在视觉、听觉、触觉等等所有记忆承载体中,味觉一定是最神秘的。它难以捕捉,但当它出现时,却如电光火石般在脑中炸裂。记得《料理鼠王》里那个郁郁寡欢的美食家吗?当味蕾匹配到正确的密码,哪怕是小小的一个甜点,一袋零食,也能把我们瞬间拉回记忆最深处,穿越就是这么简单。今天,让我们来分享记忆深处的零食,找到小时候几毛钱就能买到的简单快乐。
Sugar Figure
糖人
In the olden times, you could always find peddlersmaking sugar figures at the school gate. First, the maker takes alittle maltose with a small spoon, and then shapes the softmaltose by hand, blowing gently, using his hands to form afigure, such as Sun Wukong, White Dragonet, and so on. Thesugar figure is not only tasty, but also makes one cool. If onechild bought a sugar figure, all his/her peers would crowd around and admire it.
学校门口常常有小贩在做,手里一个勺子,盛着糖浆随便勾画几下,各种各样的东西就出现了,什么孙悟空啦,小白龙啦,好吃又拉风,手里拿一串,看的身边的小伙伴那个眼馋啊!
Dada Bubble Gum
大大泡泡糖
Almost every kid is fond of chewing bubble gum. They also gather together to see who gets the largest bubble. I still remember that my cousin once blew a big bubble and the bubble burst, covering her face with gum!
几乎是每个人嘴里嚼一块,大家互相比,谁吹的泡泡更大,记得表姐小时候有一次吹个大泡泡,结果泡泡破了,整个都糊在脸上了。
Baby Face Ice Cream
娃娃脸雪糕
We prefer to call it snowman ice cream. It has a milk chocolate flavor and tastes verydelicious. It was rather expensive; I remember the price was 1.5 Yuan per piece, which was noteasy to afford in those days.
当然我们还是喜欢叫它“雪人儿”,奶油巧克力味,比较贵,我记得是1.5元左右一根,还真不是随便吃得起的,不过味道实在没的说!
Malt Sugar Candy
麦芽糖
Malt sugar candy is usually called Tangguar in northern China, and is offered during afew days before the Spring Festival. It’s cheap and you can get several pieces for a few cents. It’svery sticky and delicious!
北方叫做“糖瓜儿”,过年之前的几天会吃这个,一条一条的,几毛钱就能买到,吃的满嘴糊,粘牙,但味道就是那个赞!