005 Middle Eastern cuisine and camel milk

The first course is the Turkish grilled 'meat', called shaarma here, cut into thin slices and wrapped in pickled cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce, sandwiched between dough cakes that at first glance look a bit like a Beijing burrito.

I took a bite and chewed for a long time before chewing: "This 'meat' tastes a little dry and hard." ”

"That's why I said this shop is authentic. "Muslims think pigs are dirty, so they don't eat pig meat. In the same way, religious beliefs make them feel that animal blood is dirty, and they have to squeeze the blood dry before cooking, and the resulting 'meat' is dry and hard due to the lack of 'meat' juice, so it needs to be tempered with a refreshing and juicy salad. ”

"I see, religion is such a strange thing. I tasted a paste that looked like gypsum and cement powder mixed together, and it tasted like a plaster, "What is this?"

"It's a Middle Eastern favourite, it's called hummus, hummus 'mixed with a little olive oil and lemon juice', it's kind of a Middle Eastern appetizer, it's very nutritious, but I can't get used to it. ”

"Shouldn't appetizers be served first?"

"Middle Eastern food is very spontaneous, and you don't have to stick to the same order as you eat French food. Senior Sister Yin Qianyan smiled and introduced us to several other dishes, all of which were full of all kinds of strange spices. Saffron 'flowers', cumin, olives and vanilla are the main concoctions, and pickles are served with bread, and although they are a little uncomfortable, overall, Middle Eastern cuisine is closer to the taste of the Chinese than I thought. The Middle East is much more refreshing than European food with a lot of buttery cheese, and I especially like a dish called shakshouka, which is actually a Middle Eastern version of scrambled chicken eggs with tomatoes, but with a special sauce and a vegetable salad, the food is elevated.

At the end of this meal, Senior Sister Yin Qianyan poured camel 'milk' for me and Lian Pian, smiled a little ill-willedly, handed over the cup and said, "Taste it." ”

I looked at the thick, white camel 'milk' in the bowl, which looked like a thick version of cow's milk, and I found it a little difficult to swallow. But thinking that this thing is nutritious, I held my breath, closed my eyes, and took a big sip, the sour and astringent taste, a little salty, but the 'milk' fragrance is extraordinarily rich, soaking the tip of my tongue numb, absolutely unforgettable......

When I went back that night, Lian Pian and I both had diarrhea. Yin Qianyan has already told us that most people who drink camel 'milk' for the first time will have diarrhea, and they will pull very badly, which is probably due to the detoxification effect of camel 'milk'. That being said, I seriously suspect that it was because Lian Pian gossiped a lot about the relationship between Senior Sister and Yan Hua that we drank camel 'milk' without knowing it in advance.

So the next day, I could only drag my near-collapsed body and started the first day of my master's career.

Lian Pian and I are not in the same major, and when we enter the teaching building, we are separated. I climbed the stairs step by step, feeling as weak as a piece of tissue paper, and could be blown down by the wind at any moment.

Panting, I finally walked into the classroom, and before I had time to stop and rest, suddenly a figure that could not be ignored broke into my eyes, which made my body shake unconsciously, and I immediately cleared my mind.

The golden-brown eyes are smiling, and the slightly curly eyelashes are lightly curled. The handsome man in the white robe who I met twice yesterday was sitting in the classroom, talking and laughing with Ayubu on the side.