Chapter 209: A Taste of the "First Freshness" in Spring
Spring is a season to savor.
In addition to pleasing flowers and refreshing floral fragrances, there are also a wide variety of nutritious and delicious wild vegetables.
As long as you are willing to sink your heart into searching, then you will find that the delicious taste that nature has given you is everywhere.
Among the countless wild vegetables, dandelion is the most nostalgic, it is a unique spring delicacy, which can make people taste the taste of spring in one bite.
Dandelion is also called mother-in-law, can be used as medicine, its roots and leaves have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, heat clearing and detoxification effects, its young seedlings and yellow flowers can be eaten, roots and old leaves can be boiled tea.
"Dandelion salad, or scrambled eggs with dandelions."
Jiang Yu looked at the field not far away, Hu Zhihai, Yan Tongtong and others were chasing and playing, while picking the young seedlings of dandelions, and couldn't help but smile and said,
"If they pick too much, then at noon they will have a cold salad and a scrambled egg."
"If you say that, then I'm going to be hungry."
When Jia Dequan heard this, he immediately became energetic, and he said with a smile,
"I haven't eaten dandelions for many years, and now I really want to reminisce about it, you wait, I'll also help pick a little, I'm afraid I won't have enough to eat for a while!"
Saying that, he didn't care about Jiang Yu anymore, and chased after Hu Zhihai and the others with his feet.
“……”
Looking at Jia Dequan, who was smiling and smiling, walking like a fly, quite a kind of "old man chatting about juvenile madness", Jiang Yu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
However, he quickly reacted, and did not stay behind any longer, and raised his feet to follow.
Isn't this green just stepping out?
An old man and a group of young men and women entered this green and flowery field, like a group of monkeys entering an orchard, and they were enjoying themselves.
"Alright, let's go back to the village, the family should almost start cooking."
Seeing that it was almost noon, Jiang Yuke still remembered the cooking, he hurriedly beckoned everyone to stop, turned his head to look at the dandelion seedlings that Hu Zhihai was carrying with his coat, and couldn't help but smile and said,
"Is that all there is to it? If you don't have enough to eat, you can't blame me! ”
"Isn't that enough?"
Hu Zhihai had tossed enough this morning, his clothes were full of green grass juice and mud, and even his face was made like a flower-faced cat, he lifted the bulging coat in his hand and said,
"Several of us have picked this piece of dandelion, at least a few catties in it!"
"Are there so many? That's definitely enough to eat, and it's not good to eat too much of this thing, just try it. ”
Jia Dequan probably hadn't exercised so vigorously for a long time, and he was so tired and out of breath at this time, even his hair was wet with sweat, and he was tightly attached to his head, he raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and said with a smile,
"It's really the right place to go out today, the scenery is good, the air is good, the key is to pick some wild vegetables to eat, not bad!
If I'm still in Jiangzhou next year, we have to come again, it would be better if we could stay for a day or two, this village is so quiet, I must sleep soundly at night! ”
"Why wait until next year? If you want, you can stay here tonight, it's just a little bit of accommodation. ”
Jiang Yu turned his head to look at him, and said with a smile, "Anyway, you also have a mobile phone, and you are tired of living here, so just call Zhihai and ask Zhihai to pick you up again." ”
"You're going back, why am I staying alone?"
Jia Dequan glared at the beads and said, "If you can't even eat well, then even if it's quiet here, you won't be able to sleep well!" ”
The group chatted and returned to the village, and the man of the family was looking at the door, and when he saw everyone, he was relieved and quickly told his mother-in-law to prepare for cooking.
He himself led everyone to the lobby and busily poured tea for everyone.
Jiang Yu was indeed a little thirsty, and after drinking a cup of tea, he asked where to wash the vegetables, and then took Hu Zhihai to clean the dandelion seedlings.
Taking advantage of this moment, Hu Zhihai had already gone to discuss with the host's family about borrowing the kitchen to cook, and by the way, he also asked for four fresh eggs.
Anyway, Jiang Yu and these people still have to eat their lunch here, and the host is also very generous, and the things in the kitchen can be used casually.
Anyway, when it comes time to leave, these will be counted in the cost.
In the eyes of the host, these young people from the city want to cook, but they just want to be fresh, not to mention anything else, the taste of this dandelion alone is bitter, and the people in the village must do it well, and it would be strange if these young people could make it delicious.
In the end, don't they have to kill chickens, stew fish, and cook a table of farm dishes to fill their stomachs?
Speaking of which, it's still okay to toss around, it's just fun!
With the help of Yan Tongtong and other girls, Jiang Yu quickly cleaned the roots of the picked dandelions, he first divided half of the amount, threw it into a pot of boiling water and blanched, and immediately immersed it in the cool white boil to cool after taking it out.
After the scalded dandelion cooled, he took it out and plucked it dry and put it in a bowl.
Immediately afterwards, he washed and chopped Chaotian pepper and garlic, sprinkled it on dandelions, and then added an appropriate amount of salt, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil, vinegar and other seasonings.
Finally, heat the oil again, and after the oil is hot, the dandelion is poured with a "sting" sound, and a rich fragrance, mixed with garlic, instantly fills the entire kitchen.
"It's so fragrant, a smell of spring!"
Hu Zhihai sniffed his nose vigorously, both eyes lit up, he rubbed his hands, and said with a smile, "Hehe" smiled,
"Lao Jiang, can I try it?"
"Don't taste it, this dandelion tastes bitter, you definitely don't like it."
Jiang Yu glanced at him and said with a smile, "Just like you, can you still endure hardship?" ”
"What are you talking about?"
When Hu Zhihai heard this, he immediately stopped, his eyes widened, and he said loudly,
"Our old Hu has to endure hardships in order to become a master!"
After speaking, he took a piece of fast seeds, scalded them with boiling water, and then mixed the dandelion on the plate well, and then put a little dandelion seedlings into his mouth.
Looking at his cautious appearance, Jiang Yu knew that this fat man was still afraid of hardship!
If this had been replaced with dishes such as saliva chicken and cold pork ears, he would have already stuffed it into his mouth in large gulps, how could he be so careful as he is now?
When the dandelion entered his mouth, Hu Zhihai chewed it lightly twice, and a surging bitter taste, mixed with the sour, spicy, salty and fresh in the seasoning, instantly filled the entire mouth.
After a few more bites, the bitterness became more and more intense, and a delightful sweetness followed, and the mouth was full of the fragrance of vegetables.
"It's a little bitter, but when it's mixed with various seasonings such as soy sauce, vinegar, oil, salt, etc., the bitterness comes to the end, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes, and the taste is ......."
Hu Zhihai thought for a while, and couldn't find the right words to describe it for a while, so he shook his head and said,
"I can't tell you what it tastes like, but it's fascinating!"
"Hehe, do you need to think about it?"
Jia Dequan didn't know when he also got into the kitchen, he said with a smile,
"Dandelion is originally the 'first freshness' in spring, this is the taste of spring!"
"Is the taste of spring bitter and sweet?"
Hu Zhihai scratched his head, pouted and said,
"Although I don't have this kind of literary style, it doesn't affect my love of eating this dish at all!"
Jiang Yu had already chopped the remaining half of the dandelion seedlings and was ready to stir-fry, he waved his hand at Hu Zhihai and said with a disgusted face:
"Okay, if you want to eat, take it out to eat, and by the way, give everyone a taste, don't be crooked here and affect my cooking."
"Hey, okay, I'm going to get out of the way!"
Hu Zhihai smiled, picked up the big plate of boiled dandelions and ran out.
Seeing this, Jia Dequan also hurriedly followed, shouting while chasing:
"Don't eat too much, dandelion has a name called 'bedwetting grass', be careful to eat too much bedwetting, leave a little more for my old man, I'm not afraid of this!"
When Jiang Yu heard this in the kitchen, he couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
This old Jia is becoming more and more like a child, like an old naughty boy, isn't it just to eat a few more bites of dandelions? They all learned to use bedwetting to "scare" Hu Zhihai!
After everyone left, Jiang Yu beat the four native eggs brought by the master's family, added an appropriate amount of salt, stirred into an egg liquid, and then put in the young dandelion seedlings chopped before, and stirred well.
Subsequently, Jiang Yu boiled the oil, waited for the oil to be hot, put in the chopped green onion and stir-fried until fragrant, then poured the dandelion egg liquid into the pot and flattened it, waited for the egg liquid to solidify, fried until both sides were browned, and then fried the egg cake with a spatula.
Finally, add the chopped garlic slices, Chaotian pepper, a little salt, light soy sauce and other seasonings, stir-fry evenly, and then put it on the plate.
Dandelion scrambled eggs have just come out of the pot, and suddenly the aroma is overflowing, and it comes to the face.
In this dish, the golden egg is wrapped in tender green dandelion, and then paired with the red Chaotian pepper, the color is bright, and the fragrance is fragrant, which makes people can't help but increase their appetite at a glance.
This dish had just been prepared, and Hu Zhihai and Jia Dequan rushed over after smelling the smell:
"That's too fragrant, isn't it? The taste of local eggs is different, my saliva is about to flow down! ”
"I knew as soon as I saw that this plate of dandelion scrambled eggs must be delicious, come on, let me try it first!"
“……”
Jiang Yu looked at the old man and the young man squeezing hard in front of the stove with a speechless face, couldn't help but shake his head, and said helplessly,
"Don't rob here, let's take a walk, and take it out for everyone to taste!"
As he spoke, he picked up the plate of dandelion scrambled eggs and walked over to the lobby.
The owner is a middle-aged couple, and they are not surprised at all by the boiled dandelions made by Jiang Yu before, and the people in the village will pick some fresh dandelions to eat in this way every spring.
As for the taste...... That's it, anyway, their family doesn't like it, it's bitter in the mouth, it's better to pick some purslane, the sweet and sour taste is much better than dandelion.
But at this moment, when the host saw Jiang Yu bringing a large plate of dandelion scrambled eggs, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
This, this hype is too good-looking, right?
Golden eggs, green dandelions, and bright red peppers...... It's delicious!
Good looks are not the key, the key is the strong flavor of the vegetables, which is simply to hook out the gluttonous worms in people's stomachs!
And at this moment, Hu Zhihai, Jia Dequan, Yan Tongtong and others saw this plate of golden and fragrant dandelion scrambled eggs served, one by one, as if they had been hungry for several days, they rushed up and stretched out the fast child to stuff the vegetables into their mouths, and did not forget to praise while eating:
"Well, this egg is so fresh and fragrant! When you take a bite, your mouth is full of fragrance, and it's so delicious! ”
"This dish is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant and delicious, dandelion is even more tender and refreshing, the gift of nature, it is indeed delicious!"
"Wow! It's so delicious, so fresh that my eyebrows are about to fall off! If there is rice at this time, I can eat three bowls! ”
“……”
The host's nose smelled the pungent aroma, and when he heard the exclamation in his ears, he suddenly couldn't sit still, and even the stomachs of the two people "growled" without fighting.
At this time, Jiang Yu turned his head to look at the male host, and asked, "Uncle, the rice should have been cooked, right?" ”
"Ah, the rice, the rice is ready!"
The uncle was stunned for a moment, quickly came back to his senses, quickly stood up and said,
"Not only is the rice good, but we also stewed our own home-raised duck in advance, and then fried a few dishes."
"Don't be so troublesome, you can bring the rice and stewed duck, as for the dishes, let the aunt help cut it, I'll fry it."
Jiang Yu, after tasting two bites of dandelion scrambled eggs and mixed dandelions, the taste was indeed delicious, but it didn't seem to be as exaggerated as Hu Zhihai and they showed, he put down his fast, turned around and walked towards the kitchen, and said with a smile as he walked,
"If the uncle and aunt don't dislike it for a while, let's eat some together, it's already time to eat, so you don't have to do it alone."
The uncle was still hesitating, not knowing whether he should agree, but the aunt who followed behind him was busy responding:
"Okay, good, I see that scrambled eggs you made seem to be delicious, you can even make this wild vegetable so well, and it must be delicious to make other dishes!"
"No, no, I just do it."
Jiang Yu smiled and waved his hand, and when he entered the kitchen, he began to get busy.
Although the dishes prepared by the host are not rich, they are very rustic, and they belong to typical farmhouse dishes.
Farmhouse stir-fried pork, spicy river fish, stir-fried bacon with fresh bamboo shoots, stewed chicken nuggets with wild mushrooms, pickled pepper fat sausage, stewed tofu with wild shallots, hot and sour shredded potatoes, wild crucian carp soup with sauerkraut, plus the scrambled dandelion and dandelion scrambled eggs made before, and the host's stewed duck for a long time......
The Eight Immortals Table, which was not too big in the first place, was suddenly full.
After the uncle and aunt brought the dishes cooked by Jiang Yu, Hu Zhihai, Jia Dequan and Yan Tongtong and other girls were already very hungry, so they picked up the fast seeds and ate them hard.
"Wow! This little fish is crispy and crispy, even the fish bones are broken in one bite, it is spicy and fresh, it makes people can't stop eating! ”
"Stir-fried bacon with fresh bamboo shoots is also delicious, this bamboo shoot is tender and fresh, the bacon is salty and fragrant, so delicious!"
"You people really don't know how to eat, sauerkraut crucian carp soup is really delicious, the soup is delicious, sour and appetizing, after drinking this bowl of soup, I can still eat three more bowls of rice!"
“……”
This meal, not only Hu Zhihai, Jia Dequan and others ate it, but even the two members of the host's family also ate it!
It's not to blame the two of them for being greedy, it's really that Jiang Yu's cooking is so delicious, and they don't want to eat so much, but they just can't stop!
What's more, even they didn't expect that these were all farmhouse dishes that they eat on weekdays, so why didn't they find them so delicious when they made them themselves?
Could it be that this young man who cooks has added something he doesn't know about while he is not paying attention?
Otherwise, the same ingredients, the same pot, how can the taste of the dishes be so different!
Of course, they didn't suspect that Jiang Yu put something harmful to their health, after all, they had seen it with their own eyes, and not only did they eat those dishes, but Jiang Yu and the others also ate very happily.
Unless it's a brain problem, who would put messy things in their food?
After eating, Jiang Yu and the others didn't go out anymore, mainly because the others were too full to walk, so they could only sit on the chairs one by one to digest the food in their stomachs.
As for Jiang Yu, he didn't have much to do alone, so he just sat at the door while drinking tea made from the wild tea picked by the uncle himself, while playing chess with his mobile phone.
This time was so busy that he didn't even have time to play chess, so he just took advantage of this time to seize the time to play against the machine.
After resting until more than two o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Yu saw that it was not early, so he got up from his chair, stretched his waist and said:
"It's almost over, if it's okay, let's go back, I'll have to go to the cafeteria to stir-fry in a while."
Since the previous man-machine battle was repeatedly defeated, Jiang Yu directly adjusted the difficulty of the game to the easy mode, and sure enough, this time he played three games of chess, and he actually won a game!
This suddenly made him feel refreshed, and the man who can win is really unusual, and his self-confidence is much higher.
Hu Zhihai had been "poisoned" very deeply, and when he heard that Jiang Yu was going to cook, he subconsciously couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and he asked with a twinkle in his eyes:
"What are you going to cook at night?"
"Stir-fried bacon with pear artemisia, I could have made it when I came back after the year, but I was busy at that time, and it has been delayed until now."
Jiang Yu explained a little and said with a smile,
"While the pear artemisia is not too old to bite, let's also make a little for everyone to taste, fresh dandelion is not easy to buy, and the amount is not enough, then eat some pear artemisia and feel the taste of spring."
"Hehe, then let's go back quickly, I came out today to have a lot of fun, and I had a lot of fun!"
Jia Dequan also stood up from his chair and said with a smile,
"If we have the opportunity in the future, we will have to come out often, the ingredients here are much fresher than those bought in the supermarket, and the food is healthier!"
At this time, Hu Zhihai had also found the master's house to settle the account, and I don't know if they thought that the dishes were all fried by Jiang Yu himself, or for other reasons, the uncle also brought a plastic bag of things from the back mountain of his house to Hu Zhihai.
Hu Zhihai took it and opened it, and was immediately happy, this big bag was full of small bamboo shoots with muddy water!
Obviously, this was dug up by the uncle after having lunch in the back mangosteen forest.
"That's a good thing!"
When Jia Dequan saw it, he was also happy, and said with a smile,
"Xiao Jiang's plate of fried meat with fresh bamboo shoots at noon, I didn't even eat a few bites, it was gone all of a sudden, if I take it back, those people must be so beautiful!"
Seeing this, Jiang Yu originally planned to give money, but the uncle refused to ask for it, he hid back while waving his hand, and said in his mouth:
"Little brother, you're welcome, the things in the mountain bamboo forest behind our house are not worth much, and we haven't thanked you yet!
If it weren't for you, how could the two of us have such a delicious meal at noon today, which is much better than those big restaurants in the city.
If you want to come here next time, remember to come back to our house, and I'll prepare some more good things for you to try! ”
Seeing this, Jiang Yu had no choice but to give up, thanked him repeatedly, and said that he would definitely come again if he had the opportunity.
After chatting a few words, the group got into the car with the bag of fresh bamboo shoots and went all the way back to Jiangda.
When I returned to the seventh canteen, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, Hu Zhihai and the others went to the kitchen on the first floor, and they didn't have to think about it to know that this fat man must have gone to find Lu Shuwu.
After eating so many delicious foods today, how could he bear not to show off?
Jiang Yu went up to the No. 7 dining room on the second floor, he thought that there was no one upstairs, but he didn't expect that there was a waiter guarding the service desk, and when he saw him coming, the girl quickly stood up and greeted with a restrained face:
"Senior Brother Jiang, are you back?"
"Well, I'm back."
Jiang Yu smiled at her and asked casually, "Are you in charge of receiving the box reservation today?" How's it going? ”
"Well, there are a lot of calls, and the phone keeps ringing before I come."
The girl blinked with some incredulity on her face and said,
"When I arrived, I barely stopped, and as soon as the last call hung up, the next call came in, and I was so busy that I didn't even have time to drink water.
By 11 a.m., the boxes for Tuesday and Friday were all booked, and there was a phone call coming in, and I told them that the boxes were fully booked for the week, and that they would call back next Monday to make an appointment. ”
"Well, well done."
A smile appeared on Jiang Yu's face, he nodded and said,
"You worked hard today, let's take you a day off tomorrow, and when the restaurant's reservation software comes out, you don't have to work so hard anymore."
Duan Yiming told Jiang Yu before that it is not too complicated to develop a restaurant's reservation software, and if you apply the template, it can be done in about a month.
Just a few days ago, Duan Yiming had already called himself, the software had been developed, and the functional test would be carried out for a few more days, and if there was no problem, it could be put into use.
By then, the second floor should no longer be able to hear the harsh telephone ringing, right?