How to pickle carrots

How to pickle carrots? I believe some rural friends are familiar with this question.

Carrot pickles

Carrot pickles are a common pickled vegetable here. The raw materials are common, the production process is simple, the finished product is bright in color, delicious and inexpensive, and is loved by many people. Along with it, there are many things worth remembering in the long river of memory.

In the past, due to limited living conditions, pickled carrots have always been a main dish on the tables of ordinary people. At that time, there was not much mood to appreciate its taste. Accompanying it were hard days and hard work. Placing it on the table was more helpless because there was no choice. Just like the childhood at that time, there were no exquisite toys, so we had to use stones, paper, sticks, and even our own shoes, etc., or simply process them, or directly give them names, and play directly on the ground. Although there is wisdom in this, it is more of a helpless choice. When eating, generally, there is no habitual picky eating like today's children. Take a steamed bun, pinch a piece of pickled carrots and go out. Eat and play with friends, and you can eat enough and be strong. At that time, children were generally wild, climbing eaves and swimming, going far and near, parents are relieved, and children are happy. Many scenes are still unsatisfactory when recalled now.

After growing up, life became better. From the city to the countryside, earth-shaking changes have taken place. However, pickled carrots have never disappeared from people's sight. Every time at a dinner party, after three rounds of wine, people start to eat noodles, and they always remember to order pickled carrots. At this time, the restaurant usually makes it more delicate, with thin strips, mixed with sesame oil and chopped green onions, and the taste is top-notch. Big fish and meat may be left over, but this dish can always be swept away. It is like the quietness after prosperity and the plain face after wealth. Looking at it with an appreciative eye, you will find that it is actually so unique. When you eat it in your mouth, it is full of fragrance and endless aftertaste. Perhaps there is also a familiar taste of childhood, which turns into your heart from the depths of distant memories, like layers of waves.

Those carrot pickles are like an ancient melody, playing clearly in my heart.