gourmet food

Chapter 1387

What's happening here?
"Old Li, what is Xiao Chu doing? Why is Minister Jin even here?"

Chu Yunfeng was still unpacking the box at this time, and Mr. Ji quickly pulled Mr. Li aside and asked in a low voice.

"Open the box, what else can I do?"

Mr. Li laughed, and didn't reveal the key information immediately, which naturally made Mr. Ji depressed.

"Well, you old Li, you are too unkind. If you don't tell me about this little thing, I'll ask Minister Wang!"

After Mr. Ji finished speaking, he pretended to ask Minister Wang for confirmation. Mr. Li grabbed him and then said in a deep voice: "This matter is not a big deal, but it is very critical.

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While Mr. Li was talking, Wang Zhiqiang and the others hurried over. They all wanted to understand what was going on. This was obviously the ingredient for making tsampa. Did it alert Minister Jin?
There was no need to keep this matter secret, so Mr. Li briefly told Mr. Zhang's wish. The aftertaste of that difficult moment was also a kind of memory of the past spirit.

"I see, this old man is amazing!"

"This spirit of selfless dedication is worth learning, Xiao Chu must work hard!"

"With Xiao Chu taking action, it should be done, and I will definitely be able to fulfill the old man's wish!"

Lotte Jiao and others were deeply moved by the old man's deeds, especially by his spirit. However, Ji Lao was slightly worried and said, "Old Li, this tsampa shouldn't be that simple, right?"

After nodding heavily, Mr. Li replied: "I have just learned that more than a dozen people have tried this before, but undoubtedly they all failed. It is indeed not that simple.

I just asked Xiao Hou to find out, and there are many master-level figures among these dozen people, and there are also many experts in making tsampa. Once, it is said that they invited a tsampa master to come over, but they still failed! "

Whoo~!

Everyone's hearts were in suspense. Everyone had thought that this matter would not be easy, but they didn't expect it to be so difficult.

That's right, those who can be invited there must be experts, but no one can restore the taste of the past, which shows that there must be some mystery that has not been discovered by everyone.

But Mr. Ji seemed to be very optimistic about Chu Yunfeng. Instead, he nodded and smiled: "It's okay, I believe Xiao Chu, considering his strength, there will be no problem!"

Do you believe in Chu Yunfeng so much?

When Lotte Jiao, Wang Zhiqiang and others saw Ji Lao showing admiration, they felt a little unbelievable, because none of them were as confident as Ji Lao.

Although this tsampa is not a difficult delicacy to make, it is not so easy to make the taste of that year.

Didn't Mr. Li say that people dug a lot of wild vegetables this year? Do you know what kind of wild vegetables were used?

In addition, does this family have any special techniques for making tsampa? Are there any extra things added to the tsampa?
There is another biggest problem. It is winter now. When the Red Army came to Ganzi, it was spring and summer, when wild vegetables were in abundance.

It is naturally impossible to find fresh wild vegetables at this time, so
Chu Yunfeng had already opened all the foam boxes at this time. The last two boxes were all filled with ingredients wrapped in plastic bags, bundled one by one. Everyone could see them when they were taken out. They are all sun-dried vegetables.

Yes, no matter how you preserve wild vegetables in summer, there is no way to keep them fresh in winter. You can only revive them with warm water in winter after drying them.

The aroma and texture of these dried wild vegetables are naturally much inferior to those of fresh ones, but there is nothing that can be done about it, so it would be nice to find them.

Naturally, Boss Wu would not tell Chu Yunfeng how many relationships he had gone through and dozens of phone calls he had accumulated from the homes of local herdsmen in Ganzi.

There are many types of wild vegetables, and each plastic bag has a label on the outside so that Chu Yunfeng can clearly know the names of these wild vegetables.

Chu Yunfeng had never heard of many wild vegetables. It was his first time to see such a wide variety of wild vegetables, so he looked at them one by one out of curiosity.

Hippopotamus grass, thorn buds, agarwood seedlings, ivy, apricots, acanthopanax, cabbage, Dipinaceae, apocynum, sageweed, wheatgrass, sedge, mustard greens, wild leek, noodle vegetables , coriander, artemisia, arugula
There are more than twenty kinds of wild vegetables in total, almost all the local wild vegetables, which shows how much thought and effort Boss Wu has spent.

The wild vegetables were in place, but the problem was also added to Chu Yunfeng. So many wild vegetables were placed in front of him, so what kind of wild vegetables were put there?
In other words, what kinds of wild vegetables are included?
Chu Yunfeng also had a headache when he saw so many wild vegetables, but he could only come down and study them slowly. The most important thing now was to make tsampa himself.

After all, I have never made tsampa before, and I can only make the next plan after making it and tasting it.

In fact, the method of making tsampa is very simple. When Chu Yunfeng was about to give it a try, Minister Jin said: "Xiao Chu, you have to take this matter seriously.

Lao Zhang is one of the veteran comrades our department pays close attention to. His deeds once caused a sensation in the entire military region, and many military region chiefs were alarmed.

It is indeed beyond everyone's expectation that such a living fossil remains anonymous. His spirit is worth learning from all of us.

President Hou’s previous efforts to send people there failed, which also made us feel very regretful and especially ashamed. I have never been able to let go of this matter.

When Lao Hou mentioned this matter yesterday, I immediately denied it. I couldn't let Mr. Zhang get hurt anymore. This sadness would have a great impact on his body.

But then he said that you were the one who went over this time, and my confidence suddenly grew. In a word, no matter what difficulties you have, you can mention them, and we will fully support you.

But there is only one request, and that is to restore this delicacy that symbolized the fish and water relationship between the military and civilians. Can it be done? "

Minister Jin's expression was very serious, and his eyes maintained a noble spirit. Chu Yunfeng immediately stood upright and saluted directly: "Promise to complete the task!"

"Okay, the ingredients are here, let's make one and try it out!"

Minister Jin's words immediately shocked Chairman Hou, Minister Wang and Mr. Li. Listening to the meaning of these words, it seemed as if Chu Yunfeng could succeed in one go.

Chu Yunfeng looked at Minister Jin with a helpless expression, "How do you have confidence in me? Do you simply think that I am a god and can do anything?"
"Uh~! Minister, I haven't made this tsampa yet. Let's try it first. Besides, I can't rush this matter. I still have to spend some time researching it.

When striving for success, you can't let Mr. Zhang be disappointed again and again, right? "

If so many people hadn't failed before him, Chu Yunfeng would have been much more relaxed. He put all the possible combinations in front of Mr. Zhang and waved his hand.

You can taste whatever you like. There must be one here that you like.
But I can't do it now. If I really dare to do this, not to mention Minister Jin, even President Hou will beat me to death immediately.
Maybe he knew that he was too impatient, so Minister Jin coughed twice and said: "Okay, you can make one and try it first!"

"Okay, just wait a moment, I'll be right back!"

Chu Yunfeng is also eager to try it. In fact, making this delicacy requires a lot of preliminary work. The highland barley needs to be fried first, fry the highland barley flowers, fish them out, and then grind them into highland barley powder.

Forget this step today, it takes a lot of time, so I asked Boss Wu to help me get some finished highland barley noodles from the beginning.

Next is ghee. This ghee is the essence of food in snowy areas, and all people on the plateau cannot do without it.

It is a dairy product similar to butter. It is a fat extracted from cow's milk and goat's milk. People in snowy areas especially like ghee produced by yak.

Moreover, Chu Yunfeng also specifically inquired and found out that the color and aroma of ghee produced in different seasons are different. The yak ghee produced in summer is bright yellow in color, sweet and has an excellent taste.

Ghee in winter is light yellow in color, has a slightly inferior aroma and taste compared to summer butter.

The main reason for this is probably that the aquatic plants are more abundant in summer, and some herbs are eaten by yaks, so the milk quality will be higher, so the ghee is naturally darker in color and tastes better.

The ghee in front of me is golden yellow. It is also the best summer ghee that I asked Boss Wu to get. I can't make this even if I want to. After all, summer milk is not available in winter.

But if it is produced locally, there won’t be much of a problem. Then you can officially start making tsampa.

In fact, the making of tsampa is not as complicated as everyone thinks. It is just putting the butter into the bowl. Oh no, there are so many people. Chu Yunfeng put the butter directly into the basin.

Then I added a little sugar, then highland barley noodles, and finally the tea that had been brewed just now.

This is the most traditional way to make tsampa in the snowy area, adding butter tea and highland barley noodles.

When it comes to tea, the tea in the snowy area of ​​Ganzi is very famous. The locals generally drink dry tea, which is also called big tea or side tea.

The tea here is also called border-selling tea, which is made of black tea, old green tea, black tea powder, and green tea as the main raw materials. It is fermented, steamed, pressurized, or crushed and fried, and is specially sold to border minority areas. Pressed tea, square bag tea (horse tea).

The Garze region is in Sichuan, so the tea here is made from the Sichuan region and is classified as dark tea.

Sichuan Biancha has a history of more than 1000 years and has had different names in different periods. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was called Xifan Tea, in the Ming Dynasty, it was called Wucha, and in modern times, Sichuan Biancha is also called "Tibetan Tea".

Until now, tea bricks from decades ago can still be found in some local people's homes. They are dark and shiny, and such tea bricks are now worth a lot of money.

The older the bricks are, the more expensive they are. A common tea brick costs tens of thousands, and some even cost 10,000+.

After the rich tea was poured into the basin, Chu Yunfeng began to press and knead it with his hands. Soon, the fried highland barley noodles merged with the butter, sugar and tea in the basin. .

Then it gradually condenses into a soft and waxy form, which is the so-called tsampa.

People in Tibetan areas take some with them when they herd cattle every day. When they get hungry during the cattle herding, they will take out the tsampa and eat it with milk to replenish their physical strength and various vitamins.

"Come and try it and see how it tastes?"

After Chu Yunfeng finished speaking, he made an invitation gesture towards the tsampa in the basin. It didn't take more than 5 minutes. Is it ready?

Minister Jin smiled helplessly: "You kid, this is
Okay, let’s try it first. If it doesn’t taste good, I’ll take action! "

Minister Jin didn't say the word "perfunctory". He also understood that Chu Yunfeng had never made this delicacy before. Is this a step-by-step approach, or should it be more scientific?

Just when Minister Jin was about to take action, Chu Yunfeng immediately stopped him: "Wash your hands first!"

Uh~!

President Hou and others were all ready to start, but they couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, so everyone lined up to wash their hands. Minister Jin was the first to taste the tsampa made by Chu Yunfeng.

I took a small piece from such a large tsampa in the basin, and then rolled it into small strips in my hands. It was also fun to see that the tsampa could change its shape at will.

After taking a sip into his mouth, Minister Jin's eyes lit up immediately. With the soft and glutinous taste, the fragrance of ghee, the fragrance of tea leaves, and the unique fragrance of highland barley noodles, it really gives people an unparalleled experience.

Perhaps Chu Yunfeng's technique is really good, the proportions are very suitable, and the high-quality ingredients sent by Boss Wu, the taste of this tsampa is indeed very good.

"It's delicious. This is my first time eating tsampa. I didn't expect it to be so delicious!"

As a Hunanese, Lotte Jiao has never tasted tsampa, but this is normal. Under normal circumstances, as long as she has never been to pastoral areas, she has basically never eaten it.

And even if many people go there, they are not used to eating dairy products in pastoral areas and think there is a very strong fishy smell, which is normal.

"Not bad. I didn't expect this tsampa to be quite delicious, especially with milk and tea. It's very nutritious!"

"It's delicious, delicious, but I guess we didn't have such good ingredients back then, right?"

"I think this tsampa tastes very good just by eating it. Would it be delicious if wild vegetables were added to it?"

After trying it out, everyone praised him. However, the speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional. Chu Yunfeng took someone's feedback very seriously.

Then Chu Yunfeng took a small piece to taste. Indeed, as everyone said, the taste was very special, and it was addictive, and I felt like I couldn't stop eating it.

Soon, this small pot of tsampa was divided up by everyone, but to everyone's surprise, this thing was quite filling, and everyone felt a little full after eating it.

"Okay, it looks like I don't have to eat dinner tonight. Xiao Chu, please remember to be more careful. Then we'll leave first!"

Minister Jin touched his belly, waved his hands helplessly, and said goodbye. Minister Wang and President Hou patted Chu Yunfeng on the shoulders and followed him.

Perhaps they were infected by this action, and then Mr. Ji and others patted Chu Yunfeng's shoulders one after another, and then rushed to leave one by one.

When Peng Yue and the others came over in the evening, they suddenly realized how painful it would be to eat too much for dinner tonight, because after Chu Yunfeng started experimenting, everyone naturally became guinea pigs.
(End of this chapter)