Food starts with Mapo Tofu

It’s just that there are more than 700 kilometers from Chengdu to Daocheng Yading. The first half is a high-speed highway, and the second half becomes a national highway. First it is 318, and then it turns into 227.

National Highway 318 is very famous, and basically every person who enters Tibet will take 318 once, and 318 is also praised by many travel enthusiasts as a must-drive in this life.

It's just that for Chen Nian and Hongdou, if you want to drive directly, you need to drive for nearly thirteen hours, which doesn't count as a break.

So they decided to go to Kangding first.

After all, this time I came out not to hurry, but to take wedding photos while traveling.

We set off at seven in the morning and arrived in Kangding at ten o'clock.

They plan to stay here for two days first, eat and drink in the city on the first day, and go out to take pictures on the second day.

"Kangding is actually very famous. I know that this place belongs to Tibetans. I have heard of Kangding's love songs before."

He and Hongdou sang while talking.

"On the mountain where the horses are running, there is a cloud
It shines brightly, the city of Kangding

The moon bends, the city of Kangding..."

An Hongdou's singing voice is mellow. Although she sings folk songs, she has a special charm when she sings national love songs at the moment.

They had already booked the hotel in the car.

To be on the safe side, they booked a higher-end hotel. Although the price was more expensive, it wasn't a big deal for them to spend a few hundred dollars more.

Chen Nian was carrying two large suitcases and Hongdou's guitar on his back.

Hongdou went in to check in with the two of them carrying their small bags.

The little girl at the front desk didn't recognize the people who saw them at first, but when the two of them took out their ID cards, the little girl at the front desk looked up at the two of them with disbelief.

"you……"

"Are you..."

He spoke incoherently for a long time without uttering a complete sentence.

Then she had no choice but to quickly open Weibo, find An Hongdou in her follow list, and point to the photo of the two of them together.

"you……"

"These two are indeed us."

"Wow, it's really you guys, I'm so excited, I didn't expect to meet all of you here."

Chen Nian smiled: "We just came out to play, and we are very happy to see you."

What Chen Nian said made her even happier. She herself started to win the CP of Chen Nian and Hongdou a long time ago, but the two really got together later.

Even at the beginning, she forwarded the official announcement of the two on her Weibo.

"Can you sign it for me?"

"Of course."

Then the little girl took out a piece of paper, and Chen Nian and Hongdou wrote their names on it.

The little girl took it over and saw that the names of the two just formed a heart, which made her feel happier.

And this combination signature was also designed by Chen Nian and An Hongdou when they were bored.

"Thank you, thank you, I'll open a room for you right now."

The little girl swiped their ID cards, and then asked the two of them to scan the code with their mobile phones to register online.

After registering, they went upstairs with their luggage and entered the room.

After going in and packing up the luggage, Chen Nian and An Hongdou took the mobile phone and started looking for the camera.

Although many formal hotels will not install these things in the rooms, no one can guarantee whether the customers who live in will secretly install the camera in an inconspicuous position.

After checking and finding it safe, they sat on the bed and rested for a while, took out the toiletries and arranged them.

"Chen Nian, where shall we eat later?" An Hongdou asked while resting.

"Wait a minute, I have done a guide to Kangding before. Now we have three choices. The first is to try the yak meat soup pot here, the second is to eat the breakfast here, and the third is to go to my In a small restaurant that was collected before."

An Hongdou thought about it for a while and thought about the yak meat soup pot and Tibetan food, but she also wanted to try the local dishes here.

"How long are we going to stay here?"

"Two days, play in the city today, go out to take pictures tomorrow, come back and stay for another day, and leave in the morning of the day after tomorrow." Chen Nian replied.

"Then we still have a lot of time. Otherwise, let's go eat yak meat soup pot at noon today. I bought dried yak meat in a supermarket in Chengdu before. It was a bit hard to eat, but it was not bad, but I haven't eaten it yet. over fresh."

"Okay, then let's go eat yak meat soup pot at noon."

After speaking, the two chatted in the room for a long time, and An Hongdou told Chen Nian some knowledge about music theory.

While listening, Chen Nian was recording in his notebook like a student.

When it was about 11:30, they packed up their things and went out.

"How do we go? Drive or take a taxi?"

"Let's take a taxi. There are a lot of things in the car, and it may not be convenient to park when you get there. It's better to take a taxi."

"it is good."

Then Chen Nian stopped a taxi on the side of the road.

"Master, go to Chuanye Shanzhen." Chen Nian spoke in Sichuan dialect, but the driver could tell at a glance that they were not locals.

"Are you here from out of town?"

"Well, we are from Chengdu, and we plan to come out and have fun."

"Haha, outsiders usually go here to eat when they come to play. The taste is good, but the price is a bit expensive, but when you come out to play, spending some money to have fun is better than anything else."

"Master, you are right." Chen Nian nodded with a smile, and soon chatted with the master.

"By the way, master, do you recommend any places where you can go out and play, preferably to take pictures or something?"

"Going out to play, then you can consider Xinduqiao. It is very beautiful to take pictures there. There are mountains, grasslands, forests, and small rivers. It is good for taking pictures and camping, or go to Lavender Manor. Now the lavender manor should also be open, and the dolls like to go there to take pictures.

There is also Tagong Grassland, which can be reached in about two hours by car.

But if you want to see the customs here, or climb mountains, you can go to Zheduo Mountain or Lenggacuo, but now you may not be able to see snow mountains in the past. "

Chen Nian thought for a while: "We may not have enough time to climb the mountain, but the Lavender Manor still feels pretty good."

"Then you go. Anyway, the lavender farm and grassland are in Xinduqiao, and it's not far to drive. Do you want to hire my car? Eight hundred a day, to help you back and forth."

Chen Nian smiled: "Thank you master, it's not necessary, we also came by car."

"Okay, then you go there by yourself, and you can take a look at the guide when you go back at night. You young people will read the guide online and decide where to go in advance."

"Okay, thank you master."

While speaking, the car arrived at their destination.

After paying the money and getting out of the car, Chen Nian saw that this place is still very popular, even though it's not summer yet, there are already a lot of cars parked outside.

Fortunately, there are still a few seats after entering.

"What do you want to eat?" The waitress came over with the menu and asked.

"What are the characteristics of your place?" Chen Nian asked.

"The specialty is mushroom soup pot and yak meat."

An Hongdou flipped through the menu: "Then we want this mushroom soup beef pot, but sister, is the beef in it yak meat?"

"Yes, they are all fresh beef from the mountains. Because we have a lot of people here, we don't use those frozen beef."

"Okay, then we'll take this."

Originally, the waiter's attitude was a little cold, but An Hongdou called her sister one by one, and the waiter's eldest sister felt more at ease and her attitude improved a lot.

"We have a lot of specialties here. You can cook yak meat in a pot, and our matsutake buns are also very special..."

An Hongdou looked at the menu.

"Then I want a piece of freshly cut yak meat, another piece of matsutake buns, and this baked corn bun looks good, let me have one, and butter bacteria, chanterelles, and this mountain mushroom fried dumpling are also all available. I want one..." After looking around, An Hongdou handed the menu to Chen Nian: "See if there is anything else you want to add."

Chen Nian thought about it, and the dishes he ordered just now were probably not enough for himself, so he flipped through the menu for a while, and ordered another handmade glutinous rice cake and several kinds of local fresh mushrooms.

"Do you want something to drink? We have Dehei highland barley wine here, and many people who come to play will order it to taste it."

"Why don't you ask for one? Aren't we mainly going shopping today? You don't need to drive. You can drink some wine."

"Okay, then I want a highland barley wine."

"Then I'll place an order, just wait a moment."

"Well, thank you sister."

An Hongdou said sweetly.

"Chen Nian, there are quite a lot of people here, and when we came in just now, I heard several tables of people with accents from all over the country."

"Yeah, after all, most of the trips to XZ pass through here, and Kangding itself is quite famous."

"But Chen Nian, you said that we ordered so many mushrooms, will you see villains of 56 ethnic groups holding hands and dancing on the table after eating?"

"Haha, that's not certain. I've seen a lot of news about it, and I have hallucinations after eating mushrooms."

While they were chatting, the waiter came with the soup pot and put it in the middle.

And the waitress just now also came over: "Mushrooms need to be boiled for a while before they can be eaten. Don't eat them raw."

Chen Nian nodded, although he was very interested in the little people of 56 nationalities holding hands and dancing, but if he really saw that scene, he would probably go to the hospital.

It's not auspicious to be admitted to the hospital just after coming out to play.

"Ok."

"Well, after the mushrooms are served, you cook them first. If you don't know how long to cook, just ask me."

"it is good."

After a while, the soup pot boiled, and the eldest sister came to have a look again.

"You can eat the ones in the pot first, put the beef in and wait until it changes color, then you can take it out, otherwise it will be old."

Chen Nian nodded.

They ordered beef pot with mushroom soup. The bottom of the soup is brown, but it looks very clear, with a layer of oil floating on it, which must be the fat precipitated from the beef.

Chen Nian first filled a bowl with An Hongdou, and then sprinkled some chopped green onion in the soup bowl.

"It looks very good, it doesn't look like it's washed with flour, and the beef looks very tender, but the yak meat that was originally in the pot feels a little tight."

While talking about Chen Nian, he took a sip of soup.

After entering the warm beef mushroom soup, two words immediately appeared in Chen Nian's mind.

"Delicious."

This delicious taste seems to be beating on the tip of the tongue, and the unique aroma is rich and attractive. It is a mixed fragrance from various fungi. These fragrances are like a wonderful symphony, and people can't help but be intoxicated by it.

Although these mushroom soups are commercial versions, which are somewhat different from the imperial version, they are quite good as far as restaurants are concerned.

And now is the time to eat fungi, so these fungus were just collected not long ago.

Chen Nian had processed these ingredients before, including when he was in the palace, Chen Nian also used these mushrooms to make soup.

The freshness of the ingredients can be seen at a glance.

The yak meat does have some chai after the entrance, but the aroma of the beef is still very strong, but the beef itself in the soup base, the chai is not normal at all, after all, when it is served, the beef is cooked.

Beef itself is relatively dense in fiber and rich in animal protein. If it is eaten at one end, the taste may be slightly better, but at that time, the beef was soaked in mushroom soup, and none of them dared to move their chopsticks.

It can only be eaten after the soup is boiled.

So if it is overcooked, the yak meat will turn into firewood.

But it was the first time for them to eat freshly cooked yak meat, even if it was firewood, it would not hurt, not to mention the dipping sauce.

Mushrooms need to be cooked again, but they can be boiled in a pot first and cut into yak meat.

Chen Nian knows that beef hot pot is a specialty in Chaoshan, Guangdong, and there are also beef hot pot restaurants in Chengdu. He has eaten there before.

Different parts of meat have different time standards.

But most of them are cooked in about ten seconds.

So Aged Nian added some beef into it, and after rinsing, the maroon beef turned grayish white at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Red bean, come, eat meat."

This time the beef was indeed much more tender than the original beef in the pot.

"Aged, what's the difference between yak meat and ordinary beef?" An Hongdou asked.

"The difference is that yak meat is richer in nutrition. It is high in protein and high in calories but low in fat. Moreover, because yak meat grows at a relatively high altitude, its meat fiber length is relatively long and its structure is relatively thick. Looking at it Both taste and taste are rougher than ordinary beef, but the flavor will also be stronger.

In addition, the fat of yak meat is mainly white or milky yellow, which is obviously less than that of ordinary beef, and the color is generally more maroon. This is also because there is less oxygen at high altitudes, so it is not so red. "

"It turns out that's the case, but I heard that there are still many people who use fake yak meat to pass it off. How can I tell the difference?"

"Actually, ordinary people may not be able to tell the difference, but if you see too much, it's almost the same. The color of fake yak meat is usually dark red or blue-red." (End of this chapter)