Anyone who lives or has lived in the countryside knows that this is a unique experience, which marks all stages of life in a special way, from childhood to old age.
Life in the countryside is often very different from the city. Although there are, yes, some difficulties, living in the countryside is something that everyone should experience, at least once in their lives, even if it’s just for a few months.
Speaking like that, it seems like an exaggeration, but the fact is that life in the countryside is associated with several aspects that are important for any human being. Contact with nature, freedom, proximity to the land and simple things and the possibility of having an absolutely healthy diet should be rules of life for everyone.
Contact with the countryside and things from the countryside is extremely healthy
However, city life is a long way from offering these privileges. With this article, we want to highlight the pleasure of living far from the madness of the big cities and highlight simple things, but so valuable that only those who lived in the countryside know.
things from the countryside
Follow the text and see if you identify with these 15 things that only those who lived in the countryside know and if you agree that few things are as amazing as country life.
Even an old fence can be a good reminder of the countryside.
1. The good old wood stove
Roça is always synonymous with wood stove and there is nothing better than a warm meal made in that structure all made of clay. The taste, without a doubt, is very different from conventional stoves. To get a little better, the clay pot can give an even more special flavor to the food.
The taste of food on the wood stove has no equal. Anyone who has tried it knows what we are talking about.
Since we’re talking about a wood stove, “release play” in the video below as you continue your reading, music by Chitãozinho and Xororó.
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2. Fruit harvested from the tree
When we eat that fresh fruit that has just been picked from the tree, it is as if it were five times more delicious than the one we buy around. And no less. The freshly picked fruit, naturally, is much tastier and even sweeter.
Harvesting fruit straight from the tree has a very special flavor. In the roça this is routine!
3. Collect the hen’s eggs
Okay, it’s a challenge to get the chicken’s eggs without irritating it, but this is a very special experience that makes us even more aware of how perfect nature is.
Have you ever taken eggs from a hen? Only things that happen in the countryside!
4. River bath
There are those who love the beach, but nothing compares to a bath in that little river to cool off from a hot day or even in the dam that is sometimes closer to home.
5. Milk straight from the cow
The fresh, healthy milk we get straight from the cow may even taste strange to a city dweller. But, those who lived in the countryside are used to it and would not change it for any milk in a box.
Another incredible experience that only happens in the countryside: how about taking a milk straight from the “source”?
6. Contact with nature
In the city, concrete and asphalt make us stop having direct contact with nature. In the countryside, every day, we step on the earth, breathe pure country air, with real quality and we can look, touch and smell the flowers and climb the trees that are everywhere and eat fruit straight from the tree. If you’ve lived in the countryside, you’ve certainly experienced this experience.
7. Coffee mill
Those who don’t know it think it’s a very old contraption. But, not long ago, the coffee mill was a fundamental part of grinding coffee beans in the countryside and the end result was that tasty coffee that no one could resist, which was even more delicious after passing through a cloth strainer.
8. Tramela as a lock
As living in the countryside has always been safe, you don’t need a padlock to lock doors and windows. A simple trammel already does the job and guarantees a peaceful night’s sleep.
9. Mud Moringas
To keep the water protected and well kept, clay pots have always been the best option. Of course, it leaves that little taste of clay deep inside, but that’s the difference and nothing that gets in the way of satisfying our cravings.
10. Water well
Speaking of water, caipira wells have always been present in most of the houses in the fields. Today, the water supply is more advanced, but even so, there are properties that keep your well in activity, even if more modern, that is, the artesian system.
Traditional “caipira well” was a source of water for a rural property.
11. Family pictures
It is very difficult to enter a house in the countryside and not find those old paintings with photos of older relatives hanging on the wall. They may even look a little strange, but those photographs with accented frames are a portrait of our history.
12. Healthy and very different foods
One of the advantages of living in the countryside is having access to a natural and healthy menu. What people in the city today call organic food and want so much to have access to, in the countryside we know it well and even find it in the backyard.
There are many recipes, but the simplest is the traditional rice with pequi.
But, let’s face it, some foods that many people who are not used to might even find strange, like that rice with pequi that only those who are from the countryside know how to appreciate.
13. Kerosene lamps
There was not always electric light in the countryside and there was a time when, after the sun had set, it was necessary to turn to the lamp that was lit until bedtime.
14. Contact with animals
One of the coolest things for anyone who has lived or lives in the countryside and that you cannot forget is the contact with animals. Oxen, cows, chickens, pigs, horses and some other animals have always been part of the day to day of the children of the countryside and feeding them is an incredible task.
Children feeding animals. Things that only happen to those who live in the countryside.
15. Late afternoon on the porch
In the countryside you don’t need huge gates and security fences and that’s why it’s so common for houses to have a balcony facing the street. And that’s where we sit every late afternoon, after work in the fields, to watch the street traffic and say “hi” to the neighbors and have that good conversation with a relative or friend that we don’t feel like ending.
If you missed the countryside after remembering these things, it’s a sign that you knew how to enjoy everything you’ve lived. For those who still live in the countryside, enjoy every moment and don’t forget that one day things may be different and you may not be able to go back. For those who haven’t lived in the countryside, here’s a tip. Not even for a few days. It is worth it!!
How about the unique experience of living a few days in the countryside? It’s never too late to think about it and take the family.
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