In Shandong, the second day of the Lunar New Year is the day when the married girl returns to her parents' house to pay New Year's greetings. This year, our family of three also went to my parents' house to pay New Year's greetings in the second year of junior high school. The father-in-law and mother-in-law prepared a large table of dishes, but the son asked his grandmother: "Why don't you have shredded potatoes?!" One sentence brought tears to his grandmother's eyes, and the past many years ago was vividly remembered!
Because my wife and I are both teachers, we get up early every day and are very busy with work, so we can't take care of our son. So, as soon as our son was weaned, we sent him to my grandmother's house in the countryside.
At that time, living conditions were poor. As soon as her son could eat, her mother-in-law fried shredded potatoes and fed them to her son. My son loves to eat, and he cooks and cooks.
Later, when the son went to elementary school, the father-in-law and mother-in-law came to the city to pick up and drop off the son and cook for him.
Every day at noon, there is an indispensable dish, and that is sour and spicy shredded potatoes.
The shredded potatoes should be cut thickly, without soaking in water, fried directly, add a little salt and chili, and then pour some vinegar when it comes out of the pot, and it's OK.
Such shredded potatoes are slimy, sour and spicy, so to speak, and they don't look good at all. However, my son loves to eat this bite. Yes, the same thing is the attachment to grandpa and grandma!
Every day at noon, my son wants to eat a ** shredded potatoes, two bowls of rice or two steamed buns. It's such an ordinary meal, but it makes my son eat for nothing!
This is true from elementary school to junior high school. Later, his son was admitted to high school and went to college in other places, and it was difficult to eat shredded potatoes made by his grandmother.
Every time I go back to my hometown, my son asks me to make him hot and sour shredded potatoes.
I cut the shredded potatoes into thin and long pieces, soaked them in water, and washed them several times to remove the starch.
Then, add chopped green onion and ginger slices to the pot, add washed shredded potatoes, add rice vinegar, salt, monosodium glutamate, chili pepper, five-spice powder, and then pour a little sesame oil when out of the pot.
It's not delicious! "My son ate the shredded potatoes I made, shook his head again and again, and said that it was not as delicious as his grandmother's cooking!
It seems that the taste of the shredded potatoes fried by the grandmother has been firmly engraved in the son's heart. Although my son has experienced a lot from elementary school, to doctorate, from a child, to a young man in his thirties, what has not changed is his attachment to his grandparents!
The mother-in-law heard that her son wanted to eat shredded potatoes and hurried to the kitchen to make them. However, after the Chinese New Year, it was all big fish and meat, and the shredded potatoes could not be served on the table, so the potatoes were not prepared.
The mother-in-law said to her son with regret: "Child, it's the New Year, who still eats shredded potatoes?" Next time, grandma will make it for you to eat! ”
The son said, "Grandma, I'm just talking, you don't have to take it seriously!" "However, to tell you the truth, the shredded potatoes you made are so delicious, I will never forget them for the rest of my life!" ”
A simple plate of sour and hot shredded potatoes embodies the love of the elderly for their grandchildren, and also witnesses the changes in our lives!