gourmet food

Chapter 1390 You can’t take photos at will
Chu Yunfeng obviously underestimated his skills. Before he said this, Wang Yanshan immediately stopped Chu Yunfeng from speaking and toasted him with a glass of wine.

"Brother Chu, your craftsmanship is pretty good. This mutton is so delicious! Come on, let me toast you!"

The alcohol content of Wang Yanshan's home-brewed highland barley wine is not high, below 20 degrees, and it tastes pretty good. Chu Yunfeng had already drank a lot of it before even taking a few bites of the dish.

"You're welcome, you're welcome, okay, I'll do it!"

Chu Yunfeng was naturally very happy to meet such an enthusiastic Kham man. He basically drank every cup without any hesitation.

The alcohol content of the wine itself is not high, and it tastes good. Coupled with the enthusiasm of the elder brother, it will naturally enhance the familiarity between the two parties.

The two little guys didn't even eat their favorite roasted whole lamb. Instead, they picked up the large chunks of lamb scorpions made by Chu Yunfeng and gnawed them non-stop, making Wang Yanshan laugh out loud.

"These two little guys usually love roasted whole lamb, but they don't like it today. This shows how delicious the lamb you made is. Come on, eat a leg of lamb and see how good I am at it!"

Wang Yanshan, who was quite unconvinced, took off a large leg of lamb and handed it to Chu Yunfeng generously. It seemed that he was also very confident in his craftsmanship.

hiss~!

This leg of lamb is a bit big!
After taking a deep breath, Chu Yunfeng immediately took it, took a big bite, and then had another drink with Wang Yanshan.

Eat meat with big mouthfuls and drink with big bowls!
Chu Yunfeng's heroic spirit infected Wang Yanshan even more. He was so happy that he stood up and started dancing. He sang and danced at the same time, and the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly rose.

The whole leg of lamb was a bit too "solid". Chu Yunfeng picked it up and gestured to Mu Qing, but he immediately saw her shaking her head vigorously, pursed her lips and snickered.

Good guy, you can’t help yourself even if you eat a little. Is this the time to overeat?

Wang Yanshan's wife also thoughtfully made tsampa for the two of them, and even warmly invited them to taste it. Naturally, Chu Yunfeng couldn't refuse, and got another piece of tsampa in his hand.

Well, it seems that today I can only show my strength as the big belly king.
It was hard to say whether he could eat it or not, but after Chu Yunfeng came back from dancing in Wang Yanshan, he clinked glasses again and drank all the wine, and finally found a chance to ask questions.

"Brother Wang, you know the situation here better. What is so special about the tsampa made by your family?"

As soon as he mentioned tsampa, perhaps because of the alcohol, Wang Yanshan's chatterbox immediately started. This tsampa is an indispensable local delicacy that every household cannot live without.

"Don't tell me, their family is really particular about making tsampa. At first, when Boss Wu asked me to find this family, I didn't really care.

Well, who doesn’t know how to make tsampa?

For so many years, I haven’t seen anyone making tsampa that is so delicious, but after I went to see it, it was really different.

You know that our local tsampa specialty is to grind the highland barley noodles with a water mill. However, before grinding, the highland barley is washed first, then fried, and finally sent to the water mill for grinding.

Every household does this, but this one is different. They first sift it, then put it into the river to rinse, and then wash it with hot water.

This is different from our usual practice. The highland barley washed in hot water is drained and put into a sack while it is hot, sealed, kept at a constant temperature, and left overnight.

The next day, when you open the sack, you will naturally smell the aroma of wine! "

The smell of wine?

"You mean this is done by fermentation?"

Chu Yunfeng immediately understood that the fermented highland barley would definitely have a very different aroma, and the aroma of the fried highland barley noodles would definitely be more unique.

hiss~!

His heartbeat began to speed up slightly, and Chu Yunfeng had a hunch that this should be the answer to the question he had been thinking about, why Mr. Zhang couldn't forget that smell.

No matter what the ingredients are, the fragrance that appears after fermentation will increase the rich fragrance. This is the key to the relationship?
Wang Yanshan nodded and said: "Yes, this is the first time I have seen their method of cooking. The fermented highland barley emits a rich aroma when it is fried.

When it is sent to the water mill for grinding, the fragrance can be smelled throughout the outside of the water mill, and the tsampa produced is indeed very distinctive. You will know when you go there tomorrow! "

Sure enough, when the answer he was looking for was right in front of him, Chu Yunfeng couldn't hold back anymore. He wanted to see how this family fermented it now.

By the way, there is another key point. Chu Yunfeng quickly asked: "Brother Wang, is their milk dregs also special?"

"Brother Chu, let's eat meat and drink tonight. I'll find out when I take you there tomorrow. Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, come and do it!"

Obviously thinking that this topic was not as important as eating meat and drinking wine, Wang Yanshan began to enthusiastically invite Chu Yunfeng to taste the delicious food in front of him, which made Chu Yunfeng just wait for the result.

This night, Chu Yunfeng ate to his heart's content and drank as much wine as possible, and Chu Yunfeng's huge amount of food was even praised by Wang Yanshan.

After eating too much, Chu Yunfeng's stomach was really bloated, so he had no choice but to do push-ups in the room to relieve himself.

Because he was so exhausted, Chu Yunfeng exercised until after one o'clock in the morning before going to bed. Seeing Mu Qing sleeping peacefully like a kitten, the way her body was curled up was very cute.

Early the next morning, Wang Yanshan thoughtfully prepared the most distinctive local breakfast, including fried milk residue, butter cakes, steamed buns, tsampa and milk tea.

This bun was particularly liked by Mu Qing, and Chu Yunfeng also thought it was very good. The bun was made quite well, and the meat was yak, but it didn't taste fishy at all.

The yak meat is minced very finely, with just a little salt and pepper, a little onion and garlic added to it. The most distinctive feature of the bun is that there is a lot of gravy in it.

Be careful when eating, if you take a big gulp, you will not only be easily burned, but also easily stain your clothes.

So Mu Qing first bit into a hole, gently sucked out the soup, and then tasted the deliciousness of the yak meat buns. This elegant way of eating won Wang Yanshan's praise.

Paired with the very mellow butter tea, this meal is quite comfortable.

After saying goodbye to this enthusiastic family, Wang Yanshan drove to the destination with Chu Yunfeng and Mu Qing. Before leaving, Wang Yanshan made several phone calls to confirm the road conditions.

"We're lucky today. It's not snowing anymore, and the road is not slippery. Let's drive a little slower. We should be there by noon, about five hours."

The family currently lives in a village outside Ganzi County. Wang Yanshan has been there once, so he is very familiar with the road conditions.

I have to say that Wang Yanshan is a very emotional person. The music on this car is basically Tibetan music, but every song is very nice.

Five hours passed quickly, making people feel that the time passed very quickly.

There are more mountains here, and the road conditions are worse than those on Wang Yanshan's side. The car driving to the village is bumpy.

"well enough?"

Mu Qing's seat belt was always fastened, and her hands were tightly grasping the armrests. Seeing Chu Yunfeng turn around to ask, she shook her head and said there was no problem.

After getting off the plane, the car carried oxygen bottles. After all, the altitude here is generally around 3500 meters, and many people will suffer from altitude sickness.

Mu Qing also exercises regularly, so she adapts well and basically doesn't feel any discomfort.

"Wow, so beautiful!"

Before entering the village, she saw a lot of yaks on the surrounding mountains, and Mu Qing happened to see a white yak not far away, which was very beautiful.

Seeing how excited Mu Qing was, Wang Yanshan immediately introduced: "This white yak symbolizes holiness and auspiciousness here, and meeting it means we are lucky!"

Sure enough, it had a meaning. When Chu Yunfeng saw that there were many things hanging on the head and body of this white yak, he knew that this symbolic meaning was very different.

"Can we take a photo together?"

Mu Qing was obviously very interested in this white yak, while Wang Yanshan shook his head and said: "Its owner is not here, so it is best not to take a photo.

If the master is there, it will be fine with the master's consent. "

Chu Yunfeng heard this and immediately asked: "Brother Wang, is there anything special about this?"

Seeing that Chu Yunfeng had a bit of a misunderstanding, Wang Yanshan immediately explained: "The owner's things cannot be tampered with, and you must obtain other people's permission.

And now there are some people who dress up white yaks for people to take photos with them, and they charge money. If you take a photo without asking clearly, you will be fined.

So don’t cause trouble if you have nothing to do. It’s no problem if you want to take a photo with me. I know where there are white yaks, and it’s no problem for you to ride them! "

So this is ah!

Mu Qing immediately nodded and smiled: "Forget riding, it's still good for taking pictures. This white yak looks so cute!"

In snowy areas, white often represents holiness, so the white yak, a very special-looking cow, can naturally attract attention.

The road was bumpy for a long time, and finally we arrived at our destination. Far away from the entrance of the village, we saw someone standing there. Wang Yanshan said that this was Tashi.

Tashi?

Well, this name is quite common, but not too common. Names in snowy areas are often not that complicated. In many cases, male and female names are common.

The vehicle stopped. After Chu Yunfeng got out of the car, he immediately shook hands with the man named Tashi. He was about the same age as Wang Yanshan, but he did not have a beard, but his voice was rougher.

"Welcome, welcome, let's go and sit at home!"

After getting in the car and driving for about a few minutes, we arrived at Tashi's home. In addition to his wife, there are five members of his family, including two sons and a daughter.

The two sons said they had not returned from school in the county town, and the daughter was still relatively young, with a very cute face and a bright red face.

Chu Yunfeng took out the things he bought for them from the trunk. Gift giving here is also very particular. When visiting other people's homes on weekdays, milk is usually the first choice.

Carrying two cartons of milk is a very good gift for children or elderly people at home. But here everyone raises cows and sheep, so bottled milk is really meaningless.

So Chu Yunfeng followed the local customs and bought two boxes of local wine and a box of tea, which were considered relatively expensive gifts.

Admittedly, seeing Chu Yunfeng being so "heroic", Zhaxi quickly declined, saying that it was just fine to come to the house as a guest, but it would be too uninviting to bring anything with him.

However, Chu Yunfeng, who has high emotional intelligence, naturally let Tashi accept the gift easily. After all, he has to stay at someone else's house for a day or two, so how can he come in empty-handed?
It was dinner time, and Tashi's family also prepared a sumptuous lunch. When he saw the roasted whole lamb, hand-caught lamb, and the large pieces of yak meat, Chu Yunfeng felt... My heart was trembling.
Mu Qing covered her mouth and laughed secretly, but fortunately Tashi is not as outgoing as Wang Yanshan, last night he kept trying to persuade Chu Yunfeng to drink and eat meat, this guy is quite reserved.

It's good to be reserved, it's good to be reserved!

Since he is here to find answers, this tsampa is naturally Chu Yunfeng's focus, and it will definitely be indispensable in today's lunch.

Sure enough, just by looking at the color, there is something different. It is obvious that the color of this tsampa is darker, and from the way it is kneaded into a ball, it can be seen that this tsampa has better glutinous properties.

Maybe it’s the effect of fermentation?
Of course, Chu Yunfeng couldn't help but immediately picked up a piece of tsampa and tasted it. As expected, it was full of fragrance, not only had a glutinous texture, but also the taste of the highland barley noodles was very unique.

By the way, by the way, this milk dregs seems to be a little unusual, uh uh uh, let’s get to know each other better later.

By the way, there is also this tea. The tsampa flavor produced by different teas must be different.

And wild vegetables!

This is even more important!
Now of course there are no wild vegetables in this tsampa, that’s okay, I can just assemble it myself when I go back later!

After tasting the taste of tsampa, Chu Yunfeng basically made up his mind. This trip was indeed not in vain. He should be able to help Mr. Zhang fulfill his wish!

This lunch was very comfortable, and then Wang Yanshan drove back, and he would pick them up later when Chu Yunfeng finished his work.

After bidding farewell to Wang Yanshan, Chu Yunfeng naturally asked Tashi about the origin of their special way of making tsampa.

“This tsampa was passed down from my grandfather’s grandfather. I once heard from my grandfather that our family used to graze herds everywhere. I have never asked how this practice came about.

Anyway, my grandfather taught it to my father, and my father taught it to me. This is how it has been passed down from generation to generation in our family! "

Well, for the "legendary" tsampa that has no legendary color, Chu Yunfeng can't study the inheritance, but this method does need to be carefully observed.

"Brother Tashi, don't you know that this tsampa is more delicious than other people's?"

Chu Yunfeng was a little confused. Since this tsampa tastes so good, why has no one discovered it before and promoted it?
Seemingly feeling that Chu Yunfeng's question was a bit strange, the shy man scratched his head and said, "Tsampa is made in every household, so there's nothing strange about it.

Moreover, our family didn’t have much contact with other people before, and we didn’t think there was anything special about the tsampa we made! "

Whoo~!

This Tashi was really relatively simple. Then Chu Yunfeng began to ask Tashi to take him to see the surrounding environment, especially the quality of the water used for washing highland barley.

There is a small river not far from Tashi's house. Looking at the white-capped snow-capped mountains in the distance, it is clearly a snow-capped mountain and water!

Water quality is also a very unique key. Chu Yunfeng is already considering bringing back some water from here later.

Not only water, but also the method of making milk dregs and butter tea by Tashi’s family. President Hou and the others will be pleasantly surprised when they go back.

While Chu Yunfeng was still thinking, Tashi's wife began to shout. Tashi's words immediately interrupted Chu Yunfeng's thoughts: "Let's go, everything is ready, let's go wash the highland barley!"

(End of this chapter)