I have a deep mountain

Chapter 25
Accompanied by the sound of birdsong, Han Dong walked forward.

Since the bamboo blocks most of the sunlight, the dew on the leaves of the plants has not dissipated even near noon. Fortunately, Han Dong's jacket and rain boots are waterproof.

While climbing the mountain, Han Dong kept an eye on the plants around him with his learned eyes.

[Adiantum fern] A fern of the same era as dinosaurs, it has no edible or medicinal value.

[Psyllium] is a Chinese herbal medicine that diuresis and eliminates stranguria, and has certain medicinal value.

【Phoebe Bamboo】It is a tall bamboo plant with tough texture and can be used in many ways.

【Bamboo shoots】Bamboo shoots are juvenile in shape, thick in flesh, fragrant in taste, and have high edible value.

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Han Dong found something edible in a series of plant introductions, so he stopped immediately.

Han Dong looked around. There were a lot of bamboo shoots like this, and they were the freshest and crispiest for cooking, so he squatted down and started digging the bamboo shoots.

Although the bamboo shoots are thick, their bodies are mostly hidden in the soil and need to be dug deeper.

Han Dong took out an engineering shovel from his backpack. The soil of this mountain was soft, so it was not difficult to dig.

In the process of digging bamboo shoots, Han Dong discovered a more precious ingredient—black truffles—in a place where bamboo forests and zelkova trees grow together.

[Black Truffle] An edible fungus that only grows underground, with irregular shapes, and has great food and medicinal value.

When Han Dong accidentally dug out a black truffle while digging bamboo shoots, he was stunned.

As a chef, he knew how precious this dark, irregular ball was.

Black truffles, caviar, and foie gras are considered the three most delicious delicacies in the world.

Among these three foods, black truffles that cannot be artificially grown are the most rare. Some black truffles with good appearance and good origin are often popular items in the auctions of rich people.

As a member of luxury food for the rich, its price is also unaffordable for ordinary people.

The market price of a catty of fresh black truffles can exceed 1500 yuan.

When Han Dong dug the first black truffle, he stopped digging the bamboo shoots and turned to look for the black truffle under the root of the beech tree.

Surprisingly, black truffles, which are rare in the outside world, can be seen everywhere in this mountain.

There are black truffles under almost every zelkova tree, and some have more than one.

Han Dong roughly estimated that about 300g of black truffles can be dug under each tree on average, and nearly one kilogram of fresh black truffles can be dug out by digging three trees, which is equivalent to a market price of 3000 yuan.

And these black truffles are obviously better than the black truffles currently on the market, and the price will only be higher.

If Han Dong sells all these black truffles to high-end hotels, then don't make money too fast.

Han Dong looked at this large forest of mixed zelkova and bamboo, and couldn't calm down for a long time.

These tall beech trees are now cash cows in Han Dong's eyes.

As a chef, Han Dong knows more about black truffles than anyone who can only taste them.

When Han Dong was studying, he was lucky enough to taste a black truffle once, which was brought by his teacher from a five-star hotel for teaching.

The teacher asked all the students to ask about the black truffle, and then asked them to describe the taste they smelled one by one.

The answers I got were also very different. Some students answered that they smelled like rice, green grass, durian, bad apples, and some even said it smelled like the smell of boars and human tadpoles.

After Han Dong smelled it, he was attracted by this complex and wild smell.

The taste of black truffle is completely different from all mushrooms, fungi, and herbs. It has a unique overbearing smell.

At that time, the teacher handed the black truffle to Han Dong:

"Han Dong, your nose is the sharpest, come on, try to describe the smell of this black truffle."

After Han Dong smelled it, he thought for a moment and replied, "Mr. Li, I think the most special thing about black truffles is that its smell is not just a sense of smell."

"Oh? Go ahead and talk about it." Teacher Li and the students were puzzled by Han Dong's words.

"The black truffle is buried under the soil all the year round, and it has extremely high requirements on temperature and humidity. In addition, it relies on the excretory system of mammals to pass on the family line. Therefore, the black truffle itself is not a simple plant, but has a kind of animal. characteristics. If I had to describe its taste, I think the word hormonal taste is suitable.”

At that time, the students were shocked. They were also taught by the same teacher. Why did it feel like Han Dong knew so much, but he was like a sand sculpture.

Teacher Li nodded in satisfaction and boasted:
"Well, student Han Dong said it very well. It seems that I have done my homework in advance. I have been wondering what words to use to describe black truffles. You use the word 'hormone' to describe its overbearing, desire and The complex smell is really apt."

The students whispered to each other and discussed in a low voice:

"Students are different from scumbags."

"They all learn from chefs. People don't look at the recipes and look at the art of war."

Teacher Li coughed a few times, and said: "Everyone, stop chatting. I told you yesterday that I will bring you black truffles for class today. You all have to learn from Han Dong and learn cooking with your heart and mind. For Cherishing and paying attention to ingredients is the basic quality of becoming a top chef."

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Han Dong's thoughts came back to reality. He carefully smelled the newly dug black truffle. The strong and unique smell of black truffle was far better than the one that the teacher had worked so hard to get back.

Han Dong continued digging for black truffles for a while, when he suddenly heard a strange sound.

The sound of "Gong Bang Gong Bang..." was getting closer and closer. When Han Dong looked towards the sound, he was startled.

It's a wild boar!
An adult wild boar whose combat power is comparable to that of a tiger!
It has black hair all over its body, is two meters long and 1.5 meters high, and has thick and hard mane on its back.The two fangs on the mouth are narrow and sharp.

Wild boars are attracted by the smell of black truffles, a favorite food of wild boars.

The wild boar was still 30 meters away from Han Dong. Han Dong stared at the wild boar, his head spinning rapidly, trying to find a way to deal with it.

In the wild, animals such as wolves and leopards are far less threatening than wild boars.

The wild boar has a violent personality and is extremely aggressive, especially those who rob it of food. Even if it is a tiger or a brown bear, one should be afraid of it, because they are deadly in fights.

At the same time, the wild boar also found Han Dong and the black truffle in his hand.

Its gaze instantly became curious and fierce. This wild boar was obviously seeing humans for the first time. It was observing and wondered why the animal in front of it dared to break into its territory.

Although Han Dong had a gun in his backpack, the blunderbuss filled with lead bullets would never kill a rough-skinned and thick-skinned wild boar with a single shot. Instead, it would irritate the wild boar. A wild boar in a rage, Han Dong would be in danger. .

Han Dong looked around from the corner of his eye. If the wild boar really rushed towards him, he had to judge which route was the most suitable for him to escape.

One person and one pig look at each other in the zelkova and bamboo forests. For wild boars, they are curious about the creatures in front of them.

For Han Dong, he was experiencing the death stare of a wild boar.

(End of this chapter)