冬天在外婆家-白蘿蔔大軍 Winter at my grandparents'- The Army of Daikon Radish

冬天是收成白蘿蔔的季節. 所以回到外婆家可以看到廊簷下滿滿排著晒的白蘿蔔片大軍. 從種植, 收成, 削片, 排好曬乾, 儲藏, 都是外公外婆親手完成的. 我想我這不依時令過活的人大概無法耐心完成這麼繁複的工作吧! 放一點乾的白蘿蔔片到肉湯裡, 會有種陽光的清香喔!
Winter is the harvest season of daikon radish. Actually in Chinese it's "white radish". When I go back to grandparents' around Chinese New Year, the "white radish army" is always sun-dried in the yard. My grandparents grow, harvest, cut them into fine pieces then line them up to be dried, finally store them carefully. All by themselves with lots of patience. The dried white radish chips can add a sunny, fresh taste to meat soups.