My grandpa cultivated a barren land on the hillside at the back of the village.
It is the most distant land away from home.
Grandpa used to plant some flue-cured cigarettes and chilies in earlier years.
Now he simply plants some labor-saving sweet potatoes.
Maybe it is because of fertile soils
or I’m fond of the hometown taste,
I always find the sweet potatoes growing in this red-sand land particularly glutinous and sweet.
We dig a basket of sweet potatoes when we have free time.
We either cook such potatoes or fry a dish of balls made of sweet potatoes.
The remaining sweet potatoes are dried into sweet potato slices
I’m used to this taste.
When I am away from home,
My mum also sent me some dried sweet potatoes slices.
I think everything from home
has its irreplaceable taste.
Smash sweet potatoes
Add in glutinous powder
granulated sugar
sticky rice powder
Dry it out
After drying
The food from home always has its irreplaceable taste.