The first thing the old man talked about was his recent experience. The old man was a tricycle rider. Strictly speaking, a tricycle was not allowed to carry passengers in Chengdu.
If he was caught by the traffic police, although the tricycle wouldn't be confiscated, he would have to pay a fine of 200 RMB. Therefore, he would have to work in vain for one or two days.
About half a month ago, the old man went into an alley and encountered a strange thing.
"Let's put it this way. If the liver isn't cooked, can it be eaten directly?" The old man raised a question halfway.
No matter what kind of liver it was, it would have a fishy smell. It was often said on the Internet that foreigners didn't eat liver. In fact, it was not complete. It was Americans who didn't eat liver.
The legendary dark dish "Haggis" used kidneys and stomachs in the English. Germans liked to eat blood sausages. There was also a reserved dish in France, made with large intestines and small intestines and some bread crumbs. It was called Guillemene sausage.
The Americans did not eat liver, not only because of the overproduction of meat, but also because they did not know how to cook at all. When they cooked organs, they boiled them in water, which was difficult to swallow. If it were not for the lack of food, no Americans would want to eat such a thing.
Even cooked liver was hard to eat, let alone eaten raw. Therefore, everyone shook their heads. How could it be eaten raw?
Since it was about delicacies, Yuan Zhou listened with a straight face. As far as he knew, all the dishes needed to be cooked by means of pastry, steaming and so on. Especially the lungs, it was useless to just cook it. It also needed complicated cooking. For example, there was a famous dish in ancient times called "Horse Tripe". The main ingredients were horse intestines and stomach. It also needed to put horse oil into the intestines and wash it.
The most important thing was that Yuan Zhou even asked the system. Even the system said that there was no such dish. Yuan Zhou believed that there were two aspects that could best reflect the wisdom of the ancient Chinese people. One was architecture, and the other was delicacies. Regarding these two aspects, it could be said that they racked their brains and created many technologies that modern people couldn't understand.
Yuan Zhou held his breath and listened attentively. He wanted to know what the old man wanted to say. As for Wu Hai, he didn't say anything and just concentrated. There was nothing about food that he wasn't interested in.
"I met an old man in an alley who was even older than me. He was dressed in a Chinese tunic suit. He was sitting at the entrance of the vegetable market. Then, the mutton seller in the vegetable market would give the mutton liver to the old man in the Chinese tunic suit for free. Even if someone wanted to buy it, the people in the vegetable market would say no and then directly give it to the old man in the Chinese tunic suit." The old man was very talented in telling stories.
Chengdu was located in the southwest, not in the northwest where people liked to eat mutton, so there was no mutton sold in the general small vegetable market.
In Chengdu, it was not easy to buy lamb liver. The reason was not because it was expensive, but mainly because it was rare. To put it simply, the lamb liver could still be sold for some money, but the butcher would rather give it away than sell it. This was quite interesting.
Then, the old man explained the reason and continued, "Out of curiosity, I asked the seller why he would rather give it away than sell it. He told me that the old man in the Chinese tunic suit could make delicious lamb liver dishes. Since he couldn't sell it for much money, he might as well turn the lamb liver into a delicacy. "
What an interesting mutton seller. Of course, what attracted Yuan Zhou's attention more was the delicious lamb liver dishes.
There were many ways to prepare lamb liver dishes. The most common one was haggis soup. The conventional way was stir-frying or cold mixing. It could also be paired with chives, cumin and white radish. Even Yuan Zhou knew it wasn't a regular dish. It was called Lamb Liver Baby Rice Paste.
What kind of lamb liver dish could make the mutton seller give it away willingly?
"I'm very interested in food. So, I went to find the old man in the Chinese tunic suit."
One had to admit that the old man on the tricycle was really cheerful. He used to be a street performer and now he was the old man in the Chinese tunic suit. He chatted up people everywhere. Fortunately, he was old and had a friendly smile. Otherwise, he would be treated as a swindler and beaten to death.
"The old man in the Chinese tunic suit was a hospitable person. He invited me to his home for a meal," said the old man. "So, I parked my tricycle by the roadside. Why did I ask that question just now? It's because the lamb liver dishes made by the old man didn't use those methods of frying, boiling, braising or stewing. "
The old man released a bombshell of news.
The internal organs of the lamb had a fishy smell. Coupled with the smell of the lamb itself, how could it not be eaten after it was cooked?
Then, Yuan Zhou couldn't even keep his cold and aloof image anymore. Was there really such a dish? He pricked up his ears and listened carefully without missing a word.
"I heard from the old man that the name of this dish is very simple. It's called Raw Lamb Liver, just like Raw Fish or Raw Beef," said the old man. "It's very, very delicious."
The old man gave a thumbs up and continued to praise, "Anyway, I've never eaten a lamb liver dish better than that."
"What does it look like? Is it really not cooked?! "Wuhai immediately followed up and asked the question that Yuan Zhou wanted to ask.
"It's called Raw Lamb Liver, so it's definitely raw. As for the appearance, the lamb liver is cut into shreds." The old man recalled and said, "Then, I seem to have added shredded ginger and shredded radish as side dishes. The taste is really good. I can't describe that feeling. By the way, I also added vinegar."
"Eating raw lamb liver doesn't smell fishy?"
"Does it have anything to do with shredding?"
The customers asked one after another. Among them, Wuhai was the most active.
Yuan Zhou knitted his brows. It was totally impossible. According to the old man's description, this dish should be very bad. How could it be delicious?
"System, didn't you say there was no raw liver dish?" asked Yuan Zhou.
The system didn't say anything at first. After a few seconds, it displayed a menu: [One lamb liver, soaked in water, cut into thin shreds; four grams of ginger, cut into thin shreds. Two carrots, cut into thin shreds; two grams of coriander and polygonum, cut into thin shreds. Right, mix with salt, vinegar and mustard. (Note: This dish is not allowed. The fishy smell is too strong and will affect the taste.) ]
Yuan Zhou got the information from the system. Raw liver was an ancient dish that originated from the Yuan Dynasty. It was recorded in the book Dietary Essentials. However, the system judged that the fishy smell was too strong and would affect the taste. Therefore, it was not allowed.
In fact, it was quite normal. Not all ancient dishes were delicious. There were always one or two that were not allowed. Take this dish for example. The radish, coriander, ginger and mustard were all used to remove the smell. Even if it was soaked in water, it could also be removed. However, it was really not enough to cover the fishy smell of the lamb liver.
There was no problem. But now, the old man Qingqing clearly said that the taste was very refreshing. Besides, he even emphasized it several times. If it could be said that it was not completely tasteless, the fishy smell should be very small. However, the method of cooking the lamb liver couldn't achieve that at all.
"Is it because of the polygonum?"
The only unfamiliar ingredient in the raw liver dish was the polygonum. The full name of the polygonum was Lycopodium japonicum. It was a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It was rarely used as an ingredient. The main reason was that the polygonum japonicum grew near Inner Mongolia. Yuan Zhou had never heard that it could be used to remove the smell.
Therefore, what on earth was the raw liver dish mentioned by the old man?
Yuan Zhou made up his mind to try it himself. Only then did he put aside the thought in his heart and continued cooking.
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