Chapter 549: The Carp of the River
"There are so many fish, we can't eat a meal, it's better to send them to the bottom of the mountain, and the rats will go out, one for your family, one for our family, one for the Tang family, and one for the Pang family, so that four will be processed." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Let's eat two today, and the remaining few small ones can be raised in Mingyue Lake first. Yu Shan looked at so many fish and was afraid that it would be wasted, so he began to give out benefits.
"Even if our family is settled, just my parents can't eat much." Pang Tong said.
The fifth knife glanced at Pang Tong and said, "Why don't you have mine?" Don't think I'm from out of town, just discriminate against me, don't know that there is air freight now? I want the largest one, and I will be transported to the capital in two hours by air, maybe when I get to the capital, and when my grandfather eats it, this carp is not dead yet! ”
"You think about beauty, but it's waste." Qian Xiaohao scoffed at the fifth knife's statement.
The fifth knife gave Qian Xiaohao a contemptuous look, and said: "Even if you don't raise it with water and send it on the plane like this, after two hours, this carp will not die, do you want to make a bet, bet on your carp, if you don't die in two hours, your carp will be mine." ”
"Bet on it, who is afraid of whom? Anyway, Pang Tong doesn't want that one, so it's better to bet on him. Qian Xiaohao glanced at Pang Tong and immediately said with a smile.
Pang Tong couldn't cry or laugh, didn't he just give in?
Today's young people have no virtue at all, and the world is really declining, and people's hearts are not ancient.
"Forget it, this one is still used to honor my parents, if you two are willing to gamble, use your own carp to gamble." Pang Tong approached the fishing net directly, ready to pick the carp.
Although he accepted the carp, he didn't want one to be too big, after all, it would be a waste if it was too big.
Recently, Pang Tong has not taken good things from home, and Yu Shan has never been stingy with those in the valley.
The first batch of ordinary pigs, cattle and sheep has now been slaughtered, and these are often brought down the mountain by Yu Shan, and several families who are close to each other have been taken care of.
Other rare ones such as chickens, ducks and geese, in addition to the blood used for alchemy, the meat was dispersed among several families, so that they could fight their teeth.
There are also rarer medicinal materials, such as ginseng, wolfberry, gastrodia, Polygonum multiflori, etc., each family also divides some, so that the elderly can use it to make wine, and make tea.
Some other large quantities, such as pine flower wine, vitex honey, etc., have been sent down the mountain from time to time, and even the expensive black and white truffles have not been eaten by several families recently.
"Is it really good to give a carp as a gift?" After occupying a carp that was not small, Tang Baobao raised his head and said a little hypocritically.
"It's not for my mother-in-law, what's wrong?" Qian Xiaohao scoffed.
Pang Tong also let go at this time, and he said directly: "It seems that when the ancient people were hired, there was such a carp, right?" ”
"I don't know about this, but as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, carp was regarded as a valuable gift." The fifth knife also smiled and made do.
"Anyone else gives carp as a gift? You're not fooling, are you? Pang Tong was a little unconvinced.
Yu Shan said at this time: "Don't believe it, this is still the tradition of our Qilu land, Qilu land, the most influential is the Confucian family, according to the "Historical Records of the Confucius Family", Confucius got a son, Lu Zhaogong sent carp as a gift, therefore, Confucius named his son Kong carp. ”
"So, the Yellow River carp is still very famous?" Pang Tong was also happy when he heard it, this is definitely a specialty, and it seems that there is another stable income in Tianyuan Valley.
"It is indeed very famous, of course, the real Yellow River carp cannot be said to be famous, it can be said to be precious." The fifth knife knows a lot about eating, so he also knows the Yellow River carp.
"In the "Book of Songs", which is said to be compiled by Confucius, there are verses: If you eat fish, you must be the carp of the river, and the 'river' in the ancient books refers specifically to the Yellow River." The Fifth Knife continued.
Tang Baobao also said at this time: "Who doesn't know that the Yellow River carp is famous? Among our Lu cuisine, this is a famous food. ”
"Yes! Since ancient times, there have been many people who have eaten carp, and many people have praised it. "The Fifth Knife Road.
This Yu Shan also knows that he usually sees more wild history, so he naturally knows more.
In the Han Dynasty, there were also many poems mentioning carp, such as "I ask for treasures, and the golden plate stew is beneficial to carp." "It is to praise carp as a delicacy.
By the Tang Dynasty, the value of carp had doubled to the point where it was forbidden to be eaten and traded.
Because "carp" and "Li" are homophonic, the carp also soared to a dynasty with the Li Tang Dynasty.
There is also a taboo not to eat carp in the history of Qilu Confucius, because the second generation of Confucian ancestors are named carp, but his descendants also want to eat carp, so they have a special name "Huaihug Carp" (this dish can now be eaten in the "Confucian Dining Hall" in Quancheng). Or simply rename the carp "redfish".
It can be said that the history of eating fish is very long, the history of eating carp is not short, carp is tender and fat, rich in nutrition, "Dietary Therapy Materia Medica" said: "Carp is boiled in soup, the most beneficial and beneficial to water." ”
Therefore, after seeing the Yellow River carp, the fifth knife's first thought was to stew fish soup.
"With these carp, let's have a whole fish feast today, just to make up for Yu Shan." The Fifth Knife smiled and commanded the crowd to deal with the carp.
Some were packed out and sent down the mountain by Qian Xiaohao, while others were to be eaten while they were fresh.
"You are from the capital, do you know how to cook Lu cuisine? You must know that eating carp is our specialty of Lu cuisine. Tang Baobao asked while helping to lift a big carp.
The fifth knife laughed: "I can handle foxes, snakes, badgers, and monkeys, and I can't handle a small carp when you say it?" ”
"Don't say it, monkeys are so disgusting to eat, I always feel like I'm eating human brains." Tang Baobao immediately couldn't stand it.
If it's just a monkey, it's fine, but if a monkey who is walking and can talk can still talk, it feels different.
"Now that you're eating carp, what do you say monkeys do?" At this time, Yu Shan didn't feel good.
Obviously, monkey brain is not something that anyone can eat, anyway, Yu Shan can't, he feels a little disgusted when he thinks of the white and red, like tofu brain sprinkled with chili oil.
"You are all paper tigers, you have a powerful mouth, and when you see the real chapter, you are cowardly." The fifth knife despised Yu Shan and the others.
"You are amazing, we will look at you today, see how you, a native of the capital, make authentic Lu cuisine." Pang Tong said.
The fifth knife said proudly: "I just have such a hobby, if I can't do it well, then it's better to die, you can rest assured, "Jujube Forest Miscellaneous" said: The carp of the Yellow River, the world of fat nails, such a delicacy, I will never waste it." ”
"I hope you're not bragging, you know, we grew up along the Yellow River, and there are restaurants cooking carp everywhere along the Yellow River, and I've eaten authentic braised carp, if you don't make it delicious, you'll lose your face at that time." Tang Baobao said.
"How did I hear that Quancheng is the most famous for eating carp? Also, sweet and sour carp is the most famous, right? The fifth knife looked at Tang Baobao suspiciously.
Quancheng is located on the south bank of the Yellow River and is a large city along the Yellow River with a long history, so it is only natural that carp is cooked to form a unique local flavor.
Quancheng's famous dish "sweet and sour Yellow River carp" has always been respected as the first of Qilu's famous dishes, and its high status can be seen from this.
In addition, there are dishes made with carp such as "stick fish", "tile fish", "braised fish", and "braised fish", but the "sweet and sour Yellow River carp" is the most famous.
Tang Baobao said: "I like to eat braised carp, of course, sweet and sour carp is fine, but you really do a good job of such a famous dish?" If not, it is better to ask a chef to come and make it, otherwise, it will be a waste of such a good carp. ”
After all, Tang Baobao hadn't eaten a few big meals made by the fifth knife, so he was still suspicious.
"You just wait to eat it, you don't even know the most famous sweet and sour carp in Lu cuisine, you little girl is bluffing me." Fifth Dao had already seen the essence of Tang Baobao's paper tiger at this time, so he began to despise her very simply.
At this time, the fifth knife has already selected a fish, he opened the abdomen of the live fish, scraped the scales and washed it, left whiskers, tail, fins, and cut a louver flower knife on the body of the fish.
Sprinkle salt and marinate slightly, then hang the fish body with egg batter, put it in hot oil and fry it thoroughly, lift the tail and bend it when frying, make the fish tail bend and after frying, and put it on the plate.
Pour sweet and sour sauce while hot, and the sweet and sour sauce is made by cooking vinegar, boiling sugar, adding clear soup, and thinning the thickener.
Because the fish has just been fried into the sauce, it is stimulated and squeaks, and the fish is served on the table, which is like a jumping live fish shape, and there is the sound of pouring juice, which increases the interest of the feast.
It can be said that the speed of making sweet and sour carp is faster than stewed fish soup, after all, this is wild fish, and stewed fish has always had a saying that thousands of boiled tofu and ten thousand boiled fish, so stewed fish soup, the longer the stew, the better it tastes.
"There are few carp bones, and the water quality of Mingyue Lake is good, if you are not afraid of parasites, we can eat sashimi." While waiting for Qian Xiaohao's return, the fifth knife once again made a suggestion.
Sashimi is so famous, Yu Shan and they naturally know it, but it really takes a little courage to eat sashimi from freshwater fish, if you are unlucky and encounter parasites, it will be a tragedy.
"Parasites are also a kind of life, right?" At this time, Yu Shan's heart moved, some specific parasites are parasitic in the body of the organism to absorb the life force of the creature, in this way, can he see the light of his life?
Yu Shan did it when he thought of it, so he immediately opened the eye of the sky, used the delusional golden pupil, and observed a few golden carp.
Looking at the remaining few golden carp, Yu Shan found that the brilliance emitted by their life essence was very pure, without any impurities.
And he also deliberately found a few branches with insects to check the light of life on this branch. (To be continued.) )