MOTHER RECENTLY CALLED TO INFORM HER FAMILY THAT HER CABBAGE HAD GROWN UP, MEANING THAT THE KITCHEN HOUSE WOULD HAVE TO GO HOME TO PACK “ROBBERY”. THE CABBAGE ALWAYS REMINDS THE KITCHEN OF THE SMELL OF SUMMER AND DAD'S COOKING. [WELCOME TO EXCHANGE FOODS AND SEARCH FOR MICRO-INTELLIGENCE PUBLIC: "THE FUN ROOM" OR ADD "EJM2467"] EMPTY CABBAGE, ALSO CALLED VEGGIES AND VEGGIES, IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR VEGETABLES IN THE SOUTH DURING THE SUMMER SEASON. IT IS VERY PRODUCTIVE AND EXPENSIVE, AND IT SITS AT A POPULAR TABLE. IN ADDITION TO INCREASING THE TASTE IN CHONGQING WITH SMALL NOODLES, EMPTIES ARE OFTEN MADE AND MIXED. BUT THE THING I'M MOST IMPRESSED WITH IS THE WINE IN DAD'S PLATE, AND IT'S ESTIMATED THAT A LOT OF CHONGQING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT "DOG DRILLING" AND THAT'S THE WHITE PART. BUT EVERY NIGHT SINCE I WAS A KID, DAD ALWAYS MAKES A PLATE, A LITTLE WINE, AND IT'S BEST NOT TO DRINK TOO MUCH. THEN MAKE FUN OF ME. I ASKED DAD WHY THIS DISH HAS SUCH A COMMON NAME, AND HE SAID MAYBE BEANS LIKE TO GET INTO THE CANOPY. ALL RIGHT, WHO'S GOT US ALL SO RICH IN CHINESE CULTURE? IF THERE'S A STORY ABOUT EVERY DISH, THEN I THINK IT'S ABOUT DAD'S COOKING. SOMETIMES IT'S DAD WHO CHEWS THE SOUND OF SOYBEANS; SOMETIMES IT'S DAD'S GROANING. NO MATTER WHAT LIFE IS, I KNOW THAT DAD STILL REMEMBERS WHAT IT TASTES LIKE, AND THAT SIMPLE LIFE IS HIDDEN IN A COMMON DISH, BECAUSE DAD BELIEVES IN THE IDEA THAT ORDINARY IS TRUE. AND DON'T WASTE THE LEAVES LEFT OF THE CABBAGE, AND MAKE A BOWL OF TOFU SOUP, WHICH IS PERFECT. ♪ SMART AS ME ♪
