When I was a child, when I came home from school, I would occasionally meet my mother who had just cooked the rice and before we had time to stir-fry, and we were already hungry, my mother would say: "Let’s have a bowl of lard rice!"

The rice that has just come out of the pot is white and fat and still steaming. Add a spoonful of lard, pour a few drops of soy sauce, and mix it. It will be crystal clear and oily, fragrant and salty, and it is really delicious in the world.

Mr. Chua Lam has an article about food called "Lard with Rice", which talks about the lard rice with rice that I will never forget.

For me, lard bibimbap is really a long-lasting memory. When I was a child, I often saw my mother buying lard suet, cutting it into small pieces, and boiling the lard in a pot. I watched the white suet grains gradually turn golden yellow in the pot, and the lard was almost ready. Take out the oil residue and mix it with some salt while it is hot, it will be delicious, or save it for a bowl of vegetable oil residue noodles tomorrow morning, which will also be delicious. The lard will condense into snow-white lard paste after a while.

Lard paste can be stored for a long time. The diet in that era was not as rich as it is now. Ordinary families usually had simple meals. If you fry a bowl of green vegetables with lard, your life will seem to be much more moisturized. The lard bibimbap, which is full of the aroma of rice, soy sauce and oil, instantly stimulates the taste buds on the tongue.

I have basically never eaten lard bibimbap since I became an adult. How could I bother to boil a bottle of lard when I was alone outside? Besides, most people today are over-nourished and eat a vegetarian diet. , a light diet with less oil seems to be the healthiest way of life.

As everyone knows, we also missed a lot of delicious food. Some food would not taste good without lard. Just like bean paste, it needs to be fried with lard to be fragrant. If the Yangchun noodles are topped with lard, it will have a completely different taste. Adding a spoonful of lard to steamed small yellow croaker will make it more delicious. Mr. Chua Lam said: "Every gourmet has a piece of lard paste in his heart!"

Yes, it has been a long time since I tasted lard rice! I thought I had forgotten it. Occasionally when I go back to my parents' house, my mother won't make this for me to eat. Wouldn't that seem too casual? Mom cooked a table of the most delicious meals she could think of, and I ate to my heart's content. Why would I miss the lard rice?

After my mother passed away, I often missed every joy of life in the past. Now, being able to eat a bowl of lard bibimbap made by my mother has become the most luxurious thought in the world. As written in the article:

Watch Kobayashi Kaoru's "Midnight Diner", one episode is "Butter Bibimbap", add a piece of butter to the hot rice, add two drops of soy sauce, stir it, and watch It looks delicious. I tried it and it tasted a bit weird, far less fragrant than lard rice. It is said that in the old days, the Red House Western Restaurant in Shanghai had no butter, so they used lard instead of butter to make Western-style bread and snacks, which was unique and delicious.

The Tai Wing Wah Restaurant in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, has achieved the ultimate in lard bibimbap. It uses the finest old lard, top smoke, and the finest shredded white rice. After serving, guests are allowed to add lard as they like. and soy sauce. But I thought lard bibimbap should be made at home. In the warmth of home, I can eat my favorite food and savor the tastes of life.

Nowadays, lard is rarely cooked at home, and my daughter has never eaten lard bibimbap. Once when we were eating in a small restaurant, there was a dish on the menu called soy sauce rice from childhood, so she ordered it. The bowl is actually lard fried rice. Overnight rice is added with chopped green onions and soy sauce and stir-fried in lard. It’s not the same taste as when I was a child, but my daughter ate it with relish.

Yes, go ahead and eat whatever you want. You should be more willful in life!

So, I thought, when I am free one day, I will also boil a bottle of lard, cook a pot of good rice, and carefully make a bowl of lard bibimbap that will make people cry with gratitude.