Busy work hinders my opportunity to go out for an outing, but it can't stop my imagination of spring. Through a window, I can see the lush green, the bud and bloom of a flower.
Inadvertently, I put it in the bubble box at the door, sticking out many purple little lives and looking shyly. Slowly, one day, two days, three days, five days, they open their palms a little, their bodies a little, and the box is full of green. Wow! Ten parsley! Ten coriander trees brought from my hometown a few years ago. I haven't been to this place for two years, and I forgot them. They didn't care about my neglect and didn't forget the promise of spring. Although a little lonely, I often smile and wave. Dare not cherish, carefully weed out several invasive weeds and give them an exclusive space. Find another flowerpot, take a bunch and put it on the table to show intimacy.
Ten coriander, many people may not have heard of it, or have never seen it. As a native of Henan, I'm afraid it's a commonplace and I can't get tired of eating it.
Ten parsley, also known as sweet clover, is a delicious plant given to mankind by God. According to legend, Chiyou fought the Yellow Emperor in the Central Plains in ancient times. Chiyou was good at witchcraft and practiced miasma. When both sides of the Yellow Emperor were defeated, he turned to God for help. In nine days, Xuan Nv gave us the grass to teach people to plant widely. Eating it can resist poison and strengthen the body. Then the Yellow Emperor unified the Central Plains and ruled the Eight Wastes. Sweet grass has been passed down from generation to generation, planted in every household, becoming a good grass for detoxification and invigorating qi, and also becoming a vegetable for enhancing fragrance and color in rice bowls.
Purple four-sided stems, light green rectangular small leaves opposite, well-defined veins depict each leaf exactly the same. The essence of the sun and the moon and the moisture of the rain and dew all make the fragrance of spearmint faint. This is ten coriander.
The scents of ten kinds of coriander are different, not thick or shallow, fragrant but not greasy, with a little sweetness of coriander, a little coolness of mint and a little hemp taste of Schizonepeta.
We have a kind of pasta in Henan called "garlic noodles". In fact, it should be called "ten fragrant garlic sauce cold noodles" Here, ten parsley is the soul, garlic juice is the spirit, and noodles are the skeleton. The method is very simple, that is, stroke a handful of ten young leaves of coriander and mash them with garlic cloves in a stone mortar. Occasionally like to eat spicy food, you can roast a dried pepper or cut some ginger on the fire. Mash into paste, add a little salt, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar and sesame oil. Cook the noodles, remove the cold water, pour in the prepared juice and stir. It was indescribably refreshing. This is a kind of delicious food for Henan people in summer, and it is a unique way to eat it locally.
Ten parsley should be regarded as a versatile spice. Whether it is a vegetarian dish or a hot soup and cold salad, it will have a bright color and fragrance. Such as fried meat, fried eggs, stewed fish, or cold tofu, cold noodles, or instant noodles, boiled soup and so on. , plus a few fragrant leaves, with crystal green embellishment, with endless fragrance aftertaste between lips and teeth. It is pleasing to the eye, adds color and fragrance, and makes people have an appetite.
After working in Nantong for nearly ten years, I'm tired of eating the same pot of rice here. In the first few cars, villagers get together occasionally, and it is inevitable to discuss eating and drinking habits. One voice is not greedy. I only miss the "garlic noodles" in my hometown. Ironically, a simple, economical and worry-free meal has become a luxury. As a result, when I went home to visit my relatives, I specially dug a string of ten parsley and brought it here. Because there was no place to grow, I informed my fellow villagers to distribute a pinch of my own. I found a fruit foam box, filled it with soil and settled down. Within a month, you will be depressed? Onions grow. My neighbors are all southerners. I don't know this thing. I think it's flowers and plants, and I'm curious to see that I've been holding my head and stroking my leaves. So I introduced them and let them taste. Neighbors slowly accepted this species, from careful entrance to bold intake. In fact, in the past two years when I didn't come here, these ten coriander trees were all very strong.
Ten coriander is very good. No fertility, no water. As long as one side has a place to live, or in a ridge or fence corner or pot, as long as there is a pile of soil, it can thrive. Ten coriander has a strong vitality, and creeping roots have become the main force, extending development. Even if it encounters wind and rain, sun and rain, or cuts off branches and leaves, it will still not affect its exuberance. Regeneration and regeneration are the embodiment of her tenacity. So from spring to summer to autumn, you can enjoy her delicious and tender fragrance. In winter, she can hide in the ground, ready to go, sprout in the spring rain, and be proud of the spring breeze. Just like those of us who are also farmers and workers, we can take root, grow up and blend into this world brilliantly anywhere.
Put a pot of ten parsley on the windowsill or desk. Touch it when you are tired, and she will repay you with the fragrance of a room without stint. Ten coriander leaves no insects, but also can repel mosquitoes and purify the odor in the air. It is a multifunctional plant in nature.
It is much more convenient to cook a bowl of small noodles occasionally, or get a dish of side dishes with ten parsley. I won't worry about the temporary lack of a spice. If I pull a few leaves in, it will increase the fragrance and refresh my appetite.
Where there are ten parsley trees, there is a feeling of home. It's like being accompanied by an old friend from my hometown, which is a little more cordial and a little less lonely.