Riding the wind of rebirth

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 local delicacies in Wushan, 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 they cost one yuan a bunch.

The small fish are all fried in advance. When the customer orders, the master chef over there mixes the sauce, puts the small fish in to cook for flavor, and then pours it into the plate and serves 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 method. Grilled just means that the fish is served with a fire underneath to keep it warm.

Generally speaking, the grilled fish in Wuxi emphasizes tradition, while the grilled fish in Jiachuan and Wanzhou emphasizes improvement, and the improvement directions of the two are different. Wanzhou likes to use "new" seasonings such as oyster sauce, onions, and bell peppers, while Jiachuan likes to use "new" seasonings such as oyster sauce, onions, and bell peppers. It absorbs surrounding elements, and likes to use seasonings such as Zheer root and wood ginger oil that are popular in Yunnan and Guizhou.

But Wuxi’s grilled fish uses three traditional seasonings: bream, chili pepper, black bean sauce, and sauerkraut. It emphasizes crispiness, dryness, and saltiness. Salt is the key to the taste.

Except for the two country buns from Hong Kong Island, everyone is used to grilled fish, but this is the first time they come across Wuxi’s specialty grilled fish. Everyone is studying the differences in regional flavors while tasting. Because the taste is a bit salty, this beer Just drank a little too much.

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 tougher when cooked and the soup color is better. It's cleaner and doesn't taste as mushy as fresh potato soup. It tastes really good.

Li Laosan and Lin Wanqiu also liked this dish very much. This was a flavor they had never tasted before.

There are many delicious things in Dachang Town, but most of them are familiar to Zhou Zhi and others, except for some small and special ones such as "bowl mutton" with steamed mutton with ginkgo powder, Longshui Douhua, which is a cross between tofu curd and tofu curd. , the potato kong rice, which is somewhat different from the Jiachuan kong sweet potato rice, and the final dessert, the "Ding'er cake" that no one has ever eaten, these things gave Zhou Zhi a feeling of "déjà vu".

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 the curiosity was also mixed with politeness and enthusiasm. .

There are also old teahouses in the town. Local operas are sung in the teahouses, full of the high-pitched style of Sichuan Opera. The soundtrack is erhu, small gongs, hinges, erhu, drums, 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 couldn't walk at the first sight and had to go in. 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 tasted quite good. It was paired with melon seeds, peanuts, and a local specialty called "Snow Date" dessert. The cost was so low that Li Laosan and Lin Wanqiu looked at each other. 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. Seeing that a group of people are coming, The result 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 is about "Tickling the Robe". This opera is a popular old opera and can be found in all major genres. However, the opera is completely biased toward classical Chinese, with the Sichuan opera accent, let alone Li Laosan and Lin Wanqiu. , 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 whispered to everyone about this drama, but it was also related to the Three Kingdoms. It was Guan Yu who returned from Runan, learned about Liu Bei's whereabouts, and decided to resign from Cao Cao. Cao Cao and Zhang Liao both avoided seeing him, so Guan Yu could only hang a seal and seal the gold. , to protect the two ladies out of 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.

In fact, 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. Besides playing the erhu, he also plays many roles. He is the second wife of Cao Cao, Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Gan Mi. , every time the high falsetto imitating a female voice came out, there would be a roar of applause in the teahouse.

Lin Wanqiu couldn't stand the smell of smoke in the teahouse, so she walked out of the teahouse first. When everyone came out, Lin Wanqiu raised a plastic bag in her hand: "Elbow, what is this? The children in the town gave it to me. They gave it to me. Say this is plum pockmark.”

"Sister Wanqiu, you are quite popular." Zhou Zhi raised his hand to take the plastic bag, looked inside, and then pointed to an old tree in the small square at the end of the stone steps of the pier: "Over there, these are the same trees. The seeds are called 'Sapindus' in our hometown. The pulp can be used to make shampoo, just like soap locust. The seeds can be made into Buddhist beads. It is called 'Muqiu' in Buddhist scriptures. It is also known as the tree that sees ghosts and fights ghosts. It is said that it can ward off evil spirits. Avoid disasters and ensure good luck, safety and health.”

"Really?" Lin Wanqiu was happy: "Then this should be kept as a souvenir."

"I'll choose the one to make a bracelet for you." Zhou Zhi was not afraid of trouble: "I'm familiar with this business."

"Then we want it too." Liang Hong said immediately.

"Then you 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."

(End of this chapter)