Chapter 154: Shallots

Don't let yourself be hungry and eat the fruit of the maple tree!

You can't eat that.

Therefore, while it is still on the edge of the sand dune meadow, there are still a lot of wild vegetables and fruits, acorns and persimmons, and it is only right to get more before setting off.

So Chen Fan stopped, held his right index finger and thumb in a circle, looked at the sunset that was going down, and predicted how long it would take for the sun to completely set.

Since it was at a high latitude and it was autumn, Chen Fan knew that the sun would go down in less than an hour at most, and the earth would be completely dark.

Therefore, after watching it, he had a plan in his heart, and began to say to the audience in the live broadcast room: "Everyone, it is about an hour and a half before it gets completely dark, and I have decided to collect some food now, collect some more tomorrow, and then prepare to cross this maple forest." ”

"Standing at my current point of view, behind me is the sand and the grassland, and my mind will not appear in the beautiful scenery of "the sky is green, the grassland is vast, the wind blows the grass and the cattle and sheep are low", but the lake that I walked through, and the rich products here, now, I will take you to collect the good treasures that can be seen everywhere here. ”

The audience in the live broadcast room still didn't understand what Chen Fan was talking about! This guy had already put down his backpack, put the river tao on the ground, and let it go to the side by himself.

After walking less than ten meters, in front of a low, grass-like green plant, Chen Fan adjusted the drone lens and gave a special note:

"Look, what is this? Isn't it very similar to the wild onion and scallion leaves we see in the south, in fact, there is a little fluff on it, and if you pinch it down a little, it has a very spicy taste, which is so delicious!"

"That's right, I saw Lao Tie say on the barrage, this is the shallot, an edible wild vegetable common in the northern grasslands and desert Gobi in my country.

In fact, it is the same as the wild onion, in terms of nutritional value, because of the relationship between ultraviolet rays and trace elements, vitamins and trace elements are higher, and it is one of the most trusted side dishes of the grassland people. ”

As he spoke, Chen Fan just shook the sand on it and chewed one in his mouth.

Suddenly, his mouth was full of spiciness, and he was not used to the kind of stimulation, which directly made his scalp feel a little numb.

"Ah, I can't imagine that the first time I ate raw shallots, it was this feeling, just like eating raw garlic cloves, which directly stimulated the scalp and made the whole person feel refreshed. ”

"This thing, especially greasy, fishy, people and animals like to eat. The sheep on the grassland ate it, the meat was tender and tasteless, and the people ate it, refreshed and refreshed.

It can be said that shallot is a very unique natural condiment in the nomadic diet, which can not only be edible, but also can be ornamental, and also has a certain medicinal value, and is more known as "Ganoderma lucidum in the dish" in the Mongolian Pharmacopoeia. ”

"Shallot is a companion plant of desert meadow plants, because it looks like shallots, so it is called shallots, also known as Mongolian shallots, Mongolian leeks, and wild shallots.

I'm going to try it with a jungler pickaxe, and you see, its roots are extremely vigorous, and it is a plant that is particularly resistant to drought and heat. This kind of plant doesn't need to be 'blown and grown in the spring breeze' at all, as long as it is given a little rain, it will grow wildly.

In the event of a drought, the growth is immediately stopped, water is retained, or even dormant to preserve the vitality of the rhizome.

In the fall, it grows something like a leek flower, and then it develops seeds.

The vitality of this seed is more tenacious, it can sleep in the sand for several years, and as long as the conditions are right, it will be awakened, immediately germinate and grow, and grow into a large area again.

If I have fresh tender meat tonight, I will mash it with shallots and rub it on top, and the taste will be the best without adding anything else.

Moreover, because of the deep root system of these things, some of them grow on the saline-alkali desert, so when you eat them, you can do without adding salt and other seasonings, and the five flavors are already complete.

However, the only downside is that this thing must be cleaned up, phew! I just ate that and now I have sand in my mouth, which is not pleasant. ”

What Chen Fan didn't know was that because the leaves of the shallot were hollow, if it was bitten by other animals, the sand would enter its leaves, and he would eat it without paying attention when he ate it.

Digging a handful directly, Chen Fan dug down directly, and finally pulled out a handful of complete shallots at a depth of nearly thirty centimeters.

"You see, this root, how long and white, and the roots at the bottom, are exactly the same as leeks. ”

Although the sand onion grows on the desert grassland, it has a magical freshness, and when you gently fold the green onion, fresh juice flows out of the fracture. I picked a white rhizome and put it in my mouth, it tasted more fragrant than the previous leaves, like green onions, leeks and herbs, with a hint of sweetness and a kind of oil fragrance, the fragrance is unique and wonderful.

"Hahaha, if there is a piece of mutton, or beef, with shallot sauce, it will be delicious.

In addition, the grassland mutton is delicious and non-fishy, which is also related to the sheep's love to eat shallots when foraging. ”

Listening to Chen Fan's introduction and demonstration of eating, on the screen, the barrage also began to revolve around the way to eat shallots.

"Malada small watermelon: I know, my hometown ALSM, this shallot, buy it back and wash it, chop it and scramble the stupid eggs, it tastes great. ”

"My Northeast people: Shallots, its scratches, roots and leaves can be mixed with flour to make scallion oil flatbread, which is delicious. ”

"DDJ: In the supermarket, I seem to have seen canned shallots pickled and dried, and I have bought them and eaten them, and they are also good condiments. ”

"I don't have a home in the grassland: you know, the easiest and most delicious way is to find a cleaned jar, put the shallots in the jar, sprinkle salt, and take them out in two days to become a delicious side dish. ”

"Riding the wind and waves: I have traveled to Inner Mongolia and eaten dumplings and yurts stuffed with shallot and mutton, which is really a must. There are also stir-fried vegetables, stir-fried meat, shallot enema, and mashed potatoes, all of which have been eaten, and the people of our group are full of praise. ”

"The anchor is not me: those are too complicated, the most simple and crude, and the most delicious, that is, fried lamb with shallots, a pot with water and salt is a pot of deliciousness. ”

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Chen Fan didn't expect that when it came to eating, a group of foodies would come out, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that so many big guys who have eaten shallots, I have seen it on a documentary, and this kind of flower is the best in shallots." ”

After speaking, Chen Fan found a small and larger community, all of which were sand onion communities with small white flowers.

"Don't underestimate it, although these flowers are small, they are the best spices that the herdsmen can't live without. Pick the chopped green onions, marinate them with salt or dry them, and put a handful of chopped shallots in the pot when making soup and cooking meat, and the soup and meat will be full of fragrance.

Tonight, I'm going to try to get some meat and try the effect of the shallots. ”