【Winter Bowls】Fried Glutinous Millet Cakes

这金黄酥脆的一口，是爆裂开的温暖。刚出锅的油糕上桌，热气裹挟着香气扑面而来。咬下去，脆响在耳边，甜糯在舌尖，一股扎实的热流顺着喉咙直抵心底，三晋冬日所有的冷意仿佛都在这一刻被逼退、融化。它不是宴席上精雕细琢的珍馐，却是山西人生命里无法割舍的温暖印记。

This golden, crispy bite is warmth that bursts forth. Freshly fried cakes brought to the table arrive with a wave of heat and aroma. Bite down: the crisp sound echoes in the ears, the sweet softness spreads on the tongue, and a solid current of warmth travels down the throat straight to the heart, as if all the cold of a Shanxi winter is forced to retreat and dissolve in that moment. It is not an exquisitely crafted delicacy for banquets, but an indelible, warm imprint in the lives of Shanxi people.

每逢年节，油糕是餐桌上的吉祥“硬菜”，寓意步步高升、生活甜美；清晨的早点摊上，它是捧在手心、赶走惺忪睡意的第一份踏实；就连乡间的庙会集市，炸油糕的摊子也总是人气最旺，香气能飘出半条街，引得男女老少围在油锅边翘首以盼，等待那一锅金黄的喜悦出炉。

During holidays, these fried cakes are an auspicious “main dish” on the dining table, symbolizing rising fortunes and a sweet life. At morning breakfast stalls, they are the first solid comfort held in hands, dispelling drowsiness. Even at rural temple fairs and markets, the fried cake stall is always the most popular, its aroma wafting halfway down the street, drawing crowds of young and old eagerly gathered around the oil wok, waiting for that pot of golden joy to be ready.

这颗圆滚滚、热腾腾的油糕里，包裹着黄土高原上最朴素的生计智慧，也翻滚着山西人对生活炽热而绵长的爱。风雪再大，只要油锅里还有翻滚的金黄，心头便有了着落，冬日也就有了抵御一切寒凉的、甜糯滚烫的底气。

Within these round, steaming hot cakes lies the simplest wisdom of livelihood from the Loess Plateau, as well as the fervent and enduring love Shanxi people hold for life. No matter how fierce the wind and snow, as long as there is golden dough tumbling in the oil wok, the heart finds its anchor, and winter gains a sweet, sticky, scalding confidence to withstand all cold.

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