While frying the bullfrog meat and putting it in the pot, Lin Chou said uncertainly while looking at the vegetables in the basket,
"What is that, a carrot?"
Qin Wuyong also had a strange expression.
"It's a radish, a good-quality white radish in sandy soil. If there weren't any traces of farming nearby, I would have thought it was someone else's vegetable garden. It's both radish and free-range chicken."
Lin Chou raised her eyebrows.
"Don't worry about whether it's a vegetable patch or not. Cut the radish into pieces and boil the bullfrog in water. It will be more delicious."
"Okay! By the way, where's the fish?"
Lin Chou groaned and pushed the big rolling head away. If a drop of its saliva fell into the pot, there would be no need to add any soup.
"This fish has a strong taste. Wait until the frog meat is finished and the carrots are eaten before eating it."
"Oh~ Like eating hot pot?"
Lin Chou shook his head, "It's still stewed. It's a pity. It would be beautiful if there were a few eggplants."
"Okay, do you want some more miso?"
Raise your thumb,
"major!"
While the bullfrogs in the pot were stewed, Lin Chou picked up the charcoal from the fire, gathered it into a small pile, and then smashed the big heads of the eggs one by one.
"Is there paper? The harder kind."
Qin Wuyong rummaged through his bag.
"I only have this kind of rough paper. I fold it into a bowl for eating occasionally, and it can also start a fire. Can it be used?"
"OK."
Lin Chou soaked the paper with water and tore it into small pieces, then sealed the broken shell of the egg.
"Let's make a roasted egg and eat it. I prefer roasted eggs. There's a little more soup in them when boiled."
Qin Wuyong almost drooled when he looked at Mao Dan.
"I didn't like eating chicken when it was cheap in the past. Now I'm drooling just thinking about it. Why was I so stupid back then - I also like to grill it. After the fire is done in the stove, I throw a few in and it will take a little longer to get crispy. Fragrant, tender and smooth in a short time, it’s simply..."
Xiao Xiao was a little afraid to look, but he was very curious and asked with probing eyes,
“Why crack the egg and seal the gap with paper?”
Lin Chou smiled and said,
"Most of the eggs are full of gas, so they will explode as soon as they are put on the fire. Crack them into pieces and seal them with paper. On the one hand, it can prevent the eggs from exploding and prevent the charcoal ash from getting in. On the other hand, it can retain a certain amount of water. share."
"oh oh..."
Before he finished speaking, a "pop" sound suddenly erupted from the dark charcoal ash, and a stream of air spurted out, bringing out a stream of sparks and soot.
"..."
This seems a bit slap in the face...
Old God Lin Chou is here,
"Well, the air-tightness of this paper is a bit too good."
Qin Wuyong was stunned, you actually have the nerve to talk to me about air tightness!
Even though the eggs had only been roasted for a few minutes, Qin Wuyong could smell the unique aroma with this breath.
"Oh, that's what it smells like!"
The aroma is very similar to the compound aroma of cooked egg yolks and grilled meaty chicken bones - well, in fact, there are only chicken embryo meat and egg yolks in the raw eggs.
Baking eggs requires slow work and meticulous work. It needs to be baked slowly with embers without fire, because the egg skin is just such a thin layer. If the fire is too hot, the inside will be completely burnt, especially the chick embryos. If those tiny fluffs are burnt, the smell won't be that good.
If there is not enough time, the center will become half-cooked and soft.
When eggs go into the ashes, they all rely on experience. They can't be seen or touched. If you want to peel away the ashes to see how the eggs are baking, the temperature inside the embers will also be dissipated.
As a slight "click-click" sound came from the ash pile, Qin Wuyong couldn't wait to start,
"Okay, okay, the movement is coming out...hiss...it's so hot...I'll do it first..."
"Piachi."
Like a bucket of water pouring down his head, Qin Wuyong's entire head and half of his body instantly became wet and sticky.
However, Qin Wuyong's expression did not change at all.
"Oh, Lord Gungun, let me peel the little one off for you..."
Quickly put on a bright smile,
"Come on, come on, peel it off."
The shadow above seemed to nod, and took advantage of the situation to scoop up a handful of saliva with the bear's paw and throw it out.
Barrage,
"If you hold a piece of grass, you will throw away the man's face."
"I have never seen such a shameless person."
"↑↑↑You're a coward even if you go to me."
"Wow, Mr. Gungun is so cute, ahhh, I like it so much!!!"
After peeling off the hot and slightly black shell, the true content of the egg is revealed - a golden-yellow cloth with blue and black blood-streaked denatured yolk base "shivering" on the base of a chick embryo that is about to mature, with various parts of the body It is covered with sparse fine hairs, and its bright yellow pointed beak has also taken shape.
"ah!!"
Xiao Xiao staggered back. It seemed that most girls did not have the ability to tolerate this "food".
"You, do you want to eat it?"
Barrage,
"Oh my God, it's so crazy. The chicken is so cute, but you don't put cumin in it. It's so cruel."
"It's so cruel, you can't eat it until you see it."
"One mouthful of seven hundred, one mouthful of seven hundred, one mouthful of seven hundred."
"At this moment, I just want to say, Brother Wuyong, can you leave one for me?"
Qin Wuyong held the living bead high like a torch of faith in the hands of a loyal believer, trying to get closer to his god.
Gungun was obviously very satisfied with Qin Wuyong's knowledge. With a wave of the bear's paw, the furry egg fluttered out of Qin Wuyong's hand and entered its bloody mouth.
"Uh-huh."
Gungun's mouth kept chewing, and his eyes raised to the upper left. It seemed that this was the only way to help him savor the deeper taste of the food he had never seen before. From time to time, he let out a roar of unknown meaning,
"Ouch?"
"Ouch?"
"Ouch!"
Then, he twisted his butt with no tail, and danced a happy dance three times to the left and three times to the right.
Lin Chou smiled. It must have been ten or eight years since the last time he ate raw eggs. He had almost forgotten what they tasted like. The only memories he had were simple words like "fragrant" and "delicious".
After peeling off the steaming egg, it exudes a very strong and unique aroma, which is exactly the same as in the memory. When you take a bite, the delicate meat with a slight smoke and burnt aroma fills your mouth and nose. When you take a sip, the tiny bones inside are shattered and about to melt.
The egg yolk seat "under" the chick embryo has long since changed its shape. When cooked, it looks like some kind of gel, hard and tough. When the outside is not very beautiful, the inside is even hotter. Lin Chou insisted , the egg yolk at this time is the most glorious moment in the egg yolk's life.
The pot was obviously stewed with fragrant and tender bullfrog meat. Two big men and a naked frog were squatting by the fire and chewing eggs. This scene was really incredible in the eyes of the audience behind the screen.
"Wow, I look so embarrassed when eating. Are the eggs really that delicious?"
"Uh...I'm sorry, anyway, I accept my incompetence..."
"I had it when I was a kid. I didn't think it was anything good at the time... just average."
At this time, a particularly conspicuous colorful barrage with a million-dollar reward suddenly popped up.
"Brother! Admit your mistake to my sister-in-law, let's go home! (Speaking with sincerity╯︵┻━┻)"
Qin Wuyong was peeling Master Gungun's balls conscientiously, and while wondering if he would be discovered if he secretly took a bite, he saw this barrage, and almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.
"I, what the hell..."
The barrage surged and the rhythm picked up.
"Brother, sister-in-law forgives you, really, go home (Hey, why did I turn green)!"
"Brother Wuyou is so scared that he would rather lick egg skins outside than go home."
"I want to know what mistake Brother Wuyong made to make my sister-in-law so angry."
"Don't mess around with the rhythm above. What are you talking about? Just with Brother Wuyong's looks, where did he get his wife?"
"Raise your paw, agree upstairs."
Lin Chou glanced at the barrage and said to Qin Wuyong,
"Your life is quite colorful."
Qin Wuyong grinned bitterly and had an egg skin in his mouth.
The barrage continues to hit the target,
"This smile is mine... Damn it, I really want to eat lotus root. This smile should be protected by you."
"Go away, refuse."
"+1 for rejection."
The basket of eggs quickly reached the bottom. Except for Xiao Xiao who refused to eat, even Sigouzi and Qin Wuyong shared a lot of egg skins (hey, why did it feel weird).
In the expectation that Qin Wuyong and Xiao Xiao wanted to stuff their eyes into the pot, Lin Chou finally opened the lid of the stone pot.
"boom!"
The aroma of huge amounts of steam floats for miles, and the frog meat in a pot of red soup is as white as snow.
Everyone got a simple pair of bowls and chopsticks, and started eating by lighting the fire and the big pot.
Qin Wuyong was in a very miserable state, but he still did not forget his parents.
"Hiss, hot, hot, hot, hey guys, I'm telling you, this meat is elastic, tough, fragrant and tender, with no shortage of spicy and delicious flavors. Hey, let me go, it's a sin to say more words, useless brother I'm not polite, just look at it first, I want to feel this big pot of art with my heart."
Barrage,
"..."
The three bullfrogs added up to about ten kilograms of frog meat. The pot was empty after a while, and then the radish sticks appeared and dived in one after another.
The freshly cooked radish strips have a translucent texture, and the meat is filled with the red and bright soup of the cooked bullfrog, which makes it even more fragrant and deep. The rich soup is full of flavor, and the numbing sensation rolling over the taste buds is better than eating bullfrog meat. It's a three-pointer.
Lin Chou nodded repeatedly, with sweat on his forehead.
"Where did you find these radishes? Are there any more? I'll pull two of them and make them into seeds. They taste quite good."
Qin Wuyong pointed casually,
"On that beach, I knew as soon as I saw that it was growing in the sand that this carrot was something special."
"Well...it's really not easy."
Xiao Xiao ate much harder than the two of them. From the moment the pot was started until now, she kept using chopsticks without saying a word.
She didn't eat much frog meat, but she was quite satisfied with the radish, and couldn't help but say,
"Wow, this radish, this radish is so amazing! It tastes like jelly and has a lot of flavor...Brother Wuyou, the most useful thing you did today is to find these radishes~!"
Everyone laughed, and Lin Chou slid the prepared mountain catfish into the pot and added enough firewood.
Watching the stone pot with eyes wide open, Lin Chou's chat box also opened up.
"When I was a child, there were always some small fish and shrimps in the pond behind the alley. Of course, the number was quite small and there was definitely not enough food. Adults would not touch that small pond, so it became mine and my friends'. Paradise, when the weather is hot, the friends can soak in it together and chase geese - ahem, they are all bruised and purple and enjoy it. There are crucian carp, loach, willow root, small carp, catfish and the like. , sometimes you can catch a few... My favorite food is catfish stew, especially catfish stew with eggplant. Oh, by the way, eggplant was still a rare thing at that time, if it weren't for the small restaurant my family opened. It is a designated unit of the New Dawn Project. Every month, I can go to the market directly under the Provincial Government to pick up some fresh fruits and vegetables at a fair price. Like most people in the alley, I have never seen an eggplant in half my life - I Let me tell you, catfish and eggplant are definitely a perfect pairing. Stir-fry the catfish and eggplant directly with the bean paste until fragrant. No need to add any seasoning. Add enough soup and simmer until dry. It’s so fragrant~ hiss ! You can smell it in the whole alley.”
"Suck."
Qin Wuyong swallowed his saliva and stared at the increasingly thick steam on the edge of the pot lid, "Stop talking...I already know the fragrance..."
"Ha ha!"
Lin Chou fiddled with the firewood at the bottom of the pot.
"Actually, I particularly like freshwater fish, and I have never liked Heichenhai very much, and I rarely eat fish in the sea. It's a straight line distance of one hundred and dozens of kilometers. Even if Mingguang City is close to the sea, what will happen? For most people, the sea is something in stories. Uncle Hu often packs a small bag with his father and goes out. He walks hundreds of kilometers back and forth for a month or two, and always carries some on his back when he comes back. Shrimp, dried kelp, various dried seaside vegetables, etc. One time, Uncle Tiger and his father were very lucky and actually picked up a small stranded shark. The shark was dried in the sun and carried back by the two of them, and they were combined. There are three as long as me.”
Lin Chou thought about it, his expression a little regretful and depressed.
"I was deeply impressed. The bones and spines of that shark were all emerald green. They were smoked in the back kitchen. The soup was also green and very fragrant. But I was angry. No matter which shark my father used, I just don’t eat any food - I even had a meal of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots for this, and since then my father has rarely mentioned going to the beach."
Several people listened quietly, Qin Wuyong said,
"I didn't expect Boss Lin to have such an experience."
Lin Chou smiled and said,
"I also walked out of the alley... Actually, I was quite unreasonable when I think about it. The kelp and dried vegetables that my father brought back were very useful. The kelp is a natural condensate of glutamic acid. It can be dried and ground into powder and cooked. The soups and dishes will always be very fresh. Just because I didn’t want my dad to go out, he almost never went to the beach again. Most of the kelp and other things used later were brought back by Uncle Hu alone.”
Qin Wuyong became interested,
"Boss Lin, I heard you mention Uncle Tiger several times. Who is Uncle Tiger..."
"Well, Uncle Hu is a very nice and...honest person. He takes special care of me. He is an ordinary person, but very strong and very powerful. He is a man who can beat the old man Wu from Auntie's family - I admired him very much when I was a child. Damn it, you’ve been to the anniversary celebration of Qinshan Martial Arts School, and Qin Erhu, who was leading the performance, is Uncle Hu’s son... I guess this kid is almost finished alienating now, he’s quite promising.”
Qin Wuyong nodded in agreement,
"The little guy is only ten years old, right? He has a bright future. When I was ten years old, I didn't know where to put snot bubbles on my nose. Hey, he is an evolution at the age of ten, and the base city is not holding him up like a piece of treasure. ...Huh? That gourd baby is younger, right? It’s already showing signs of alienation, right?”
He finally sighed,
"Pythagorean Alley is a genuine Feng Shui treasure."
Lin Chou blinked,
"On behalf of the real estate industry in the alley, I would like to warmly welcome you, well, but now it seems that they are only for rent and not for sale."
Qin Wuyong asked curiously, "Why?"
Lin Chou shrugged.
"If there's a dispute, you won't be able to get a chicken for a whole yard."
"..."
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