Not long after, Tong Rui brought Gu Zheng a bag of things. Most of them were candied fruits and dried fish.
"Not bad."
Gu Zheng took the candied fruits and dried fish with a smile on his face. The weapon spirit had already told him the grades of these ingredients. A small portion of them were second-grade, while the rest were ordinary.
"What kind of fruit is this candied fruit made of? It tastes good! "
Gu Zheng ate a translucent red candied fruit. From its appearance, this candied fruit looked like it was made of plums, but the texture was completely different from plums. It didn't have any sour taste, only a sweet but not greasy sweetness. It also had a unique fruity fragrance.
"This is our Foggy Wind Apricot, a specialty of our Foggy Wind Island. Try the other ones, they taste good too!" Tong Rui smiled.
"Not bad. This is the best candied fruit I've ever eaten."
Gu Zheng had already tasted all the candied fruits. There were sour and sweet ones, and there was even a milky fragrance! If such candied fruits were placed in the market outside, they would definitely be sold out by the girls.
"If you have time, you can come to our Foggy Wind Island as a guest. These candied fruits are also delicious," Yang Zhenling invited.
"Yes, I will definitely visit your Foggy Wind Island when I have time. But it's in the middle of the vast sea. Even if I want to go, I don't know how to get there!"
Gu Zheng really wanted to visit Foggy Wind Island. He had not been to many islands overseas, let alone an island where a cultivator's sect was located. Besides, there should be many ingredients on Foggy Wind Island that could not be found in the mainland. It would be good to go there and collect some.
"I'll tell you how to get there."
Yang Zhenling happily told Gu Zheng how to get to Foggy Wind Island. However, Yang Zhenling did not directly tell Gu Zheng where Foggy Wind Island was. He only told Gu Zheng that there was a coastal port and asked him to find a restaurant that belonged to the Heaven's Will Sect. He told the manager of the restaurant that he was looking for Yang Zhenling, and the manager would send the message back as soon as possible.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, have a taste. How does this dried fish taste? I personally marinated it! "Tong Rui saw that Gu Zheng was only focused on eating the candied plums and couldn't help but urge him.
Gu Zheng nodded. "Alright, I'll try it."
In fact, Gu Zheng preferred the dried fish more than the candied fruit. That was why he left the dried fish for last. Who would have thought that before he finished eating the candied fruit, Tong Rui couldn't wait to urge him.
The dried fish was not ordinary salted fish, but the vacuum-packed 'spicy fish' sold in the market. However, it was Gu Zheng's first time seeing Tong Rui's dried fish. It looked very much like a silver fish from its body shape. There was a faint layer of red oil on the surface, exuding a spicy fragrance.
Picking up a small fish, Gu Zheng put it in his mouth. He felt that the layer of red oil on the outside might affect the overall taste and make it seem a little greasy. However, when the small fish really entered his mouth, a spicy sensation immediately exploded on the tip of his tongue. He couldn't feel the slightest bit of grease. As he chewed, his mouth was filled with a spicy fragrance.
Gu Zheng ate three small fish in a row. Only then did he open his mouth and say, "The taste is very good. What kind of fish is this? Also, the oil used to marinate the small fish isn't ordinary rapeseed oil. It should be a fish oil that doesn't have any fishy smell. It's also because of this fish oil that the meat of the small fish is so good. It's chewy but not tough. The fresh fragrance of the fish is also particularly prominent. As for the chili and pepper used to marinate the fish, they're also very good. The taste is very pure, but it's not like ordinary chili and pepper. After eating it, the tongue will continue to feel a spicy sensation. This kind of spicy sensation dissipates very quickly. "
"The small fish used to make the dried fish is called 'deep sea silver fish'. It's usually not seen at sea. Fellow Daoist Gu, you're very good at eating! The fish oil used to marinate 'deep sea silver fish' is also from a type of fish in the deep sea. Fellow Daoist Gu, you probably haven't seen this kind of fish before, but you can tell that it's fish oil. This is very impressive! "Tong Rui seemed a little surprised.
In fact, Gu Zheng didn't know that it was fish oil. It was Gokusen's Art that allowed him to sense the essence in the ingredients. He understood the truth from the essence.
"I do know a little about food," Gu Zheng smiled and then said, "Have you used candied fruits and dried fish to cook before?"
"No."
Tong Rui and Yang Zhenling shook their heads together. To them, candied fruits and dried fish were just like snacks. It wasn't particularly hard to imagine using snacks to cook, but it seemed that no one on Foggy Wind Island had done so before.
"I still have a lot of candied fruits and dried fish that you gave me. I'll add some more and cook a meal for you two to try!" Gu Zheng said.
"Ah? Cook? "
"Fellow Daoist Gu, there's no need. We've already eaten. Besides, we didn't bring any cooking utensils, so we can't cook!"
Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui were very surprised. They didn't expect that a person like Gu Zheng would say that he would cook a meal for them.
"I've brought my cooking utensils. It depends on whether you want to eat or not."
Gu Zheng patted his bag. In fact, he didn't have any cooking utensils in his bag. He only carried a bulging bag to make it convenient for him to take things out of the Chaos Space. It was just a cover.
"Of course we want to eat."
Although they had doubts about Gu Zheng's culinary skills, Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui still said in unison.
Gu Zheng was also itching for fresh ingredients, so he quickly finished the preparation work.
There were many kinds of candied fruits. Gu Zheng picked out eight kinds and prepared to cook "Eight Treasures Rice" with the immortal rice.
As for the dried fish, Gu Zheng prepared to cook "Dried Fish Stewed with Lotus Root".
To cook the traditional Eight Treasures Rice, the glutinous rice needed to be steamed first. The so-called Eight Treasures Rice needed to be soaked and boiled. Then, the bottom of the bowl was smeared with oil and the Eight Treasures Rice was placed at the bottom of the bowl. Finally, the cooked glutinous rice was placed in the bowl and steamed again. After that, the bowl was placed on the plate and the already formed Eight Treasures Rice was poured out. Then, the honey that had been boiled in advance was poured out.
Gu Zheng was different from ordinary chefs. When he cooked "Eight Treasures Rice", he directly mixed the rice and candied fruits in the bowl and steamed it.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, can the candied fruits in the" Eight Treasures Rice "be steamed well?"
Yang Zhenling was a little puzzled. Not only had he eaten "Eight Treasures Rice" before, but he had also seen others cook it. If Gu Zheng didn't soak the candied fruits that were more compact, it would be difficult for the candied fruits to achieve a soft texture during the steaming process! Even if it was achieved, the texture of the rice would probably be terrible.
Moreover, "Eight Treasures Rice" needed glutinous rice to taste good. However, the rice that Gu Zheng used to make "Eight Treasures Rice" didn't look any different from ordinary rice. It had a slightly crystalline feel and didn't look like the pure white glutinous rice at all.
"Don't worry, you'll know whether it can be steamed well or not later."
Gu Zheng smiled faintly and used the Fire and Water Arts at the same time. In the pot where Yang Zhenling and the others couldn't see, the water quickly soaked into the candied fruits with a tight texture.
After a while, the fragrance of immortal rice drifted out, causing Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui to constantly twitch their noses.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, what rice are you using? Why is it so fragrant? "
"Yes, I've never smelled such a refreshing rice fragrance before."
Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui spoke one after the other.
"This is a type of rice that is grown by an ethnic minority. The yield is very low. It wasn't easy for me to collect some," Gu Zheng said with a sigh.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, you didn't collect much, but you still took it out to invite us. It's really embarrassing!"
"When Fellow Daoist Gu comes to Foggy Wind Island as a guest, I'll definitely treat Fellow Daoist Gu with the best food!"
Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui's faces were full of gratitude. They were just short of praising Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng nodded and said, "Okay, then it's a promise."
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Gu, did you use inner strength when you steamed" Eight Treasures Rice "?" Yang Zhenling asked.
"Why do you ask?" Gu Zheng smiled.
"If I didn't use inner strength to cook, how could I steam the candied fruits like this? However, I've seen people use inner strength to cook, but their hands are always close to the cooking utensils. "
Yang Zhenling looked at Gu Zheng, who was processing the lotus roots, with a puzzled expression. If Gu Zheng used inner strength, why didn't his hands touch the cooking utensils? However, if he didn't use inner strength, and only relied on the heat and experience to steam the candied fruits, this was a bit too inconceivable.
"Of course, I used inner strength. However, the method of using inner strength is rather special. I only used it at the beginning and didn't need to continue using it. Therefore, I was able to free up my hands to do other things." Gu Zheng smiled.
Gu Zheng collected some lotus roots when he was looking for duck palm cattails in the chaotic space. The quality of the ingredients was inferior, but the taste was already very good.
In fact, Gu Zheng still preferred to eat lotus roots. The lotus roots were used to stew pork ribs or make lotus root sandwiches. The taste was very good.
Unfortunately, before he received Gokusen's inheritance, Gu Zheng was relatively lazy. He didn't make lotus root stew with pork ribs or lotus root sandwiches. If he wanted to eat them, he would go out and buy them. At that time, the lotus roots he ate were definitely of poor quality. Now, he had better culinary skills and better ingredients, but time seemed to be a little tight. Often, the things that he wanted to cook in the past, he would only cook once by chance.
According to Gu Zheng's understanding of ingredients, the taste of the Dried Fish Stew with Lotus Roots would definitely be good. The fresh and spicy taste of the deep-sea silverfish would merge with the fragrance of the lotus roots, and the taste of the soup would become mellow as a result. As for the taste of the ingredients, there was naturally no need to mention it.
The Dried Fish Stew with Lotus Roots was not a fancy dish. From the outside, it looked like the dried fish was first placed in a pot. After boiling for a while, the cut lotus roots were placed in the pot. When it was about to be taken out of the pot, some salt was added. However, during this seemingly simple process, not only did Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui repeatedly swallow their saliva, but even Uncle-Master Zhang, who was attracted by the fragrance, had the same reaction.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, I really didn't expect you to have such good culinary skills. This, this is really too fragrant. Is it really stewed with dried fish?"
Although Uncle-Master Zhang could not help but ask Gu Zheng, his eyes were fixed on the pot on the charcoal fire. Unfortunately, there was a lid on the pot and he could not see the specific situation inside.
"Of course it's real. We're watching from here. Fellow Daoist Gu, you didn't add anything other than some salt."
As Tong Rui spoke, she glanced outside the tent and saw a few people watching eagerly. If Uncle-Master Zhang had not instructed them to be careful, they would probably have come over to see what exactly was being cooked that smelled so good.
"It's done."
Gu Zheng took the Eight Treasures Rice and Dried Fish Stew with Lotus Roots out of the pot.
"Ah? Only three portions? "
Uncle-Master Zhang's face was full of disappointment when he saw that Gu Zheng and the others each had a portion.
"Yes, when I was preparing to cook, there were only the three of us."
Gu Zheng said lightly. He did not have a good impression of Uncle-Master Zhang.
The disappointment on Uncle-Master Zhang's face deepened. However, his eyes immediately lit up and his gaze fell on Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui.
"I'm so hungry!"
When Tong Rui saw Uncle-Master Zhang's gaze, she instantly understood what he wanted. After opening her mouth, she hurriedly buried her head in the food.
Uncle-Master Zhang glared fiercely at Tong Rui and said to Yang Zhenling, "Martial Niece, give Uncle-Master some. Uncle-Master wants to taste such fragrant food!"
"Uncle-Master, I'm also very hungry!"
Yang Zhenling said and was about to eat when Uncle-Master Zhang reached out to stop her. "Kid, when we were eating just now, not only did you eat the candied fruits and dried fish, you also ate a lot of dried food. Don't try to trick me!"
"What a joke. As an early fifth level cultivator and someone's Uncle-Master, Zhang Dongliang, you really have the nerve to snatch food from a junior!"
Laughter came from outside the tent. Luo Jin and Shangguan Feng had also come over.
"Fellow Daoist Luo, what are you saying? How can I say that I'm snatching food from a junior?" Zhang Dongliang said to Luo Jin with a red face. Then, he turned to look at Yang Zhenling. His hand that had been grabbing Yang Zhenling's wrist to stop him from eating suddenly tightened. He said in an old-fashioned manner, "Martial Niece, as a junior, shouldn't I be filial to my seniors?"
"Yes, Uncle-Master is right. As a junior, I naturally have to be filial to Uncle-Master!" Yang Zhenling wanted to grit his teeth in pain, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. "Uncle-Master, let's split these things equally!"
Pain aside, in front of delicious food, Yang Zhenling had to do his best to fight for benefits.
"Okay!"
Zhang Dongliang laughed and let go of Yang Zhenling's hand. Then, he picked up half of the Eight Treasures Rice and Dried Fish Stewed with Lotus Root that Yang Zhenling had given him. He looked at Luo Jin happily and said, "You're still laughing at me? Let's see if you can still laugh now. Don't think that I don't know that you came here for the fragrance! Unfortunately, Fellow Daoist Gu only made this much. You guys can't eat anymore even if you want to. "
Being exposed, Luo Jin's face turned red. "Zhang Dongliang, that's all you can do. We just came to tell Fellow Daoist Gu that it's not good to make such fragrances in the wilderness. What if it attracts some spirit beasts? Don't tell me that there are no monsters in Kunlun Mountain! "
"It's okay. There are so many of us. I don't believe that we can't handle spirit beasts!" Zhang Dongliang said hurriedly and ate a mouthful of the Eight Treasures Rice.
After swallowing the Eight Treasures Rice, Zhang Dongliang's face turned into shock. He hurriedly swallowed a second mouthful.
"Delicious!"
Chewing the Eight Treasures Rice in his mouth, Zhang Dongliang's face was full of intoxication.
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