Infinite Cafetaria

Chapter 310 Sunset Pot

 After the wandering warlock tasted the plate of explosive omelets, it was finally the highlight of the day.

This time when Malu came out of the kitchen, he just hugged a rectangular tray.

 There is a casserole and two plates on the tray.

Before she even got close, the sorceress smelled the aroma of meat coming from the casserole, which made every pore on her body uncontrollably stretch.

But at this moment, her eyes were attracted by the two plates. One of them contained vegetables, mushrooms, tofu, and konjac powder as the staple food.

 The other plate contained a sunset.

Yes, that's right, when the wandering warlock first looked at it, he did think he saw the sunset, and couldn't help but rub his eyes.

The bright red appearance, with beautiful lines in the middle, is just as beautiful as the red-hot sunset on the horizon.

 But when Malu placed the tray in front of her, she finally saw the contents clearly.

 It turned out to be meat slices, which were darker in color than ordinary meat slices. When paired with a white porcelain plate, they looked at least eighty-nine times like the sunset on the horizon.

Ma Lu placed the casserole on the portable cassette stove, lit the fire, kept the boiling broth boiling, and put the plate of vegetables in first.

 “Is this... a rosary offering?”

Mr. Hairball, who was originally lying on the footrest, was also attracted by the smell of meat and jumped onto the dining table.

"You are a foreigner, but you also know how to make offerings to the clouds?" Ma Lu glanced at it.

 Boxia Gong is a famous dish in the Southern Song Dynasty, recorded in Lin Hong's "Shan Jia Qing Gong".

Lin Hong traveled to Liuqu in Wuyi and visited Master Zhi. On a snowy day, he got a rabbit, which no cook could control.

Make a thin batch, ferment it with wine, soy sauce and pepper, place it on the stove, add half a pound of water, wait for a cup of soup to be heard, divide each tendon, let yourself pour the soup, cook it, eat it, and use the juice as appropriate. for.

To translate, Lin Hong picked up a rabbit in the mountains and couldn't find a cook to cook it, so he simply marinated it himself, rinsed the rabbit meat with boiling water in the stove, dipped it in the sauce and shared it with his friends.

 Because the meat slices are repeatedly stirred in the soup, the color is like clouds, so it is called "puxiagong".

This is also the earliest prototype of modern hot pot that can be documented, and it is obviously different from the one-pot stew in the pre-Qin Dynasty.

“Well, Xiaoyan likes to watch variety shows, and I will watch them with her. There is a variety show that I have performed in.” Mr. Mao Tuan recalled.

 “But what’s in my pot is not rabbit meat.”

"what is that?"

 “Red deer.”

"Eh?"

The wandering warlock and Mr. Mao Tuan looked at each other, and after a moment they said worriedly, "It's just a meal, there's no need to kill the boss."

"What are you thinking about? It's a red deer, which is a member of the Cervidae family like the sika deer." Malu said, "Our names just happen to sound the same."

“We know, we just want to play this homophone joke.” Mr. Hairball said, licking his hair.

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"Furthermore, not only are the meat materials used in Wanxia Hot Pot different from those used in Bo Xia Shang, but the cooking method is also different. The gravy in this pot was first fried and then boiled by Lao Wang using deer bones and spices, so the aroma is so strong." At this time, the casserole has been It started to boil again. As he spoke, Malu picked up a piece of red deer meat and put it in.

 Rinse it in the pot for about 3 seconds, then pick it up and put it into the sorceress's bowl. "Here, have a taste."

"Thank you." The wandering warlock thanked him and couldn't wait to put the piece of meat into his mouth, regardless of how hot it was.

While chewing, he said, "Oh! Oh oh oh oh!! This red deer meat is so amazing. It feels more mellow and tender than beef and mutton, and it also has a milky aroma! Hey, strange, it's obviously so delicious, but why is it in this plane? What if it doesn’t become popular on a large scale?”

As soon as the sorceress tasted it, she immediately turned into a big rooster and couldn't help but crow, and then she couldn't help but crowing for what was on the plate.

“This is because the taste of venison is difficult to control.”

Malu took a small bowl for Mr. Hairball and himself, "Indeed, those you mentioned are the advantages of venison. Not only that, venison has less connective tissue and fat, and is rich in protein and vitamins, but The smell of venison is also stronger, which many people are not used to.

"Especially the venison in our country, which is mostly a by-product of velvet antler production and is not specially cultivated for consumption, has a greater taste. Some chefs will mix it with wild plum sauce to cover up the smell of venison, but in this way Doing so will also cover up the mellow flavor of the venison.

“It smells bad, why didn’t I eat it?” the sorceress asked curiously.

Malu rinsed another piece and gave it to Mr. Hairball, "In addition to Lao Wang's special processing techniques, and because the venison I used is quite special, black-crowned red deer are different from ordinary red deer in that they do not feed on plants. "

"Um?"

"Deer, like sheep, are ruminants and have four stomachs, the largest of which is called the stomach tumor. There are many bacteria living in the stomach tumor. These bacteria break down the cellulose and carbohydrates in plants into short chains. fatty acid.

“These short-chain fatty acids are then transported throughout the body with the blood, especially in fat, where the content is the highest. This is an important source of odor.”

"There are very few plants in the plane where the black-crowned red deer are located. They feed on an insect called the flaming little ant. In addition, they regularly eat some volcanic ores, and the sulfur contained in them will also reduce the energy in their bodies. Short-chain fatty acids.”

After Ma Lu finished speaking, he found that the wandering warlock looked at him blankly and raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong?"

“No, it’s nothing, I just think you know a lot about eating. In comparison, I only know which convenience store’s rice **** are not that good.”

 Speaking of the pain, the sorceress couldn't help but have tears in her eyes.

Mr. Mao Tuan on the side also nodded and said, "Indeed, Xiaoyan can't even tell the difference between cabbage and cabbage."

Before he met Lao Wang, Ma Lu could only make instant noodles, but since he started collecting ingredients, he knew a lot more about them.

 Part of them are local aborigines who asked for advice. In addition, they have lived with Lao Wang for so long, and the two of them usually chat, and the most talked about topic is of course cooking.

So unknowingly, Malu also accumulated a lot of knowledge related to cooking, although now he can only make instant noodles.

The water vapor that evaporates after the casserole is heated floats in the room. Combined with the cold wind blowing through the window, people can't help but move their index fingers.

 Ma Lu specially asked Lao Wang to make a large portion, and the two of them and the cat were sweating profusely after eating.

 At the end, the meal ends with a representative winter delicacy—roasted sweet potatoes.

However, Lao Wang’s roasted sweet potatoes are still a little different from ordinary roasted sweet potatoes. His roasted sweet potatoes are only half the size of a palm, and the outer skin is made of roasted and crispy sweet potato slices, imitating the appearance of sweet potatoes.

 It is also colored with syrup, which looks very realistic, and is filled with sweet potato puree and cheese.

The sorceress was already full, but after finishing one meal she couldn't hold back and ate another one.

 (End of this chapter)