"Master, this ......" Liu Mang took the 'monkey slur' formula in Ida Huaishu's hand, feeling heavy. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Don't mind, Liu Mangjun. Ida seemed to know what he was thinking: "Like you said, food knows no boundaries. I don't want this wonderful recipe to be lost in a few years. ”

"All right, Master. Liu Mang carefully folded the paper and put it in the pocket close to his chest.

"Liu Mangjun, how about this 'puffer fish tempura' of mine?" Ida Huaishu asked as he saw Liu Mang finish eating the remaining piece of puffer fish.

"It's delicious!, whether it's the heat of the frying or the amount of sauce wrapped in it, it's perfect!" Liu Mang praised as he realized the residual taste in his mouth.

"Hey...!"

Unexpectedly, Ida Huaishu sighed when he heard Liu Mang's words.

"What's wrong, master?"

Liu Mang was very strange in his heart, he didn't understand why Ida Huaishu sighed, his evaluation was very pertinent, and he didn't mean to elevate at all.

This 'fugu tempura' may seem simple, but if he were asked to make it, he would definitely not be able to make it. This is related to the control of oil temperature, and the accumulated feel of doing one thing repeatedly for many years.

"Liu Mangjun, do you know? Although in Dongying, everyone calls me the God of Cooking, but I know that I am not worthy of this title. ”

"Why?" everyone was surprised.

If the level and character of the village house Huaishu can't be called the god of cooking, then who else in Dongying can be worthy of this title?

"In the world of Toei's cuisine, there are many gods, such as Jiro Kohashi, the god of sushi, Tetsuya Saya, the god of tempura, and Kanjiro Kanemoto, the god of eel...... I think they all deserve it, but I ......."

"Why can they all be gods, but you can't?" asked Liu Mang.

"Because they've been cooking the same dish for decades, and nothing else has been involved. For example, my good friend, Mr. Jiro Kohashi, has only been making sushi since the opening of the restaurant, and has been focusing on sushi for more than 60 years. And Tetsuya Saya only fried tempura, and she is also close to retirement age. On the contrary, I learned everything, but I didn't learn everything well, which really violated the original intention of a 'craftsman'. Ida Huaishu said with a look of shame.

"So that's what you're worried about?" Liu Mang laughed: "Although I specialize in one thing, it is really remarkable to reach the peak state through the accumulation of time." But if there is nothing else to match, it will also lose a lot of color. It's like how the current tempura puffer fish doesn't have a new flavor without the harmony of the monkey's?"

"It's not the same. Ida Huaishu shook his head: "Liu Mangjun, you must try their cuisine, and then you will understand how great it will be if a person focuses on one thing in his life." ”

"I will!" Liu Mang nodded seriously.

"Okay, guess what's my next dish?"

"Don't guess, it must be the master's specialty dish - 'swallowtail dolphin sashimi', right?" Liu Mang laughed.

"Swallowtail dolphin?" Wu Jing, who had been sitting with her head buried in her head and eating, didn't say much, her eyes immediately lit up.

In the past month since she came to Jiangdong, Wu Jing has already heard Wuyan boast countless times.

Say how amazing this dish is, a little toxin can poison an entire box of fish, and the taste is so delicious that it can make your tongue swallow......

He always wanted Liu Mang to try it, but the swallowtail dolphin was not easy to buy in China, and Liu Mang was too busy recently, so he didn't fulfill his wish.

"Yes, swallowtail dolphins. Ida took a clay pot brought by his assistant and grabbed a puffer fish with a bulging belly and a tail like scissors.

"This fish has to be killed to preserve its umami. ”

After speaking, Ida Huaishu took out a white towel and covered the swallowtail dolphin's body, then took the sharp knife handed by Jiro and began to slaughter it.

Just like last time, it only took a quarter of an hour for this 'swallowtail sashimi' to be completed.

The only difference from last time is that this time the presentation is more exquisite.

Fillet into very thin pieces and spread out in a square emerald green porcelain dish, served with lemon slices and cucumber strips, outlining the shape of a bird and a full moon...

The plate of 'swallowtail dolphin sashimi' in front of him, like a Chinese ink painting, reflects a unique charm.

"The moon is falling and the sky is full of frost, and Jiang Feng is sleeping. Hanshan Temple outside the city of Gusu, the bell rings in the middle of the night to the passenger ship. Ida Huaishu recited this poem in slightly stiff Chinese, a famous poem by Zhang Ji of the Tang Dynasty.

"Liu Mangjun, this poem "Fengqiao Night Park" is the favorite ancient Chinese poem of Dongying people, almost every Dongying person can recite it, do you know why?"

"Is it? Why?" Liu Mang's curiosity was immediately hooked.

Of course, this poem is a household name in China, and it has also been used in primary school Chinese textbooks, but I didn't expect it to be so popular in Dongying.

"Because Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty had an extremely far-reaching influence on Dongying. The people sent by Dongying to study in the Tang Dynasty were called Tang monks and Tang Sheng. Legend has it that the monk took a bell in Hanshan Temple, crossed the sea to Dongying, and spread Buddhism and Chinese culture in a place called Sadi, so the familiarity and affection of Dongying people with Hanshan Temple are far more cordial and profound than those of Chinese. Ida Huaishu explained with a smile.

"I see. Everyone nodded their heads.

"It's more than that. Ida carefully adjusted the placement of the fish fillets on the plate with chopsticks, and continued.

Because Hanshan Temple was later destroyed by the Ming Dynasty and the Dongying pirates, it has not been rebuilt. Until a man named Yamada Hanshan, who inquired around to find the whereabouts of the Hanshan Temple bell, he wanted to find the Hanshan Temple bell and return it to China, but he never found it. So he raised funds and gathered a group of craftsmen to carefully cast a pair of bronze bells, one left in the Guanshan Temple in Japan, and the other was sent back to the Hanshan Temple in Suzhou. ”

"It's really taught, it turns out that the bell of Hanshan Temple in Suzhou still has this allusion!" Liu Mang said with emotion.

Therefore, although the current Hanshan Temple bell is not the original of the Tang Dynasty, it is infused with a good story of friendly cultural exchanges between China and Dongying. With such a long and rich historical experience, the bell of Suzhou Hanshan Temple and Zhang Ji's "Fengqiao Night Park" have naturally become household names in Japan, and everyone of all ages knows about it. "Fengqiao Night Park" is also included in Dongying's primary school texts, and primary school students can also recite it. ”

"When I return home, I will definitely go there to see and touch the bronze bell of the year. Liu Mang thought secretly in his heart.

"Liu Mangjun, today's 'swallowtail dolphin sashimi' of mine also borrows the artistic conception in the poem. It is used to think nostalgic for people and express my mood at the moment. It is hoped that the friendship between China and Dongying will be maintained from generation to generation. ”

"I understand ......" (To be continued.) )