Datang First Chef

Chapter 91

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva was transformed into the Western Paradise the day after tomorrow. Unlike other monks, he has the appearance of a vajra with glaring eyes. He often gives people the feeling of spring wind and rain, and his appearance is delicate, so many believers mistakenly think that he has a female appearance.

Facing the Taotie, the Bodhisattva showed no mercy, instead turned over and said indifferently: "Marry? At Mo Dalang's age, it is indeed time to get married." He wished that the other party could marry a wife and have children, at least he would not have chastity crisis!

Big Black "Sheep's 咩 咩 咩", does not listen to the embodiment of the bodhisattva, let him sleep uneasily: No, no, no, no, if Mo Dalang married, where can there be a place in my seat, if in the future, if you do n’t, do n’t do it in the future. How about making delicious food for me?Now that I'm an adult I need to eat more...

In his description, sheep seem to be yellow cabbage in the ground.

The bodhisattva was too swaying, so he could only straighten up and respond to the big black sheep: "As a man, Mo Dalang will definitely treat you as a brother even if he gets married, and he won't do it if he doesn't cook for you."

The big black sheep was tearful, although, even so...

The Bodhisattva thought he had hit the point, and he might not be able to convince the big black sheep, so he sat up and said earnestly: "Look, since he is married to you, it is no problem for you to eat, then get married."

The big black sheep kept flicking its tail, very irritable, but, but, he just didn't want to...

Why doesn't he want to?

Relating to the scene where the oasis wanted to meet Mo Wenyuan, the big black sheep had an epiphany!

"Baa baa baa baa baa!"

I, I am happy with Mo Xiaoyuan!

Buddha:"???"

I, I want to marry him!No wonder I don't want him with other women!

Bodhisattva: =mouth=!

Did you realize it? !

Guanyin Bodhisattva was stunned. What did he do?It actually awakened Taotie!

The big black sheep said "baa baa baa" to himself: Thank you Bodhisattva, without you I would not have this enlightenment.

It was the first time he honestly called him a Bodhisattva, and then he jumped out and returned to Jiangnan under the cover of night.

Buddha:"……"

Do, do bad things!

……

Not long after the big black sheep returned to the south of the Yangtze River, a faint light appeared in the sky, and Mo Wenyuan got out of bed to cook and eat.

Yang muttered, following behind Mo Wenyuan, seemed to have something to say, Mo Wenyuan was a sensitive person, looking back at his sheep face filled with hesitation, he said: "Do you have something to say? "

The big black sheep was shocked and couldn't say anything, "Xiaoyuan, I like you", he didn't dare to say it, but he really wanted to test the other party's thoughts, so he said "baa baa baa baa": Mo Xiaoyuan, you really want to get married.

Mo Wenyuan said: "What are you talking about? I have no plans to get married yet."

"Aniang's letter was just to inquire, and there was no other intention. Even if I get married, I will not listen to the matchmaker's words and find a girl at will." He thought, "Marriage requires a long-term relationship..."

After hearing this, the sheep's eyes ignited with flames, and they have been together for a long time. Isn't that me?

The big black sheep wanted to say something, but was suddenly interrupted, and the voice of the assistant came from outside the door: "Mo Dalang, there are customers coming."

……

Sitting in front of the low table, Zhou Zhoulang was wearing plain clothes and no powder on his face. He looked like an ordinary and handsome gentleman, but his face was haggard, his eyes were blue and black, and he was not feminine. .

Mo Wenyuan recognized him, only to realize that this person was Zhou Zhou, he paused for a while and said, "May I ask Zhou Zhou what you want from me?" It seems that there is no intersection with this person.

Zhou Zhou Lang smiled slightly, but no matter how you looked at this smile, he was not in good spirits. He saluted and almost prostrated himself on the ground with his head on the ground, with a sincere attitude. present?"

Even though Mo Wenyuan said it, Zhou Zhoulang hadn't gotten up yet, Mo Wenyuan could only see his hair bun, and a low voice came from his mouth: "Although I know this remark is abrupt, since it is here, I have to say it." The words." He said, "I beg Mo Dalang to go to my house again, there seems to be a demon in the house."

demon?

demon?

Both Mo Wenyuan and Big Black Sheep had their ears pricked up. Speaking of monsters, they thought of many ingredients in the Classic of Mountains and Seas such as Bifang and so on.

The flavors are different, but they are all delicious.

But Mo Wenyuan still had reason, and said to him: "Can you ask the Taoist priests in the temple to have a look?"

"I've already searched for them, and all the well-known Taoist mages in Huaiyang and other places have returned with their halberds." Thursday showed an embarrassed, but more anxious smile, "The Taoist priests who cleared the Jinyang Temple yesterday , said that he lost his essence and blood, and now he is cultivating, but I don’t know if it will break his way.”

Mo Wenyuan has heard of Jinyang Temple. The well-known temple of exorcising evil spirits is very guaranteed to eliminate demons. Master Kongchan also said when he was chatting that the Taoist priests here have real skills.

In the fantasy Tang Dynasty, humans and demons and ghosts coexist. There are many capable mages and Taoists, and there are also many incompetent people who are bluffing and deceiving. In particular, the purpose of many people entering Buddhism and Taoism is not pure, it is to avoid corvee and taxation, and they will pretend to be gods and ghosts to cheat money. No wonder.

There are many ways on Thursday, so the sorcerer he recruited is capable, but if the Golden Sun Temple can’t be used, and the blood essence is lost, then the ghosts and ghosts are very capable.

Mo Wenyuan has some skills in eliminating demons. Among other things, there are few monks in Daming Temple who are more powerful than him. Seeing that Thursday is really desperate, he whispered: "Since it is said that demons are causing trouble, then How is it different from usual?"

"A few days ago, Zhao Lang couldn't sleep, so he went to see a doctor, but he didn't find anything wrong. He couldn't wake him up, so he went to see a Taoist priest. He said that evil spirits had entered his body." Zhao Lang's full name is Zhao Shenlan. , is the talented son sitting at the top of the dinner party.

"Led by Zhao Lang, some people fell asleep one after another after that. Xiao Lang, who came to take care of them, said that he saw a ghost and heard a dog barking."

"Have you ever seen the true face of a ghost?"

"Never."

Even the Taoist priest of Jinyang Temple also fell into a coma after rushing out of the hospital, unable to tell what the ghost looks like, so until now, Thursday still knows nothing about the haunting spirit.

After hearing this, Mo Wenyuan thought that it might not be caused by ghosts. He had never dealt with ghosts before. Fortunately, he had watched horror movies like Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio and modern kaleidoscopes, so he was not afraid of ghosts.

After hearing this, the big black sheep also baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, very interested, Mo Wenyuan said: "Do you have other arrangements, if not, I will go to your house later to see what is in the room. "

After listening to it on Thursday, he was very grateful, and wanted to salute again, but this time Mo Wenyuan quickly stopped him without knocking his forehead on the ground.

"Not much gossip, let's go first."

……

Mo Wenyuan was fully armed, the Vajra Subduing Demon Pestle given by the two masters of Daxingshan Temple, the Buddhist scriptures consecrated in front of the Buddha, the rosary sent by Master Kongchan, and various small pills, etc., he took everything he could.

The big black sheep walked beside Mo Wenyuan with its head held high, and led the way on Thursday. It had been summer in the past few days, and the weather was getting hotter. The morning sun was not very strong, and the fragments of sunlight were scattered on the ground.On Thursday, the house is a courtyard with four entrances and four exits. You Ji came back, and all kinds of flowers were planted in the courtyard, and the branches were also pruned into ingenious shapes.

In his memory, the decoration of Zhou Zhou's house is very elegant.

Standing in front of the courtyard this time, Mo Wenyuan felt gloomy for no reason. The peach and apricot blossoms had all withered, leaving only the trees and leaves. The color of the leaves was no longer green as in spring, but darkened and gloomy.

An ominous icy air ached from the soles of his feet, and Mo Wenyuan recited Buddhist scriptures in his heart before he felt the temperature rise.

The big black sheep sniffed its nose and said firmly: There are monsters here!

Most of them are monsters he knows!

Taotie has an inheritance. Although there is no adolescent education in the inheritance, there are many contents about the inborn fierce beasts of mountains and seas. The big black sheep has already smelled an unusual ominous aura from Zhou Zhou's house.Only monsters that can eat people can have a fierce aura. Many monsters recorded in the Shan Hai Jing are eaten, not people.

"Wow woof woof woof woof—"

A series of heart-piercing dog barks suddenly came out from the courtyard. This bark was not quite the same as the bark of a dog saying hello or showing its own existence. Mo Wenyuan listened to it and felt the deterrent meaning deeply. There was a hint of fear, as if it had already felt that someone could threaten it.

Hearing this unusual bark on Thursday, his face turned pale. He had only heard a little boy's talk before, and he himself had never experienced such a battle, so he said: "There is no dog in the courtyard."

The dog barks, the dog barks, and Mo Wenyuan suddenly feels that this action is quite familiar. He has read the Shan Hai Jing that he has read a hundred times in his mind for several rounds, and finally found the records in the corners.

He said to the eager big black sheep, "Is the pig hiding in the house?"

The pig here is not talking about a pig, but a strange beast. It is recorded in the Shan Hai Jing: "There is a beast on the Fuyu Mountain. It looks like a tiger with an ox tail, and its sound is like a barking dog. Its name is pig. It's cannibalism."

That is to say, a beast that can bark like a dog, whose upper body looks like a tiger but has an ox's tail, is called a pig. It can eat people, so it is considered a fierce beast.

It's a pity that the big black sheep knew the appearance of those ferocious beasts, but the smell was not very suitable. After Mo Wenyuan said, he nodded hesitantly, shook his head again, and couldn't give an answer immediately, and finally felt a little ashamed The big black sheep bleated and said, "If you don't go in and have a look, you'll know what it is when you catch this beast."

After finishing speaking, the big black sheep asked another question that he thought was important: Is there any record of pigs in the book?

He doesn't like reading, but he remembers that Mo Wenyuan once said that many chapters in the Book of Mountains and Seas recorded the effects of demon meat, so why would it be tasteless after eating it?

"Never, I'm afraid no one has eaten pig meat."

The big black sheep bleated and said, "Maybe I will be able to eat the first time today."

After entering the courtyard, the sound of dogs barking became even worse. The sound seemed to come from all directions, disturbing the hearing and hearing, making it impossible to distinguish the direction.

Thursday stopped at the door and shouted from a distance: "The room of Zhao Lang and others is in the innermost room."

Except for the sleeping man, the rest of the gentlemen had already fled from the courtyard, fearing that they would not be able to sleep.

Mo Wenyuan said: "I know."

He explored and walked forward, and the ground touched by the Buddha's light seemed to be brightened, the miasma was dispelled, and the originally gloomy trees returned to verdant green.

"Yang, you might smell Zhao Lang?"

"Baa baa baa baa baa." It could be smelled, but no one died in the courtyard, and there was not much bloody smell.

What remains is probably the blood essence of yesterday's Taoist priest.

Mo Wenyuan nodded and said: "So, if you feel the smell of a monster, take him down, and don't let him hurt the gentlemen."

"Baa baa baa baa baa." He handed it to me.

I tried my best not to say anything, I think Laiyang really has a plan in mind.

The sound of dog barking dissipated, and the monster probably sensed the fading miasma, and knew that it was not an opponent to face a hard fight.

He might want to run away, but Mo Wenyuan had circled the courtyard before, setting up many restrictions so that he couldn't go.

One person and one sheep advanced at an extremely fast speed, and the gentlemen lying in other rooms were all fine. Mo Wenyuan seemed to be fascinated by the miasma, and he would be fine after a few days of rest after dispelling.

Then they arrived at Zhao Lang's gate.

The sheep is very masculine, he stood in front of Mo Wenyuan and said, "Let me open the door."

Knowing how he might react, Mo Wenyuan stepped aside.

The sheep's hooves were hard, and the door was pushed open.

"Roar--"

The tiger's mouth opened wide, with overwhelming power, his roar was so loud that it almost formed a sound wave, and Mo Wenyuan felt that his ears were shaking.

But the sheep was unmoved, and saw that his mouth was wide open, revealing two rows of sharp teeth that were definitely not grown by herbivores.

swine:? ? ?

Swallowed by sheep from head to tail.

……

Mo Wenyuan said seriously: "Do you want to eat pig meat?"

The big black sheep nodded.

"It doesn't matter if he has eaten human flesh?"

No problem no problem!

Mo Wenyuan knew that the sheep would grow bigger if they ate the meat of strange animals. If not, he would definitely not be able to cook pigs, but even if he did, he would not eat them himself. Thinking about what he had eaten, I just can't stand it.

The pig has the appearance of a tiger, but the texture of the meat belongs to a pig, and the smell is the best, a pig without any fishy smell, fat and thin, with more lean meat.

After peeling off the skin from his body, he thought he could use the tiger skin to make a mattress for Sanniang. People had no idea of ​​protecting animals this year. Wolf and tiger skins, though expensive, are still available in the market.

It is said that undamaged skins are worth a thousand gold. If you want this kind of skins, the hunter must be a master of piercing through Yang with a hundred steps, and you can get the skins by directly piercing the tiger's eyes with arrows and killing them.The pig was directly swallowed by the meat of the big black sheep's face. When it was spit out, the fur was stained with wet saliva, but it was intact. After peeling it off, Mo Wenyuan was overwhelmed by its quality.

The pig was bigger than ordinary pigs, and Mo Wenyuan was planning how to cook it, and finally decided to take the hoofs first and make it into a famous Jiangsu dish, Yaorou.

Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai are free shipping areas in modern times, so it can be seen that the three places are closely related, and the same is true in the esophagus. Mo Wenyuan, who studies Shanghai cuisine, has dabbled in famous Jiangsu dishes. For example, meat is a famous dish in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. , he will definitely do it.

It's luxurious to say the least, since the big black sheep has the ability to turn water into ice, Mo Wenyuan spent some money to build an ice cellar for storing ice. The area is not very large, just for refrigeration.

It is said to be the hoof, but it is actually an elbow-like part of the tiger. The bones in the hoof have been removed and washed, leaving only the tight flesh.

Thin wooden sticks punch small holes in the meat.

A very small amount of nitrate is mixed with a relatively large amount of salt, applied on the surface of the meat, and then the meat is kneaded back and forth like dough, so that the taste of the salt can be fully melted into the meat.

It’s hot in summer, so it’s enough to marinate with nitrate salt for one day, soak the meat in cold water the next day, and scrape off the impurities with a knife when the meat turns white. At this point, the processing of the hoof is over. up.

The layers of meat are compacted and put into the pot. After two and a half hours of cooking, the meat is freshly baked in large pieces. The remaining brine and the meat pieces are placed in a square shape. In the box, it stands to reason that as long as the meat is cooled at this time, the quivering and Q-bomb colloid will adhere to the meat like fish jelly, and it can condense well even without additional cold air processing.

However, Mo Wenyuan believes that if an external force is added during the cooling process, such as the intervention of ice, the taste of the final meat will be firmer, and the frozen part will be better coagulated, from soft but not chewy The jelly has risen to a more lovable and better taste, the same taste as QQ sugar.

He has good teeth and likes to eat meat that is a little bit springy. The big black sheep's teeth are even better. When you open it, you can see the sharp teeth with a high degree of bite. Since it is for him to eat, of course it must be made elastic!

The meat box was kept in the ice cellar for refrigeration, and the big black sheep looked at the wooden door that separated him from the ice cellar, looking through the autumn water, with affectionate eyes.

Ashamed to say, he felt that he was very happy with Mo Wenyuan, but he never looked at him with this kind of eyes. He really is a foodie without emotion!

The emotionally unfeeling cook figured it was almost time. He took out the meat, and the meat was cooked very well. The jelly was not crystal clear, but had a faint yellow color on the contrary, and all the delicious food was condensed in the jelly.

He found a knife, sliced ​​the meat, put it hastily on a plate, poured a plate of balsamic vinegar he bought, and said to the big black sheep, "Eat it!"

Yang is a gourmet with an attitude. He has his own unique steps when tasting food. For example, he must taste the original taste of the food first, even if Mo Wenyuan recommended him to use vinegar.

The original taste of the meat is not light, the rich meaty cup is locked in the small pieces, the hoof meat is firm and chewy, even if salt is added in the kneading process, it is not heavy, and it is delicious to eat alone Not salty.

Simple meat slices are delicious, but let the sheep say that the crystal jelly is the most worthy food. The essence is concentrated in the broth, the taste of meat, the taste of brine, and a touch of meat.

The taste is also very unique, unlike the soft and tender taste of jelly, tofu, etc., the elasticity of jelly is crisp and raw, and the sharp teeth can cut it into two. On the contrary, the feeling of chewing aspic is very refreshing.

After eating empty mouthfuls, it’s time to dip in vinegar. Vinegar is a very expensive old vinegar. You can smell the sour aroma from a distance. This sour smell makes your mouth salivate. The bottom half turned brown when pinched, and the vinegar drips were crumbling.

The big black sheep couldn't bear to waste the jealousy, and immediately took it with his mouth, and then his eyes widened.

What kind of taste is the meat dish dipped in vinegar!The sour taste gives the light-smelling meat a new feeling, and the light freshness and sourness have reached a perfect fusion.

If he takes this as a dish, he can eat a big bucket of rice, and he will never get tired of eating it without a stutter!

After just two mouthfuls, he was captured by the crystal meat!

……

After solving the pig, Mo Wenyuan's reputation has grown a bit. Of course, this reputation is not only spread in the world, but also in the demon world and the fairy world.

People just think that he has profound magical powers, can subdue demons and eliminate demons, and solve harms that ordinary people cannot solve, so they respect him very much.

And the feelings of demons and gods are a bit mixed.

The pig took root in Huaiyang, the local monsters knew about it, there was no other reason, it was obviously a creature on Fuyu Mountain, but after arriving here, it was really rampant.

Not only cannibals, but even monsters. The little monsters are miserable and unable to resist.

After Zhimo Wenyuan subdued the pig, the little monsters overcame the fear in their hearts and saved a lot of spiritual herbs that they had finally found. Thrilling objects.

Looking at the white tiger bones, the little demons trembled all over, almost foaming at the mouth in fright.

"This, this, this, what is this?"

"Is it the pig's bones?!"

"Moyo yes."

"The bones are so clean, what about the meat?"

As soon as this question came up, they fell into a deep silence, and silence and fear weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.

However, they didn't stay silent for a long time. They left the spirit grass and ran away, fearing that Mo Wenyuan would go out with a knife and kill them all.

The sound of their discussion lingered in the wind.

"I've seen Mo Dalang Paoding pick a sheep, every bone is picked clean, not to mention the remaining minced meat, even the trace of blood can't be found."

"The pig's bones are similar to the sheep's bones."

Having said all that, they couldn't guess where it went, it must have been eaten!

The monsters were scared to death. It turned out that it was true that Mo Dalang and Mo Wenyuan ate monsters!

Stay away, stay away, or move out of Yangzhou City!

……

The reaction of the gods came from another source. Sun Wukong and Mo Wenyuan had a good relationship, and they were like chefs and diners.

It is true that monkey grandson has been crowned as fighting and defeating Buddha, and he is still very popular among monkey grandchildren, so he has heard the rumors circulating among little monsters.

I came to ask Mo Dalang for food, so I stopped by and asked about the taste of the pig.

Mo Wenyuan said: "I haven't eaten it, but it tastes like pork meat."

Sun Wukong said with interest: "The spirit of mountains and seas blames you for how many flavors you have tasted. What kind of flavors are they?"

Mo Wenyuan said one by one.

After going back, Sun Wukong talked about it when he was chatting with Zhu Bajie, saying that fish eat like cows, and Bi Fang eat like chicken wings.

Zhu Bajie also likes to flatter, he took this matter as talk, told the fairy, and said brazenly: "In my opinion, Mo Dalang should use his experience to complete the Shan Hai Jing, and write down its taste one by one."

His words spread in the heavens, and the taste changed. Finally, the version heard by Guanyin Bodhisattva became "Mo Dalang wants to eat all the spirits and monsters in the Shan Hai Jing to complement the taste."

The Bodhisattva's eyes darkened, and he thought that Mo Dalang was so vigorous after not seeing him for many days, could it be that he was stimulated?

Thinking about it carefully, Taotie is also a member of Shan Hai Jing, could it be that he is planning to eat Taotie? !

Bodhisattva: I should take care of Mo Dalang's physical and mental health.

……

Mo Wenyuan didn't know anything about the rumors in the heavens. If he knew, he might not be able to look directly at the book of Shan Hai Jing.

As the rumors intensified, delicacies were being sold in restaurants.

The taste of this meat is naturally excellent if it can pass the inspection of Big Black Sheep's tricky tongue, so the diners are also very satisfied and buy it one after another.

Diners who have to travel from Jiangnan to other places are a little frustrated. This food is currently only sold in Jiangnan, but some of them want to eat it on the way to buy it, and some want to take it home for their wives and children to taste.

If it is cold and freezing in winter, it is still possible, but the temperature in summer is too high, and it seems impossible to travel long distances with meat.

Qin Baichuan was about to leave from Jiangnan, he couldn't help but sighed to Mo Wenyuan: "If this thing is as convenient as Hoto, it will be fine if it is stored for a long time."

"You didn't put it in the bamboo tube before, you said it can be stored for a longer time. If you use a similar method, can you prolong the time for cooking meat?"

Mo Wenyuan couldn't help but said: "The Hoto in bamboo tubes has long been out of sale. Although this method can prolong the time, you are not willing to buy one. You still buy layer upon layer of dough cakes on the road. What can I do?" ?”

Quite complaining.

Not all the things he sells can be sold, such as the tube-packed Houtou in a bamboo tube, the bamboo tube is used as a bowl, and the bamboo joint layer is used as a lid to seal it, and then a layer of pine glue is attached to it.

In his opinion, it is an epoch-making item, but in the eyes of the merchant, the production of this item is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the price is too high, so it is not worth buying.

At this time, Mo Wenyuan can be happy when he mentions the failure?

and many more!

He suddenly paused and said: "Say it again, how to extend the time?"

Monk Zhang Er of Qin Baichuan couldn't figure it out: "Using the method of Huto similarity?"

A spark of inspiration flashed in Mo Wenyuan's mind. What is the method of similarity is to nail the mouth to prevent air from entering.

He vaguely remembered the popular science books he read when he was a child, among which was the history of the invention of canned food. The first canned food in history was unattractive. It was to put food in ordinary glass, heat it first, and then plug the mouth of the bottle with a cork. Finally, secure the opening firmly with wire.

Heated food is not easy to spoil, glass is good for food preservation, and wooden stopper and iron wire can block air.

Mo Wenyuan: emmmmmmmmmmm

Glass heating cork wire Glass heating cork wire Glass heating cork wire...

Heating is easy to accomplish, and glass... His knowledge of chemistry and physics has long been returned to the teacher, and it is impossible to make glass.

But the cork is quite easy to find. Although iron wire cannot be made, if the cork is tight enough, it should be able to prolong the storage time?

How about trying it in a ceramic jar first?If it succeeds, merchants who travel long distances will be able to eat the fresh food they want, soldiers stationed at Yumen Pass will be able to eat fresh fruits, and common people will be able to eat vegetables in winter.

Mo Wenyuan happily thought, let's try, even if he doesn't succeed, there is no loss for him!