Coldsnap,fiercewinterwindgaditeswerefallingapart,Icurtilage,slowboilapotofsmallbonesoup,toprepareourselvesinsuchalazywinterhotfood,eatapotofdelicioushotpot,canletapersonwarmtomyheartmelt.Inthisforeigncountryhouse,oneselfisholdinghotpottowarmoneself,alwaysletmecannothelpmissingmyhomePersonalItemsshippment,misshomethatiscookedbythefathercookapotofwarmcabbagestewmeathotpot.Asachild,mymotherworkedveryfarfromhome,somostofthetime,myfathertookcareofmymeals.Thisbigmanwiththick,thickfeet,cancookapotofsimplebutverydeliciousfoodforme,reallymakethesmallIadmire.Everywinter,Iliketoeatmyfather&39;scookedcabbagestew:thefatherwillcarefullyselecthalfofthefatporkbelly,andthenchangetheknife,thesliceintothinslices,andaddthespicesandsaltforamoment.Whilethemeatisstilluntasted,itisbusywashingthecabbageandtearingitapartintoapileofrough,unadornedcabbage.Suchasvegetablesandmeatfood,thefatherwassetupawok,putitonthefiretoburnhot,putthemeatinamoreleisurelypaceoverandoverinthepanFriedfreightforwarder,fatquicklyboilintoawangshinyoil,aswellasthosewithacrispbrightmeat.Thefireisburning,myfathercookslowlyboilingbroth,myfatherbegantoputmoreseasoningandspices,withalittlesugar,soysauce,cookingwine,ginger,staranise,driedtangerineororangepeel,fennel,amomum,aftermorethananhourafterboiled,originallyfattygreasyfatpigfatisconvertedtosoftcontinous,poppingalayerofcollagen,alongwiththoselovelyleanlean,entrancelaying,slightlydownthethroat,makesamanandmaddensdelicioustaste.Watchingtheporkbelly,thefatherputahandfulofcabbageintothepanand"boilanotherfiveminutes."MyfathercheerfullytoldmethatIhadalreadyheldabowlofwhitericeontheedgeofthehearth,andthesalivahadbeenwipedoverandoveragain."Nopatience,nogoodfood!Fatheralwayspinchedmyfaceandquippedchinaairshipping.Butthishotpotofbrothwasjusthangingaroundinfrontofmyeyes,sothatIcouldresisttheurgetobehungry.?Backthen,mostofthetimeitwasjustourfatheranddaughterwhowereeatingthebroth,andoccasionallyoneortwoofourneighborscamerunningtoourhousefordinner."Oh,mywifeisnotathome,Idon&39;twanttocooknoodles!"Theoldmencomplained,andcametomyhousewithabowlofrice,andthefatherwaseatinginaleisurelymanner,andoccasionallyhewouldsay,"Ihavetomovemyhandtoeatalone."Eatwellandeatwell,thenyouwillbewell."Idon&39;tknowifthewordshavebeenheardinmyears,butIhavegrownupinmyheart.Andhowtoworkhard,andtomakeamealforyourself.Amancaneatandeatwell,andhehasthestrengthtofacetherisksandrisksoflife.Overtheyears,I&39;vebeenawayfromhome,myfathertaughtmetocookalittle.Andwhathesaidstillseemedtobejustbehindme....
