February is suddenly warm and then cold. At the market, various stalls are filled with bright green and juicy vegetables, which is really eye-catching. I chatted with my old friend and said that it was time to cook vegetable porridge in an earthen pot. An old friend replied that it is pleasing to the eyes and beautiful. Eating porridge, for me, depends on my mood. I never thought about eating it from a health perspective. When I was a child, in the summer, my mother would often cook a pot of thick porridge, put it into an enamel basin, wait until it cooled and solidified, and let me dig it out with a spoon. I love the coolness of cold porridge. It is creamy and smooth in the mouth. When I take a sip, the rice fragrance is clear and refreshing. Eating porridge like this is more like a snack. I also learned how to chop minced meat, mash preserved eggs, and cook preserved egg lean meat porridge, but it never worked as expected. After cooking, there was always a slight smell of meat.

My mother doesn’t like to eat porridge. If porridge is made with glutinous rice, she will eat a bowl. It is purely a personal taste. Glutinous rice is also called glutinous rice. In terms of health preservation, it has the effect of nourishing stomach qi. In Chapter 87 of "Dream of Red Mansions", Zijuan asked the kitchen to cook some glutinous rice porridge for Daiyu, paired with the spiced kohlrabi brought from the south, mixed with sesame oil and vinegar, and Daiyu ate half of the bowl. Cao Xueqin's grandfather Cao Yin wrote "Porridge". I guess it was not only because of his liking, but also related to the circumstances of his life. Since the beginning of the habit of eating porridge, the Qing Dynasty should be the dynasty that paid the most attention to porridge. For example, nowadays, you can see large and small porridge shops and porridge shops in the streets and alleys. Compared with the large number of porridge factories and porridge restaurants in the Qing Dynasty, they are small in size.

When inviting people to have a meal together, such as having porridge, they must be good friends or very familiar with each other, otherwise they would not dare to say with certainty, "Let's go and have porridge." A bowl of white porridge, two kinds of dishes, three kinds of side dishes, a few gossips, a satisfying and comfortable meal. I often go to a small shop selling porridge and braised vegetables to eat porridge. There is no storefront, it is a passage under the corridor between two houses. No matter it is cold or hot, the small table is full of people. There are several coal stoves on the side of the wall of the porridge shop. There is a tall aluminum pot sitting on the stove. There are white porridge, red bean porridge, and mung bean porridge in the pot. When I go to a porridge shop to eat porridge, I always tell the boss that I want a few bowls of white porridge, one each of Qianzhang and kelp, and occasionally a duck head. A bowl of white porridge is warm and moderate. If you happen to have a suspected cold, drink a bowl and your body will feel more relaxed. Chapter 20 of "Dream of Red Mansions": I felt cold, dizzy and weak. After taking two doses of medicine, I sweated at night. I woke up feeling a little lighter the next morning and drank some rice soup to rest. The rice soup that Xiren drank was a very thin porridge that could be cooked with rice or millet. Even people who are unable to take care of themselves know that eating porridge when you are weak is a good idea. When I meet up with friends to have porridge, I am usually in a good mood and eat a bowl of porridge very quickly.

I often eat porridge alone, which is millet porridge. The porridge shop is opened by a young couple. From the time when their children were babbling to toddlers, the small porridge shop has always existed on the streets where land is at a premium. After a long time, I went back and the little guy was able to serve pancakes to the customers who ordered at the instruction of his parents. I usually go to this porridge shop in the summer, have a bowl of millet porridge and a pancake, eat it quietly by myself, and then go to the park next to the porridge shop, whether I am worried or depressed, at least it is already there at that moment. retreat.

Cooking a bowl of good porridge is very particular. In the "Rice and Porridge List" in Suiyuan Food List, Yuan Mei wrote: Seeing water but not rice is not porridge; seeing rice but not water is not porridge. The water and rice must be harmonious and soft and greasy, and then it is called porridge. Making porridge at home is just based on personal habits. Just have more water or more rice, whichever you like. Lu You loved to eat porridge very much. He wrote "Poetry on Eating Porridge": Everyone in the world learns about the years, but they don't realize that the years are in the present. I have learned Wanqiu's common method, and only eat porridge to bring immortality. Guessing what the poet meant, this porridge is also like the grass that relieves worry. A bowl of it soothes the mind. Not to mention the lay people from Dongpo who are good at eating and drinking. It is said that the lay people once ate porridge cooked with soy milk and Wuxi tribute rice, so they had: the body and mind were upside down without knowing it, and they also knew that the world has real flavor. I really know how to eat soy milk when cooking porridge. People have been eating porridge for a long time. The earliest written record about porridge is the ancient book "Book of Rites of Dazhai·Xia Xiaozheng", which states: "The first handsome lamb helps the mother to recover from the disease." The "porridge" in "Zhujumu Porridge" means health preservation.

Master Hongyi fasted for 21 days in Hupao Temple before becoming a monk, which was an important turning point in his life. You can see every step in the master's fasting diary. The breakfast in the morning changed from a bowl of porridge to a half bowl of porridge, and then to a half bowl of porridge. According to what the master wrote on December 2, Bingchen: In the early morning, I practiced calligraphy and had half a bowl of porridge for lunch. , eat a bowl of porridge and vegetables. In the evening, when I am fasting, my stomach is full of energy. I sit quietly and feel a little weak. I have half a bowl of gruel for dinner. . Falling asleep at six o'clock. Reading the master's diary again after a long time, I suddenly feel a little shocked in my heart. "Seeing the true taste in the blandness also requires one's mind. "Nowadays, Buddha's porridge is more fed to each other, and Jiangcun is more aware of the new things. "This is the scene of serving Laba porridge written by Lu Fangweng. The folk custom of serving Laba porridge started in temples, and then gradually spread in many stories related to Laba porridge, some of which were related to the Buddha becoming a Buddha under the bodhi tree. Sakyamuni's enlightenment The day he became a Buddha was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Before the Buddha became enlightened, a shepherdess gave him porridge cooked with glutinous rice balls. After recovering his strength, Sakyamuni went to bathe in the river and meditate under the Bodhi tree for seven days and seven nights. , Enlightened and became a Buddha.

The story in a bowl of porridge is long and long. At present, the peach calyx is dripping, the apricot blossoms are moistened by the smoke, and the spring scenery brings spring sleep. How can I solve it with a bowl of clear porridge.