Toona sinensis tree in grandma's house

? It is said that the coldest winter year has passed and spring comes in the shadow. At first, I was uncertain. I was afraid of being cheated by an illusion and getting a bad cold. But the green branches and leaves on the roadside and the vitality and warmth in the air clearly remind the arrival of the new season. Busy and happy, I took off my bloated coat, but was urged to put on warm clothes again by the cold that came out from time to time. Although the weather is unpredictable, it is indeed spring. All kinds of flowers in the park have already bloomed wantonly, sweeping away the gloom and decadence of winter.

? One day, I brushed my circle of friends and left an interactive topic of "Tell me about the food that best represents spring in your mind" at the end of the tweet of a bakery I frequented. Just asked me what I was thinking, and I have started to see it at the dinner table recently. I should take a good look at things and recall them, but because of laziness, I have been pressing the pause button to make my thoughts related to them. By accident, by accident.

? There is a Toona sinensis tree in the yard of grandma's old house. I heard that my mother planted them in the yard when they were young. As long as I can remember, there has been such a big tree in the yard. Every spring, when the Toona sinensis tree sprouts and grows new seedlings, it will reach Toona sinensis (or "hook Toona sinensis") with a special bamboo pole against a hook. It takes a lot of skill to get enough Toona sinensis. First, carefully erect a long bamboo pole, and then find the Toona sinensis seedlings you want to pick in a dense foliage. Then put the hook on the joint between the Toona sinensis seedlings and the trunk, twist it to the side, and then pull it down hard, and clusters of red and green Toona sinensis seedlings fell to the ground. Adults looked up and looked for "prey" among the branches of the sun, and children happily bowed their heads and ran around to pick up trophies. Sometimes the neighbors upstairs will probe down to say hello and chat when they see our house in the yard. People who live in high places can even reach out and pick this kind of pollution-free food directly from the window, which is something that cement houses can't bring now.

? Holding these spring fruits in both hands and sending them into the kitchen, it only takes a moment for a plate of scrambled eggs with Toona sinensis to appear on the dining table. The method is simple. Blanch Toona sinensis in hot water, chop it up, mix it into the broken egg liquid, and fry it in an oil pan. The yellow and green buds are wrapped in eggs, and the fragrance enters the nose, which is a good partner for eating rice. In addition to cooking, you can also add Chili noodles to make oil Toona sinensis, and there are many ways to eat cold Toona sinensis. You can clip steamed bread and mix noodles. Picking Toona sinensis seems to be a necessary activity in our family for the New Year, and we can only participate in it for a few days a year. Because Toona sinensis needs to be picked as soon as possible, once the buds are tender, the elders will not taste good. Later, with the move, the memory of Toona sinensis tree faded. But every spring, the Toona sinensis on the dinner table is still not absent. My grandfather carries it in a car and gives it to his daughters in turn. In fact, the entrance of Toona sinensis is slightly bitter and cannot be said to be particularly delicious. But after eating this bite, I always feel that spring has passed. Just like some people's plots about Sophora japonica and various wild vegetables. Unforgettable is not the food itself, but the memory it carries.

? Now it seems that Toona sinensis has become sweet cake, which is not only planted artificially, but also has a high price. I thought of spring these days, so I bought some Toona sinensis to find the taste of childhood. Make a simple oil toon, break the steamed bread from the middle, scoop a spoonful and spread it in the steamed bread, taste the first bite carefully, as if it doesn't taste anything, then bite the second bite and the third bite ... Unfortunately, it's not until after eating that the taste buds feel reunited. I don't know if it's my tongue or the Toona sinensis in this bowl. It seems so, but it doesn't smell like it used to. If you take this as the taste of spring, it seems a bit lacking. The memories that once belonged to the old yard are gone, but I hope there will be more beautiful memories for later chewing.