Sunday, May 22, 2011

曾媽媽與她的生炒骨

初中時有一位同學,在某一天午飯時候,他不屑校內飯堂所弄的生炒排骨飯,誇言自己母親所弄的生炒骨有多棒。 當年才入廚數年的我,自然想找個機會一嘗伯母這道菜。

終於有幸到了照片中這房子,踏進屋內,已聞到陣陣炸排骨酥香味,隨即走向廚房,眼前一大盤粉白淡黃的炸排骨,整齊地如兵馬俑列陣舖排。細問曾媽媽為何排骨只是半炸熟,曾媽解說,炸物要分兩段,原因是要讓肉汁與外皮穩定下來,及讓它風乾三數小時,曾媽更說弄生炒骨是不能急的,從醃肉、風乾到完成,足足一整天。我即時打了一個大問號 ﹣ 一整天? 想著自己一輩子也不會為了弄一道生炒骨要花上一天? 那我的搖控車、單車還有石澳泳灘怎辦?

當時曾媽邊說邊切芥蘭,小小的一段一段斜切,曾媽看到我好奇的目光,說著 “江仔不能啃粗梗的菜,要慢慢小心地切。” 。 曾媽對兒子的呵護備至,完全反映在她做菜的一絲不苟,令我對自已的廚藝深感漸愧,甚至不算是廚藝,粗枝大葉把食物弄熟加點調味就是,還好多多少少受這些影響,日後也不至於太粗略。

晚飯時,曾媽看著兒子一口飯一口餸,不消十分鐘已扒了兩大碗飯,曾媽一臉心滿意足,懶理“辛勞”這二字,這就是曾媽的幸福,曾媽的一個家。

直至目前為止,再沒有碰過多一位媽媽要如此費心,花一整天去弄一道生炒骨,自問也沒這本事,或許可以說,要留待只有曾媽才有這份高尚情操。再或許的是,我們平時就像江仔一樣,看不見母親這份厚意,更把它當作是理所當然,還有百般挑剔,通常到了能領悟箇中情義時,往往只在追憶中憑記。倒不如在彼此有生之年,先偷步把追憶變成感激,體驗人與情。

10 comments:

Stella said...

What a good dish and a good cooking class here.
The love behind is even more meaningful and "tasty" than the dish itself.

Yes let us show our love and appreciation to our family and our good friends in time. Don't wait too long when it becomes too late.

SEA, I did not know your Chinese writing is so good and humorous. You can be a writer.

in the sea said...

Thanks Stella. There are some little things around us. Just if we wanna see them and feel them. That's why I encourage people to take photos and to notice something in another dimension. Likewise, everyone can write. Just depends if they want to...

Anonymous said...

Blogger did not work again last night.
Can make comment but cannot input password at all.

Stella said...

Everyone can write but not everyone can write well. Same as taking photos.

in the sea said...

Thanks Anonymous for the note. Didn't get on blogger from the hotel's server. I need to divert my connection from other routing.
Thanks Stella for the nice comment. Still so much more to learn.

poly said...

用心去做出来的菜式是不同,这就是在家里与外边吃的不同.

in the sea said...

沒錯。還有做菜可以修心,亦可以從中教導小朋友。

Stella said...

Cooking can also be a chemistry class, a training for time management, and a budget/cost control class as well.

in the sea said...

And a gift back to our Creator (God) as we are given our hands and mind to make things. That's the simple appreciation. Always walk the walk. Don't talk the talk.

Stella said...

That is true.