[Cooking Story] In the process of cooking, I become myself

After my mother left, I cook more often than ever. Through the process of chopping, preparing and stir-frying, I want to find a trace of my mother to prove that she is always there.

When I was young, my mother always asked my sister and I to stay in the kitchen while she was preparing dinner. In addition to helping her prepare the ingredients, she was often forced to learn how to cook. At that time, I was always reluctant. Big, the rumbling sound of the cooker hood seemed to tell me that it was the patron saint of the kitchen, and the heat of the fire revealed that it was ready to go, such a noisy and hot "warm" environment was for me at the time, just wanted to One turned around and went to the quiet and comfortable living room. More importantly, dinner time was a popular time for TV cartoons after school. No one could resist my love story of guarding Abi and Inuyasha in front of the TV!

The young mother who is not good at cooking started to enter the kitchen after getting married. As far as I can remember, my mother can always cook delicious dishes with ease. Even if my mother's specialty dishes are full of aftertastes, I only love stir-fried vegetables with five elements. .

Her mother is a cooking magician at all. It is not difficult for her to prepare five dishes and one soup in 30 minutes. She becomes the master in the small space of the kitchen. "Cut all the ingredients to the right size, the taste will not be abrupt! You don't need too much oil, ginger After shredding and sauteing until fragrant, add black fungus, bamboo shoots, red and yellow peppers, and cauliflower, etc. and continue to stir-fry. When the food is half cooked, add a little salt and mushroom powder to taste, then add some boiled water, cover the pot and simmer for five minutes. The pot is on!" While looking at my mother, who was sweaty and skilful due to the heat in the kitchen, I sometimes fantasized that one day I could become a strong and resilient woman like her.

"Let's eat and see, how does it taste?" Before he could react, the chopsticks holding the fresh and sweet vegetables were already in his mouth. The principle of cooking with less oil and less salt was the principle of mother's cooking. The original taste of the food is refreshing and delicious, and when the spring is warm and cold, it makes people's index fingers move.

"Cooking is very simple and fun. It's up to you to decide what ingredients you want to add today. It's also up to you to match the colors and seasoning. The key is yourself." Having said that, I still feel that cooking is a very difficult task at the moment. Task, may have always wanted to be a woman like a mother, even if the cooking skills are not bad in the eyes of peers or others, they still feel that it is impossible to achieve that goal.

When I grew up, I found that I liked watching my mother cooking, the rumbling sound of the range hood in the kitchen, the regular frequency of cutting vegetables, and the sound of running water on the sink. Talking with my mother fearfully, sometimes discussing today's cooking, telling the story of the neighbor next door, sometimes telling each other's confusion and dreams, and even mentioning sad things with red eyes, the company at the moment has become the best encouragement.

When the cooking is finished, it seems to be watching an episode of a unit drama, and there are still many unfinished sequels. It is like knowing that life in reality is full of challenges, but it can still continue warmly and optimistically. Why? As my mother said, "the point is you".