Amy was studying at Julian's place today. After sending her there, Mag took Phyllis to the vegetable market.
"Come and take a look. Fresh Pikachu, once the skin is peeled off, the meat is more tender than a rabbit. It is a rare first-level thunder and lightning monster that is hard to come by!"
"The Ice and Fire Symbiotic Lotus just picked from the Kachar Snow Mountain costs 1,000 gold coins each. Use this treasure to make soup and it is a great tonic for longevity!"
"A green blood python from Black Swamp, alive! It only costs 100 gold coins! It includes killing, collecting blood, and extracting bile. Although this green blood python is highly poisonous, the green blood and snake gall are both good nourishing and detoxifying materials. The snake meat is used for Make a pot of snake meat soup, it’s even more delicious!”
As soon as I entered the vegetable market, I was greeted by all kinds of greetings.
Hanging on the meat rack were various kinds of meat from monsters and ordinary livestock that had been skinned, cramped, or cut open, as well as meat that had been slaughtered by the boss on the spot. The scene was quite bloody.
Mag glanced at the penguin-like monster in the cage in the corner. Although it also looked yellow, this guy didn't seem to have the ability to release one hundred thousand volts, and he had a set of rotten teeth. Unable to enter the pet market, they can only lie in the corner waiting to be eaten.
This was the first time for Phyllis to come to the market. Looking at the bloody meat hanging on the meat racks and the animals struggling in the hands of the butcher, she subconsciously hid behind Mag, her face looking slightly pale.
Mag looked back at Phyllis and quickly understood what he was talking about. He smiled and said, "This is the vegetable market. Residents of the City of Chaos use money to buy live or processed ingredients from here, and then take them home." The process of cooking is somewhat different from obtaining ingredients directly in the wild. And most of the bosses responsible for slaughtering are not hunters. They buy fresh ingredients from hunters or mercenaries, and then process them in the vegetable market. Sales, this process can eliminate the intermediate steps for buyers to obtain ingredients, and it can be regarded as a division of labor in the entire society."
"Is there a division of labor?" Phyllis had a look of thought on her face, and then looked at the customers in front of the stalls, pointing to a certain piece of meat on the meat shelf, and after paying a certain amount of gold coins, she could take that piece directly. Meat that has been trimmed.
The elves in the Wind Forest once lived a self-sufficient way. Even now, some elves in the major families are responsible for hunting and some are responsible for cooking, but all production is limited to the family, unlike here where money is generally used as a link. , this method of trading with people who had nothing to do with her made her feel very novel.
Mag continued: "This is a stage of social development. People's productivity has crossed the stage of self-sufficiency. Excess items can be traded, and the emergence of currency allows commodities to circulate. Of course, now on Nolan Continent Most places have developed relatively maturely, and as long as you have currency, you can buy most of the goods you want. The elves may be a little special. Except for external transactions, currency is not used much in the Wind Forest."
"Currency, commodities..." Phyllis thought thoughtfully. She had never used currency in the Forest of Wind. All the things she needed could be found in the forest or in the warehouse, but outside the forest The world turns out not to be like this.
"Let's go over there and have a look. Let's buy some beef first. Today I'll teach you how to grill beef skewers." Mag said to Phyllis, who was still thinking, and walked straight to the beef stall nearby.
Grilled beef skewers is a technical job. It has extremely high requirements for the preparation of the sauce and the control of the heat. Moreover, the grilled skewers must be guarded at all times and must be constantly turned to control the heat. Mag is multi-tasking, and he can do it without paying attention. If a few skewers are burnt, the whole handful may be ruined. This ingredient is very valuable.
It would be great if there is someone who can be responsible for grilling skewers.
Of course, the most important thing is... there are many people ordering skewers, which can support a huge turnover every day.
Mag also thought about asking Phyllis to start with Yangzhou fried rice like the system did, but after thinking about it carefully, among the dishes he made, the difficulty of Yangzhou fried rice could actually be considered average.
No matter how to make the eggs perfectly wrap around the rice grains without breaking or sticking during the frying process, how to stir-fry various ingredients together to the most perfect level at the same time, and how to control the various aspects of the big iron pot. All skills require long-term practice.
And Mag is a man who can control four pots at the same time.
After taking everything into consideration, grilled beef skewers are undoubtedly the best choice for Phyllis.
"Is it the one who puts beef on thin bamboo strips and grills it?" Phyllis followed quickly and whispered full of surprise.
"Yes." Mag responded casually while scanning the beef on the meat rack.
The smile on Phyllis's face grew wider. The way Mag roasted beef was completely different from what she had seen before. She had never seen anyone cut beef into small pieces and skewered them together for roasting, but the small skewers The delicious taste contained in it surprised her beyond measure.
She would soon know what kind of secrets were hidden in ordinary beef. This feeling made her a little excited, but she still looked at Mag who was choosing meat seriously. The choice of ingredients was a An important required course for a chef, this is what Mag told her on the way here.
"I want this piece of beef upper brain, but not the fine meat from the lower part." Mag looked at it for a while, pointing to a piece of beef upper brain that was as fat as snowflakes.
"This piece of beef is very good. Take it back and stew it, but it will be a pot of high-quality food to go with wine. Do you really don't want it?" The butcher shop owner picked up the piece of meat and said with a smile.
"Although the meat is good, it's not necessary." Mag smiled and shook his head.
"Okay, then I'll cut it for you." The boss felt a little regretful, but he didn't say much. He easily cut off the piece of beef brain meat with the knife in his hand, weighed it, and tied it with a straw rope. Passed it to Mag.
Mag took the beef, handed over the money, and walked towards the next beef shop with Phyllis.
Phyllis looked at the piece of meat in Mag's hand. The snowflake-like fat was evenly spread over the entire piece of beef, which looked very nice.
But when it comes to eating meat, many people only like to eat lean meat. Why would he choose such a fat and thin meat? And it just happens to be the upper part of the beef brain.
"The best part of grilled beef skewers is the upper brain. The beef in this part is fat and lean. Once grilled on the fire, you don't need to brush much oil. The fat inside the meat will sizzle out. After the beef is cooked, It doesn't look dry and tastes better." Mag seemed to see Felice's doubts and explained with a smile: "But not all cow brains are good. Look at the piece I chose. It's fat. The distribution of the meat is very even, the color of the meat is fresh but not dark, it is considered top quality, look at that piece over there..."
