Lotus Root and Pork Ribs Soup As a Hubei native, I can’t live without lotus root and pork ribs soup. I remembered traveling to the Northeast alone in the winter a few years ago.

Harbin is beautiful in winter and the people are very friendly. It doesn’t feel like a foreign country at all.

Because I was afraid of worrying my parents, I didn't tell them that I was going alone.

I didn't tell my mother until I got home from the train in the middle of the night.

She was stunned for a moment without blaming her. Then she brought out a bowl of lotus root and pork ribs soup from the kitchen. She asked me to drink it without saying anything. She just said that I should pay attention to my own safety outside in the future.

At first I was worried that she would scold me, but I was moved when I saw the bowl of soup, because it was already midnight when I came back, and she was waiting for me without sleeping.

I thought that she would stew the soup that day and heat it up when she was about to come back, just so that I could drink the hot soup when I got home.

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Oops, did I go off topic? Although there are personal feelings involved, Hubei's lotus root and pork ribs soup is really delicious.

After a long period of stewing, the pork ribs are crispy and tender. The lotus roots are pink and glutinous in the mouth. The meaty aroma of the pork ribs slowly blends into the lotus roots, creating a fresh and mellow flavor.