Chapter 117: Peach Blossom Idiot
Although the two dishes are very ordinary, it may be seen that Ling Yuxin's intentions are that the larger the family, the more particular she is, and she pursues not getting tired of eating.
What abalone and lobster, that is eaten by the nouveau riche! The real food pays attention to the plain and magical in the middle, and the details show the effort, and it is the master who can make the home-cooked food special.
Soon the two dishes were wiped out, and seeing everyone's satisfied expressions, Ling Yuxin smiled and said, "Thank you for your support, the following is the last finale, please take a look!"
After speaking, the lid is lifted, the fragrance is overflowing, and the white porcelain plate is full of golden fish, more than three inches long, with a fat head and a big belly, sprinkled with red oil sauce, which makes people have a great appetite.
"Braised small fish?"
Ling Tiancheng frowned, puzzled, "Girl, this is what you call the finale?"
"Isn't it okay?" Ling Yuxin smiled slightly and asked rhetorically, "Little fish, do any of you know what kind of fish this is?"
Ling Tiancheng looked at it carefully curiously, a bit like a scavenger with a sucker, but shorter and fatter than a scavenger, with a round belly and a black mush, looking very stupid, he really had never seen this kind of fish.
Zhao Dacheng also shook his head, he hadn't seen it either, only Ling Junsheng smiled and didn't say anything, the old man looked at Wen Yiming, who had the same expression, and asked with a smile: "Yiming, you talk about it first." β
"It should be a nerd fish, right?" Wen Yiming said with a smile: "The scientific name is Tufu fish, but it also has a better name, Peach Blossom Idiot!"
"Do you know this?" Ling Yuxin's eyes widened, and she admired: "It's a peach blossom idiot, it's a specialty of Aunt Liu's hometown, just brought from the countryside, grandpa knows it's normal, you actually know it!"
Wen Yiming picked up one with chopsticks and introduced: "The peach blossom idiot lays eggs on mussel shells, broken tiles, and tree roots, and especially likes to lay a sticky egg on the stone slab at the bottom of the water jump, and then guards the nest until the small fish hatch." They bloom in the spring after the cauliflower blooms, and the country children like to go to the river pond to catch the peach blossom idiot with a swollen belly, so they have a nickname "cauliflower idiot." β
"The real scientific name of the peach blossom idiot is the pond snakehead, which is an ordinary fish in the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, usually stays at the bottom of the deep pond, and eats small fish and shrimp that hit the mouth, so the meat is thick, the taste is delicious, and then smeared with some water to grind the pepper, and the head of the rice pot is steamed, revealing a fragrance. β
"It's rough and a little tongue-pulling, so it has to be scraped off. The kind of thumb-sized peach blossom idiot stew that has not yet grown is the most delicious, and it is almost a home-cooked dish for people there before and after Qingming. β
Wen Yiming really ate this kind of fish, and a college classmate once brought an air-dried fish, which was chewy and had a unique flavor. I didn't expect to be able to eat it today, and said with a chuckle: "I remember that the peach blossom idiot, along with snail meat, river shrimp, bamboo shoots, and reeds, are both known as the five famous spring dishes in the south of the Yangtze River." Its appearance is black and silly, but the meat is white and delicate, with little fishy smell, especially the two cheeks on the head, which are even more smooth and delicious. β
"Wonderful!" Ling Junsheng clapped his hands and exclaimed: "The hero sees the same thing, at the beginning of the last century, the Cambodian exiled king Sihanouk traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, and he had no intention of tasting a soup dish called pickle and watercress soup, and he was greatly admired. β
The so-called "pickles" are actually lettuce, and "douban" is the cheek meat of the peach blossom idiot, plus Jinhua ham slices, spring bamboo shoot slices and chicken consommΓ©, which is delicious and abnormal. It's just that this bowl of pickled cabbage and bean paste soup has wiped off the faces of many peach blossom idiots. β
"Hahaha......" Everyone burst into laughter, Ling Tiancheng was very puzzled, the old man was over seventy years old, and it was normal to be well-informed. Can Wen Yiming be so young, really nothing can be difficult for him?
Ling Junsheng picked up one and put it in his mouth, the meat was delicious, the entrance was sweet, and he enjoyed: "When I was young, a friend from other places entrusted me to treat guests and look for dishes on my behalf, so I called the owner of Geng Fuxing Restaurant, a century-old restaurant, and told the other party to like fish, and be sure to bring a special flavor to it privately." As a result, I didn't expect to have a braised peach blossom idiot, which made me feast. β
"The fish is fried first and then braised in a red sauce, hooked a little thick, the color is black and red, and the entrance is smooth. In particular, garlic cloves are reused, and the fishy garlic fragrance exudes to arouse the appetite. When the fish enters the mouth, you only need to use your tongue to pluck out the big spinal thorn, and its meat is as tender as cheese, salty and sweet, sweet and slightly sour, and it is really an endless aftertaste. β
Wen Yiming also tasted it, and said with satisfaction: "I once heard a classmate say that in his hometown, take a basket in the morning, put some rice grains and sink it into the river, and immediately a lazy peach blossom idiot will swim in. β
"In the past, at the door of the stove where the firewood and grass were burned, there was a clay pot with boiling water, and if the pot was cracked or broken and could not be used, it would be taken by the child, tied to a rope and thrown to the bottom of the pond, and the whole night passed, and the pot was pulled, and there must be one or two of the world's most demented fish lying in it. β
"If you pick up a broken rubber shoe, you will find a brick and tie it with a straw rope, and throw it into the shallow water area of the pond with old willow roots. β
"The more daring ones put their toes or fingers under the slabs and stakes to harass the nest it guards, and this stupid fish has a mouthful of thin and dense teeth, and it bites its toes or fingers, and it will not let go of its mouth when you hang it out of the water, and it is full of stupidity!"
Ling Yuxinmei stared at Wen Yiming, who was talking eloquently, and her heart was full of waves, the more she understood the other party, the more she discovered its unfathomable heritage. Whether it is incense, antiques, or even food, such as a number of treasures, confident and calm, has always been the demeanor of everyone who is not shocked by honor and disgrace.
The three dishes were swept away, Ling Yuxin was satisfied, everyone chatted while eating, the old man was very happy, it was rare to make an exception to drink one more glass, and the aged Moutai was wiped out by Ling Tiancheng, a wine worm, and Ling Yuxin was counted.
"Come, Dacheng, Yiming, how about you taste the tea I brought?"
Full of wine and food, a few people came to the study, Ling Yuxin was responsible for setting up the tea table, Ling Junsheng took out the tea leaves, and joked: "People are always a little good, so there are many friends, just send some gifts, it's enough to eat for a long time!"
Zhao Dacheng said with a smile: "That's your confidant and students all over the world! I have worked hard all my life, I don't know how many people have received your old favor and guidance, if it wasn't for your old help, how could I ...... it."
"Hey, don't mention the old things, what do you do with those little things about old sesame seeds and rotten grain?"
Ling Junsheng waved his hand and said disapprerovingly: "Strictly speaking, you don't owe anything to the Ling family, tying you up in Yaxiangju all these years is also a grievance for you, it should be embarrassing for me to say it!"
Zhao Dacheng hurriedly stood up and said, "I have never thought about it like this! I have been wandering for half a life, and now I am very satisfied to have a stable place to settle down." When I met Yuxin, a girl, she was talented and knowledgeable, which made Zhao like it very much. β
"What's more, it's ...... now" Zhao Dacheng looked at Wen Yiming and said with satisfaction: "To meet Yiming and be accepted by him into the teacher's door is really an eye-opener, and it is definitely the greatest blessing in Zhao's life!"
"Master, you ......"
Wen Yiming was a little moved, Zhao Dacheng was sincere to himself, and he taught him everything, without him, there would be no progress now, and the old man was also his own nobleman
"It's all fate, or do you have a master-apprentice relationship!"
Ling Junsheng said with a smile: "Everyone will be a family in the future, especially Yiming, Tiancheng has praised you a lot, saying that you are definitely the great fortune general of our Ling family!"
Wen Yiming just wanted to be humble for a few words, but Ling Tiancheng preemptively said: "This is absolutely from the heart, and it is extremely sincere!"
He looked directly at Wen Yiming, and said with great appreciation: "Since I met Yiming, Tiancheng Auction has been smooth, invincible, and his career has been rising, in just three months, he not only eliminated his old opponent Qian Wenbo, but also successfully developed many big customers, you are simply my God of Wealth!"