Commercial promotion was very necessary. There was an old saying, "Good wine is not afraid of deep alleys." This sentence made some sense, but this was because the taste of wine could spread far and wide. Even in deep alleys, people could find it, thus increasing their sales.
But coffee was different. The taste of this kind of thing had not been recognized yet, and it was still bitter. Even if people smelled it, they might not like it. Therefore, it must be promoted and let more people taste it personally. If they felt that it was good, the effect would be achieved.
If most people had not drunk it and smelled the bitter taste, they would probably not choose to buy it. In this way, they would miss this commercial opportunity.
Therefore, some people must first try it for free. As long as some people were satisfied, they would choose to spend money to buy it and promote it to the people around them. This way, the effect would be there. As long as the sales increased, the loss of free coffee in the early stage would be recovered.
Ang Lee did not intend to do coffee business. The Tang dynasty did not produce coffee at present, but there was no harm in helping Po Lu to promote this new drink. It was also a contribution to mankind.
Moreover, when he went to the small countries along the way, he had to give some gifts to the higher-ups. Coffee was a very good gift. He only needed to give a little and let them taste it.
Ang Lee continued to make coffee while drinking the coffee that had been prepared. Although drinking too much coffee could make people poisoned, it needed to be drunk a lot. Drinking three to five cups was no problem.
Caffeine could make people excited. After drinking a few more cups, Ang Lee's spirit seemed to be quite excited and full of energy.
When people were full of energy, they had to find something to do. Otherwise, it would be very boring. In the vast sea, in addition to taking care of some green vegetables, the rest was fishing for fun.
Along the way, Ang Lee still fished a lot. He also caught a lot of strange fish that he had never seen before. Many of the fish were colorful and very beautiful, but Ang Lee was not sure whether they could be eaten or not.
Ang Lee only had one principle when it came to fish that he wasn't sure if they were edible or not. If they were good-looking, he would keep them in a glass tank and admire them when he was free. If they didn't look good, he would throw them back into the sea and let them live.
At this time, the benefits of being ugly were reflected. The ugly and incomplete fish were all released, and the good-looking ones became playthings in the bathtub.
For the fish that he was unfamiliar with, Ang Lee could only set them free and keep them for observation. As for the fish that he was familiar with, he would use them to cook delicacies, especially the few types of fish with excellent taste. They should be used to make delicious dishes.
"Another one. Alang's luck is really good today. It's already the eleventh one."
Seeing Ang Lee catch a big fish, Yun'er happily ran over to catch it.
Ang Lee was also very happy. This was a grouper with a very big head. If it was made into a delicacy, it would definitely be a full meal.
Ang Lee put the fishing rod aside and stood up. "It's about time. I'm done fishing. It's time for lunch."
"Alang, what do you want to eat? This servant will make it for you."
Yun'er said gently.
Ang Lee pointed at the grouper that he had just caught and said, "Today, I'll make braised grouper. Let's eat it together."
Yun'er smiled and said, "Alang, this servant doesn't know how to make braised grouper!"
Ang Lee smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll make braised grouper myself. You guys can help me, okay?"
"Alang is cooking personally. That's great. We're happy to do it."
Yun'er and the beauty were very happy.
Ang Lee's culinary skills were very good. They were very clear about this. However, Ang Lee was a high-ranking official and didn't need to personally cook.
There weren't many steps to making braised grouper and it wasn't difficult. It was just that for people who had never made it before, there was a certain level of difficulty.
Ang Lee opened his mouth and instructed, "Yun'er, take this grouper to the kitchen and let the chef remove its scales and internal organs. In addition, get them to prepare onions, ginger, garlic, oil and salt. Oh right, the onions and garlic have to be cut, and the ginger has to be cut into thin strips. That's the best way to taste it."
"Yes, Alang. This servant understands."
Yun'er happily ran off to prepare.
"Beauty, go and get the kitchen to cook a few side dishes. We can't just eat grouper for lunch."
Ang Lee continued to give orders.
"Yes, Alang."
He was about to personally cook. Ang Lee needed to rest for a while. He lay on the chair and looked at the flying seagulls in the distance.
The fleet was moving along the coastline, so it wasn't very far from land. It was normal to see seagulls.
However, Ang Lee saw seagulls in his eyes, but what he thought of was grouper.
This grouper was a very precious fish. It belonged to the order Perciformes. Its body was long and oval and slightly flattened. Its mouth was large, with a supplementary maxilla, and its teeth were thin and sharp. Some of them were enlarged into canine teeth. Its body was covered with small ctenoid scales, which were sometimes buried under the skin. The dorsal and anal fin spines were well-developed, and the caudal fin was round or concave. Its body color varied a lot. It was often brown or red with stripes and spots. It was a warm-water large and medium-sized marine fish.
Grouper was rich in nutrients. Its meat was tender and white, similar to chicken. It was known as "Sea Chicken". Grouper was also a high-grade edible fish with low fat and high protein. It was promoted as one of the four famous fish in China by the later generations in Hong Kong and Macao.
Grouper was widely distributed. The southern coast of the Tang dynasty and the Nanyang countries had this kind of precious fish. It was a good thing on the table of the common people. However, because the price was not low, half of the common people couldn't afford it. Only the nobles with a slightly higher income could afford to eat grouper.
Grouper was generally small in size. Those that could grow to a foot long were considered very big. The small ones were only half a foot long. The grouper that Ang Lee had just caught was relatively large. It could be regarded as the best grouper.
Grouper had a very special characteristic that ordinary creatures did not have. That was, they were hermaphroditic and they could change between each other.
When the fry just grew up and matured, it was a female fish. In the second year, it would become a male fish. In the natural world, fish had more natural enemies. There were fewer groupers that could live to the second year. Therefore, in the whole natural world, the number of male groupers was much less than that of females. It could be regarded as more males than females.
The grouper that Ang Lee caught this time was very large. At first glance, it was obvious that it was a male grouper. It also tasted the best.
The magnetic grouper could lay up to two hundred thousand eggs at a time, which was a very large number. If all these fish eggs could develop into adult groupers, then the number would be terrifying. Of course, this was impossible. Natural predators would eliminate most of the fish eggs and fry to a certain extent, resulting in only a small number of groupers being able to live to adulthood, and even fewer of them being able to become males.
Grouper's preferred living environment was islands, reefs, gravel, and coral reef geological sea areas. They generally did not form groups. The water layer they lived in rose and fell with the change in water temperature. In spring and summer, they were distributed in water depths of more than ten meters. In summer, they were at water depths of two to three meters. As for the very cold winter, grouper would dive into the sea to a depth of nearly 100 meters to obtain enough water temperature to maintain their lives.
Grouper liked to prey on seabed crustaceans and various small fish in the way of surprise attacks.
Extremely high nutritional value was the main characteristic of grouper. This humble sea fish was rich in protein, low in fat, and rich in a variety of inorganic salts and vitamins.
The nutritional components of fish skin gelatin had an important role in enhancing the complete growth of epithelial tissue and promoting the synthesis of collagen. It was known as the fish of beauty and skin care, especially suitable for women to eat after giving birth.
In addition, grouper also had the medicinal value of strengthening the spleen and benefiting Qi. Because grouper often preyed on fish, shrimp, and crabs, and at the same time absorbed the astaxanthin rich in shrimp and crab. For humans, grouper became a food rich in astaxanthin.
Astaxanthin was a very good health nutrient and the only antioxidant that could delay the aging of organs and tissues. For people who loved beauty and were afraid of aging, it was a very good thing. Therefore, people who loved beauty liked to eat grouper, which further increased the price of grouper, making grouper a fish that ordinary people could not afford.
"Alang, the chef has killed the grouper."
Yun 'er ran out and reported softly.
Ang Lee nodded, got up and walked to the kitchen.
Although with Li An's status, it wasn't appropriate for him to enter a place like the kitchen, and even more so, he shouldn't personally cook. However, Li An insisted on doing so, and the servants were helpless. How could they dare to disobey?
"Well, not bad. It's very clean. The ingredients are also very well prepared. We can start making it."
Ang Lee was very satisfied with the chef's cooking skills and personally picked up the tools to cook the fish.
"Yun 'er, add firewood. If the fire is small, the grouper won't taste good."
Ang Lee smiled and ordered the maids.
"What are you laughing at? Get out."
Seeing the people in the kitchen snickering, Ang Lee drove them away. These guys saw him and the maids working and laughed at him.
"These guys actually dare to laugh at us. What's wrong with the assistant minister cooking personally? I just like to cook myself."
After these guys left, Ang Lee snorted.
After adding the fire, the iron pot quickly heated up. After the oil was poured in, a sizzling sound could be heard. This meant that the oil was hot and could be put in the slaughtered grouper.
"Sizzle …"
When the slaughtered grouper was put into the oil pot, it made a loud sizzling sound. Listening to it was very satisfying. Moreover, one could smell a very fragrant smell, making one salivate.
After all, after killing it, the grouper had been marinated for a long time. The taste of many ingredients had penetrated into the fish meat. When frying it, it naturally tasted very fragrant.
After frying one side, Ang Lee gently flipped the grouper with a spatula and fried the other side of the grouper. Only when both sides were fried could the next step be carried out.
After flipping it over, there was another beautiful sizzling sound. There was also the fragrance of fish meat and ingredients that made one feel very satisfied.
If one didn't cook personally, they wouldn't be able to experience such a wonderful feeling. This was also the reason why Ang Lee wanted to cook personally from time to time.
Looking at the delicious grouper in the oil pot emitting the most tempting fragrance, this feeling was really wonderful and filled one with happiness.
"Do you know why Alang likes to cook personally?"
Ang Lee asked.
"Because he wants to show off."
Yun 'er said.
Ang Lee shook his head and said, "That's not it. That's because you're cooking by yourself. Being able to watch the wonderful food being cooked by yourself gives you a sense of accomplishment that makes you feel very comfortable. Furthermore, there's also a very strong sense of anticipation. Anticipating that the food you make will be ready as soon as possible. Isn't it great to be drooling while cooking? "
As he spoke, both sides of the grouper were fried into a light yellow color. In this case, there was no need to continue frying, otherwise, it wouldn't be delicious.
"Scallions, ginger, garlic, as well as balsamic vinegar, pepper, all of them. Add some water and a little salt."
Ang Lee said softly.
After all these ingredients were put into the pot, they only needed to wait for a while before the braised grouper could be taken out of the pot.
Not long after, the mouth-watering fragrance of grouper floated out of the pot, which meant that it could be taken out of the pot soon.
"I haven't eaten grouper for a long time. The grouper I made is even better than the best chef in the world. The two of you are in for a treat, haha!"
Ang Lee kept sniffing the fragrance of the grouper and looked at the two maids.
"Alang, judging from the smell, it should be cooked. Do you still need to add more heat?"
Yun 'er asked.
Ang Lee shook his head and said, "There's no need to add more heat. It will be out soon. Let's taste this delicacy together later. Bring a plate over."
Ang Lee used two shovels to put the grouper on the plate to prevent it from being accidentally broken. If it was broken, it wouldn't look good. Fish were used to eat, but its appearance could also increase one's appetite. A plate of fish was generally complete, and there couldn't be any broken parts. Especially in a place like a restaurant, if the fish was broken, it had to be made again. Especially the fish head couldn't be damaged, otherwise it would be inauspicious and would be very angry.
"Wow, it smells so good! Alang's fish is better than the chef's fish. "
Yun 'er said.
"Come, let me try it first."
Ang Lee picked up a piece with his silver chopsticks and gently put it into his mouth.
The taste was very good, even better than the last time. It seemed that his culinary skills had improved a little.
"En, it's not bad. The taste is very delicious. You two can also eat together! This fish is called grouper. It has the effect of beautifying. After eating it, it will make people more beautiful and slow down their aging. It's a very good food! "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
When the two girls heard that there were so many benefits, they quickly picked up their chopsticks and ate the grouper.
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