Chapter 413: Killing Locusts (3)
Lu Bu raised his eyebrows, looked at Zhang Ning with his eyes, and said:
"Let's talk about the most ordinary barbecue, I have eaten more than ordinary barbecue, it is all-encompassing, not to mention all kinds of ordinary cattle, sheep, birds and rabbits, even all kinds of vegetables and fruits, and even insects, which can be roasted and eaten, and the taste is ......."
Speaking of this, Lu Bu was suddenly stunned.
Zhang Ning put his hands on his cheeks,
When I listen to it with relish,
Lu Bu stopped suddenly,
I couldn't help but look over in confusion.
Lu Bu was silent for a moment,
Suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed:
"Hahahaha, hahahaha......"
Zhang Ning was a little confused by his laughter,
Asked softly in confusion:
"Husband, why are you so happy?"
Lu Bu came back to his senses at this time,
couldn't help but say, first picked up Zhang Ning's little face,
kissed hard,
The greasy mouth suddenly rubbed Zhang Ning's face,
Zhang Ning couldn't help but beckoned to Lu Bu with his fist,
At the same time, he picked up a silk scarf and wiped it with disgust.
Lu Bu didn't care about his beloved wife's sweet crit,
Silly laughed:
"I forgot about this stubble, I'm so stupid!"
Zhang Ning said angrily:
"You're a big idiot, nasty!"
"Hey, hey, hey. Ning'er, guess what I came up with? ”
Hearing Lu Bu's question,
Zhang Ning is no longer angry with Lu Li,
After thinking for a moment, he said uncertainly:
"Could it be that you have thought of a solution to the locust plague?"
Lu Bu exaggeratedly gave Zhang Ning a thumbs up,
With a smug smile still on his mouth, he said:
"It is completely impossible to completely solve the locust plague, but this method can greatly reduce the losses caused by the locust plague, and even be used by us in turn."
Zhang Ning listened to what Lu Bu said in a matter-of-fact manner,
I can't help but also arouse my curiosity,
Hurriedly asked:
"What the hell is that? Is it really that amazing? ”
Lu Bu picked up the silk scarf on the table,
wiped his face hard,
Only then did he slowly lean back into his seat,
An unfathomable smile appeared on his face and said:
"Try it and you'll see."
After that, Lu Bu didn't wait for Zhang Ning to react,
Hurried out of the house,
"Ning'er, follow me."
At this time, although the sun is not fierce,
But the temperature is better than in summer,
It's not too much worse,
makes people lazy,
And the locusts in heaven and on the earth multiplied,
It makes people even more restless.
Lu Bu easily caught more than a dozen,
The locusts at this time are not small,
Any one can be three or four inches long,
It's almost close to ten centimeters or so,
Each grows fat and strong,
Lu Bu will take these locusts,
first removed the wings from his body one by one,
Then with water and a fine-bristled brush,
Carefully cleaned it,
Strung together with a branch every two or three,
Then he ran to the room,
There happened to be a fire burning on the stove,
Lu Bu led some out,
Come to an open place and place it,
Greased the strings of locusts,
Finally, it is placed on the flame and slowly turned and baked,
When the shell of the locust slowly begins to show signs of burnt yellow,
Lu Bu took out some salt,
Carefully and evenly sprinkle on the locusts,
Immediately a faint aroma of oil wafted in the air,
Zhang Ning looked at everything in front of him with a face full of amazement,
At this moment, many servants in the house also came around,
Looking at the locust skewers in Lu Bu's hand, he was amazed,
After a while,
Lu Bu felt that the heat was almost over,
That's when the baking stops,
took out a bunch and put it in front of his nose and sniffed,
The oil is fragrant and fragrant,
It's really the taste of nostalgia in the previous life,
Although because of the lack of many spices,
However, the natural freshness completely makes up for this deficiency.
A bold servant asked:
"Master, can you eat this thing?"
Lu Bu glanced at him,
That kid is obviously a foodie too,
Although I have never eaten it,
But smelling the aroma,
Swallowing vigorously.
Lu Bu didn't answer,
He took out a string of roasted locusts and threw them into his hand.
I put the other string in my hand to my mouth,
One mouth puts a locust in its mouth,
Chew it up,
The crunchy texture crunched,
I heard a chill from the people around me,
A few timid women couldn't stand it anymore and began to get sick.
The man who was rewarded by Lu Bu with a string of roasted locusts,
Looking at Lu Bu's expression of enjoyment,
Smell the aroma of the skewers of roasted locusts in your hand,
A ruthless stamping of the foot,
I also bit one in my mouth with my eyes closed.
At first he didn't dare to taste the taste carefully,
Just chewing hard,
It feels crispy,
But between the mouth and the tongue in the mouth,
The rich aroma and satisfaction are getting stronger and stronger,
The man's eyes widened,
But he was reluctant to open his mouth to speak,
Swallow the locust that is completely chewed in the mouth in three or two bites,
Quickly ate another one,
There was a look of satisfaction on his face.
Lu Bu looked at this guy as he tasted the sweetness,
couldn't help but laugh out loud,
The onlookers will also look at the two of them with suspicion.
Lu Bu divided the remaining three skewers in his hand among the other two men and a bold woman,
Signal them to taste it boldly,
At the same time, he handed the skewer he had eaten to Zhang Ning,
Encouragement said:
"Ning'er, you try it."
Zhang Ning's beautiful eyebrows frowned tightly,
To be honest, she's not a squeamish person,
But as a woman,
Born with some intimidation for these things.
"Good, delicious!"
"Oh my God, why does it smell so good?"
"Wow, it turns out that this locust is edible......"
A few others who tasted roasted locusts,
couldn't help but sigh one after another,
Zhang Ning looked at everyone,
found that everyone was looking at her,
Especially those little maids,
Even more wide-eyed, staring closely.
Zhang Ning's face flushed slightly,
Carefully pick up the twig,
Tear off half of the locust,
I closed my eyes and stuffed them into my mouth,
After two bites,
I immediately felt the beauty of it,
opened his eyes,
Looking at everyone, he nodded and said:
"This taste is so special, it feels very fragrant, but it is different from the aroma of roasted beef and mutton, there is no fishy smell, but there is a fragrance, it is really good."
Zhang Ning couldn't finish eating the other half,
Turning his head to look at Lu Bu, he asked:
"Husband, how did you know that this flying locust could be concocted like this?"
Lu Bu was stunned for a moment when asked,
How did he know?
He will not be able to say that I am in the Hereafter,
Eat barbecue and drink beer with buddies at night,
These are the must-haves.
But Lu Bu's face is thick,
has already been through a hundred battles,
Hurriedly reacted and said:
"Hahaha, don't you see who your husband is? I've traveled north and south, and I've never seen anything! Hahaha! ”
Lu Bu's reason caused the others present to pat him on the back,
Zhang Ning looked at him suspiciously,
But she also knows,
Lu Bu came from another era,
It is said that thousands of years later,
She wasn't suspicious of anything,
I just want to know more about my man.
Lu Bu was a little embarrassed by Zhang Ning's gaze,
Hurriedly changed the subject:
"Let me tell you, this knowledge of eating locusts is very great, and there are many ways to eat it, and the barbecue locusts I made for you today are just the simplest of them."
"Hey, is there any other way to eat this thing?"
Lu Bu's words aroused everyone's curiosity,
The guy who was the most greedy couldn't help but ask.
"Master, if there is another way, you can teach us, let us learn from each other."
It is the cook of the house who speaks,
A few of their cooks were resting,
A clever little guy,
When Lu Bu was roasting locusts, he went and called a few of them.
At this moment, I listened to the explanation of the people around me,
and having tasted the delicacies of the roasted locusts,
A cook couldn't help but ask.
Who knows, as soon as his voice fell,
was stomped by the cook next to him who thought he was older,
And glared fiercely,
The guy who spoke first realized that he had said the wrong thing,
Hurriedly covered his mouth.
In this day and age,
There's an old saying that circulates,
'Church apprentices, starve to death master. ’
Therefore, even if it is a personal disciple,
Many masters will also secretly keep a hand,
If you are an outsider and want to learn a craft,
There is no door at all,
The words of the cook,
itself is suspected of committing taboos,
That's why I was warned by my companions.
Lu Bu was obviously aware of their concerns,
He waved his hand and said:
"Hahaha, I'm not a chef, so I don't care if I teach you, besides, after you learn it, I won't be able to eat delicious food. Come, talk in a different place. ”
The group came to sit on the ground in the courtyard,
Lu Bu began to rack his brains,
When I think back to the Hereafter,
Some of the practices that have been hearsay,
Regardless of whether it can be realized, let people try it first.
If it can really be delicious,
In the future, the promotion will become much more confident.
Through Lu Bu's explanation,
A few cooks learned a few ways to eat locusts.
Locusts, which are also grasshoppers by the people,
It is a common agricultural pest,
Feed on agricultural products such as seedlings,
And because of its huge appetite and amazing fecundity,
It has become one of the most serious pests in agricultural production.
And it's a long-standing scourge.
But at the same time,
Locusts are also a rare and excellent ingredient.
Especially in the afterlife,
Scientific research has found that
Locusts are rich in active substances such as proteins, carbohydrates, insect hormones, etc.,
And contains vitamins A, B, C and trace elements such as phosphorus, calcium, iron, zinc, manganese, etc.,
Locusts are not only a delicacy,
And it's also a cure,
It has the effect of warming the stomach and ribs, strengthening the spleen and eliminating food, dispelling wind and relieving cough.
It has been recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica",
Locusts can treat a variety of diseases when used alone or in combination.
Such as tetanus, infantile convulsions, fever, asthma, swelling, cormorant plague, chilblains, bronchitis and prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
You can serve ten decoctions,
or fried sex grinding end, five times,
Apply chilblains to the affected area with perfume oil.
In this day and age,
Naturally, people can't know this.
Including Lu Bu, he only knows a little bit about it,
But he knew that locusts were edible.
After thinking about it,
He immediately had many new ideas,
But that needs to go through further research and experimentation.
Only then can we really decide whether to implement it or not.
At this time, it is necessary to wait for the latest news,
Lu Bu simply went into the kitchen,
Work with a couple of cooks to study how to cook locusts.
After two days of trying,
really let them restore a lot of ways to cook locusts in later generations,
The simplest barbecue is needless to say,
In addition to this, there are fried locusts,
It is also the most common and well-known way to eat in later generations,
However, vegetable and animal fat-based cooking oils,
In this era although it has appeared,
But the price is still relatively expensive after all,
The average family does not have oil and water all of a sudden.
Therefore, this law is not suitable for the general public.
Because of this,
Lu Bu wants to develop a method of efficiently squeezing edible oil.
This can also make a lot of money,
It's a pity that he is not omnipotent after all,
This tempting idea,
In the end, I can only think about it.
There is also a production method called drunken grasshopper,
As the name suggests, it is similar to the drunken shrimp and drunken crab in later generations.
It is a way to eat locusts pickled in rice wine,
It is addicted to many people who like to be greedy for cups.
The rest also have some practices such as grasshopper vegetable balls,
It is to mix boiled grasshoppers with some vegetables and flour.
A kind of ball made of it,
Not only is the taste much better than ordinary vegetable balls,
It's even comparable to meatballs,
At the same time, because grasshoppers can be seen everywhere,
The cost is much lower than making meatballs.
It has become a dish that ordinary people can afford,
And the food made in this way,
When properly preserved,
whether it can be left for a while,
In the future, it can even become a supplementary food for military rations.
Finally, it is also the food that Lu Bu thinks is the most proud,
It's to make grasshopper paste,
Grasshopper sauce is a very famous snack in later generations,
Sandwich the grasshopper sauce with pancakes or steamed buns,
And then pinch the other ingredients,
The smell is really unforgettable.
Even if you don't want to eat anymore,
After eating, I will have a great appetite,
Can't help but take a few more bites.
Although, given the objective conditions,
In today's situation,
Missing some condiments,
There is no way to completely restore the flavor of the afterlife,
But for the people of this era,
This production method is nothing less than an epoch-making innovation.
But everyone who has eaten it is full of praise,
And because at the time of production,
Like grasshopper pills,
It is made by completely chopping grasshoppers,
I can't see the original appearance of grasshoppers at all,
It is acceptable to many people who hate the grasshopper's view,
This makes these latter two foods even more popular.
After five days of experiments at home,
Lu Bu made these kinds of food made from grasshoppers,
I feel very satisfied.
On this day, Lu Bu walked out of the kitchen,
Standing in the courtyard and stretching a big sloth,
With a smug smile on his face,
These two days of efforts have yielded satisfactory results,
How could he not be satisfied.
The only thing that's a bit of a big deal is that
There are more and more locusts everywhere at the moment,
A figure hurriedly came to Lu Bu:
"Lord, the news has been sent back secretly!"