Chapter 4 There is no crab without wine
Who is the first person to eat crabs on the earth, there are several different versions of the legend, some say that it is Dayu's subordinate jaw Jie, some say that it is the master of Shaoxing, but there is a written record that can be checked is the Eastern Han Dynasty Guo Xian wrote the "Han Wu Cave Underworld", referred to as "Cave Underworld". The third volume has: "Shanyuan country tastes a crab, nine feet long, with 100 feet and 4 chela, because of the name 100-legged crab." Boiling its shell is better than yellow gum, also known as chelated gum, and the gum of the beak of the phoenix. ”
But "The Story of the Cave" itself is also a strange tale made up by the brains of the ancients, which cannot be regarded as historical materials, but looking at its description, there should have been people who had eaten crabs in the Eastern Han Dynasty, so that it originated from life, and it was higher than life to make up such a thing as "hundred-legged crab" in the Western Regions.
In the Orient Continent, Chen Jian is the first person to eat crabs.
Yier Village is located in the northwest corner of the mainland, the local people taste heavy salt and spicy, so there are also spicy accessories, the most common is a plant called Wuliecao, this grass is black in color, the leaves are thick, there are red veins, because in recent months merchants are afraid to come to Yier Village, can only go to the nearest Vinoa town to buy, but for some reason, the village people try not to go to Vinoa Town. As a result, there is not much left in the village, so the villagers who have not tasted the spicy taste for a long time feel more fragrant and tasty when they eat snake meat.
Chen Jian tasted the taste of the black grass in the kitchen of the village chief's house, and felt that it was not spicy enough, but the taste of the black grass grass seeds was a bit similar to the green peppercorns, and it was not surprising that no one wanted this kind of grass seeds at all, and the locals felt that the leaves could still be eaten, and the seeds were all thrown away.
Spices are a very important part of the culinary arts of the earth, and the human sense of smell is actually more acute than the human sense of taste. In terms of taste, our taste buds can taste, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty. But in terms of smell, our olfactory senses can distinguish thousands of different smells.
It should be said that the vast majority of animals, including humans, can obtain far more information from the outside world from the sense of smell than through the sense of taste. Moreover, smell can evoke memories and emotions related to it more than taste, so perfume can enhance a person's charm.
In the same way, spices can greatly enhance the charm of a dish.
The baskets in the village where the black grass was stored were almost empty, but there were still a large number of grass seeds left at the bottom of the basket and in the cracks, so Chen Jian asked each family to collect all the grass seeds and give them to him.
After last night's unprecedentedly delicious feast, Chen Jian's reputation in Yier Village was instantly full. Respond at any time, and it can be said that he is now better at speaking than the village chief.
Can kill the monster, can use the meat of the monster to make delicious dishes, and also add healing techniques to the food, some villagers who are not in good health, the second weather is not panting, and their legs are not weak, they just want to be able to eat the same meal as last night again, so I heard that Chen Jian will cook again today, and everyone is waiting in line for the meal.
The villagers were all talking about it, saying that Chen Jian made a magical dish with Shaman, which only the great nobles and mages could eat, and the priest must have been an angel sent by the gods to let them enjoy this high-class food.
Chen Jian smiled and said nothing, Chen Jian, who didn't know enough about this world, felt that it was beneficial to maintain a certain sense of mystery now.
If you want to eat, you can do it yourself, and the men are sent to catch crabs in the river. Crabs are not Warcraft, although compared to their compatriots on Earth, the crabs here look uglier and fiercer, and the harder shells have spikes on them, no wonder no one ever wants to eat them, but they don't move fast, and they catch one with a net.
It's the golden month of Orlund (October), which is the fattest season for crabs. Chen Jian used black grass seeds instead of Sichuan pepper to cook a spicy crab, usually spicy crab will put celery, but Chen Jian doesn't like to eat celery, so he didn't find other substitute vegetables.
The crab is fried until golden brown, with attractive color and taste, full meat, especially the red on the top, and the golden crab roe exudes an attractive aroma. Compared to yesterday's snake meat, this spicy crab is better in terms of aroma.
This time, the old village chief Morgan took the lead in tasting the first dish after Chen Jian tried the food. One bite down, the crab's unique deliciousness, the delicate taste of the meat, is the old Morgan has never experienced, as if there is a crab shell-shaped gate with spikes in front of him, as the teeth bite, the door suddenly opens, it is full of crab roe-like gold, crab meat-like gems, but also exudes an attractive aroma, a group of holy angels around him singing an ode: Eat, eat, the gold is yours, the gems are yours.
Old Morgan shed tears of happiness as he ate: "This delicious food is really a blessing to God." Lord Roy, please let me build an altar for the Wandering Lady. Thank you to her for giving us food. ”
Chen Jian, who had already planned to use Yi'er Village as his first foothold on the Orende Continent, was naturally glad that the village chief was so good that he offered to build a residence.
At this time, Jiang Jinjiu came over with a jar of wine, "How can there be no wine without crabs, this is the snake gall of the giant python that I soaked in the white wine I brought, do you want to taste it?" ”
Old Morgan saw Jiang Jinjiu pour a glass of wine for Chen Jian, and also ran home and hugged a jar of wine.
"This is the wine that a dwarf friend of mine gave me many years ago, and I have been reluctant to drink it, so I invite the two adults to taste it today."
Jiang Jin wine is a standard good wine, seeing the wine of the other world, naturally can not let go, quickly poured a glass, this wine and the earth of dark beer is somewhat similar, the color is deep, the foam is rich, but the degree is high, no less than the liquor.
Old Morgan looked at Jiang Jinjiu dumbfounded, and drank three glasses in a row.
"Your Excellency...... My lord, this dwarf's liquor can only be drunk after adding water, and even the warriors in the dwarves drink it directly, and they will get drunk after a few glasses. ”
Jiang Jinjiu didn't understand what old Morgan was saying, and he wouldn't care if he understood, it can be said that Jiang Jinjiu had been soaked in the wine jar since he was a child, and he almost never got drunk after his kung fu was successful.
Although Chen Jian is not as inhuman as Jiang Jin Wine, it is not bad, and he poured himself a glass of dwarf liquor with a smile, the taste of this wine is very strange, although the strength of the wine is not small, but it feels that the taste is not as smooth as the liquor, and the aroma of the wine is not mellow enough. The wine is slightly cloudy, and it is obvious that it is not filtered thoroughly enough.
According to the standards on earth, this can only be regarded as inferior wine, and Jiang Jinjiu should not be looked down on at all, but seeing that his eyebrows are dancing when he drinks, after a few glasses of belly, he suddenly put down his wine glass and contemplated his luck.
Chen Blade, who was familiar with Jiang Jinjiu, knew that something unusual had happened, so he asked the others to give way to the open space and not make a loud noise.
After a moment's effort, Jiang Jinjiu's body was like a whirlwind, and the cyan whirlwind was blowing bigger and bigger, and the villagers retreated again and again. I only heard a muffled sound in his body, and the whirlwind turned into a bright glow, like a green lotus blooming in the moonlight.
"Dou Qi Transforms!" Old Morgan shouted in shock.
"What is Dou Qi Transformation?" Chen Jian hurriedly asked.
Old Morgan was still immersed in shock, not caring that Chen Jian didn't know the common sense about vindictiveness as a priest.
"Warriors can germinate fighting qi when they increase their cultivation to level 5, they can release their fighting qi when they are level 10, and they can transform their fighting qi into shape when they are level 15, so those above level 15 are also called glorious warriors, and warriors can only have the ability to fight against mages if they can transform their fighting spirits. Unexpectedly, Master Kratos is a powerful and glorious warrior. ”
Jiang Jinjiu, who had already finished his work, shook his head with a smile after hearing Chen Jian translate the statement about the transformation of the fighting spirit.
"I don't know what Dou Qi is to transform into a form, and what I practice is not the Dou Qi of this world."
"I thought it would take at least another two or three years to break through, but I didn't expect such an opportunity in this world to help me break through the bottleneck in advance."
"Brother Jiang, what kind of kung fu are you practicing? is so powerful, when I asked you in the past, I always refused to say it mysteriously. ”
Jiang Jinjiu, who broke through the bottleneck, was in a good mood and looked around, "It's okay, I'll talk to you today, they can't understand Chinese anyway." ”
"I didn't talk about it in the past because the name of this kung fu is a bit of a middle two, and I am afraid of being laughed at by you when I say it, this is a unique technique created by my father - will enter the Dionysian skill!"