Chapter 60: Strayed on a desert island
Looking at the glittering names of those chefs, Ruan Ruan couldn't help but feel a little timid.
Thai cuisine is a cuisine that she has never been involved in, and she must not be able to compete with others in authenticity, and the only thing that can break through is to make some innovations.
"I heard that the fishermen around here are catching fresh ingredients from the surrounding waters, so you can go and see it. A staff member suggested.
Ruan Ruan readily agreed, and followed Xiao Yunting in the direction pointed by the staff, and came to the beach.
"There's a lot of shellfish here, and I've already figured out what to do with the first course. "These days, every night when Ruan Ruan goes back, he delves into the recipe of Thai food, and his mind is full of ideas.
"Then pick up some and go back. Xiao Yunting held a small bucket in his hand, and followed Ruan Ruan to squat on the beach and began to pick and choose.
"You're tourists, aren't you?" a Thai-sounding English sounded above their heads, a man dressed as a fisherman, with not only shellfish but even a few large lobsters in his small buckets.
Ruan Ruan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but ask, "Where did you get this?"
The fisherman smiled and pointed to the small island not far away, to the effect that it was only found on the nearby islands, but not on the seaside.
Seeing that Ruan Ruan wanted to do so, Xiao Yunting also stood up and negotiated with him.
After a while, Xiao Yunting took out a stack of Thai baht from his wallet and handed it to the fisherman, who led the two of them to a small fishing boat with a surprised face.
"Mr. Xiao, is he willing to rent the boat to us?" Although Ruan Ruan didn't understand what they were saying, he understood when he saw this scene.
Xiao Yunting nodded, and he had already bent down and began to check the equipment on the ship, although the boat was small, it looked solid, and there were fishing nets and harpoons and other tools on it, it seemed that it should be able to catch a lot of things.
When he came to the boat that the fishermen said, Ruan Ruan couldn't help but exclaim "wow".
As soon as the boat landed, the dense sea urchins in the shallows attracted her attention, and these sea urchins appeared in patches, and they were all very impressive.
As for the lobsters and crabs that the fishermen said, they could only be found among the reefs, Ruan Ruan and Xiao Yunting each had a harpoon, and carefully turned up the reef.
"Sure enough, the most abundant ingredients are still commanded by locals. After turning over a large reef area, Ruan Ruan and Xiao Yunting barely found two lobsters, and they were still tired enough.
The bucket in their hands was filled with a good harvest.
"It's not too early, we should go back. Xiao Yunting looked up, and the sky, which was still shining, had somehow become gloomy, and the time was not early.
Ruan Ruan nodded, and as soon as the two of them got on the boat, the sky crackled and rained heavily.
The sea was not far away, and the waves almost overturned the boat.
"Find a place to hide. Xiao Yunting immediately made a decision, pulled Ruan Ruan and got off the boat, and the two searched along the forest for a long time before they saw a cave.
The rain outside was already pouring down, accompanied by lightning and thunder, and they probably encountered a storm at sea.
"Oh no, only one of the two barrels I just caught was brought down. "Just now, the two of them were afraid of the storm and overturned the boat, so they only grabbed a bucket and took it down, leaving one bucket on the boat.
Ruan Ruan was a little remorseful: "Those lobsters were caught in vain just now." ”
Xiao Yunting glanced at the sky, it didn't seem to be a sign of clearing, and it would be dark later.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to go back tonight. ”
He really said it, and when the wind and rain outside subsided, the sky was already dark like thick ink.
"Mr. Xiao, are you hungry, I'll go pick up some firewood to roast this bucket of seafood and eat it, right?" Ruan looked at Xiao Yunting and asked, she hadn't eaten much at noon, and her stomach was already rumbling at this time.
"I'm afraid that's not enough, I'll see if I can catch a fish." The two of them worked together for so long, and they didn't hesitate any longer, one picked up firewood around the cave, and the other took a harpoon to the beach to fish.
By the time Xiao Yunting returned with a full load, Ruan Ruan had already raised the fire, and several sea urchins had already been roasted by her on a makeshift shelf made of firewood.
"It's not bad luck, the boat didn't capsize, and the lobster is still there. Xiao Yunting raised the bucket in his hand towards Ruan Ruan, Ruan Ruan exhaled in surprise, and hurriedly took the things in his hand.
There are no knives to handle lobsters, so they have to separate the head and tail with sharper stones.
The sea urchin was quickly baked, Ruan Ruan smashed it with a stone, and a fishy aroma of seafood wafted out, Ruan Ruan mysteriously took out a few small snails from the bucket, picked out the meat and added it to the sea urchin, and continued to roast it for a while before handing it to Xiao Yunting.
"Why is there a spicy taste?" Xiao Yunting just tasted the soup in the sea urchin and asked suspiciously.
The natural sea urchin soup has a salty smell of seawater, but this fishy smell has been replaced by a spicy taste that comes from nowhere, and it is very refreshing to drink.
Ruan Ruan still had some grassroots-like things beside her, which she pinched into small pieces and sprinkled evenly on the fish's body.
After slow roasting, the skin of the fish also comes out of the oil and water to make a sizzling sound, and the fish meat is mixed with a aroma of herbs, and the fragrance is even stronger.
Xiao Yunting grabbed a fish and ate it, the fish meat that was just grilled was very elastic, and the herbs sprinkled on it were like salt, making the fish meat that had no taste taste even more delicious.
When they had eaten and drunk enough, they looked out of the cave, as if it was not a terrible thing to stay on the island.
"When I was a kid, I wanted to go to the beach with my dad and every summer, but he always said that the company was busy. Xiao Yunting suddenly broke the silence and looked at the stars in the sky and said.
Ruan Ruan didn't know what to say, so she just hugged her knees and moved in his direction.
"Every summer my family went to the beach for vacations, but my father never stayed with us, until one time he was finally too busy to join us, but he died on the way to find us. Xiao Yunting tugged at the corners of his mouth lightly, as if mocking this damn coincidence.
Ruan Ruan sighed, seeing him like this, he only felt a throbbing pain in his heart, reached out and patted Xiao Yunting's back, and his small body couldn't help but lean over.
"I've been looking for the car that hit my dad that day, but he disappeared like nothing. Xiao Yunting reached out and took Ruan Ruan into his arms and touched Ruan Ruan's long hair.
"Mr. Xiao, who will pass, now I can accompany you to see the sea, and I can accompany you to find the car. The sourness in Ruan Ruan's heart was really panicked, and he couldn't help but say something.
Xiao Yunting's eyes suddenly softened when he saw her, nodded and said, "Okay, you accompany me." ”
"Flutter. Ruan Ruan suddenly sneezed, and his body shook subconsciously.