Sunday, 28 February 2010

元宵節快樂

正月十五,應該要坐下來,搓湯糰。
用水磨糯米粉和豬油黑洋酥。
其實小的時候,我記得,年三十夜晚,吃完年夜飯就會圍坐在桌邊一起幫手搓湯糰。
與其說是「幫忙」,倒不如說是過過癮,因為添亂的成份過多。
而我搓的湯糰,一定是那個下了滾水立刻爆餡的……

寧波人吃黑洋酥湯糰。
上海人本地人則是吃鹹味的大肉湯糰。
因為怕和甜味的搞混,常常搓成圓形之後,再頂上搓出個尖的頭。
用後現代的比喻,就是要搓出個碧咸式髮型的樣子。

而通常這些肉圓子的體積也比寧波湯糰大。
一般去本地人家裡做客,端上來一碗湯圓,裡面只有3、4個,已經吃到我翻白眼了。
所以我小時候,很怕去本地人家裡拜年,因為還沒有機會吃別的東西已經飽死……

也有人家在下午燒桂花酒釀圓子的。
用的也是水磨糯米粉搓的小個的丸子,加酒糟,盛出來之後,加糖桂花。
我比較喜歡無餡的小丸子的口感和韌勁,因而可以吃很多。

當然了,一個人在外,沒有人照顧,也沒有親戚團聚的時候。
只要是吃任何圓子形狀的東西,都算是應節了。

6 comments:

RandomCoil said...

You are 寧波人?

My husband is 上海人. They would made those sweet and salty 湯糰and 酒釀圓子...

I like the 豬油 black sesame 湯糰 best... the 豬油 makes it smell so nice!!!!

c.r said...

half. :D

ooh~ lucky you! no wonder he cooks you all the nice meals.

i miss the black sesame stuff as well! yum!

RandomCoil said...

You see...

I was told that 上海人 (male) is well trained :P ...

for the black sesame 湯糰... 豬油 has to be added. Otherwise it just has a very earthy, dirt-like texture...

c.r said...

dirt-like texture! XD you make it sound so rough.

most shanghaian females are well-trained too. of course, minus the stereotyped mistresses. @.@

RandomCoil said...

You sure shanghainese women would be willing to be mistresses? I was told they have very strong personallity and are very good at managing their partners...

But I guess one has to live in shanghai long enough to pick up those good/bad qualities.

c.r said...

XD
i wouldn't know.

but it's just a stereotype.
again, there're of course, exceptions.