团子,我们把小团子搓成小圆球,在顶端戳一个坑,沿着这个坑慢慢把圆球捏成一个小碗,当中填馅儿。爷爷奶奶每次都会准备好几种馅料:豆沙的、枣子的、荠菜猪肉的、还有萝卜猪肉的填入馅儿,再把碗口捏合起来。最后把汤圆按照不同馅料搓成不同形状,汤圆就包好了。它们有水滴形的,椭圆形的,圆形的还有拇指盖大小的汤圆,这些都是我的特制版汤圆哦!
煮上一大锅水,等水烧开后,汤圆们就被奶奶倒入了锅里。我等在煤气灶边,不时看看锅。奶奶笑眯眯地说:等水滚三次,汤圆浮起来,再闷一下就可以吃了。小馋猫别急啊!在焦急地等待中,汤圆终于出锅上桌了。我迫不及待地拿起汤勺舀起一个圆形汤圆,先小小地咬一口汤圆皮,软软糯糯黏黏的,再吃一口馅儿,啊,是荠菜肉的,好鲜啊!我眯着眼睛享受着,又吃个水滴形的,是豆沙的,好甜啊!真令人陶醉。
和爷爷、奶奶、爸爸、妈妈一起吃汤圆,一边在心里祈愿着来年顺顺利利、圆圆满满。这就是我最喜欢的食物代表着幸福团圆的新年手工汤圆!
“You always say that I am naive. In your eyes, I am always the little girl who will never grow up”. This is my favorite song and also the sound from the bottom of my heart. You made me feel so lucky to be your child. But I find our hearts getting further apart as time goes by.
You strictly forbid me to do entertaining activities even if I finished my homework, such as watching TV or playing computer games. Based on this, I couldn’t get any grade less than A. It is said that genius only means hard-working all one’s life. But I think combining exertion is the best way for learning.
The most important thing to me was that I feel frustrated for having few friends to confide in due to your strict rules. I can’t have a play date, participate in a school play or even choose my own extracurricular activities. Who will accept such a boring and troublesome person? I am just an ordinary girl who can’t stand loneliness, so I always feel contradictory.
On the one hand, I’m grateful to have you in my life, to disappoint you was the least I would do. On the other hand, what you asked for me made me felt like a puppet rather than a real person. I appreciated your efforts to pull me away from a self-indulgent life, but your obsessively extravagant strictness has pushed me into an isolated and insensible one. I need a little freedom so that I will concentrate on something I really interested in.
Father and mother, these words were hid in my deep heart for a long time. I love you, and I believe if you change some harsh rules. I will have a wonderful life.
Best wishes.
Yours, daughter
都说扬州炒饭是扬州最出名的,其实你们不知道,还有一道菜也超极好吃——长鱼面。
长鱼面,很多人一听名字就知道是碗面,但知道长鱼是什么的就很少了。长鱼其实就是黄鳝,“长鱼”是宝应话翻译过来的。听我爸爸说,要想做一碗地道的长鱼面,是很不容易的。一大清早,就要去市场买最新鲜的长鱼。接下来把长鱼肚子剖开,取出鱼骨煲汤,长鱼面是分清汤和油炸的,油炸的话就要把鱼骨炸一下再煮汤。然后就是煮长鱼了,这不需要过多的方式烹饪,保持原汁原味就好,但就是这样的原汁原味可难倒了许多人,不是太老了,就是太淡了,所以老街上做的好吃的也就那么两家。
在店里点一碗长鱼面。白白的浓汤上泛着金黄的油珠,面宽宽的,韧韧的,超有劲道。长鱼皮反射着灯光,显得格外有食欲。“面来了。”一大碗汤面,还有一碗鱼骨汤和一碗长鱼。
吃长鱼面也是有讲究的。首先要先喝一口鲜汤,那味道不咸不淡,似乎还有点鱼的甜味,总之“鲜”。然后把鱼骨汤、长鱼一起倒入汤面中,撒入一小把葱花,搅拌。吃一口,香气溢满口腔,回味无穷,“好汤!”“好汤!”一口一口细嚼慢咽,仔细品尝,仿佛这一刻是人生中最幸福的事。
长鱼面有两种口味,一种是清汤的,一种是油炸的,我更喜欢清汤,比较清淡,而油炸的就有些腻得过头了些。
长鱼面包含着制作者的勤劳和坚持研究的精神,欢迎大家来我的老家扬州宝应品尝。
Dear Future Husband,
I'm not yet sure whether you exist, though I'd like to believe that you do. While it may not make much logical sense, you've been on my mind lately. I haven't thought much about what you'll look like, how tall you'll be, or what type of car you'll drive — I'm not too concerned with the minor details. However, I have been thinking about a few things I want you to know.
I want you to know that I am happy — right now — as a single, 26-year-old "millennial" who lives in a small apartment with a roommate and eats Chipotle for dinner more times than I care to admit. I love my job, I love my crazy friends and family, and I love spending quality time alone. I want you to know that my life has purpose apart from and before you. When we do meet one day, I want you to understand that I do not expect you to complete me, or to be my God. That's way too much pressure for anyone to bear. I am already complete.
I want you to know that I am not a trophy. Apparently, a lot of guys think this is a compliment. However, I want you to know that I have no desire to be seen as a trophy — a symbol of your own perceived success. I was not raised just to sit and look pretty on anybody's shelf. I want to have intellectual conversations. I want to help you chase your dreams. I want to be your partner, not your prize.
Yours truly,
Perfectly Imperfect Me.
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