Once you return to the village, you will be able to see all kinds of flowers and plants. Some of them can call three or two names now, but now they are very strange. But there is a kind of plant that left a deep impression. Its name is konjak. When I hear adults talk about it, I always feel very strange. When I was a child, I was afraid of monsters and demons. For the plants growing near my home, but also said the name makes people panic. In fact, this kind of worry is completely unnecessary in the future, because at that time, the family often ate too much and didn't care.
The konjak we see looks like a tree in full bloom. Its leaves are large, but its height is not too high. It is generally similar to the height of people. People walk into it as if they entered the magic forest. There are dots on the torso. In fact, it is the intersection of dark brown and white. People dare not touch it. They always feel poisonous. This plant usually grows in relatively cool places. They are easy to see under the hillside. Usually, they are planted in sections. But what we eat is not its trunk, but its fruit. This fruit needs to be dug out with a hoe. It has a reddish brown surface and many roots. It is a bit like sweet potato, but its skin is like a layer of skin with hair. Not very thin, but a little thick. The inside of konjak is a little sticky. When you peel it off, you will find that the surface will be uneven. This is caused by peeling. The color is white, just like sweet potato. It's not very tight, just like the product of mucus polymerization.
For such konjak, we can't eat it raw, because it's poisonous. If you eat it carelessly, it may cause itching, but there is still a simple solution. It's not a big deal to drink a few mouthfuls of soup cooked with ginger and vinegar. Our practice here is to make them into konjak powder. My mother can do these things. Remove the stems and leaves. As long as the fruit is not washed, peel it first, then put the white pulp into the pool for cleaning, and then put it into the basin.
After draining all the water, drain it with water, and then cut it into pieces or small pieces with a knife. Then take the two to the pot and bake them, or put a piece of cloth on the flat bottom and lay them flat so that the sun shines in the sun. However, it takes a long time, and it will last about ten days before it is completely dry. The resulting powder can be used as starch, which is very common in rural areas.
