Mom’s New Year’s Eve dinner

Appreciation of Mom’s New Year’s Eve dinner; Chinese people attach great importance to the reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve, and will rush back to have the reunion dinner no matter where they are. We miss our childhood reunion dinners, rather we miss the taste of our mother and the time of joyful reunion with her. Let me share with you Meiwen’s mother’s New Year’s Eve dinner. Mom's New Year's Eve dinner 1

Mom is an old lady with a conservative mindset but a young mentality. She is in her seventies. She buys groceries, cooks, plays WeChat, reads books, takes pictures and drinks coffee. , I have to do everything myself and never be idle. Whenever we tried to persuade her not to be too tired, she would say: I am not that old, I should use my hands and brain more to avoid Alzheimer's disease. Since her father passed away twenty-three years ago, she has been living with her brother and the others, while my sister and I started our own families. My mother has always stubbornly believed that my brother’s home is her home, while my sister’s and my two daughters’ homes are my daughter’s son-in-law’s home, and my sister and I are her guests. My sister and I have always been dissatisfied with this.

Every year on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, she goes to her mother’s house for a New Year reunion. Although it is this day every year, out of politeness (she thinks she should be polite to her daughter as well), she still formally invites her in advance. We and she started preparing many days in advance. Plan dishes, ingredients, condiments, drinks, candies, etc. Then she would buy and buy every day. In order not to miss anything, she would prepare in advance what she could prepare in advance. Then she would count the things that still needed to be prepared every day, prepare every item meticulously, and devote herself to the preparations for the reunion. among.

On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, my mother would get up at 6:30 in the morning and make breakfast while arranging work for my younger brother and the others - washing the vegetables that should be washed and stewing the dishes that should be stewed, which are not usually used The bowls and plates were washed with hot water and scalded with boiling water. Fruits, sugar, peanuts, melon seeds, etc. were put on the plates one by one. Red envelopes were prepared, waiting for the daughter, son-in-law, grandson and great-grandson to go. Like a conductor, she methodically moved the pots and pans in the house to play a cheerful and sweet melody, and she herself was like a happy bird flying around the house constantly.

Crispy meat is indispensable. Mom said: If we eat crispy pork during the family reunion, we will live a comfortable life in the coming year. Crispy pork is made from lean meat from the front of the pig, wrapped in a mixture of pure potato gravy, eggs and a little salt. It is fried in oil until slightly brown and then stewed with white radish. This dish is very delicious. Fresh, not greasy, no fat, satisfying the family's appetite. Meatballs are also an indispensable dish. My mother said that eating meatballs during the reunion year means that the family will be reunited and work will be successful in the coming year. The meatballs are made by mixing tofu with corn starch and eggs and frying them one by one until they are slightly brown. Stew them with kelp shreds in a pot. After stewing, add pea tips. The combination of black, yellow and green colors is already very attractive. Fried tofu The rich and plump aroma at the end and the delicate fragrance of pea tips are even more mouth-watering. Roast chicken with carrots and shredded pork with red pepper are also essential, because they mean that the coming year will be prosperous. The "green" color of the fried rapeseed moss symbolizes the closeness and warmth of the family (only the fish, which symbolizes "more than enough every year"), was not bought. There was a long queue to buy the fish, and my mother was okay with it. She said that now Life is getting better, even without eating fish.) Cantonese sausage, Sichuan sausage, soy sauce meat, bacon, salty braised pork, twice-cooked pork, cold dishes, peanuts and seasonal vegetables... With the "intervention" of our sisters, my mother finally agreed to reduce the number of dishes to four. My mother was cheerfully busy all the time. She didn’t want others to help with many things, and she would even treat us to snacks on candies and melon seeds from time to time. If anyone wanted to help her, she would say: No, no, you go drink water and I can do it myself; sometimes she would forcefully take away our work and drive us into the living room to watch TV...

The reunion dinner was ready on time. The table was filled with more than a dozen dishes, many of which were served in double portions, and the plates were stacked three times. After we all sat down and poured wine, my mother did not forget to take a video for her grandson who was working abroad, so that he could also feel the joy of the Spring Festival and the joyful atmosphere of family reunion. After shooting the video, everyone toasted to *** a happy New Year, and then my mother started the next task - moving the plates. The eldest daughter likes meatballs, the eldest son-in-law likes twice-cooked pork, the second daughter likes crispy pork, the second son-in-law likes fungus meat slices, the eldest grandson likes cold vegetables, the younger grandson likes roast chicken, and the great-granddaughter likes shredded red pepper pork. , and finally her sister pushed her down on a chair and refused to let her continue her work. My mother saw that there were so many plates that she couldn't move them, so she stopped insisting. She just said: This table seems a bit small, and we will need to get a bigger one next year. We asked her what she likes to eat, and she said she likes everything we like to eat. In fact, we know that mom’s teeth are bad.

Looking at the table full of ordinary but familiar dishes, and looking at my mother’s gentle smile, I suddenly felt that my impetuous heart suddenly calmed down, and my heart felt as relaxed as if it had grown wings. All the fatigue and All the hard work disappeared, leaving behind a room full of laughter and the clink of wine glasses...

Where mom is, home is, and happiness is there! Mom’s Reunion Dinner 2

Mom calls the Reunion Dinner New Year’s Eve Dinner.

It is usually eaten on the night of New Year’s Eve.

The dishes have been prepared long ago. I have been busy almost since the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the day of the Little New Year. Fried roasted pork, crispy pork, steamed glutinous rice balls, hisha, etc. are very time-consuming.

When I was young, meat was always available, but with just a few kilograms of meat, my mother’s skillful hands could conjure up more than ten kinds of dishes. Pair with meat dishes, fried, steamed, stir-fried; hot dishes, cold dishes, soups. It has everything, delicious and beautiful.

The New Year’s Eve dinner is for the whole family to sit together, make love and eat together in a lively manner, my mother said. Mom watched us eat, every wrinkle would stretch out, and her eyes would be full of smiles.

When the children grow up, first the eldest brother and the second brother go to the countryside to settle down, and then the second brother and the fourth brother serve as soldiers. It is inevitable that the family will not be able to make ends meet, but my mother has been preparing since she was a child, watching with a smile We ate, but there was a hint of melancholy in our smiles.

The bosses (two and four) haven’t come back yet. Do you know if he ate out well? Mom always couldn't help but whisper softly.

Later on, I joined the army again, so I asked my brother Yuan to go home for me to have the New Year’s Eve dinner to appease my mother’s hope of success.

Of course you have to drink wine during the New Year’s Eve dinner, and my mother had already poured a full glass for each of us. The food is good, the wine is good, and you can drink it quickly.

Drink slowly, drink slowly! What are you going to do if you get drunk? Mom said, laughing amid the scolding.

Have had three drinks.

Drink less? No more drinking? Mom took the wine bottle and muttered to herself hesitantly.

Without saying anything, he just looked at her with a smile.

We are at home anyway, so drinking too much won’t do anything. Then, just drink some more? Mom poured half the cup, hesitated, and then poured a little more.

Finished drinking again.

Can’t drink anymore, can’t drink anymore! Mom said quickly, holding the bottle tightly.

We are having New Year’s Eve dinner today. We eat a lot of food during the Chinese New Year, so why don’t we drink a little less? The mother finally found a reason to pamper her son.

Later, the children all got married and had grandchildren. It’s even harder to get together for the New Year’s Eve dinner.

Looking at the large table of dishes, my mother was very disappointed.

Later, my mother also left.

There is still New Year’s Eve dinner, but my mother is gone.