Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for you to use the deliciousness of fish and seafood to describe the "freshness" of a land creature, because they are almost two completely different concepts. The gap between freshness and freshness Perhaps even wider than the gap between humans and dogs—if it were easier to understand and more fashionable to say so.
However, today's Manticore is obviously an outlier who breaks the rules and is a well-deserved protagonist.
If I have to make an analogy, Shan Ye feels that the meat of this manticore tail is very similar to the meat of lobster, the red-shelled centipede that he ate before, and some scorpions, but it is more chewy and bite-like. .
The feeling of juices filling the mouth and blooming in the mouth is completely different from the meat of land-based creatures. If this thing is not a dog's head that was smashed by Shan Ye himself, Huang Dashan would even suspect that it is actually a giant insect or something. It has a distinctive hard-shelled seafood.
"Or maybe I can try some big poisonous scorpions next time?"
Mr. Shan's eyes wandered back and forth between the processed manticore tail shells on Lin Chou's chopping board and the meat on the plate - judging from Shan's humble opinion, he was always so hungry that he was about to belch. Only when the time comes can we have to choose certain insects and the like as food.
Just a moment's thought, some long-established "self-esteem" and "habits" were like the beams eaten by termites, instantly crumbling into rubbish.
Lin Chou is an extremely staunch traditionalist. To use an analogy, he is the kind of person who takes the saying "high-end ingredients often only require simple cooking" to his bones.
So his first choice must be the small plate of tail tip sashimi.
Manticores are not sheep. There is no trace of fat from the tip to the end of the tail. The crystal clear meat has no visible fat, but when you touch it with your fingertips during handling, there will be a thin film of oil left on your fingers. superior.
Moreover, the tip structure of the manticore's tail can be described as strangely painted. The middle part of the tail has the same fleshy texture as the other parts, while the surface is covered with a layer of very soft and brittle bones half a centimeter thick.
"So this is the reason why you cut a manticore's tail into orange segments??" Master Shan looked provocative.
Lin Chou: "..."
Well, luckily it wasn't cut directly into a ring, otherwise Huang Dashan would have had more trash talk.
Lin Chou picked up a piece of manticore tail sashimi that was also smoked and put it in his mouth without dipping it in any seasoning.
"I just touched these brittle bones carefully and found that they are not as hard as I thought. With this cutting method, the ratio of brittle bones to gravy can be controlled at about four to one. It should be a very suitable sashimi for eating raw. The proportion... click... hmm~"
The brittle bones made a soft sound when they broke in the mouth. In the meaty part, the fresh meat juice soaked out as densely as the juice from the orange slices.
The taste is not like juice, but more similar to the thick and delicate texture of fat. The ultimate freshness accompanied by a little bit of wine and smoky sweetness gave Lin Chou the feeling of having a deep exchange with marshmallows. It's a kind of wandering relaxation, but after just a second, it becomes nerve-wracking...
"Oh, this is so fresh, it's a bit spicy~"
"That's right!" Huang Dashan said, "It's really a bit fresh and sharp like seafood."
Lin Chou nodded,
"Well, it even tastes a bit like chewing a large piece of plump scallops raw. The delicious content is like the ocean tide. The tide rises and falls, washing away every taste bud."
"Tsk, since you talk so much, do you, Boss Lin, want to write a poem on the spot? Who is that? Cao Zhi? You can cook beans and walk seven steps to write a poem~"
Lin Chou:? ? ?
Although I don’t know if your allusion is correct or not, I think your intention of cursing me is definitely true!
Lin Chou pointed at the sashimi plate with chopsticks.
"Master Shan, you really should try this, right now, oh, the whole raw manticore tail has a very special and magical deliciousness, as delicate as butter, and as substantial as the deliciousness, well, I really can't describe it. Coming out, how should I say it, is like the aroma of buttered popcorn you smelled at the entrance of the alley when you were a child, like the first string of food stalls in your life, like that big chicken drumstick after moving bricks all day , it’s simply amazing.”
Master Shan swallowed a big mouthful of saliva,
"Speaking of Lin Zi, your description should be quite beautiful, but it sounds so dangerous to me. By the way, have you really removed those toxins? Are you sure? That thing is a neurotoxin and The double combination of blood toxins! Danger!"
What the hell...
If it hadn't been for the raw materials brought by Master Shan today, Lin Chou would have given this guy a hammer on the spot no matter what he said. This is so irritating!
"Ahem..."
Huang Dashan felt a little embarrassed as he spoke.
"Well, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that, don't think about it... um..."
"roll!"
"Can I leave with my plate?"
"..."
No matter what, Boss Lin will probably never forget the ultimate experience of Manticore Tail.
Food and taste are not only a kind of inheritance, but also the most profound thing that can be engraved in people's bones.
Huang Dashan chewed the crispy bones and began to say "Uuuuuu" again.
At any rate, this time he didn't show off a few embarrassing things, otherwise Lin Chou would have thought that this guy's temperament might have been transformed into a physical entity by the dog beeping system.
"Beautiful~"
Huang Dashan said that after he saw the two shallow plates as clean as if they had been licked by dogs, he finally cast his salivating and greedy eyes on the pot of stewed manticore tail.
Large pieces of manticore's tail lie in the thick and warm soup like beautiful cakes or puddings, slowly exuding the flavor of plump meat.
"Lin Zi, have you noticed that the manticore's tail gives people a completely different feeling when it's raw and when it's cooked?"
"I discovered it a long time ago. I saw the color of the soup. There is no trace of oil star. But the smell of the meat makes me feel that the calories are absolutely exploding just by smelling it. And it's not black powder, it's an explosion on the level of TNT."
The ripe manticore tail does not look like it has been slowly dyed by the soup. Instead, the pink and tender color seems to seep out from the center of the meat, and even the traces of seepage are very obvious.
"It's true. Look, this color should come from something radiating like blood vessels. The traces are here, very obvious."
Master Shan swallowed his saliva again after hearing this.
"I suddenly felt that I was still a little afraid of death..."
"go away."
