【Winter Bowls】Slow-Simmered Casserole Stew

这样一锅，不需多么精细的摆盘，也不必正襟危坐地吃。盛一大碗，配个热馒头或米饭，呼呼地吃下肚，暖意从喉咙一路熨到胃里，再慢慢散到四肢去。寒气被逼退，额角微微冒汗，浑身都舒坦了。

A pot like this needs no elaborate presentation or formal seating. Ladle out a large bowl, pair it with a warm steamed bun or a bowl of rice, and eat heartily. Warmth spreads from the throat down to the stomach, then gradually through the limbs. The cold is driven away, a light sweat beads on the forehead, and the whole body feels at ease.

砂锅炖菜，不是什么稀罕物，却是阳泉人过冬的底气。它把寻常的食材、朴素的做法、耐烦的工夫，和着一口好锅的性情，都炖进了一锅汤里。吃的是滋味，更是日子本身——慢一点，暖一点，扎实一点，便是寒冷时节里，最朴素也最恒久的暖意。

Casserole stew isn’t anything rare or exotic, but it is the reliable comfort Yangquan people rely on to get through winter. It simmers ordinary ingredients, simple methods, patient time, and the character of a good pot into a single vessel of broth. What’s eaten is not just flavor, but life itself—slower, warmer, steadier, the simplest and most enduring warmth in the cold season.

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