StayinLingnan，SipABowlofSoup
Guangzhou,geographicallylocatedinthesouthofFiveRidges,orLingnan,isespeciallynotedforitsfoodculture.IamsoluckytosaythatIwasboughtupinthiscity,amotherlandirrigatedbysoup.Asthelocalsayinggoes,“Itispossibletoeatwithoutdishesbutwecan’tdinewithoutsoup”.SoupisalwaysthenecessityinmyfamilyandIgraduallyfallinlovewithit,foritcontainedastoryandloveofmyfamily.
TwoyearsagowhenIwasinseniorhighschoolingradethreepreparingforthecollegeentranceexamination,IwassotiredgettingreadyforthecollegeentranceexaminationthatIlostmyspirits,wantingtogiveup.Heavyburdenofstudyandlongdistancefromhomemademefeelhomesick.Butmymothermadeagreatdifferencetomeatthattimebecauseshesentmethesouptwiceaweekmadebyherpersonally.Hersoupwasfilledwithloveandcare.EverytimeIdrankthesoupwithwonderfulsavoryscent,Icouldfeelthelovefrommyheadtomyfootlikeaheatcurrentflowsinmybody.Fromthedeepofmyheart,Ireallyfeltthewarmthofmyfamily,whichrefreshedmeandencouragedmetostudyharderandharder,withoutgeneratingthepreviousthoughtofgivingup.
Now,IhaveenteredtheuniversityandeverytimeIgohome,tastingthesoupisamust.Lastweek,Iwenthomeandtastedtheporktripesoupinwhichmaterialsareinhighquality.Homesickcanbebestcuredbyfamilysoup.
In2013,thebirdfluhappenedwidelywithH7N9virusinfectinghumanbeings,anditwouldmakepeopledieintheworstextent.Forthisreason,manypeopledidn’tdaretobuychicken.However,mymotherwasstillintendingtomakechickensoupformebecauseIlongedtodrinkit.Luckilymymotherknewfromthenewspaperthatanexpertfoundthatifthechickenwascookedthoroughly,itwouldbesafetoeat.Soshedealtwiththechickencarefullyandboiledtheplatewhichheldthechickentokillthevirus.Icouldfeelthatmymothermadethechickensoupjusttosatisfymyneedwithoutthinkingofherlife
AsIgrewup,mymothertaughtmehowtomakethesoup:putmaterialsintoapressurecooker,setthetimerandthenwaitforthedelicious.Thehabitofmakinganddrinkingsoupishandeddownfromonegenerationtoanother.
Thematerialsaresimple:chickenslicesabout800grams,someseedsofJob’stears,somemedlars,somelotusnut,twolilies,somedriedlongan,200gramsofporkand250gramsofChineseyamandsoon.Everyingredientinithasafunction.Someisaddedtodispeltheunpleasantsmellofthemeat,sometoincreasenutrients,andsomeaddedpurelyforthetaste.
Myparents,littlebrotherandIalwayssitaroundthetableanddrinkthesouptogetherwithsmilesandpraisethatthechickensoupisthemostdelicioussoupintheworld.IamsogratefulforwhatIpossess,myharmoniousfamilyandespeciallymydearmother.
DrinkingsoupisanirremovabledailyhabitofGuangdongpeople.Asoupismorethanasoup,foritcontainsgeographicalhabit,folkdietculture,andfamilyharmony.SuDongpo,anancientChinesepoet,wrote:“IwouldgladlystayforeverinLingnan,eatingthreehundredlitchisaday.”Forme,IwillgladlystayforeverinLingnan,sippingabowlofsoupeveryday.
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