Chapter 3 Section 3 Lentils

When the lentil vines cover the fence, it will bloom. The flowers are butterfly-shaped and stand on the flower stalks.In my impression, the lentils and the fence are together, and the lentils are entangled, and the fence becomes a green cluster, which likes to attract butterflies and sparrows, and there are wasps flying from time to time. Lentils have white and red flowers. The ones with white flowers are called white lentils, and the ones with red flowers are called red lentils. They have different tastes.White lentils have thick flesh and are shaped like a half moon. In the countryside, they are called moth eyebrow beans. They can be boiled soft and slightly sweet, and dry-fried should have toughness.The periphery of red lentils is red, and the color becomes lighter as it gets closer to the inside.In some places, red lentils are called green lentils. This color nomenclature is intuitive and clear at a glance, and has nothing to do with the mainstream botany of the college.

In spring, I wanted to plant a lentil and a loofah, but because of the rolling yellow sand and strong winds, I couldn't get back the happy mood when I planted in the southern country in spring, so I just let it go.In the season when autumn and winter meet, a lot of lentils suddenly came to the Baliqiao market. I thought of the southern country and fences, rivers and hills, miscanthus and maple leaves in autumn, and bought some lentils to cook carefully.After washing the lentils, tear off the tendons around the lentils, fold them in half, divide them into two, fry them in a hot pan, or cut them into shredded lentils, stir-fry them with shredded green peppers, add a shredded red pepper, and make a The plate of lentils is brightly colored.Most of the lentils bought this autumn are red lentils. Fried red lentils have a strong green flavor, and the red lentils have a Jiangnan flavor.

When eating fried lentils, they must be fried thoroughly, and there should be no raw ingredients in the beans, especially green beans, which are easy to be poisoned if they are not cooked through.Beijingers call string beans lentils, which I am not used to.Even in the capital city, eating fried lentils can give you a taste of seclusion. It is reminiscent of Tao’s saying “Pick chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, and see Nanshan leisurely.” I like “Picking beans under the eastern fence, and see Nanshan leisurely.” , Picking beans has a pleasant harvest mood.In fact, lentils have been found in many places. I have seen many red lentils in the countryside of Pingyao, Shanxi. Those beans are as simple as Shanxi people, and the red color has nothing to do with beauty. On the land, at the corner of the fence, with a handful of soil under one foot, it takes root very modestly, and the vine of desire grows persistently and vigorously, always trying to cover one piece of land. Space exists.