Chapter 34 marble tomato

Now there is a new variety of tomato, which is as small as a thumb, the color is like a persimmon, and the shape is like an oval water drop. This kind of tomato has thick skin and few seeds, and its taste is delicious. Every time I eat this kind of pearl tomato, I think of the backyard of my hometown in the country. We also planted many tomatoes, the size and shape of which are like marbles played by children. We call it "pearl honey", which translates to "marble tomato" in Mandarin. . The biggest difference between "marble tomato" and "pearl tomato" is that it tastes very sour. Eating one is enough to make your teeth gnaw. If you eat ten in a row, your teeth will be sore. Therefore, we usually don't eat "marble tomato". Tomatoes", eat one or two when you are thirsty, and you will often be full of energy and articulate.

Tomatoes before the variety has not been improved are called "stinky persimmons"; better varieties of tomatoes are called "ganzai honey". Those smelly persimmons in the rural areas of Taiwan, now thinking of its taste, feel extremely sour on the cheeks. And saliva. I thought of a legend about tomatoes. It is said that Westerners did not eat tomatoes in the past. In ancient times, Westerners believed that tomatoes were highly poisonous. If they ate them, they would die of pain all over their bodies. One day, a young girl was abandoned by her lover. She was in a miserable mood. She was in a trance during the day and had insomnia at night. Her face was scorched and her skin and lips were chapped.She felt that living in this world was meaningless and wanted to commit suicide, so she thought of the tomato in the forest.

She ran into the forest and picked some of the reddest and most poisonous tomatoes to eat, and the strange thing was that she didn't die in pain after eating them. The girl thought: "Maybe I ate too little, I will eat again tomorrow." The girl went to the forest to eat tomatoes every day. The strange thing is that not only was she not poisoned to death, her skin and lips became rosy, and her face became plump. She always slept well every night, and her mood was very clear during the day. She became so happy that even the lover who abandoned her returned to her side. At this time, people in the village knew that tomatoes were not only non-toxic, but also the most nutritious.

From a modern point of view, tomatoes are rich in vitamin C, which can indeed treat many diseases. In the past, in the southern countryside, whenever tomatoes were in abundance, there would be many tomato stalls on the street, such as sliced ​​green-skinned large tomatoes, dipped in a special sauce, the sauce is made of ginger juice, sugar powder, soy sauce paste For the preparation, some sweet-scented osmanthus sauce is added, and the delicious taste often makes people accidentally bite their tongues. There are two ways to eat small tomatoes. One is to make candied haws, which is to string the tomatoes into a string and wrap them in syrup. It is sweet on the outside and sour on the inside, with a unique flavor. This way of eating has a meaningful fragrance and endless taste.

When I lived in the country, I often went to eat a large plate of tomato slices at dusk, and bought a bag of small tomatoes with prunes on the way home. Walking on the country roads, I always felt that life was beautiful. I had eaten tomatoes from all over the world, but I I can assure you that there is no place where tomatoes are more delicious than those in Taiwan, and no way of eating them is better than dipping them in ginger juice, powdered sugar, soy sauce, and sweet-scented osmanthus sauce. Every time I eat tomatoes, I always think of the story of a girl who committed suicide by eating tomatoes, and I feel that there is something special in tomatoes. That kind of state is almost similar to the Zen mind. Health, stimulate a strong vitality.

Just like the "pinball tomato" in the countryside, it is born on the side of the mountain, by the river, on the farmland or in the ditch, and also on the garbage dump and The cemetery, even in the roof and brick joints, is almost far-reaching. The tenacity and exuberance are amazing. It reminds me of a saying of Lao Tzu: "If a husband does not fight, so no one in the world can compete with him." Of course, the taste of "marble tomato" is not as good as today's new variety "pearl tomato", but it is an indelible color in the pastoral. The reason why it has such strong vitality is that its seeds will never be lost, and it always keeps The wish to multiply, it grows joyfully wherever it falls.

For a tomato seed, it does not distinguish and pick, so it can "decide everywhere, and it is true everywhere", bird droppings, cemeteries, and garbage dumps are all its pure land. For a tomato plant, it does not seek fame and fortune, nor does it bury its life. It just blooms when it should bloom, and bears fruit when it should bear fruit. It welcomes the sunshine in sunny days and the moistening of rain in rainy seasons; , unseen, growing and falling freely. Yay!A small tomato can also give us great inspiration!