Ten years as a substitute!Now that she leaves, she regrets it too much

Hearing what the driver said, Lin Xixi became even more curious about shabu-shabu.

"Teacher Jiang, you said he is so mysterious, which makes me even more impatient."

Looking at her now as anxious as a little rabbit, Jiang An couldn't help but smile: "Don't worry, I think it will be delivered soon, because I can already smell the smell of charcoal fire."

Jiang An said this, and as expected, the little girl just walked over with a triangular iron frame and an iron cauldron with ring ears, and behind her was an old man wearing local ethnic costumes, carrying a lot of firewood.

"Is this for shabu-shabu?"

Jiang An glanced at it and roughly guessed how it would be used: "Classmate Xiaolin, do you recognize this thing?"

Lin Xixi looked at it and said proudly: "I've seen it in TV dramas. This is an iron pot, right? The iron pot holder needs to be hung on this iron shelf."

"Right?"

"Yes."

The little beauty just said: "Ours is different from the copper pot shabu-shabu. We mainly use iron cauldrons, and then hang them up and use firewood instead of charcoal fire."

"So please, guests, please step aside and let us start the fire."

Jiang An and Lin Xixi got up quickly, and the driver took the initiative to move the table aside. Unexpectedly, there was a pit made of stones under the table.

"This is what we use here to set up fires, so you'd better be careful when you're waiting for your meal."

As the driver spoke, he quickly set up the iron cauldron.

Then the little girl didn't add soup, but threw a few large ice cubes in.

"Dear guests, this ice cube is frozen near the spring on the mountain. It is natural mineral water."

“And it’s the kind that protects water resources and cannot be developed.”

"In the past, our area was underdeveloped, so it was inconvenient to get water in winter. Our ancestors would get ice directly from near the spring. This way, it is easier to transport and store."

The little girl was beaming when she said this: "And hey, the temperature here is so low, even if we get water, it will freeze soon."

"The water is boiling."

While he was talking, the melted ice water in the iron cauldron was boiling. At this time, the old man used a fire chopstick to push away the blazing firewood below.

I don’t know how the old man did it, but he suppressed the raging fire in a few seconds.

Only a little flame was left to maintain the temperature and boiling in the iron cauldron.

"that's amazing!"

Lin Xixi saw this kind of scenery for the first time. Her eyes flickered and she stared: "Sir, do you know any magic?"

"I?"

The old man shook his head and kept laughing: "I am just an ordinary person and I dare not say that."

"You guys should hurry up and eat. This water is at its best now."

Lin Xixi was very curious: "Is there still a time when the water is bad? Old man, you are so funny."

Jiang An didn't quite understand either.

The old man said: "Because this is mineral water, after it is boiled, the substances in it will begin to evaporate. Now put the meat in, which tastes best and is the softest and tenderest."

"If the water level goes down after a while, if those minerals are not absorbed by the meat, they will condense and the water will become very heavy."

Speaking of this, the old man also gave an example: "Just like Emperor Qianlong in the past must drink water from Yuquan Mountain, the emperor collected all the water in the world."

"Then the same volume is weighed, and the one with the lightest weight is the one with the cleanest water quality."

"Eat quickly."

After the old man said this, he left with a smile, and his remarks shocked Lin Xixi.

"Teacher Jiang, this old man is very knowledgeable."

"Yes."

Jiang An was also sighing. He didn't expect the old man's explanation to be so exciting.

However, the little girl on the side revealed the secret to them: "You two don't know, but the old man just now is our local folklorist."

"I see."

Jiang An suddenly realized: "That's even more shocking. You can see such a scholar here."

"Hehe, he is the pride of our tribe."

The little girl said that she had already brought up all the ingredients for the hotpot. Even though the iron cauldron was set on the ground, it was at a very suitable height. With their local low-leg chairs and small wooden tables, the whole thing was so comfortable. , there is no sense of folding at all on the body.

It won't make people feel limited to anything. "Everyone, please try our Shabu Shabu, which is unique to Oroqen." The little girl introduced the plates of meat with emphasis.

"The main meat of our shabu-shabu is not mutton or beef, but roe deer meat."

"These are freshly cut roe deer meat. They are all very fresh, so they only need to be rinsed a few times until the color changes."

Roe deer meat!

It is definitely a local specialty meat. Although now with the development of the Internet, it can be eaten in other places, but it may not be so fresh and authentic.

Most of the meat shipped out is the product of the cold chain, which is still different from fresh food.

What about seasonings?

Jiang An has now become a "primary school student". He is always very humble about things he has never experienced before, and tries his best to understand them before tasting them correctly.

The little girl brought them wild chive flowers and juice made from wild onions.

"These two taste different. Although they are both green, the taste is very different. Compared with chive flowers, wild onions are more intense."

She was obviously reminding Lin Xixi that besides roe deer meat, there were two other things that she wanted to focus on.

One is the birch sap that is enjoyed with the shabu-shabu, which is their local natural drink.

Sweet and refreshing.

In fact, it is the water absorbed by the naturally growing birch tree, which is retained in the body and undergoes some transformations such as filtration by the wood, forming a delicious drink.

It has a clear taste, refreshing taste and sweet aftertaste.

"And this, please see if you can guess what it is."

The little girl waved a plate of blood sausage in front of them; Jiang An blurted out, but he immediately regretted it, but unfortunately there was no way to take it back.

"This guest is actually quite right."

The little girl said something like this, which is a classic: "Because this is originally made of blood, but it is not blood sausage."

"In our local area, it's called serum filling."

"Inject serum?" Lin Xixi pouted, "What is that?"

"After the blood precipitates due to heat, the layer of transparent liquid floating on it is serum."

"We will also scoop out the clean serum and adjust the taste, then pour it into the casings and cook it for consumption."

"And this is particularly delicious when cooked."

……

The little girl's introduction had ended five minutes ago, and as she retreated, Jiang An and Lin Xixi tacitly cooked the serum and roe deer meat respectively.

According to what the little girl just said, all it takes is rinsing, and because the water in the iron cauldron is always kept slightly open, it only takes a few seconds.

The taste of wild onions is explosive and fierce, and it is a particularly overbearing taste. Lin Xixi just rolled a little bit of it with roe deer meat slices, and just a little bit of it made her choke in tears.

But even though the taste is so strong, it does not overwhelm the aroma of roe deer meat.

The two flavors gradually merge into one during the chewing process.

It presents a completely different meaty and spicy flavor.

"This smell, God, is it a gift from nature?"

Lin Xixi sighed while eating. She didn't know how many times this happened.

And Jiang Aner also took the trouble to respond to her, after all, his taste buds were also conquered.

"We have eaten so many shabu-shabu before, and this one is definitely the first and unique one."

"It seems that when we return to the Magic City, we already have souvenirs for everyone."

"Yes."

Lin Xixi also felt that this was a particularly meaningful gift. Although the driver was also enjoying the meal, there was a bit of regret on his face.

"Although roe deer meat is delicious, it is not as delicious as roe deer meat."

"jail?"

When Jiang An heard what he said, he couldn't even hold the chopsticks: "Isn't that the same as sitting on the bottom of the prison and wearing a beast? It has been banned for a long time."

"Yes."

The driver sighed: "I haven't eaten it either, so I think it tastes better."

The two of them were talking lively, but Lin Xixi was almost dizzy after listening to it. What on earth is this Mo?

"Teacher Jiang, can you tell me." (End of chapter)