24. Tea with fish
Tonight's meal was made up for last night, and it was mainly fish.
The giant dog fat carp is the main character, but tilapia is also the main event.
Mason wrapped the tilapia in a local plantain leaf, dug a hole in the ground behind the house, and after ventilating the front and back, he placed some stones in the hole and stuffed it with some firewood.
Sissi brought an iron pot and put it on, there was water in the pot, she put down the cutting board and took out some mint leaves, tea leaves, and pieces of sugar, and then put them together and boiled.
Soon the water boiled, and Maison left it alone and let it continue to cook.
After boiling until the fire was extinguished, Yang Shubao said, "Are you sure you don't have to worry about it? Look, the water in it is going to boil dry." ”
After taking the pot down, Mason stuffed the wrapped tilapia into it, and sealed the two openings in the cave, and instead of answering, he asked, "Have you ever eaten grilled fish like this?"
Yang Shubao shook his head and said, "No, can the heat of the stone cook the fish?"
Hall laughed: "Of course, you underestimate the heat in it, you can put in a piece of pork and cook it, and fish is much easier to cook than pork, in fact, this fish is not directly roasted by stones, you will know later." ”
After the pot was served, Mason brought back a small bucket of ice cubes and poured it in one go.
The hot iron pot and the sticky hot tea, when they touched the ice cubes, they formed a world of ice and fire, the ice cubes quickly melted, and the tea in the pot began to increase.
Finally, there was still a little ice cube that had not melted, and the tea was no longer hot at all, so Maison poured him a cup and said, "Taste, this is a specialty of the resort town, and I named it Ice and Fire Tea." ”
Yang Shubao took a sip, and the tea did not become cold, but remained warm, but because of the mint and ice cubes in the tea, they would make people feel cool after entering the mouth, so it was really ice and fire.
The warm sweet tea is mellow and rich, the mint ice cubes are cool and thirst-quenching, and the tea he has the feeling of tasting the two seasons of winter and summer.
Since leaving the motherland and coming to this foreign land, there are really no four seasons, only summer and winter.
With a sigh, he raised his glass and said, "Very good tea drink." ”
Mason shook his shoulders from side to side and said, "Of course." ”
"There is only tea and no dessert, do you feel some regrets?" Sissi came out with a plate, she put down the plate and there was a layer of snow floating around the waffle, which was whipped cream.
Yang Shubao carefully picked up a waffle to prevent the whipped cream from falling to the ground, and said, "Roll this cake into a cone shape and it will become ice cream, right? ”
Freshly baked dim sum is always the most delicious, the taste of milk and butter is very clear, and the waffles at this time are very soft and glutinous in the mouth, which makes people can't help but be happy.
With this pre-dinner food as the foundation, Yang Shubao is looking forward to the main meal even more.
There are many ways to make the fish of the giant dog fat carp, in addition to the conventional fried and grilled food, it is also suitable for beating the fish into a slurry to make fish balls and then grilling and eating, and the love of Africans for barbecue is integrated into the bones.
When the grilled tilapia is peeled off, a dense heat comes out, and this heat does not smell fishy at all, but has a fresh smell of grass and trees, which is a bit magical.
As Maison said, the fish is not cooked directly by the heat of the stone, but the stone roasts the juice from the leaves, and the steam from the leaf juice cooks the fish.
Yang Shubao tasted a piece of fish, full of grass leaves and light fragrance, this is the taste of nature.
Some of the fish had been cut into pieces, and Sissi brought each of them a small bowl of chili sauce and a large plate of very thin slices of pork, which she told Yang Shubao to use to roll the fish and eat it.
"This pork has a lot of fat, which can offset the fishy smell, and you can pair it with hot sauce for better flavor. She was very considerate and helped Yang Shubao roll one.
Mason said, "Roll one for me too." ”
Sissi said coldly, "Are your hands crippled?"
Sitting outside the store enjoying the night breeze and eating such an exotic dinner, Yang Shubao felt that this kind of life was really beautiful.
The red wine used to accompany the meal was the bottle of local wine he brought, and South Africa is famous for its wines and has a high yield.
This industry was born thanks to the Anglo-French war, when the French did not import wine to the British, and the British had to grow grapes in South Africa instead, and now South Africa has produced more wine than France.
Yang Shubao is not very good at tasting wine, he thinks that grapes are a waste of winemaking, it is better to make grape juice, which he knows is delicious.
Their comfortable way of eating attracted a large and luxurious coach, which drove off the road and turned around and drove back, and then a car of Middle Easterners walked down.
The team leader said that they originally wanted to go to Hluchluwe to eat, and they had already booked a restaurant, but when they passed by, they saw their table, so the hungry Middle Eastern tycoons decided to stay and taste the taste of the small place.
Fast food restaurants are best at cooking fast food, but these Middle Easterners know at a glance that they are very rich, and they can't eat fast food, so Maison shouted to the back kitchen: "Make all the specialties you can make, and you must be exquisite!"
Yang Shubao said: "The big customer has come to the door, and you don't want to help?"
Maison lazily leaned back in his chair and said: "No, I am now enjoying life, even if the president comes, I will not cook, making money is very important, but enjoying life is the ultimate goal." ”
Hall raised his glass and said, "That makes me respect the good life." ”
The wine glasses are gently slammed together, making a crisp and pleasant sound.
Lao Yang not only had a full meal here, but also brought a lot of kitchenware and condiments with him when he left.
Maison lent him his motorbike so he could get back and forth to town.
Yang Shubao started the motorcycle, and Hall suggested: "Why don't you buy a car?" I know that a guy has been selling a very good BMW X6 recently, the price is not expensive, are you interested?"
"I have, but I don't have a driver's license. ”
Hall thought for a moment and said, "Then I know a guy who wants to sell his partial three-wheeled motorcycle, which is also a BMW, is there any interest?"
This Yang Shubao is really a little interested, he really doesn't want to sit on the horse anymore: "How much?"
The three-wheeled motorcycle is very suitable for grassland off-road, its chassis is high, the structure is simple, it can pull people and goods, and without a driver's license, Yang Shubao can drive.
Hall said: "It's cheap, more than two thousand, I'll help you bargain?"
Yang Shubao said happily: "Okay, help me take a look, as long as the car is okay, then it is mine." ”
Starting his motorcycle, he drove towards the turf with a bunch of things.
Although the grassland is flat, it is still not easy to walk, especially after the rain, there is water in some places, and the wheels are easy to sink, so Lao Yang began to wonder if he still needs to build a road?
A little distracted, he didn't pay attention to him and fell into the pit, the front wheel of the car was stuck and almost had a backflip, Lao Yang was thrown into the mud, he looked back and saw that the front wheel of the car was stuck and couldn't move, and the rear wheel was still rotating, so that the butt of the motorcycle was bouncing in place.
Seeing this, Uncle Yang was angry, and he scolded: "What's the matter, do you still want to dance a street dance?"