【Chapter 197】 Behind the deliciousness
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Pierre's dinner was eaten at Xiao Wuye's house, and it happened that Xiao Yong, the fifth master's youngest grandson who was in his third year of high school, came home for the weekend, and he temporarily acted as Pierre's translator because of his so-so oral language.
Although the communication between the two is sometimes the same as the duck, and they have to rely on gestures and half-Chinese descriptions and even guesses to understand each other's meaning, they can always understand what each other is talking about?
At this time, Pierre missed the barrier-free communication with Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao just now, and the smooth feeling was really good!
This is also a problem that Pierre often encounters when traveling around the world, and communication is always inconvenient, especially in some remote areas.
As for Xiao Yong, after personally receiving foreign tourists, he deeply understood the 'importance of foreign languages' emphasized by the ninth brother Xiao Feng, and made up his mind to learn foreign languages well. Especially when he saw Xiao Feng, Xu Mengyao and Yang Hao receiving foreign tourists, he was even more envious of that kind of comfortable state.
Leaving aside the respective mental activities of the two men, what surprised Pierre even more was the wonderful presentation of the various dishes at dinner.
Over the years, Pierre has gone deep into the plateau and northwest Yunnan this time, and sometimes the accommodation conditions are not so good, and Pierre has become accustomed to a diet closer to the people. A few days ago, I stayed at an inn in the ancient town of Yaozhou, and Pierre often rubbed rice at the host's house and tasted local and ethnic food.
It's also a habit for a foodie to have the courage to try new dishes.
Before entering the restaurant of Xiao Wuye's house, Pierre did not have much hope for such an ordinary family to have top-notch food, but it must not be too bad. Because in addition to Pierre, there are also seven or eight guests staying at Xiao Wuye's house to dine together, and the quality of the meals should be above the standard.
This time since. Pierre tasted a lot of unsightly but unique food in China, and deeply understood the essence of China as a great gastronomic country. However, most of these delicacies are scattered in various places, coupled with the constraints of factors such as quality and service, they cannot enter the assessment scope of 'Michelin' star restaurants. This cannot but be said to be a pity.
After entering the restaurant of Xiao Wuye's house, it was not surprising to Pierre, the slightly rough plate had a strong northwest Yunnan style, and the red peppers were also a local specialty.
From the outside, these dishes are basically the ultimate of the ordinary family table, but the rich aroma that emanates from the air lifts Pierre's spirits.
As a veteran foodie. Pierre can clearly feel that the aroma comes from the ingredients themselves, rather than from the artificial flavors created with various seasonings.
With this aroma, Pierre suddenly looked forward to more dinner tonight.
As the cuisine with the largest population in the world, Chinese food is naturally the focus of Pierre's research, so he is not as ignorant of how to eat Chinese food like ordinary foreigners. Even his chopsticks are used incredibly flexibly.
After the dinner, Pierre realized that these dishes were quite different from the restaurant's cuisine in terms of knife work, heat and shape, but the taste of the ingredients themselves was impressive.
In Pierre's decades of gastronomic career, he had never tasted an ingredient with such a distant aroma, and it seemed to have a great power in the blandness.
Through the communication between Guò and Xiao Yong, Pierre learned that these ingredients are all produced locally in Ginkgo Village, and most of them do not use chemical fertilizers, pesticides, various feeds and technologies. It's a 'green food'. Although Pierre does not trust the certification of some inspection agencies in China, he knows that the taste of the tip of the tongue will not deceive him.
In Pierre's opinion, these high-end green ingredients should be found in top restaurants, and be handled by highly skilled chefs to cook real food. Nowadays, these high-end ingredients are treated so simply and rudely by home cooks in the countryside, which is somewhat of a tyrannical feeling.
Even so, Pierre was pleasantly surprised by the texture and flavor of the ingredients themselves. This time, when you come to Ginkgo Village, you can not only see the beautiful scenery, but also see some unique food.
It seems that this beautiful mountain village still has a lot of secrets waiting to be discovered.
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I didn't say anything all night, and lay in the bedroom in the attic of Xiao Wuye's house. Pierre slept quite comfortably, and the chirping of birds in the early morning made him seem to have the illusion of returning to his farm in the countryside.
The fresh air and the vibrancy of the animals made Pierre fall in love with Ginkgo Village, and in his opinion, the ability to protect the environment and treat small animals is enough to prove the simplicity and kindness of the people here.
In particular, in all corners of the village, all kinds of cute shapes and different colors of sorted garbage bins are impressive, which makes Pierre's interest in this small mountain village even stronger.
It can be seen that the reason why Ginkgo Village is in good condition today must be the guidance of a master behind it, could it be the two young people I met yesterday?
With this question in mind, Pierre walked around the village with his camera in hand, admiring the early morning beauty of Ginkgo Village and the tranquility and relaxation revealed by the households.
Ginkgo Village in the early morning is undoubtedly full of the breath of life, whether it is the rooster barking and the dog barking or the smoke curling, it truly reflects the state of daily life in the countryside. The influx of tourists has not had much impact on the living habits of the villagers, and most of them still maintain the same rhythm of life for thousands of years.
The shutter of the camera in Pierre's hand sounded from time to time, and he was quite fascinated by the unique temperament that Ginkgo Village showed to be a qiē, which he was interested in.
For this foreigner who took pictures everywhere early in the morning, the villagers of Ginkgo Village did not make any fuss at all, after all, during this time, there were two or three hundred foreign tourists like Pierre. Even the most curious children are playing on their own, and they don't bother to pay attention to this hook-nosed gringo.
Although his photography skills are only half a bucket of water, and the DSLR camera in his hand is only an entry-level product, Pierre is quite satisfied with the photos he has taken, which basically faithfully reflect some of the characteristics of the early morning in Ginkgo Village.
As he walked, Pierre walked out of the village and was captivated by the hustle and bustle!
Pierre arrived near the Xiao family's farm, and now the buyers of each restaurant were selecting the various ingredients needed for their restaurant, and the crowd was buzzing.
Due to the different distances between each restaurant and Ginkgo Village, the frequency of purchasing vegetables, aquatic products and poultry varies from restaurant to restaurant, but in general, there are basically more than 2o restaurant purchasing representatives present in Ginkgo Village every day.
These restaurants will basically bring nearly 1oo sales revenue to Xiaojia Farm every day, so that Xiaojia Farm's main business has basically entered the right track and is moving towards the predetermined goal.
The large-scale sourcing scene immediately intrigued Pierre, who chose to shoot from different angles, while paying considerable attention to the observation of the ingredients.
Although he couldn't be confirmed, Pierre's intuition led him to think that this lively scene should have a fairly close relationship with the high-quality ingredients he ate last night.
However, how the villagers of Ginkgo Village can ensure the quality of the ingredients under high production has made Pierre's mind more and more questions.
In fact, not only in China, the heavy use of pesticides and costs has brought serious consequences to the production of green vegetables, but also in Europe, this situation is also an unavoidable problem for farmers.
The use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and hormone feeds can greatly increase the yield of various ingredients, but they invisibly destroy the unique aroma of the ingredients themselves and destroy the taste. The production of green ingredients is often too low to bring enough profits to farmers, which puts the production of 'green ingredients' in an awkward situation.
Pierre used his mastery of Chinese and several purchasing representatives around him to understand, and found that the price of these ingredients is much higher than ordinary ingredients, thinking that they should be the 'green ingredients' certified by the Chinese quality inspection agency!
Seeing all kinds of vegetables, poultry and seafood being weighed and packed into trucks made Pierre realize that the farm must have found a way to increase production without sacrificing quality.
In this way, it is reasonable that the dinner and breakfast of Xiao Wuye's house use those top ingredients, after all, this is the place of origin.
Pierre's stay, photographs, and inquiries near the farm trading ground quickly attracted the attention of the person in charge of the Xiao family's farm, after all, no tourist had ever come early in the morning to inquire about the relevant situation, especially since the other party was a hook-nosed foreigner.
Xiao Qiang doesn't have to worry about this foreign tourist posing any threat to the 'Xiao Family Farm', maybe he can get through this tourist to further enhance the popularity of the Xiao Family Farm.
Soon, Xiao Qiang chatted with Pierre in half-baked English.
As the three CEOs of 'Xiao Family Farm', Xiao Qiang has been forced by Xiao Feng to learn various foreign languages and management, although he is a little tired, he has slowly begun to make a lot of progress.
In the past, when he was studying, English was Xiao Qiang's biggest headache, but now he focuses on the connection of oral language, which allows Xiao Qiang to find the joy of learning and improve his communication skills.
It is rare for foreigners to be willing to learn about various ingredients, Xiao Qiang regarded Pierre as the object of contact with spoken language, and began to use stumbling English to introduce Pierre.
Since someone was willing to introduce the situation in the village, Pierre was naturally quite willing, even though Xiao Qiang's English was not fluent, but Pierre still patiently followed Xiao Qiang.
For Pierre, when it comes to good food, it's always about finding some of the stories behind it!
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