Chapter 71: Prosperity Is Like a Dream (3)
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The human desire for fat and calories has long been engraved in the depths of the blood, since the time of primitive people who drank blood, those more intelligent hunters have understood the importance of this layer of oil under the skin of their prey, and passed on this knowledge to their descendants from generation to generation, while those who are not so intelligent have died early in the struggle for survival with nature, and have no chance to reproduce at all.
When these primitive humans first picked up the carcasses of the beasts that had been cooked after the fires, they probably took a deep breath and twitched their noses to remember the strange aroma of the flame-roasted fat and meat, and could never forget the tempting taste of the roasted meat, and from then on they made the barbecue the most delicious delicacy in their hearts.
Gillian was born in a wealthy family in Kwai Ying City, and she has a light diet on weekdays, and she doesn't like to eat those greasy meat foods, but the moment she smells the strong aroma coming from this square today, it seems that she has suddenly been aroused by the most primitive instinct in the depths of her blood, obviously her body is not hungry, but she feels greedy and hungry and wants to eat a large plate of barbecue immediately.
It was indeed a large plate of barbecue, and in fact, Wang Dazhi was taken aback when he first saw this battle. Mingyue set up a half-person-high shelf at the door of her house, with charcoal piled up below to make a fire, and on top of it were four large iron plates that were exactly the same about a foot and a half square, each plate was convex in the middle, but the four corners were flat. It looks like a handleless iron pot is being held upside down on a flat plate, and the raised hemispherical part is carved with many patterns to allow excess oil to drain down the lines.
Four men dressed in the same snow-white clothes were lined up, each in charge of an iron plate in front of him. With towels around their necks, their faces flushed and radiant, they held a long tong to spread the cured pieces of meat on a raised semicircular iron plate. The iron plate had already been moistened and penetrated with fat and then burned hot, and as soon as the meat pieces were put on, there was a sudden sound, smoke rose, and the tempting flavor overflowed.
The shopkeeper of Tianxiangju selected a batch of good fat sheep according to Guiyuan's instructions, carefully raised mountain spring water and medicinal herbs for a long time every day, and then only selected the most tender and juicy ribs and leg meat on the body, and marinated it with the special seasoning of the Xianyuan alchemy room provided by Guiyuan. There was no fishy smell in the meat, but a fresh fragrance, and soon after being roasted by the fierce fire, the juice overflowed, flowing along the grooves carved into the hemispherical shape to the flat corners under the iron plate.
The guys had already piled up white and fat bean sprouts, yellow-brown mushrooms and all kinds of green fresh vegetables in these places, mixed with gravy and mutton fat, and stir-fried together, attracting the appetite of the onlookers, and there was already a long queue inside and out.
On the other side, there was a long line, surrounded by four men who were busy roasting mutton on the iron stove. The difference is that they use bamboo chisels to skewer the pieces of meat and grill them on a hollow charcoal stove. Each of them grabbed a large handful of meat skewers in their hands, and kept waving and flipping on the charcoal fire, dazzling the people who watched the land.
Wang Dazhi was so clever that he hurriedly took Miss Gillian aside, found a half-cut stump in the corner of the clearing to brush off the dust, asked her to sit here and wait for a while, and then went back into the crowd again. Gillian couldn't see his figure for a while, so she felt a little anxious, and suddenly smelled a warm smell near the end of her nose, it turned out that Wang Dazhi had already come over with a smile and a big plate of barbecue.
She looked at the dense crowd that couldn't be splashed with water, and she didn't know how Wang Gongzi brought these two plates all the way.
Wang Dazhi handed over one of the plates and said with a smile, "It's a bit heavy, can you hold it?"
Gillian took it and looked down, only to see that half of the plate was the barbecue she had just seen. The thick slices of meat are slightly rolled up, and some parts of the meat are slightly browned, showing an attractive luster that is unique to the fire. The other half is filled with rice and vegetables, the rice is soft and snow-white, and the grains are distinct, and the vegetables are colorful, tender and shiny. In addition, there is a string of bamboo kebabs on the plate.
She didn't know that this was because Wang Dazhi went over in person, and the guys from Tianxiangju served him the best barbecue and vegetables, and the amount was nearly doubled. Holding such a plate in my hand, the strange and domineering aroma I smelled at the beginning became more and more intense and distinct.
Gillian girl only felt that she was afraid that saliva would flow out of her mouth, and she couldn't wait to bury her head and eat it immediately. But in front of her sweetheart, she was a little embarrassed, for fear that he would dislike her as a girl without a tutor. She used the greatest perseverance to reluctantly restrain herself, and said with a red face and difficulty: "Wouldn't it be unsightly to eat on the street like this?"
Wang Dazhi said nonchalantly: "This is a new method that flows out of the fairy courtyard this year, you see that everyone is holding a plate and standing in the open space to eat, where is there anything unsightly?"
Gillian looked around, and sure enough, she saw a few familiar figures in the crowd, the eldest girl of the Jin family, who often came to choose silk, and the Min girl from the rouge shop next door also stood in one place and ate without reserve, completely missing their delicate and soft lady appearance on weekdays.
She immediately put her mind at ease, and hurriedly picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth, only to feel that the piece of meat was not at all like the taste of mutton that she usually eats, fragrant but not greasy, it melts in her mouth, and a stream of delicious meat juice suddenly overflowed in her mouth when she bit it. She narrowed her eyes suddenly, thinking to herself that the old immortals didn't know if they could eat these things every day.
"If I can eat such delicious things every day, I will stay in Kwai Ying City and not leave!" Bai Shengxue reluctantly put down the large plate that was scraped clean in his hand, and said with emotion: "Hahaha, He Luo can't blame others for not having a mouthful, who let him eat this delicious food without counting here, and he actually went back first." Although there are many delicacies in Yunshan Xinghai, none of them have the taste of this barbecue to my appetite. ”
Mingyue Zhenren glanced at him disdainfully, and said without hesitation: "I think it's your own bad taste, and eating a fresh dish is a great thing!"
They were sitting in the private room upstairs of Tianxiang Residence, condescending to overlook the crowd in the open space, Mo Shopkeeper, Dean Zhou and the land master Tian Tian, who usually saw the head and end of the Shenlong, were all there, and even with Osmanthus, Guiyuan, Wei Yiyi and several other inner disciples also accompanied the last seat, only He Luo had something else to do and had left the city.
Shopkeeper Mo scolded with a smile: "Just your mouth, I think this place is much better than the chef in Langhuan Pavilion." ”
Although Tian Xianshi has the title of Lord of the Land, he looks unexpectedly young, he slowly ate a bite of vegetables and vegetables, put down the bowl and said: "I heard that this ceremony is Zhang Luo, the inner disciple of our Immortal Academy, and these arrangements and this dish of Tianxiangju are also arranged by them, so it is better to listen to them talk about the mysteries in it first." ”
Immortal Master Tian suddenly asked, and everyone's eyes suddenly turned to Guiyuan.
Gui Yuan was looking sideways at the flow of people outside the window, silently calculating Tianxiangju's income today and his share in his heart. Although I know that the prosperity of Kwai Ying City is all flowers in the moon mirror in the water, the white flowers and silver in my hands are always real, and there is no too much in any way.
It wasn't until she was gently kicked in the leg by Osmanthus that she realized that everyone was looking at her and waiting for her to answer. She almost stuttered in shock, but fortunately, these questions were expected by her in advance, and the answers had already been prepared.
She cleared her throat gently, "Speaking of which, this is the inspiration I got from the last time I went out of the city to find my sister's breakthrough opportunity." We caught a few pheasants and rabbits on the spot and roasted them in the forest, which tasted particularly sweet. ”
Bai Shengxue recalled with a look of fascination: "Several junior sisters have good skills, and the meat roast that night was indeed fragrant, and I smelled it from afar." ”
Mingyue glanced at him with disdain and motioned for Gui Yuan to continue.
"After the disciple came back, he had been thinking about how to present this delicacy again, and then when he was alchemizing, he suddenly had an inspiration. Gui Yuan continued to talk nonsense without changing his face.
Immortal Master Zhou coughed, "Did you guys eat mud-wrapped chicken in the alchemy room again?"
Gui Yuan was embarrassed, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, no, last time I had caused the Rui Immortal Master to misunderstand, and it also caused all the Immortal Masters to come to the alchemy room together." Where do we dare to roast chicken indiscriminately. She took the opportunity to give Rui Shimi an eye drop, and then thought to herself, "We just burned pepper pork belly chicken soup in the alchemy room, but there was absolutely no roast chicken." ”
Mingyue and Shopkeeper Mo exchanged a look, but they didn't ask more, Gui Yuan had to rub his nose and continue to say: "It was also that time that I was fortunate enough to get the blue eyes of Immortal Master Hu and gave me a Dan furnace." I suddenly thought that the Dan stove was round, and if it was turned upside down, it would just be eaten with barbecue slices. But I was reluctant to really mess around with my own Dan furnace, so I asked the shopkeeper of Tianxiangju to help find someone to make this big iron plate. ”
She pointed out the window and said, "Immortal masters, please see, this iron plate is square on the outside, and a hemispherical bulge on the inside, imitating the belly of the Dan furnace upside down. The disciples thought that there was a university in the food and cooking, and the ancient people picked up the essence of the heavenly fire to open their wisdom, and no longer drank blood, and later the sage also taught that the people took food as the sky. I made this iron plate not only to imitate the shape of the Dan furnace, but also to correspond to the avenue of the round sky. The vegetables placed in the four corners are more dark and integrated with the five elements, yellow, red, blue, white and black, and the gravy will not be wasted along the lines on the iron plate, which is also the meaning of striving to condense all things and gather the essence of the five elements in alchemy. The refining of the pill is not easy and cannot benefit all sentient beings, but the people who come to Daji today can at least taste the roasted meat of this Five Elements Dan Furnace, and it can be regarded as a little bit of the rain and dew of the Immortal Dao. ”
As soon as she said this uplifting truth, everyone's faces were a little moved, as if they felt that the food on the plate was shining, and it was three points more delicious than Fang Cai.
Shopkeeper Mo poured himself a small glass of Tianxiangju's famous wine Qiu Shuibi with barbecue, and said to Mingyue: "You can't speak now." The idea of Xiao Longan is excellent, and the thing is made a little rough so that more people can eat it, and if you want me to say that the taste is also good, what else are you not satisfied with?"
Mingyue Zhenren moved the fat body stuck in the chair to make herself sit more comfortably. Because of his cultivation of the exercises, he attaches great importance to the way of eating, and he has tasted delicious food all over the world with one tongue, and he has already formed his own judgment. But this feeling is hazy, and I am a little embarrassed for a while, and I don't know how to explain it to others. You can't drop the sentence "I don't feel right to eat", wouldn't that be a strong argument.
Tian Xianshi took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "The problem with this barbecue is not in the method, but in the spices inside. The aroma of the meat is not its own. ”
Mingyue Zhenren slapped his thigh, and the flesh on his body trembled with a ripple, "Not bad, this aroma is domineering and violent, and it is a little incongruous with the taste of meat." It smelled like a fragrant place, and the immortals couldn't stand steadily, and they immediately had an appetite. Although it tastes good, it is not so mouth-watering. ”
Gui Yuan was pierced on the spot, and said with a wry smile: "The eyes of the two immortal masters are like torches, and there are indeed special spices made in the alchemy room. ”
Mingyue modestly said that this had nothing to do with her gaze, but her tongue could not accommodate half a grain of sand, and then motioned to Gui Yuan to explain this spice carefully.
Longan searched his stomach and began to put gold on his profiteer's behavior, "We usually evaluate the best food, the color and flavor are complete, but I think the first two play a greater role in people's appetite." Natural ingredients contain their own aromas, but they cannot be best expressed if they are not handled properly. For example, there is a common mushroom, which is not impossible to eat directly, but if it is dried, it will have a strange fragrance, and the taste is several times stronger than when it is fresh. ”
"In addition, I have found that people naturally associate a certain aroma with the corresponding taste, when in fact, similar aromas can come from completely different sources. Gui Yuan rubbed his nose, "The immortal master and senior brothers in the alchemy room helped find some raw materials, which can be mixed to refine a highly concentrated extract, well, that is, essence. Mixing this essence with meat and passing it through high temperatures gives it a very attractive flavor and is effective in stimulating the appetite. ”
Mingyue Zhenren asked with interest: "You have this spice on you, take it out and let me see it." ”
Gui Yuan didn't dare to disobey with a bitter face, took out a small sealed porcelain bottle from the Dan pouch he carried, and held it with both hands and presented it.
Mingyue took the porcelain bottle and shook it, then opened the stopper and sniffed it under his nose, to his surprise, the liquid inside was not too strong.
He re-plugged the stopper, and looked at the vial, only an apricot yellow skewer was pasted on it, and three small words were neatly written on it:
"A drop of incense"
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Today was a long day, the morning was better after yesterday's chapter went into the city to visit friends, and at noon I ate a huge central country style barbecue. When I came back, I wrote so hard that I even ignored dinner. This chapter is 4,000 words, and I will work hard to make more 2,000 more, am I finally going to say goodbye to the title of the handicapped party of turtle speed writing?