bayedsolid Chapter 517 In the Kitchen
Chapter 517 In the Kitchen
In fact, in this world, it is not easy to eat delicious meat.
In a mysterious country on the blue planet, people use a variety of methods to cook pork to make it delicious.
Pig's trotters, pig's kidneys, pork chops, pig's heads and pig's snouts can all be turned into a delicious dish if they are processed in the right way.
It seemed that everyone took the food for granted, but some things were forgotten.
Where do we get this delicious meat?
Some people say that of course it comes from the pig, but in fact, domestic pigs that have not been castrated will have a strong odor that is quite disgusting.
There are similar phenomena in this world.
Poultry and other animals in this world are absolutely impossible to be castrated.
After all, productivity had not yet developed to that level, and every fertile poultry was quite precious.
Caesar had this problem when he first came into this world.
I ordered a deep-fried pork chop, which looked good, but tasted quite weird.
At one point he couldn't swallow it.
It was not until he became stronger and was able to hunt all kinds of monsters and had more money that Caesar's stomach felt a little better.
Before that, what Xi Ze ate most often was grilled fish.
Simple and delicious.
And I don't know if it's because of the existence of magic? Anyway, the water quality in this world is quite good. As long as you remove the gills and other places, you won't have the disgusting earthy smell.
If you have the time, you can also put the fish in a clean pond or well for a while to let it spit out the mud and sand, so that it will taste better.
"Ohhh! Are you going to make grilled fish?"
Nellie opened her hands and let Caesar help her tie the scarf. She seemed to enjoy the process and squinted her eyes with satisfaction.
"Ah."
Caesar nodded and straightened up again.
"Grilled fish... Wasn't grilled fish the first meal we had when we started our adventure?" Nellie recalled.
"It was the first meal you had when you joined the team, which was grilled fish."
Caesar corrected him.
"Ohhhh, all the same."
Nellie nodded.
"This can be considered as Caesar's specialty."
Nellie said so.
"uh-huh."
Caesar looked somewhat pleased with himself.
After all, it is a very happy thing to have your craftsmanship recognized by others.
“Come to think of it, I don’t seem to know how to make [Xize Grilled Fish] yet.”
Nellie said.
"Yes, only Irena knows how to do it. You and Fudan are both lazy and refuse to learn."
She and Fudan both liked to sit aside and watch others bake, and then wait to eat.
"Oh, then it's not too late for me to learn now, teach me."
Nellie said this confidently.
"Row."
"I want to learn, too. I want to learn, too."
Yue on the side said this, and she hugged Caesar's arm.
The evil slime latched onto its target like it was sinking into a quagmire.
"What are you learning..." said Nellie. She found that Caesar's body seemed inconvenient to move.
It took only a glance to realize that someone was using evil tricks again.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? This is the kitchen!" said Nellie.
"I know." Yue did not show any shame, but nodded.
"Just asking for help requires an attitude of asking for help."
She looked very natural and had no intention of letting go of her hands.
"I just maintain the most basic respect for knowledge, okay?"
"What kind of respect is that?!"
"Whether it's respectful or not is not for you to judge, right? Instead, you should ask Caesar, don't you think so?"
Yue said this, and she retracted her arms and hugged him tighter.
"Xize will not be tempted like this."
Nellie said unconvincedly, "You said so, right? Caesar?"
"That's right, I won't be tempted like this—"
Caesar wanted to say this, but there was no way.
She gave too much.
"Cough cough."
Caesar could only cover his mouth and cough to hide his embarrassment.
"Nelly is right. This is a kitchen after all. It's a dangerous place. Don't mess around."
He spoke righteously.
"Then you have to leave the door open for me at night."
Yue didn't speak behind people's backs at all. She leaned close to Caesar's ear and said this, but her voice was not very small.
Anyway, Nellie could definitely hear it.
"I won't hold the door open for you."
The big golden retriever whimpered twice.
"Boom."
There was a momentary touch on the ear.
It was just a momentary contact, and then it was gone in an instant, and even the hand that was holding Caesar's arm loosened.
She blinked.
If you continue to provoke me, you might really be hit by Her Highness Nellie's Holy Light Iron Fist. She will hit you and disinfect you at the same time. It's better not to touch your bottom line.
Nelly also noticed this little action and she gritted her teeth.
Although doing so might seem like Caesar was taking advantage, he couldn't care less about that at this point.
She also stood on tiptoe and left her own mark on Caesar's left cheek.
What are you doing?
Caesar was a little dazed.
This was the first time that Nellie did these things in front of other girls.
Why would she, who is originally very thin-skinned, do this?
Caesar saw Yue over there winking at him.
"Thank me."
She mouthed this.
......
I thank you.
Caesar said so.
In short, the next two people were unusually quiet.
Nelly didn't say anything because she realized she was shy later.
And Yue felt that she had already aroused him to a certain extent.
It would be bad if I really got beaten.
That's what she thought.
As for Caesar, he was the one who got the advantage.
If I talk again at this moment, Nelly might get angry.
You can't take advantage of others and then act like a good kid.
Caesar chose to keep his mouth shut.
He taught them how to grill fish honestly.
They made grilled fish, while Cesar made fried fish.
The taste of both is similar. Deep-fried fish is heated more evenly, while grilled fish has a more fruity aroma. However, we use Magic Crystal stoves here so they are all the same.
The process of frying fish is to sprinkle salt and spices on the fish, marinate it, and then wipe off the spices after a while, and then apply the freshly prepared batter, and the basic shape will come out.
Then you can fry it directly or do other processing.
Grilled fish does not require baking.
After the fish is grilled, you can add other dishes and stew them together, which will taste different.
Just like that, a dinner was quickly decided with the efforts of three people.
Next is the tasting session before serving.
First up was Nishizawa's fried fish stew.
The taste is very good, spicy and delicious.
Next is Nellie’s, which is also pretty standard.
After all, Nelly has experience in cooking, so controlling the heat is easy for her.
And the last one is the moon.
Her work also looks perfect.
Caesar picked up a piece and took a bite.
......
Caesar said nothing.
"What's wrong? Give me a review?"
Nellie urged.
She also picked up a piece.
......
Nelly didn't say anything either.
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Yue didn't understand why everyone was looking at her like that. Was there something wrong?
Or maybe there is something wrong?
In short, everyone's expressions were very subtle.
......
With just a moment's thought, she understood where the problem lay.
It can only be this grilled fish.
Is there something wrong?
And Caesar over there also felt very strange.
It shouldn't be.
It’s clear that Yue’s cooking skills are quite good. Before, Caesar had been eating Yue’s loving lunch every day at noon for a long time.
At that time he always thought it was quite good. Not to say how delicious it was, but he could tell that the person who prepared it was very attentive, and the presentation was also very exquisite.
But why is this grilled fish so...
Caesar felt a little confused.
"I'll give it a try."
Yue also picked up a small piece of fish.
Since there were plenty of spices at home, I sprinkled a lot of seasonings on the fish.
At this time, you can see bright drops of oil sliding down from above. The temperature of the grilled fish is well controlled. If you poke it with chopsticks, you can feel its obvious elasticity. The skin on top makes a crispy sound and has the aroma of spices. It is sprinkled with spices like perilla, which has a unique flavor.
As the saying goes, cooking requires color, aroma and taste. No matter what, this grilled fish has both color and aroma, but the most important thing is the taste.
Yue opened her mouth slightly and tasted a piece.
.....
......
Nelly and Caesar both stared at Yue closely, wanting to see her reaction.
But the fact is that...
Nothing happens.
"Hmm... maybe... salty?"
She hesitated for a long time and finally said this.
There was still a look of uncertainty on his face.
"Hmm... maybe... a little salty?"
Nellie said this tentatively.
"Is it... a little salty?"
Yue still looked hesitant.
Doesn't she think it's salty?
"I think... maybe it's not just a little salty, it's very salty."
Caesar finally chose to tell the truth.
If it tastes good, it tastes good. If it’s salty, it’s salty. There’s no need to lie about such things. Besides, he doesn’t think Yue would be angry about such things.
“Is it very salty?”
It seems like Yue's tongue has no sense of taste.
She thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. I'll just eat this one and you don't have to worry about it."
"Do you want to eat it? Or just forget it?"
Caesar showed a worried expression.
"Although it's shameful to waste food, there's nothing we can do in this situation. It's so salty, why don't we just not eat it? We can afford this little bit of food at home."
Anyway, there are other dishes at home, so it doesn’t matter if we don’t have this fish. It’s a waste, so there’s nothing we can do about it.
"Actually, I think it's okay..."
Yue said this, without a trace of pretense on her face, she really felt that way.
"Are you really okay?"
Caesar still felt that she was acting a bit stubborn.
Yue realized what Caesar meant and waved her hand.
"I really think it's OK. It's just a little salty and there's nothing wrong with eating it."
"When I was young, meat and salt were very scarce. The environment in our tribe was like that. Not to mention meat, even fish was rare. After all, it was not easy to feed so many people on such a barren land."
"The food that the tribe eats is usually rock salt mined from underground. That is much saltier than this and has a weird smell."
"These are minor issues in comparison."
Yue took another bite of the fish, she really thought it was okay.
"Is this so?"
Eating rock salt or something like that is quite harmful to the body. If it were placed on the blue planet, it would probably manifest as excessive amounts of heavy metals.
In this world, magic exists, and the magic underground is accumulated from above and sinks downwards, making it chaotic and dirty. The rock salt underground is naturally contaminated with this magic. Long-term consumption is not only harmful to the body, but it is also quite unpalatable.
The most important thing is that rock salt is quite salty. I guess Yue is familiar with the saltiness of rock salt, so she didn’t feel there was anything wrong with this super salty grilled fish.
"But, I taught you guys well, and I was there the whole time when you grilled the fish, so why did it taste like this?"
Caesar couldn't understand.
The salty flavor and aroma of grilled fish all come from the initial marinating process.
They only added salt and various spices to this part. After marinating for a period of time, they removed the salt and spices and then roasted it on the fire.
It can be said that what they have to do, apart from controlling and observing the heat, is no different from processing pre-prepared dishes.
"..." Yue thought about it, as if she thought of something, and a somewhat embarrassed smile appeared on her face.
"What did you do?"
Caesar obviously sensed something was wrong.
“I might know what the problem is…”
She told him what she had just done.
It turned out that she had followed all the previous steps according to Nishizawa's instructions, with only the last step of roasting it over the fire being different.
"I've also seen other people grilling fish..."
She said, "When people grill fish, don't they usually sprinkle a layer of salt on it? I also..."
"But didn't we already add salt when it was pickled?"
Xi Ze reminded: "We added a lot of salt and marinated it for a long time, right? And then we also brushed it with oil."
"I know, but didn't we remove the salt and spices from it in the end? I thought it might not taste good enough, so..."
"So you added it again?"
Caesar continued.
"Uh-huh."
Yue looked very apologetic.
"I will definitely finish this fish so..."
She looked pitiful.
He clasped his hands in front of his chest and leaned towards Caesar.
"Cough cough."
Caesar turned his head away.
Foul, foul!
Where is the referee!
He hit someone with the ball! No matter what!
"...You don't have to finish it."
Caesar said so.
"Cough cough!"
Nellie coughed.
"I think what Caesar said is right. If it's wasted, it's wasted. There's no need to force yourself to eat it."
Although it's not good to waste it, it's hard to eat so much salt. She inserted herself between the two of them and reached out to take the fish from the basin.
But Yue held her hand up, not letting Nellie take it away.
"No, it's not good to waste food."
Her expression was very serious when she said this.
It was completely different from the flirting (in Nelly's eyes) before.
She really wants to eat it.