Homeland Dragon Tongue

I am undergoing cancer treatment in Ho Chi Minh City. My body is extremely tired, suffering from many side effects after chemotherapy. My wife read in the newspaper that dragon tongue contains a large amount of phenolic and flavonoid active ingredients that help fight cancer cells in the body, helping to prevent cardiovascular disease. But finding dragon tongue in the urban area is extremely difficult. So my wife called home.

Hearing the news, the villagers quickly broke fresh green dragon tongue branches and brought them with my mother to wrap and send to the city with much love for the seriously ill person.

Dragon tongue and squid received from hometown, cooked into a delicious sweet soup

My hometown, the southern part of Quang Ngai province, is very sunny this season. The sun turns the rice on the fields yellow, urging farmers to start the harvest season. The sun withers the green vegetable beds in the home garden. And the sun also makes the dragon tongue branches fresh and surprisingly green. This type of vegetable has been present in my village for a long time. The villagers are diligent and diligent in growing vegetables and fruits to improve their family meals. The land next to the fence is planted with dragon tongue, a typical plant in barren land. No need for fertilization, the dragon tongue roots absorb nutrients from the soil and then transform them into green branches.

Near mealtime, go out to the garden, break off a few dragon tongue branches, peel off the bumps around the stem, wash and cut into strips. This vegetable can be cooked in soup with meat, fish, squid or cooked plain with a little peanut oil, all delicious. The vegetable is slimy, crunchy with a characteristic mild sour taste that lingers in the heart...

Dragon tongue and squid received from hometown, cooked into a delicious sweet soup

Back to the bundle of dragon tongues my wife and I received from our loved ones back home. The vegetables were packed in a styrofoam box along with some fresh squid caught in the sea near the shore. My wife carefully washed the squid and then took it out to drain. The dragon tongues were pre-processed before being put into the pot. Boil sliced ​​shallots with peanut oil until fragrant, then add the squid and stir well with chopsticks. Then, add water to the pot with a little salt and a few slices of chili.

When the water is boiling on the stove, add the dragon tongue into the pot and stir gently with a ladle. When the vegetables are cooked, season to taste, add chopped herbs into the pot with a little ground pepper and remove from heat.

The meal had dragon tongue soup cooked with squid that was surprisingly delicious. Taking a bite of squid and chewing slowly, the sweet and salty taste of the sea permeated every taste bud. The slimy vegetable "caressed" the lips and then flowed down the throat with a mild sour taste lingering on the tip of the tongue. That mild sour taste was like a mother telling her child who was far away to come back home soon. How much love!

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