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Whenever I see sesame sauce on the dining table, I am reminded of my days in the Northeast. Therefore, eating always reminds us of a person or a place inadvertently. A taste is associated with a memory, and a memory is associated with a person. I don't know where to begin with a default. Southerners like to eat sesame oil, while northerners like to eat sesame paste. Sesame oil is a kind of vegetable oil made from artificially processed sesame seeds. It has a rich aroma. Sesame paste is a paste made by frying and grinding sesame seeds. Southerners love to eat sesame oil. Whenever they eat hot pot or cold dishes, they will add a few drops of sesame oil to increase the aroma. Northerners, on the other hand, eat one dish and one sesame sauce. When I first went to the north, I was not used to the taste and feel of sesame paste. That kind of paste is never as pure as the drops of translucent sesame oil. Later, under the influence of my classmates, I also started to eat hot pot with sesame sauce. Over time, I gradually got used to the delicate texture and rich aroma of sesame sauce. I still miss it after not eating for a long time. Today’s protagonist is Thousand Layer Tofu wrapped in lettuce and dipped in original sesame sauce, filling your mouth with the fragrance of sesame seeds. The aroma of beans from the dried tofu and the freshness of the lettuce, paired with the rich sesame sauce, will make every taste bud on the tongue dance.
