In this materially affluent society, we live in comfortable conditions and are surrounded by all kinds of material things almost all the time. However, there may be a resonance that many people have always longed to grow up in childhood, but when we really enter adulthood, we can't help but miss the good times of childhood. I miss that carefree, free and happy childhood, but what I miss more is those childhood snacks. Because snacks were our favourites back then, but today they are almost impossible to find and hard to buy from the market.
Today, we count the 5 kinds of snacks that you missed when you were a child, which ones have you eaten?
1. Lard residueLard residue is made from fatty pork, which is carefully boiled and refined, and then fried at high temperatures. Not only is this snack crispy and delicious, but it's also packed with nutritional value. It has an attractive golden yellow color, a unique aroma, and a unique crispiness on the palate.
In the hearts of people for many generations, lard residue can be described as a luxury in snacks. When children taste it for the first time, when the burnt yellow lard residue has just come out of the pot, they can't wait to grab one and put it in their mouths, feeling the crisp sound of "clicking", as if forgetting the pain of burns. The corners of his mouth began to moisten, leaving only the scent of beauty, immersed in endless pleasure. Crunchy lard residue, do you remember that unique taste?
2. Dried sweet potatoes
Dried sweet potatoes are one of the most beautiful childhood delicacies in the hearts of children who grew up in rural areas in the 80s and 90s. Made from sweet potatoes through a clever steaming and drying process, this snack has a soft, sweet and creamy taste and is rich in nutritional value. It has a dark red appearance, a soft texture and a sweet taste. In rural areas, many families make dried sweet potatoes by washing them, cutting them into strips, then steaming them in a steamer and drying them in the sun. Its soft and waxy taste, natural sweetness and aroma make people intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves from it.
3. Clay stove pot
Although there are many flavors of pot snacks on the market today, this is not the case with the original pot rice, but from the clay oven when rice grains are naturally formed at the bottom of the pot. After the rice in the pot is removed, people can taste this crunchy pot cake. Even if no seasonings are added, not even a little salt is added, but the pure rice aroma and the baking aroma at the bottom of the pot also make the clay stove pot a small snack that I thought about when I was a child.
Fourth, rice sticksIn the past, in rural life, people could often be seen driving an ancient walk-behind tractor, pulling a machine, into the village to process rice sticks. This is the happiest time for children. At that time, families did not have extra money to buy rice sticks for their children to enjoy, but exchanged corn or rice from home, or provided raw materials themselves and paid processing fees for professionals to process. The rice flower sticks exude a sweet scent and have a crispy and delicious taste. I can't say how delicious it is, but when I was a child, I was satisfied to be able to taste such a delicacy.
5. Maltose"Ding, ding, ding, ding, ......This is the most familiar and intimate voice of children. Whenever you hear the sound of "jingle, jingle" from outside the house, it means that a porter is about to appear. He carried a basket on his shoulders and cranked a rattle in his hand, and at this time, "The master who beats maltose is here!."The children scrambled to take out the broken copper and iron, toothpaste skins, chickens, ducks and goose feathers that they had collected long ago, and prepared to exchange them for maltose with the sugar seller. Once the maltose was in their hands, they couldn't wait to take a bite, and the sticky maltose in their memories made their little hands syrup, and the feeling of satisfaction came over them like a tide.
Don't get lost, I wish you good health and all your wishes come true in 2023!