"Smack!"

A pound of anchovy was thrown on the cutting board, and Liu Mang took out a handful of small tweezers and carefully clamped off the scales on the anchovy. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Anchovy - one of the three fresh foods of the Yangtze River.

As a migratory species, anchovy has a short fishing period after which there is no trace of it.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Yangtze River anchovy has always been listed as a royal tribute, so the anchovy has also become a symbol of social rank and status.

The famous female writer Zhang Ailing once mentioned three regrets in life.

One hates the prickly anchovies, the second hates the begonias without fragrance, and the third hates the unfinished dream of red mansions.

It can be seen that the freshness of the anchovy is comparable to the begonia in the flower and the red mansion in the book, but the anchovy has many bones, so that the eater can not eat it happily.

Especially in recent years, due to the indiscriminate fishing in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, wild Yangtze anchovy has become as rare as the giant panda and has long become an endangered fish.

Now Li Ruonan, to find such a wild anchovy of more than a catty, in addition to financial resources, what is needed is luck.

The reason why anchovy is delicious is its scales, which are rich in fat and do not need to be taken when steamed.

When these scales are heated, they turn into fat and penetrate into the flesh of the fish, adding to the richness and deliciousness.

However, not going to scale is just the practice of ordinary cooks, after silent training, and Liu Mang, who has carefully read "Diao Ding Ji". Of course not to do such a stupid thing.

He first removed all the scales of the anchovy and threaded them with fine cotton thread to make a scale coat that covered the fish.

In this way, not only can the flavor of the anchovy scales be preserved, but the taste of the fish will not be affected when eating the fish, which is an excellent delicacy of the time.

"Boss, do you want me to help?" asked Five Eyes as he ran into the kitchen and probed his head.

"No, I'll do it right away, you can go about it. ”

Today's Five Eyes, dressed up in extra spirit, changed out of the sweatpants and big T-shirt that he usually wears. Put on a whole set, a new Seven Wolves suit. The hair is combed shiny and shiny, and it has become a popular big back, which is very sassy.

In order to celebrate Liu Mang's entry into the finals of the God of Chef Contest and prepare to make a table of dishes, everyone decided to get together, and Li Ruonan also called Yang Yan by the way.

In addition to anchovies, there are also puffer fish.

Last night's puffer fish was snatched up by the judges, and when Wuyan and Xiaomeng rushed to the stage, there was not even any slag left, and the soup was eaten by the judges with steamed buns.

So early in the morning, Li Ruonan went to buy puffer fish in person, and Wuyan and Xiaomeng shouted that they must enjoy it.

"Mang, are you ready to serve?" Jeba's sturdy body squeezed in, blocking out half of the kitchen lights.

Comrade Jeba, a foreign friend, originally only stayed in Fengcheng for three days, and then continued his dream of traveling all over the world.

But since he ate the dishes made by Liu Mang, he stayed here with a dead face and refused to leave. worked part-time as a cook, driver, bodyguard, and waiter for Li Ruonan and Liu Mang......

There is only one requirement - to manage the rice.

"Well, right away. Liu Mang calculated the time in his heart, opened the steamer, and brought out the anchovies inside.

The steamed anchovy on the plate is as white as snow, remove the scales and ginger slices from the top, and add some steamed fish juice, without pouring hot oil, and it is ready to serve.

"Oh God! Jeba sniffed closer, and screamed again.

The pre-fired puffer fish in the pot was also ready, and Liu Mang put it into a large dish.

In addition to puffer fish and anchovies, Liu Mang also made several big dishes such as braised lion's head, anchovy shrimp, roasted oxtail, and sake lees chicken.

"Liu Mang, come on, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Seeing Liu Mang walking into the box with a puffer fish, Li Ruonan hurriedly greeted.

"Mr. Liu Mang, hello!" Yang Yan stood up, stretched out his hand and smiled.

Yang Yan is dressed very beautifully today, her hair is pulled into a bun, her face is covered with light makeup, and she is wearing a royal blue long skirt that fits her closely, which makes her figure uneven.

"Hello!" Liu Mang shook her hand and nodded.

"I have long wanted to try Mr. Liu Mang's craftsmanship, being a host is a hard life, and I can't eat it just by looking at it. Yang Yan said with some complaints.

"Then eat more, especially today's puffer fish, I also wanted to try it last night, but it was all snatched up by those judges. ”

Li Ruonan picked up a piece of puffer fish and sent it to the plate in front of Yang Yan.

"I heard from the judges that Mr. Liu Mang's braised puffer fish is seasoned with poisonous mushrooms?"

"That's right, the pharmacology of fighting poison with poison has always existed in Chinese medicine. Liu Mang explained.

"As the so-called poisonous thing, there is a solution in seven steps. Everything in the world is mutually reinforcing, and this theory can also be applied to cooking. ”

"Okay, then I'll try it. Yang Yan nodded, picked up the puffer fish meat on the plate and put it into his mouth.

As soon as the fragrant and soft fish meat was in his mouth, the expression on Yang Yan's face was immediately full of incredulity, just like those judges.

"It's really amazing!" Yang Yan exclaimed excitedly: "I have eaten the puffer fish of those top chefs in Dongying, but none of them can compare to this dish! This dish is really beyond my imagination of food!"

"Of course!" Hearing Yang Yan mention those devils again, Liu Mang looked very disdainful.

"China's culture was once ahead of the world for more than 1,500 years, and although it has declined in modern times, how can the essence of what is left behind be comparable to those barbarians?"

"Huh, I didn't expect Mr. Liu Mang to be an out-and-out nationalist?" Yang Yan's tone was slightly teasing.

"No, I'm just a little indignant. It's like Dongying's jade steel forging technique, which was obviously passed down from China's Tang knife, has been lost in us, but it has been carried forward there. Toei's kimono was also changed from my country's Hanfu, but what about now?"

Speaking of this, Liu Mang remembered Lu Yitian who made paper and Song Yong who burned charcoal......

There are also those craftsmen who are struggling to persist and stick to Chinese traditions, and there is an inexplicable sadness in their hearts.

"It is said that it is a cultural invasion, but in fact, it is the servility of the Chinese who are at fault. I always think that foreign monks are good at chanting, and the moon in foreign countries must be rounder than those in their own countries, and they lick their faces to pursue foreign cultures, thinking that they are very fashionable. You must know that the things left by our ancestors have almost been defeated for them. ”

"I'm not a monk, and I don't know how to recite sutras. Jeba, who was burying his head in his feast, suddenly raised his head and muttered.

Seeing that everyone was staring at him, he hurriedly added: "I love China! I love Chinese food! I love the great leader Chairman Mao!"

"Haha!" Everyone was amused by the words of this foreign devil, and they didn't know where he learned it.

Everyone had a great meal......

Just as Liu Mang was enjoying their food, at the same time, in a building in Ginza, Tokyo.

"Are the results of the test coming back?" asked a middle-aged man with a short beard on his chin and a black kimono.

"President, the results of the test came out early this morning, but..."

The man who replied was short and sweaty, and it was Hachiro Yamano who tasted Liu Mang's puffer fish at the Chef God Contest yesterday.

"But what?" the middle-aged man furrowed his eyebrows, not angry.

"But we still couldn't figure out the amount of these toxins. Hachiro Yamano walked to the corner of the hall, where a glass case was placed.

"Look, President, yesterday I secretly left a little puffer fish meat and flew here overnight for testing, but the result disappointed me. ”

Hachiro Yamano glanced at the man with some fear: "According to these toxins, the puffer fish made are highly poisonous, and all the mice fed are dead." I guess there must have been an extremely strict ratio of the toxins, or maybe the young man had added something unknown. ”

"Is that dish really addictive? I still don't believe it. ”

"Absolutely! I swear to God!" Hachiro Yamano nodded and affirmed, "Even Mr. Ida, who is known as a national treasure in his country, can hardly make such delicious dishes!"

"I still can't believe it, the stock of Ta Ya Group has been falling for many years, the tastes of diners are getting more and more tricky, and the competition among peers is getting bigger and bigger, in order to be able to sit firmly in this position, I have to find a breakthrough, are you really sure?"

"Yes, Your Excellency President!" Hachiro Yamano bowed deeply: "If you can get the recipe of that puffer fish recipe, it will definitely set off a frenzy in your country, and our wine restaurant will definitely be full of diners and turn the tide of decline." ”

"Okay! I'll give you my full support! You have to find a way to get that recipe! It doesn't matter how much it costs!"

"But, Mr. President. Hachiro Yamano looked embarrassed: "That young man doesn't seem to be something that can be bought with money." Besides, he is likely to win the championship of this chef competition, and it will be even more difficult to impress him if he gains fame and fortune. ”

"Oh, do you have any good ideas?" the middle-aged man asked.

"There's a way, but I'm afraid you don't want to. ”

"What's the solution?"

"You can take out that ancient recipe in exchange, and in that case, I'm sure the young man will be tempted. Hachiro Yamano said hesitantly.

"Baga!" The middle-aged man was furious: "How is it possible? This is my family heirloom! It is also the foundation of the village house cuisine based on my own country! If the directors know about it, I will exchange this with someone, and I will be deprived of the position of chairman immediately!"

"I'm talking about the exchange being just a transcription of each other, not an exchange of originals. ”

"That's not going to work! It's a trade secret! If KFC's fried chicken recipe is made public, will KFC still be able to open it?"

"So?" thought Hachiro Yamano.

"What if there is a gambling fight? a gambling game and a recipe as a bet, is that okay?"

"How to bet?"

"We can have a Chinese-Japanese showdown, and the winner can take what the other person has in his hand. ”

"So what's the difference? What if you lose?"

"It doesn't matter if you lose, we can indicate on the bet that the winner can only use the recipe, and it can't be handed over to others, let alone spread. ”

"Well, you can give it a try. The middle-aged man groaned.

"Besides, it's hard for us to lose, don't you forget? Mr. Ida has already recognized that his son, Jiro, has inherited all of his craftsmanship, and we can ask Jiro to go out of the mountain. Hachiro Yamano laughed.

PS: Sorry, because I was revising the manuscript, and I was a little late today