Chapter 1480 Grilled Fish
There is no need for Yang Lin to cook today. According to Zhou Zhi's habit, he naturally has to visit the delicious food wherever he goes.
There are several distinctive Wushan local delicacies, one of which is grilled fish.
Although Zhou Zhi is reluctant to admit it, Jiachuan grilled fish is indeed spread from Wushan. Even the famous Wanzhou grilled fish in later generations was famous all over the country after improving Wuxi grilled fish.
Here, Zhou Zhi and his party ate the most "original" grilled fish - Wuxi grilled fish.
The grilled fish uses fish from the Daning River. Unlike the Jiachuan grilled fish and the Wanzhou grilled fish, which both use two or three kilograms of grass carp, the difference is that the grilled fish here is not limited to large or small. practice.
The small fish is made from a local small fish called "Youtongzi". This fish is only as long as a finger. There are four or five fish in a bunch and it costs one yuan a bunch.
The small fish are all fried in advance. When the guests order, the master chef over there will mix the sauce, add the small fish to cook and taste, and then pour it into the plate and serve it.
The scales of this small fish are not removed when fried. After cooking, the scales become soft and waxy, which is very delicious.
The big fish is about to be fried.
It is said to be grilled fish, but it is actually fried first and then boiled. The method is actually somewhat similar to Zhou Zhi's famous dry-roasting technique. Grilled just means that the fish is served with a fire underneath to keep it warm
Generally speaking Wuxi’s grilled fish emphasizes tradition, and The grilled fish of Jiachuan and Wanzhou are heavily improved, but the improvement direction of the two is different. Wanzhou likes to use "new" seasonings such as oyster sauce, onions, and bell peppers, while Jiachuan absorbs surrounding elements and likes to use Zheer root and wood ginger. Oil and other seasonings favored by Yunnan and Guizhou.
But Wuxi’s grilled fish uses three traditional seasonings: bream chili, tempeh, and sauerkraut. It emphasizes crispiness, dryness, and saltiness. Salt is the key to the taste.
Except for the two bumpkins from Hong Kong Island, everyone is used to grilled fish, but this is the first time they have encountered Wuxi’s specialty grilled fish. Everyone is studying the differences in regional flavors while tasting, because the taste It's a little salty, so I drank a little too much of this beer.
Of course, you can’t just rely on grilled fish to clear the level. There is a restaurant next to the grilled fish shop. Yang Lin went in and ordered a few dishes to join the table.
The pot is called "Yangguoguo", which is actually Zhou Zhi's favorite bacon leg stewed with potatoes.
However, the potatoes here are not fresh potatoes, but dried potatoes that have been dried and dehydrated. Just like stewed fresh radish with pork legs and stewed radish are two completely different tastes. This one is also completely different. Dried potatoes are cooked It comes out more stringent, the soup color is clearer, and it doesn't taste as mushy as fresh potato soup. It tastes really good.
Li Laosan and Lin Wanqiu also like this dish very much. This is a flavor they have never tasted before.
There are many delicious things in Dachang Town, but most of them are familiar to Zhou Zhi and the others, except for some small specialties such as the "bowl of mutton" steamed with ginkgo powder, which is a cross between tofu curd and tofu curd. The dragon water tofu pudding in the middle, the potato kong rice which is somewhat different from the Sichuan kong sweet potato rice, and the last dessert, the "Ding'er cake" that no one has eaten much, these are some of the things that made Zhou Zhi eat " "Deja vu" feeling.
After dinner, everyone wandered around the town. The town was not too big to begin with. News of the arrival of Zhou Zhi and his party quickly spread throughout the town. Everyone was full of curiosity about them, but amid curiosity Also with courtesy and enthusiasm.
There is also an old teahouse in the town. Local operas are sung in the teahouse, full of the high-pitched style of Sichuan Opera. The soundtrack is erhu, small gongs, hinges, erhu, tanggu, clappers, and the hammering of nails is quite lively.
The key is that the six musical instruments are controlled by three people, one plays the clappers and sings, the other plays the erhu and adds the vocals, and the remaining metal percussion instruments are controlled by the last person. Li Laosan can't walk at a glance That’s right, you have to go in and take a look. For Zhou Zhi, drinking tea late at night would make it impossible to sleep, but it was not a good idea to dampen Li Laosan's "elegance". After all, everyone has a responsibility to promote and protect intangible cultural heritage, so everyone went into the teahouse to spend some time.
The tureen used in the teahouse, the jasmine tea brewed, and the well water used, the taste is actually quite good, paired with melon seeds, peanuts, and a local specialty called "Snow Dates" For dessert, the consumption was so low that Li Laosan and Lin Wanqiu looked at each other, thinking, what is the difference between doing business and doing charity?
One piece of melon seeds, two pieces of peanuts, two pieces of snow dates, plus one yuan for a cup of tea. The key is that the performers on the stage do not charge for consumption, and only share the tea money with the boss. It seems to be a waste. A large group of people arrived, but the consumption was less than thirty yuan.
For Li Laosan, a Hong Kong tycoon who often spends several million to buy a car, such consumption only makes him feel ashamed.
But at this point, a question in his mind was finally solved. Why was the foundation able to purchase almost all the ancient buildings in the town with 18 million? It turned out that the basic logic was here.
The opera sings about "Tickling the Robe". This opera is a very popular old opera, and it can be found in all major genres. However, the opera is completely biased towards classical Chinese, and is coupled with the Sichuan opera accent. Li Laosan and Lin Wanqiu are together. It is estimated that the people sitting in this teahouse can really understand 70% to 80%. Except for some elderly fans, Zhou Zhi is probably the only one.
But it doesn’t really matter whether you understand the lyrics or not. There are not many entertainment projects in the town, so everyone felt very happy after listening to it.
So Zhou Zhi quietly told everyone about this play, but it was also related to the Three Kingdoms. It was Guan Yu who returned from Runan and learned about Liu Bei's whereabouts. He decided to resign from Cao Cao. Cao Cao and Zhang Liao both avoided seeing him, so Guan Yu They can only hang a seal and seal the gold to protect the two ladies from leaving the city.
Cao Cao knew that Guan Yu's ambition was irretrievable, so he had to take Zhang Liao and Xu Chu to Baling Bridge to see Guan Yu off. Cao Cao ordered Zhang Liao to offer Guan Yu three glasses of wine and persuade him to stay, but Guan Yu sternly refused. He then took off his red robe and ordered Xu Chu to see him off. Guan Yu was afraid that he was being deceived, so he picked up his robe with his sword and walked away.
Li Laosan crossed his legs and nodded repeatedly to show that he understood.
Actually, among the three of them, the one who sings Guan Yu and plays the clappers is not as good as the one who plays the erhu. The one who plays the erhu is very busy. Not only does he play the erhu, he also has to play many roles. Cao Cao, Zhang Liao, Xu Chu Gan It was him who was the second wife of Mi, and whenever the high-pitched falsetto imitating a female voice came out, the teahouse would burst into applause.
Lin Wanqiu couldn't stand the smell of smoke in the teahouse, so she walked out of the teahouse first. When everyone came out after enjoying themselves, Lin Wanqiu raised a plastic bag in her hand: "Elbow, what is this? Children in the town They gave it to me. They said it was plum pockmarked. "Sister Wanqiu, you are quite popular." Zhou Zhi raised his hand and took the plastic bag. Look, and then point to an old tree in the small square at the end of the stone steps of the pier: "There, these are the seeds of that tree. They are called 'soapberry' in our hometown. The pulp and soapberry can be used to make shampoo. The seeds It can be made into Buddhist beads, which are called 'wooden wood' in Buddhist scriptures. It is also called the tree that can bring sorrow to ghosts and fight ghosts. It is said that it can drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters, and ensure good luck, safety and health. "
"Really?" Lin Wanqiu was happy: "Then I'll keep this as a souvenir."
"I'll make a bracelet for you." Zhou Zhi was not afraid of trouble: "I'll do this business for you." Familiar.”
“We want it too,” Liang Hong said immediately.
"Then mobilize the children in the town to collect seeds." Zhou Zhi ordered: "The more, the better, because the ones that can be picked out for use may not be even one tenth."< br>
(End of this chapter)