We Lanxi people should have water sorghum powder and crystal cake on our dining table. In the summer, my grandmother goes inside Lanxi
Summer requires water to relieve stress, and drinking water alone is not very enjoyable. You also need to invite specialty foods to have the best of both worlds. Lanxi is located in the central and western parts of Zhejiang Province. Every summer, "two waters" happily appear on the dining table. "Two waters" are water sorghum powder and crystal cake, respectively. Because there is the word "water" in front of them, they are collectively referred to as "two waters" for ease of memory, which also corresponds to summer. A while ago, there was a trend on the internet for wordy memes. The word "wordy" is vivid enough, but "eating" is definitely not as enjoyable as "wordy". The figure of fans is scattered all over the world. Lanxi is a small town in Jiangnan, where the reputation of Shuisuo Fen is not as prominent as those internet celebrities. It only stays peacefully in a small area of soil and water, accompanying the people there to enjoy the summer. Shuisuo noodles mainly consist of soup and noodles, which need to be made separately. Once done, they should also be separated until they are mixed together in a bowl. Before the noodles are cooked, they are called dried noodles. First, boil the water and bring the dried noodles to a boil. After that, blanch the noodles. Blanching relies entirely on mastering the heat. If the powder is not blanched enough, it will become stiff and sticky to the teeth. Fortunately, those who are familiar with cooking have a lot of ingenuity in their hands, and their eyes are also precise measuring instruments, so they never run away at a glance. After the flour is cooked, put it into a rice sieve and cover it with a cloth to prevent it from being blown dry by the wind, otherwise it will affect the taste. The soup is made with soybean sauce as the base, chopped green chili peppers and ginger garlic together, and cooked. In summer, family members often don't ask what to eat in the morning. The next day, after waking up, they go to the kitchen to get a bowl, open the cloth and put a ball of flour into the bowl. Then, they scoop up a spoonful of soup from the pot and pour it over. They mix it with chopsticks and it tastes delicious all morning. There are some rules for drinking water and noodles, adding a spoonful of soup is enough. If you add more, it will cause waves. In Lanxi, waves mean waste. In Lanxi dialect, waste is rarely said, and often waves are said, and others understand the meaning. I always love waves when I eat water and noodles. After adding a spoonful of soup, I also add the second and third spoonfuls. My mother would pat my arm on the side and say, "That's enough! It's not dry soup powder." I would stop laughing, as the powder in the bowl had already risen. The water sorghum powder with overflowing soup makes me feel comfortable to eat, so my grandmother often makes more soup and cannot add ginger or garlic to it. She knows I don't like these two things. I am also aware that the true flavor of water sorghum powder cannot be separated from their help, but unfortunately, neither love nor hate can be forced. Looking back now, I feel like a young master who is particular about things, but I still have resistance to ginger and garlic. Before pouring the soup into the powder, I need to open my eyes wide to make sure that there is no floating ginger or garlic on the surface of the soup. I'm afraid I won't be able to reconcile with the two brothers in my lifetime. It is said that Li Yu, a talented scholar from the Qing Dynasty in his hometown and known as the "Eastern Shakespeare", did not like ginger or garlic. It seems that we are fellow disciples. Apart from not liking ginger and garlic, we also love literature, but unfortunately, we didn't have a chance to meet for a while, so we can only have a close relationship. Crystal cake is named after its crystal like color. Unlike traditional pastries, it does not need to be held in the hand, but rather needs to be slowly tasted in a bowl. The raw material for crystal cake is sweet potato flour. To make it, you need to first melt the sweet po
