gourmet food

Chapter 1391 Unique Charming Water Taobao Tsampa

When Chu Yunfeng and the others walked back to the yard, they saw that Tashi's wife Lamu had already placed a bag of highland barley in the yard, and also equipped it with two bamboo sieves.

After seeing this scene, Chu Yunfeng naturally knew that Tashi wanted to let him see completely how the water tsampa was made.

The first step in making tsampa is to process the highland barley, which will be put into bags after harvesting. It definitely needs to be processed before being made.

Sure enough, Tashi immediately took the bamboo sieve from Ram's hand and introduced it to Chu Yunfeng.

"This is our commonly used sieve, which is used to remove impurities from highland barley. This bamboo sieve only has holes in the middle part, and the surrounding parts are convenient for separating larger impurities.

Let me show you how to sift! "

Tashi, who had a simple look on his face, immediately poured some highland barley from the bag onto the bamboo sieve, and then quickly shook it to sift it. This sifting method was somewhat unique, and Chu Yunfeng also found it interesting.

However, this sifting process was rather boring. Chu Yunfeng watched it with gusto, but Mu Qing didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, she moved two stools over and sat there with Tashi's daughter Mei Duo, enjoying the food.

The name of the Tibetan girl Mei Duo means flower. The little girl has long braids and her face is as red as a blooming flower.

Mu Qing was holding a food box in her hand, and the contents inside were golden. After giving one to Mei Duo, she sat quietly next to Mu Qing and ate it in small bites.

The child's eyes were bright and pure, and he slowly chewed the ultimate delicacy he had never tasted in his mouth, and then whispered something in Mu Qing's ear.

Immediately afterwards, she saw Mu Qing gently nodded to her, and then put the food box in her hand in front of her. Mei Duo carefully took out two sticks from it and held them in her hands.

That attentive and careful look looked very cute, which made Mu Qing want to meet the two naughty little ones in her belly even more.

Mei Duo held the two sticks of tangerine peel beef tightly in her hands, fearing they would fall to the ground, and walked cautiously.

When she came to Tashi, who was still sifting highland barley, she opened her clenched hands, revealing the two golden meat strips and said, "Abba, have a taste, it's very delicious!"

Seeing Mei Duo being so well-behaved, Tashi naturally showed affection and replied: "Abba is not hungry, you can eat it yourself!"

"No!" Mei Duo shook her head and refused to leave with a determined expression, "Abba must try it, this is so delicious, this is the most delicious thing I have ever eaten!"

Ram was also sifting highland barley. Seeing Mei Duo's serious look, he nodded to Tashi, not letting the little guy's efforts go to waste.

After showing a smile, Tashi stopped what he was doing, squatted down and said with a smile: "Okay, dad will have a taste!"

"Okay, I'll feed you!"

Mei Duo's sullen face suddenly burst into laughter, she picked up a beef strip and put it into Tashi's mouth.

Tashi actually had no idea how delicious this jerky was, and he was not mentally prepared. After all, this jerky was too common here.

Almost every household makes their own yak jerky, which is usually hung in the house in long strips. If you want to eat it, you can just cut some with a knife and eat it.

It's just that the color of the meat strips in Mei Duo's hand is different. The local yak jerky is dark red, but this jerky is golden yellow. It must have some coloring added, right?
But seeing that Mu Qing was eating it even though she was pregnant, it must not be a pigment, but some kind of spice. Since even Mei Duo likes it so much, maybe it’s some kind of spice.
I thought the taste was just mediocre, but in order to make Mei Duo happy, Tashi chewed it very quickly and wanted to let her know that her father liked the food she gave her.

While eating, Tashi suddenly felt something was wrong and stopped chewing.

This smell?
This taste!
How could this be?
Are you sure this is meat jerky?
Yes, this is definitely jerky, and I am very sure that it is beef jerky. Although I don’t know if it comes from yak, the aroma of this beef is very rich and unique.

Moreover, there was an extremely fragrant aroma that exploded in my mouth, catching me off guard. It was so fragrant. I had never eaten such delicious dried meat in my entire life.

hiss~!

What a pity, it should be left to Mei Duo to eat!

After Tashi was stunned, Mei Duo immediately laughed: "How's it going, Dad? I'm not lying to you. Isn't this dried meat delicious?"

After being stunned for several seconds, Tashi finally came back to his senses: "Ah, yes, yes, it's delicious. Let mom try Mei Duo!"

"Well, I know!"

Xiao Meiduo saw that her father liked it so much, so she was naturally very happy, and then she quickly ran to Ram's side. At this time, it was Tashi's turn to nod heavily to Ram.

Knowing that Ram also loved Mei Duo very much, he was worried that she would be reluctant to eat it and keep it for Mei Duo. However, seeing Mei Duo's insistence and Tashi's signal, Ram also smiled and squatted down.

hiss~!

After the unexpected fragrance burst out instantly, Ram was stunned, and the time was much longer than Tashi, which made Tashi couldn't help but laugh.

"Mom, is it delicious?"

"It's delicious. Remember to thank Auntie!"

Ram's words made Mei Duo nodded heavily. After tasting the taste, Tashi and Ram could slightly guess that this delicacy must not be simple.

From the clothes of Chu Yunfeng and Mu Qing, as well as their speech and behavior, we can get an answer. This food must be a bit expensive.

Of course, they would definitely not be able to guess the true price, but they would not let Mei Duo continue to eat this jerky with Mu Qing. It would be nice to have a taste.

So when Mei Duo was about to go over to thank Mu Qing, Ram pulled Mei Duo and whispered something in her ear. Suddenly, he saw Mei Duo, who was still smiling, showing a hint of grievance. look.

This reaction was naturally caught by Chu Yunfeng keenly, and he roughly understood it after a little guessing. So when he saw the increasingly aggrieved Mei Duo walking towards Mu Qing, Chu Yunfeng smiled.

"Mei Duo, come here, come to my brother!"

Mu Qing laughed as soon as she said this. Just now, she was planning to correct Mei Duo after she came over. What do you call her aunt? That's too old, right?
It’s right to call her sister!

After Chu Yunfeng's correction, Mu Qing naturally understood Chu Yunfeng's other plan, so she was not in a hurry to speak.

"Is the food my sister gave you delicious?"

It's okay not to ask, but after asking, Mei Duo seemed to feel a little more aggrieved, and tears seemed to be about to fall.

But she still held it back and nodded, then Chu Yunfeng touched her head and said: "Then, brother, can you make more for you so that you can eat enough?
But the premise is that there is fresh meat at home, do you think that’s okay? "

ah~?

The huge joy instantly detonated Mei Duo. She laughed excitedly, grabbed Chu Yunfeng's hand and said: "Is it true, brother?"

This brother's cry was good. Chu Yunfeng touched his head again and said: "Brother will not lie. Brother Tashi, do you have fresh meat at home? If not, I will go to the market to buy some and cook it for the little guy." Have some jerky.

This jerky is very simple to make and can be stored in the refrigerator for a long time. Leave it for her to eat slowly. It’s rare that she likes it so much! "

Chu Yunfeng's "uprightness" immediately moved Tashi. Seeing Mei Duo's aggrieved look just now made him feel a little uncomfortable, but he still had to adhere to the principles of dealing with things that he should teach Mei Duo.

But Chu Yunfeng defended Mei Duo so much, how could he not be grateful, so he hurriedly replied: "Yes, yes, there is some at home, and the fresh meat is in the refrigerator.

Tell me what other condiments you need and I'll buy them. How can I let guests do these things? "

Ram was also very happy when he saw this scene. He also felt that Chu Yunfeng and Mu Qing were straightforward and very in tune with their temper.

"Okay, I'll make more later. You can try more if you have nothing to do. You also know that I am a chef. This dish is called tangerine peel beef. It is a famous dish in our Sichuan cuisine.

Mei Duo, let me make it for you later. Can you let me watch my father and mother making tsampa first? "

I found that I really liked touching Mei Duo's head, and Mei Duo naturally nodded in response to Chu Yunfeng: "Okay, thank you brother, and thank you sister!"

Oh, this little guy's mouth is really sweet!

Mu Qing then smiled and waved to her and said, "Come on, let's continue sitting here eating and watching, okay?"

"Okay, here I come!"

The bouncing, carefree and innocent Mei Duo made everyone laugh.
After a while, the highland barley was almost sifted. Chu Yunfeng just wanted to see the production method, so there was no need to do too much.

While helping to bring the sifted highland barley to the river, I saw Tashi and Lamu starting to wash in the snow-capped mountains and flowing water. They moved slowly and leisurely, obviously doing this job often.

Looking at the slightly turbulent river water, Chu Yunfeng became more determined to bring some snow water back. This snow water will naturally carry many minerals and trace elements, which can increase the flavor of the highland barley.

After just cleaning some highland barley, Zhaxi immediately explained to Chu Yunfeng: "This cleaning is the second step, and the next third step is the most important.

The biggest difference between Shuitao tsampa and other tsampa is that many of them start frying it at this stage, but the method passed down by my ancestors still has to wait one night! "

one night!
Chu Yunfeng nodded, doesn't this mean he has to wait all night?

Mr. Zhang’s previous memories made it very clear that the family spent a whole day and night making tsampa, especially at night.

So of course Chu Yunfeng understood that there must be a huge difference in techniques, which prevented the tsampa he made from breaking through to the taste of Mr. Zhang's.

After taking all the washed tsampa back home, the water from the river had already been boiled, and then I saw Tashi and Ram starting to mix the hot water.

Then he put all the cleaned highland barley into hot water for washing, and then drained the water with a funnel. While the heat on the highland barley had not dissipated, he put them all into sacks.

Then it started to seal immediately!

But it wasn't over yet. On top of a large pot, Tashi added some water to the pot, placed a water-proof mat inside, and laid a wooden board on top.

Then the sack was placed on top, and finally the pot lid was closed, leaving the sack in a sealed state again.

Double seal?

When Chu Yunfeng saw Tashi starting to add firewood to the stove on the stove, but the firewood was all burned fire shavings, he knew that this was just to maintain the temperature in the pot.

Tashi didn't wait for Chu Yunfeng to ask, and immediately showed his white teeth and explained with a smile: "This is the biggest feature of our family's tsampa making. We need to keep the highland barley at a constant temperature for one night.

I won't open it until early tomorrow morning and start frying it. Today's program is almost completed. Is there anything else you don't understand? "

The down-to-earth Tashi asked this question, which made Mu Qing secretly laugh. If Chu Yunfeng couldn't even understand this, Mr. Li would probably talk to him.

What kind of wolf with a big tail are you pretending to be?

Of course, Chu Yunfeng would not joke with Tashi, and immediately expressed his gratitude and said: "I understand, then let's wait until tomorrow morning.

By the way, Brother Tashi, I see that your milk residue is also very unique. How is it made? Can you demonstrate it to me? "

Chu Yunfeng had been observing and inquiring about the dairy products of Tashi's family since the first time he came here, and finally came to the conclusion that all the food his family ate was yak milk, and there was no goat milk.

So when he saw that Chu Yunfeng was very interested in this, Zhaxi immediately smiled and said: "No problem, I will take you to see milking yak milk first, and I will teach you how to do it after you get the milk. This is very simple. !”

So Chu Yunfeng began to move the "battlefield" again and came to the cow pen. Today, there were still two cows tied there. It was obvious that Tashi probably didn't let them out.

Lam took care of the milking himself, while Chu Yunfeng and Tashi stood by and watched, chatting about local life from time to time.

Mu Qing was still eating delicious food with Little Mei Duo, and then she opened a box of snacks. The plum blossom-shaped biscuits made Mei Duo's eyes widen in surprise.

But this time, Mei Duo didn't rush to find Mu Qing's biscuits for Tashi and Ram to taste. Instead, she quietly told Mu Qing that the biscuits would have to be eaten later after Abba and Amma had made ghee. It is most delicious when eaten with butter tea.

Mu Qing gave her a thumbs up, sealed the box of snacks, and told her to keep it for later, which made Mei Duo happily spin around in circles several times.

But I was too excited, spinning too much in circles, my head was a little dizzy, and I was dangling in place. The cute little look made everyone overjoyed.

After the yak milk was milked, it was Tashi's turn to do it. He heated the milk slightly first, and then poured it into a wooden bucket specially used for making butter. There was a long-handled piston in the bucket specially used for stirring.

The piston was slightly smaller than the inner wall of the barrel and could move freely up and down. When the warm yak milk was poured into the barrel, Tashi rolled up his sleeves and immediately started stirring.

This action was not only boring, but also very laborious. Gradually, beads of sweat could be seen on Tashi's forehead. After vigorously stirring it up and down nearly a thousand times, the oil and water in the milk separated by themselves.

So when Tashi opened the bucket, he saw the oil floating on the top. Then he took it out with his hands and poured it into a rectangular leather bag, letting it cool slowly. After it cooled and solidified, it became ghee.

After waiting for the cooling time, Tashi boiled the remaining milk in the bucket over fire and set it aside to cool down.

After it cooled down for a while, everyone came back. At this time, when they opened their pockets, they could see that the butter was very yellow and fragrant.

The other one cooled down into yogurt water, and Tashi poured it into the bamboo bucket filter. The last thing left in the bamboo bucket filter was the milk residue.

Looking at the white milk residue, Chu Yunfeng felt that it looked a bit like tofu. Then he saw Ram put a piece of cloth on the ground outside the house, spread the milk residue on it and began to dry it.

After drying, it can be stored for a long time. Then Zhaxi began to invite Chu Yunfeng and Mu Qing back to the house to taste butter tea.

Mei Duo's eyes also lit up, and she pulled Mu Qing back to the house quickly. When Chu Yunfeng was about to leave together, the phone suddenly rang, and it turned out that it was Ma Fu calling.

Then Chu Yunfeng's eyes lit up. He finally waited for the call. It seemed that a new plan was about to begin.
(End of this chapter)