Chapter 289: Mustard Seeds
Seeing that the time had reached more than five o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Lang decisively decided to set up camp next to Lanqiu Waterfall tonight.
Of course, it is not possible to set up a tent next to the waterhole.
Although the waterfall is beautiful, the roar of the day and night still affects the rest.
After taking a few beautiful photos at the bottom of the falls, the trio walked about a kilometer down another stream leading from the waterhole to a clearing.
The roar of the upstream waterfall is almost inaudible here, and it won't interfere too much with the rest.
Whether it is Qin Lang or Zhou Tianhao, they are both people with experience in survival in the wild, and the two of them are quick with their hands and feet, and they quickly set up three tents for one person to rest.
Shen Qian was not idle, although she didn't know how to set up a tent, but when the other two set up a tent, she took the food spirits around the neighborhood, and when she came back, she carried a lot of tender green wild vegetables in her hands.
"Look what I found!" Shen Qian smiled and waved the wild vegetables in her hand, "There are still a lot of mushrooms in the bag!" ”
"Huh? This is..."Qin Lang washed his hands by the stream, took the wild vegetables handed by Shen Qian, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"What kind of wild herb is this? It's the first time I've seen it. Zhou Tianhao on the side also came up curiously, but after looking at it for a while, he couldn't match the wild vegetables in front of him with any kind of vegetables in his impression.
"I don't know, but I've eaten this wild vegetable once before, and the crunch taste is not bad." Shen Qian pointed to an area behind him, "There are a lot of them there, they look very fresh, so I picked some and saw if I could eat them." ”
"It's edible, it's mustard." Qin Lang smiled, weighed the weight of a handful of mustard greens in his hand, and turned his head to look at Shen Qian, "You just said there are a lot of them?" ”
"That's right, it's a few hundred catties to say the least..."Shen Qian subconsciously spoke, and then noticed Qin Lang's expression at the moment, and his heart moved, "You know this wild vegetable, you must know how to do it, right?" ”
"Yes, I do." Qin Lang bowed slightly.
The gastronomic development of the two worlds has never intersected, so there are many differences in some aspects.
For example, this mustard green, Qin Lang had never seen it in any vegetable market before, and it was called a wild vegetable by Shen Qian, proving that this ingredient was not valued in this world.
"Mustard greens can be stir-fried directly, with a crispy texture and a good taste." Qin Lang's voice paused slightly, "But it also has another classic method, that is, after drying and fermentation, it becomes a new side dish - plum vegetables." ”
"It's actually drying and fermenting?" Shen Qian felt unexpected, but it was reasonable.
The production of sauce is a combination of fermentation and other processing steps, and Qin Lang is able to make all kinds of flavorful sauces by himself, and he is quite proficient in this regard.
Zhou Tianhao on the side nodded thoughtfully, showing an expectant look, "Then how long does it take to make dried plum vegetables?" ”
"It's not a long time..."Qin Lang calculated in his heart, "It can be done in ten days." ”
The fermentation time of umeboshi is not long, and it is mainly repeated drying and steaming, which is nothing compared to the time required by the latter.
"So fast?" Zhou Tianhao showed a happy look, "It seems that I have a chance to taste this side dish called umeboshi." ”
"When it's done, I'll let you taste it first." Qin Lang smiled, got up and walked in the direction of Shen Qian's finger.
He had to see how many wild mustard greens there were.
What an added surprise.
Thinking of a classic dish made with dried plum vegetables - plum cabbage button pork, Qin Lang couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Soon, Qin Lang went and returned, smiling brightly.
The amount was bigger than he expected, and when he left the Lanqiu Forest, he could pick it and take it with him, and it wouldn't be long before he had an exclusive side dish.
Immediately after, Qin Lang checked the other ingredients that Shen Qian had picked.
They are all common edible mushrooms, because the wild relationship is not so big, but the concentrated essence is the essence, and the taste must be better than the ordinary quality.
It is worth mentioning that Shen Qian also found a dead tree nearby, and the humid environment made the trunk of that tree full of fungus.
Looking at the little one, you can feel its crispy fungus with a pinch of your hand, Qin Lang's face smiled even more, "With these ingredients, we can make a mushroom soup at night." ”
"Catch a few more fish and serve them with mustard greens." Qin Lang looked at the stream on the side, and quickly had an idea, "Mushroom vegetable and fish soup!" ”
Although it may sound like a hodgepodge, it should taste good.
One of the dishes for dinner was decided.
Just imagining the deliciousness of the fish soup, Shen Qian and Zhou Tianhao were a little hungry.
Although I ate a lot at noon, I had already digested it by hiking through the forest in the afternoon.
"I think I saw wild just now, the kind you roasted at noon." Zhou Tianhao smiled, "I'll catch a few and see if there are any other ingredients by the way!" ”
The two crispy at noon were not enough for everyone to eat, and if he could, he would like to try them again for dinner.
"are good!" Shen Qian obviously thought of it with Zhou Tianhao, nodded excitedly, and then she seemed to think of something, and her eyes lit up, "Qin Lang, I have an idea!" ”
"You're going to do it again?" Seeing Shen Qian's expression, Qin Lang knew what this guy was thinking.
"That's right! This time, our theme is 'unpopular cooking', how about it? Shen Qian said with a grin.
The reason why she suddenly mentioned competing again was because Shen Qian suddenly felt that she was also a royal spirit chef, and she always made Qin Lang cook to make her look like she was very salty.
And the ingredients she was looking for just now and the animals common in the forest made her quickly think of a special delicacy that she had mastered.
The taste of this dish is good, but what is even more special is the way it is cooked.
Shen Qian set the theme of this competition as "unpopular cooking methods", which is also the reason.
Qin Lang, who heard this theme, touched his chin, and after thinking for a moment, he readily agreed, "No problem!" ”
Although unpopular cooking methods are rare, they are not difficult for Qin Lang.
However, he has not yet decided which dish to come up with, which needs to be determined according to the ingredients.
"Since you two are going to fight, let me be a referee?" Zhou Tianhao on the side said with a smile.
During the afternoon chat, Zhou Tianhao also learned about the competition and exchange between Qin Lang and Shen Qian from time to time.
Although the strength of the two people in front of him is not as good as him, and they are younger than him, when it comes to the level of cooking skills, Zhou Tianhao is the one at the bottom of them.
So Zhou Tianhao wanted to participate in it, but he didn't plan to participate as a party to the competition.
Regarding Zhou Tianhao's proposal, Qin Lang and Shen Qian also had no opinion.
After a brief discussion, Zhou Tianhao left a food spirit guard, and the three of them set off separately and began to look for ingredients for dinner.
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