Chapter 365: How to Eat Barracuda
The child hugged the horse's neck for a long time before noticing that there was another person beside him, but Chen Xing estimated that he was not very easy to contact his family's housing, what could this child understand? I don't even know English.
"Can you understand English? This horse will be handed over to you, and I'm gone? ”
The trip had brought back the foals, and although they didn't get any benefit, at least the horse didn't cause any trouble for himself.
I searched on my phone for the farms that offered accommodation.
The location of the farm is not far from him, the distance is only more than three hundred meters, looking at the map, it should be built on the edge of the TGE lake, Chen Xing has come from the southernmost part of the lake to the northernmost part of the lake in this day's time, which is half of the lake.
Although he knew that it was seawater, the Norwegians called it a lake, so he could only call it that.
There are so many bodies of water like this in Norway that they can't see one of them and name this place what kind of sea, then the name is messy.
It wasn't long before he came to the lake and saw the farm.
There are a lot of houses in a fenced place, animals and plants or anything I don't see, saying that the farm is actually more like a homestay in the scenic area, but the style of decoration is the Nordic rural style.
I went in and asked, and the room was still there.
Chen Xing thought it was a hostel where several people sleep in one room, but in fact, the house is a house where several people live together, and the room is single.
After putting down the things, Chen Xing went to the restaurant to see if there was anything to eat.
This restaurant doesn't offer a specific à la carte, what you can eat today depends mainly on what is available on the farm, but sandwiches and bacon and ham are always available, and even the small blackboard inside says "All-you-can-eat".
The cafeteria is also rectangular, about the same size as a primary and secondary school, but smaller, much smaller, only a third the size of a school cafeteria.
The table size hasn't changed much.
It's seven or eight o'clock, and it's time for dinner, and some of the people who live on the farm choose what to eat here.
Most of the people who came still ate what they brought, all bread sandwiches, and it is not necessarily better to sell them on the farm than they brought them, and it is economical to bring their own things.
Chen Xing also leaned over to see what was available today.
Canned herring made by the hostess?
Uh-huh!
At this time, there was a sudden commotion at the door, and a man in a leather apron walked in happily from the outside with a large fish in his arms, and he was accompanied by a man holding a fishing rod.
"Boss! Boss! Made this fish for me! ”
Barracuda?
Seeing that someone had caught such a big fish, a group of people quickly surrounded the person, and for a while the surrounding light seemed to be a little darker.
It's ugly!
The barracuda deserves to be called a wolffish, and the fangs in its mouth bring a huge sense of oppression.
If he is interested in human beings, then he only needs to bite and tear, and he can bite off a piece of meat with these rows of teeth, and he doesn't know if it's the case or what the reason is in his eyes, and the blood is red, and he looks even more ferocious.
"Sure enough, it's a barracuda, so big? How long did it take to catch it? ”
"It's been two hours! Hahaha. ”
The man in the leather apron was very happy, and laughed heartily from time to time as he chatted with everyone, telling stories about how he caught the fish, and the people who came in with him would add some details.
"As soon as I dropped into the water, I felt that something was wrong, as if the bait in the water had hit something, but I didn't pay attention at the time. Unexpectedly, this fish came again after a while, and the few times I hung it empty before were all temptations, and this time it bit the hook directly. ”
"Yes, yes, as soon as Big McCormick pulled it directly, the fishing rod was bent into a crescent moon, and this guy in the water was swimming all over the place."
"Hahaha, needless to say, boss, can you do it?"
At this time, the boss also came out, a little old man in his forties and fifties who was white and chubby, looking young but with half of his hair white...... Fortunately, there is no baldness.
He was busy in the kitchen in the back before, this farm is almost a mom-and-pop shop, whether someone wants to move in or someone wants to eat, they are busy, and Chen Xing's check-in just now was also done by him.
"Yes, of course it can be done."
Chen Xing hurriedly said, "Dude, can you give me a taste too?" ”
This fish is at least ten catties, and the person who caught it only has two companions, which means that they may not be able to eat this fish today, unless they don't eat anything else, let's have a whole fish feast.
But that's not it, tomorrow naturally there is something to eat tomorrow.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say."
He finally caught a big fish today, and he didn't say anything about the money, and said to the boss, "What are you going to do?" ”
The boss thought for a moment and said, "Then fry it." ”
He nodded, he was quite satisfied with the frying, and when he looked back and saw Chen Xing, he smiled and said, "We really can't finish eating, you can eat with the three of us in a while, they are all friends who come to play hiking, and we can walk together tomorrow." ”
"By the way, what's your name?"
"Chen Xing."
Someone next to Chen Xing also said, "Then can we eat it?" I've never eaten barracuda in my life, but I've heard that it's delicious and silky. ”
"yes, yes, I haven't eaten either."
"I heard that this fish is poisonous......"
The boss was about to carry the fish to the background processing, and after hearing someone say that it was poisonous, he quickly explained: "The pike is poisonous, but he himself is not poisonous, the poisonous place is his internal organs and skin, just remove it, you don't understand, don't talk nonsense to frighten the guests." ”
Fishing is a very lucrative income in this place, and the main thing is pike fishing, which is not good if the guests are scared away.
Chen Xing was tapped on the shoulder again, and then heard the man say, "My name is Cutler McCormick, this is my brother Max, and this little man is called Lasoga." ”
"Who do you call Little Man?"
"You, haha."
Cutler McCormick laughed and groped Lassoga's head.
In fact, the two of them are about the same age, but Lasoga is only one meter and six, and he is indeed a small man.
Seeing that there was not much food that this restaurant could provide, a few people pushed and shoved and wanted to catch a fish to improve the food immediately, this already a little small restaurant suddenly became much empty, Chen Xing and they found a place closer to the heating to sit down.
Cutler McCormick and Max smoke, Chen Xing didn't want to sit here and smoke second-hand smoke, and Lassoga went to the kitchen to see how the boss made this pike.
When the chef of Huaxia is cooking, if he is not his own apprentice, he is still very afraid of others watching him cook behind him.
But this boss doesn't think about this at all, what he does is simple farm food, not to mention stealing learning, these things are put on the Internet, as long as you look for it, you can find it, but few people go to learn.
Chen Xing was scraping fish scales when he entered.
The brush used by the boss is different from the brush sold on the market, this is a piece of wood with a few beer bottle caps booked side by side, and then the tail of the wood is hung on the body of the fish, and the fish scales fly all the time, and it is soon clean.
After the boss put the wood scraper down, Lasoga hurriedly went up to pick it up and looked at it.
No matter how you look at it, it's a very rudimentary tool.
"Is this used to scrape fish scales so fast?"
"I can't say it's fast, it's convenient anyway." The boss withdrew his hand and moved his waist, and said, "This is because the brush in our house was broken in the past, and we couldn't find anything to scrape the fish scales temporarily, so my wife made such a wood scraper." ”
"Learned."
Chen Xing said that he would try it out after he went home, and it was fun.
But quickly shook his head.
It's useless to make it, he rarely cooks at home, or doesn't cook it himself at all, so who will use this thing in the future? And he doesn't like fish,
Scrape all the scales, then disembowelment the fish with a knife as small as a fruit knife, tear off the skin, place the knife on the fish, and then hit the knife with the wooden scraper.
The knife instantly slashed to the bottom.
With one more knife, divide the fish in half, then three halves, and four halves......
Chinese chefs go all over the world with a kitchen knife, and professional Western chefs also have their own set of knives, but in the folk, when there are not so many kinds of knives in the kitchen, how to move a knife has to move your own brain.
"What's the matter, two young men, do you want to learn?"
Chen Xing said: "Anyway, it's nothing, just come in and see how you make this dish." ”
Now the fish are all packed into a basin, and the fish steak is cut out very beautifully, and the muscles seem to be still moving after the fresh fish is cut, and the bones can be seen in the middle part, and the rest of the surroundings are full of fish.
"It's too simple, then you can look at it, ask me if you don't understand, I've been dealing with barracuda for years."
The boss sprinkled pepper and salt on the fish steak in the basin, and then showed the two of them a large pot he had prepared earlier, which could be used for stewing at normal times, and could also be filled with oil for frying at this time.
"I put onions, thyme, and chives in this oil, and then we just put the fresh pike meat down."
He took the fish steak and put it down one by one, and the oil in the pot boiled suddenly, but there was no kitchen explosion, and the fish steak began to bubble directly after it went down, like a fried chicken restaurant putting chicken tenders or chicken steaks into the oil pot.
"I smell the scent!" Chen Xing said.
Lasoga was also leaking saliva and said, "I can't believe this guy was swimming in the water ten minutes ago." ”
Chen Xing smiled when he heard what he said: "You didn't say that it was fresh, but as long as people who saw it, they thought that this fish was very fresh and level...... I have to use your words to post a circle of friends. ”
Lassoga was stunned and scratched her face.
I just sighed casually?
At this time, the fish has been fried, the fish is different from other meat, it is very tender, and the temperature of frying is high, so it will not take long to catch it after the oil, otherwise the moisture in the fish will be squeezed dry.
"Can you take a picture when I've set the plate? This guest, if you can, please help promote our farm. ”
After the fish steak was caught, the three pieces of fish meat were placed on a white plate, and in the middle was a yellow Scottish pepper Mo hat, Chen Xing felt that the existence of this pepper was only for decoration, because it was all golden brown.
And then there's the sauce.
The sauce is probably the most important of the dish, with the diced Scottish pepper and the head of the pepper placed in the middle.
There is also plenty of lemon juice, onions, Spanish peppers, and is a sour and spicy mouth.
Most of the Norwegian cuisine is like this, most of their research on the dishes is on the plating, whether the food is good or not, but the plating must be very exquisite, even the owner of a farmhouse will have some color matching skills.
Chen Xing took two more photos, put together the picture of the fish boiling in the oil pot just now, and posted it to Moments.
Who would have thought that this fish would be swimming alive in the sea ten minutes ago? (Figure) (Figure) (Figure)'
After the circle of friends was sent, the mobile phone has been prompting WeChat messages.
The fans in his circle of friends and the girls he knew before are usually embarrassed to chat with him, but as long as Chen Xing posts on his circle of friends, they are the most positive, which makes people suspect that they have made special hints about any of Chen Xing's dynamics.
"What kind of fish is this? It's huge! ”
"I haven't seen you for a long time, I heard that you went to France to study, when will you come back?"
"I like it, I want to ......"
"Ask to send some photos of yourself, ask to send some photos of yourself, ask for ......"
"Good guy, such a big barracuda, Chen Xing, where are you chic? When will you come to southern Yunnan to see me, our tourist base is about to be repaired. ”
This set was sent by Zhou Peng.
Chen Xing wanted to reply to a string of dots, but immediately deleted it.
Can't let Zhou Peng know that he almost forgot about this matter, let's go to southern Yunnan to see those friends after I go back this time, Zhou Peng, Song Xingwen, Song Shulan, and Xiao Xiu'er...... How old is she?
"I'm studying in Europe, and you don't know, I'll bring you a gift this time."
"I remember you!"
Huaxia is full of spring, and it is still the middle of the night at this time.
Zhou Peng saw Chen Xing's reply, and his left hand was clenched into a fist.
He evaded! He doesn't take the initiative to answer!
Zhou Peng's heart was half cold, he used to go back to Sichuan Province often, but many projects are almost over in the past six months, he basically lives here, and Chen Xing actually ...... Forgotten?
With so many young friends, he still doesn't know what the embarrassed Chen Xing looks like?
Must have forgotten!
It's no wonder that I didn't ask the travel company questions when we chatted before.
Zhou Peng tossed and turned in a room provided by a villager, thinking to himself what Chen Xing was doing now?
It must be eating that fish, right?
Damn it!
…………
Bogstad Hiking Camp 2, Norway.
Under the night sky, the stars are shining.
Several young men moved the table out of the dining room and put it in the open space of the farm, listening to the faint sound of waves in the distance, drinking beer, eating the unlucky fish that had been caught, and toasting together.
"Cheers!"
The cold beer spilled on the hot fish meat after colliding in the cold night, which added some flavor to the fish steak. (End of chapter)