Chapter 103: Winter Marathon and Chinese Cuisine
The marathon is not a difficult thing for Li Qiang. Li Qiang has not practiced specifically, and it may be slightly difficult to break the world record directly. But for Li Qiang, who has cultivated all his internal organs, it is still very easy to run down.
didn't think much about it, Li Qiang opened the running software on his phone, rushed into the outdoor area at more than ten degrees below zero, and ran wildly. However, despite the internal force to protect his body, Li Qiang still wore two breathable clothes to maintain his body temperature.
Li Qiang thought that when the Jiuyang Divine Skill was practiced to the second volume, he would be able to avoid the cold and heat, and when the time came in the winter of Minnesota, Lao Tzu would run shirtless in the snow!
After the Tuomai Technique was practiced, Li Qiang found that his true qi recovery speed was much faster than before, Li Qiang was running, Jiuyang Divine Skill automatically operated, and the true qi in his body gradually transformed into the attributes of Jiuyang True Qi...
Minneapolis is a small city, and Li Qiang has already run to a suburban road in twenty minutes.
The blue sky is like a wash, the distant mountains are covered with snow, and people running can be seen running back and forth on the trails from time to time. The atmosphere of sports in the United States is particularly good, both men and women, young and old, like to come out to exercise, even if it is so cold today, there are still many people exercising on the trails.
"Look, that's not Lee. Is it strong? ”
"Lee. Strong is also coming to join us for the run! ”
The exclamations continue to be heard on the trails outside Minneapolis.
"Hey! Good morning! ”
Li Qiang greeted everyone with a smile as he passed one runner after another.
"Hello Uncle Li Qiang! I'm so excited to meet you! ”
"Daddy! Uncle Li Qiang greeted me! Is this true? A little boy said excitedly to his father.
Two and a half hours later, Li Qiang finally reappeared in the Target Center Gymnasium. The portrait of Garnett, the wolf king that once hung at the top of the hall, is gone, replaced by a large poster of Li Qiang, as well as Lefou, Gasol, Poles, Braque and others.
Li Qiang looked a little tired, but he was in good spirits. Although it did not break the world record of 2 hours 03 minutes, but...
Oh my God, in the weather of more than 10 degrees below zero, when you have to wait for the traffic light halfway through the run, while smiling and greeting the citizens while running the bumpy roads in the mountains, you can run 42 kilometers in a row at an average speed of one thousand meters and three and a half. Oh, my God.
If the marathon world record holder from the Kenyan highlands were brought in to race with him, he would have been so depressed that he would have wanted to commit suicide, or he would have given up the race with shivering.
Li Qiang now has only one thought: eat!
After greeting two friends, Braque and Polles, Li Qiang came to a well-known Chinese restaurant in Minneapolis together.
"Let me tell you a secret, the Chinese menu is different from the English menu, and the really good dishes are on the Chinese menu."
This is a habit in many Chinese restaurants in the United States. They like to make the Chinese menu look like what we see in China, categorizing it into cold dishes, vegetarian dishes, stir-fried soup, meat hot pot, etc., while making the English menu more acceptable to Westerners, such as "salad/pork/beef/chicken/pasta/dessert" (salad, pork, beef, chicken, pasta, dim sum).
Not to mention the difference between the food culture of Eastern and Western people can be seen from the division of the two menus, Li Qiang believes that this kind of catering to Westerners is really picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelon.
The real Chinese cuisine, of course, is classified according to the way of the Chinese, so that the dishes ordered are meat and vegetarian combinations, cold and hot, soup and water. And if you insist on changing Chinese food to the classification method of Westerners, you will find that all dishes are as blunt as N sauces * 4 kinds of meat = 4N dishes. It tastes tasteless. Dishes such as scrambled eggs with tomatoes and stir-fried pork with green peppers, which category should you classify according to the Western method?
This is one of the reasons why Americans don't like to eat Chinese food, because really special dishes are not on the menu of Americans!
Of course, some other important reasons are that many Chinese hotels do not pay attention to hygiene, and the service attitude is relatively poor. Of course, there are good hotels, but they are rare, and they can't be compared with domestic ones at all!
I want to promote China's 5,000-year-old food culture to the world!
Li Qiang planted another seed in his heart. Yes, Li Qiang has long been determined to build a stronger business empire than Jordan the Great after retiring, but the direction of the business empire is not very clear except for sports.
Now with this experience, Li Qiang has also begun to consider getting involved in the catering industry.
"What I want to do is not a simple private dish like Yao Restaurant, what I want to do is cultural marketing!" Li Qiang's gaze can see further!
"Brother Qiang, why are you in a daze?" Polles looked at Li Qiang, who had not moved for a long time, and asked.
This sentence finally woke Li Qiang up from his thoughts. "Eun! I was thinking about something. Come on, I'll tell you which dishes to order! ”
In the end, the three of them ordered a full 10 famous Chinese dishes: Hui Pot Pork, Kung Pao Chicken, Fried Prawns, Mapo Tofu, Chicken Called Hua, Stir-fried Green Vegetables, Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes, Curry Beef Soup, Dongpo Pork and Stir-fried Pork with Green Peppers.
Facing a large table of dishes in front of them, the two big men, Braque and Polles, began to drool...
"Let's get started! That's how the chopsticks are held! Li Qiang said.
"I don't feel like I need any strength!" Braque said with a bitter face.
"I can only use chopsticks to eat today!" Li Qiang gave the order.
It didn't take long for Braque and Polles to get used to using chopsticks. After all, he is a professional athlete, and he can learn any moves a little faster than a normal person.
"Delicious! Delicious! The two of them called out again and again.
"I said it! Haha, this time I finally let you taste real Chinese food..."
In high spirits, Li Qiang asked for a bottle of Moutai. This is a stronger drink than vodka, and the two foreigners are eating it for the first time, and they are a little dizzy after a few bites.
“Thisissostrong!!” (This wine is amazing!) Braque's eyes widened and he gave a thumbs up.
Polles stuck out his tongue and made a funny fanning expression.
After a short time, a table of dishes was wiped out by three people. Of course, Li Qiang ate an amazing amount of food, and most of the dishes on a large table were eliminated by him.
Now he finally knows why martial arts novels keep writing like this:
"Little Er, first ten catties of cooked beef and twenty catties of wine."
Martial arts master, this digestion ability is strong!
Of course, in ancient times, the alcohol concentration was lower than that of today's beer, and drinking so much was considered to quench your thirst.
After drinking most of the bottle of wine, Li Qiang was also a little dizzy. Fortunately, there are still eight bowls of rice and six dishes of food in the stomach to relieve hangover.
The strengthened digestion ability of the five internal organs is amazing, Li Qiang has eaten it in one meal, most of the food has been digested, but his stomach is still strong.
"Brother Qiang, can you drive later?" Braque asked.
"Uh-forget it." Li Qiang replied.
Li Qiang, who is a little dizzy, doesn't dare to drive, the United States is still very good at catching drunk driving, no matter who you are a big star or who, if you are caught, you will be punished for 15 days for community labor.
"Braque, don't drive. Who just said that this wine is really strong? Li Qiang added.
Brak: "Okay... ”