Chapter 349: White Truffle
Ishimura invited Xiao Yuer to sit in the restaurant, and instructed the head chef and the second chef to stay in the back kitchen and obey orders at any time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info then, smiled at Xiao Yu'er: "This fellow Daoist, you and I are both cultivators, so you don't need to be polite, what do you want to eat, just say!"
As he spoke, Ishimura handed the menu to Xiao Yu'er. Xiao Yu'er glanced at the menu, but found that he basically couldn't understand it. In terms of cultivation, Xiao Yu'er is far above Yun Lei and Yun Shu. However, in terms of knowledge, Xiao Yuer is now at the level of graduating from primary school. Moreover, not counting mathematics and foreign languages.
followed Yun Shu to learn the things of this world, and now, he has learned the names of some home-cooked dishes, such as fish-flavored shredded pork, or scrambled eggs with tomatoes. However, for this combination of Eastern and Western dishes, the names of the dishes written in Dongying and French characters are completely like reading a book from heaven!
However, Xiao Yuer also has its own way. During the period of time she entered the WTO, all she saw was the accumulation of wealth. Price competition. And good things are generally expensive, even Yun Shu also said to Xiao Yu'er that "you get what you pay for".
Therefore, after simple reasoning, Xiao Yuer came to a conclusion - since you don't know what these things are, then pick up expensive things!
The little hand pointed to the most expensive dishes on the menu. He said to Ishimura, "I want this, well, this, and this!"
Ishimura Yusheng saw that Xiao Yu'er didn't distinguish any dessert dishes at all, and secretly laughed in his heart, knowing that his guess was right. This little fish is really a spirit who has never seen the world. Although this kind of spirit has a very high cultivation, it is very easy to coax like a child who has not been deeply involved in the world.
With a little thought, it's easy to coax. Or even for their own use. As for the money spent, in order to be able to subdue a Yuan Infant Master, it is not a problem.
Therefore, although the dish called by Xiaoyuer is expensive, if you want to eat such a meal, you can't do it without 100,000 Chinese coins. However, without even blinking an eye, Ishimura used his mobile phone to send a string of dish names to the two chefs who were waiting in the back kitchen, and asked them to start cooking.
The first course was quickly served. Risotto with white truffle cheese.
Truffles are found in both China and Europa. The value of the thing itself is actually not very high, whether it is in China or in France, a few decades ago, the price of this thing was basically the same as that of potatoes. Moreover, because of its special taste and no matter how full it is, the market price is not as good as that of potatoes.
However, this kind of mushroom that grows underground is very demanding on the growth environment, whether it is sunlight, water, or soil pH, as long as there is a slight difference, it is difficult to grow. Therefore, the yield is very small and cannot be cultivated artificially.
What's even more delicate is that the shelf life of this mushroom is only about three days. After three days of exposure to air, its quality begins to decline. If you leave it for two more days, you will basically be unable to eat. Far inferior to ingredients such as potatoes, which can be left out for months, or even years.
And in people's perception, scarcity is expensive. Although this concept may not be correct, it is extremely correct for commercial speculation and capital operation. Because, the rarer the thing, the smaller the quantity, the easier it is for capital to operate at a high price. Whether it's mushrooms, or jewelry.
So, in the fifties and sixties of the last century, Italian white truffle merchants, after giving this very small production of this mushroom to stars such as Churchill, Marilyn Monroe, Hitchcock and Pavarotti, the price of this rare amount of mushrooms rose. Not long ago, there was a white truffle in its early three catties, which was auctioned for a high price of 1.25 million Hong Kong dollars in Nangang!
This kind of price makes ordinary people simply unable to afford it. Even the rich will only invite others to a truffle meal with themselves when they have a need to socialize. Moreover, even truffles are divided into two types: black truffles and white truffles.
White truffles are said to grow only in the Italian town of Alba. And it has to grow under the roots of an oak tree. However, this narrative, which is clearly commercial hype, has now almost collapsed.
The truffle itself was hyped up by the Europa, who originally controlled several large quantities of truffles, including the Italian town of Alba, before China's economy recovered.
This allows the Europa to monopolize the market. And after the price of truffles was speculated, these truffles were sold to the world's rich. In this way, the price of this truffle is surprisingly high.
However, after China's economic recovery and increased foreign contacts. The Chinese people were surprised to find that this truffle is very hyped in the international market. Whether it is black truffle or white truffle, in many places in China, there is output!
Many people not only ate it as a child, but, according to the memories of the older generation, because of the strange taste of the thing. They also used to feed pigs with this thing, because pigs love to eat this thing, and they often find these mushrooms when they are all over the mountains......
In this way, the monopoly on the source of truffle supply has been undoubtedly broken! The biggest headache for the French people in recent years is how to identify those truffles that are transported from China to France, but basically have no legal procedures and do not even pay taxes.
The quality of these truffles produced in China is very good. In terms of appearance and smell, these truffles are basically the same as those produced in Europa. With the original way of distinguishing the origin of the ingredients, it is impossible to identify them at all.
Legend has it that the French seemed to have even used gene sequencing in desperation. However, it seems that there is no result to speak of.
What's even more terrifying is that the area of China is huge, and it can basically be equal to the area of the countries of Europa combined. Moreover, the climate is very diverse. In some places, the regional climate attributes are extremely strong. As a result, truffles are produced in many places and have a large output.
Moreover, it is said that the Chinese people, who have the talent gene for farming, have mastered the technology of planting black truffles and have begun to promote it to the outside world. Perhaps, in a few years, truffles will become one of the cheap ingredients for shabu-shabu, like enoki mushrooms.
Even if it doesn't get to this point, its price will collapse like a cliff.
Of course, this is a long time later, and the white truffles used today to make white truffle risotto for small fish are still very expensive. Moreover, this white truffle is not eaten in the same way as common mushrooms such as enoki mushrooms.