Despite being disgusted, the elder's order still had to be carried out. Everyone worked together to fish the shark out of the salt water, remove the bones, and cut it into large pieces one by one.

"Chief, do you want to skin the fish?"

"No, just keep it. The fish skin is delicious too."

A shark was finally cut into more than 50 pieces and put into a large sink for cleaning. The sink is made of bricks with cement on the outside and tiles. It looks relatively clean. It is also a place where food is washed on weekdays.

It is as big as several bathtubs. It is also equipped with a simple human-powered cleaning machine - this thing was one of the many "boring inventions" when Chung Li-shi was in Kaohsiung. The principle is actually a pulsator blade, which is driven by a human machine to create a vortex.

to clean the food.

There are many impurities in shark meat, so it must be washed repeatedly to ensure hygiene. Jin Xiaoyu is a bit of a germaphobe, so he washed the fish two or three times in a row before putting the fish meat into several large pots and soaking it with water.

"There needs to be more water to completely submerge the meat." She checked the water in each pot and ordered to light a fire to heat it.

"Don't rush to add fire, add firewood little by little, and let the water boil slowly." She said, taking a large spatula from the kitchen and stirring the large pot.

"Every pot must be stirred continuously in this way to fully heat the fish until the water boils!"

As the water temperature gets higher and higher, the meat is gradually cooked, and impurities gradually flow out. Some of these impurities are blood that has not been drained away, and some are fine sand attached to the shark's skin. The chefs are busy cooking

Beat the scum all over the water, and finally remove all the blood-stained residue floating on the water. The meat is finally cooked again. In order to remove the fishy smell, a little rice wine is added during this process. This process is called "running water" in Taiwan.

In fact, it is "boiled".

While waiting for the shark meat to be cooked, Jin Xiaoyu was bored and showed off the knowledge he had learned.

"Shark meat is actually very nutritious. It is rich in protein, colloid and DHA, as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals, as well as vitamin ACE, etc., which can inhibit cancer and rheumatoid arthritis..."

Jin Xiaoyu kept talking non-stop, and everyone in the cafeteria stood aside respectfully, nodding in agreement, looking like they were fully taught, but in fact they were already dizzy with a bunch of unheard terms.

It took more than half an hour to finish running the running water, and finally it was time to enter the main event. According to the instructions, the kitchen workers found an iron rack for steaming steamed buns, put the iron rack into the big pot, and then placed the shark meat evenly and neatly.

Place a sufficient amount of rice flour, brown sugar, tea leaves, and shaved sugar cane peels in the pot on the shelf. Then cover the pot and start lighting the fire to smoke.

The cooking method of "smoking" this kind of food is to use heated tea leaves or wood chips to penetrate the color, aroma and taste produced by smoking into the food, giving the food a unique flavor. The smoke particles formed after heating can absorb the fishy smell of meat

, increase the aroma of food, and at the same time antibacterial and antiseptic. It is a commonly used processing method in the seafood processing factory of the Senate.

However, the seafood processing factory has only used shark to make surimi products, and this is the first time it has been smoked. The chefs are somewhat curious about how the final taste will be.

Although Jin Xiaoyu loves food and has some cooking skills, her knowledge of making shark cigarettes is related to her study abroad experience in the original time and space. At that time, she had three meals a day outside. This made her schoolmate Zhao Mengmeng unable to see it.

After going down, I decided to go to the dormitory to help her make a nutritious dinner.

Zhao Mengmeng is a school girl that Jin Xiaoyu met at Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, and is also her close friend in the boudoir. As her name suggests, she looks cute, but her personality is not dull. As the eldest daughter in the family, Zhao Mengmeng knows how to understand it very well.

How to take care of others, so even though Jin Xiaoyu is a few years older than her, she often helps her, which makes Jin Xiaoyu feel very happy but a little embarrassed.

Shark Yan's cooking skills were taught to her by Zhao Mengmeng. One day on vacation, Zhao Mengmeng took her to the market to buy vegetables and taught her step by step how to cut meat, how to wash vegetables, and how to make soup.

"Although my senior is a shrewd scientist, she is an idiot in life."

Zhao Mengmeng talked to Jin Xiaoyu in a voice that was so cute that it could make people melt. Although the latter couldn't show off her figure, her super cute accent made her unable to get angry at all.

"Yes, school girl, you can get married."

The school girl's cooking skills come from her family. The Zhao family owns a restaurant in Cijin, and they also specialize in the dish of shark smoke. Zhao Mengmeng's grandfather was originally a veteran from Guangdong, and received a sum of money from the army.

After retiring from the army to make a living on his own, he settled alone in the large fishing village of Cijin. Originally, he was making hometown-style bacon and barbecue, but later he discovered that he could apply this skill to smoked shark meat, and he became famous.

When making shark cigarettes, you must pay attention to the control of the fire, and how to control it all depends on experience. Zhao Mengmeng's grandfather had a special secret method to make his shark fire just right, so it became very popular. The product is unique and famous far and wide. It is a popular choice for foreign tourists to Cijin.

A must-try delicacy when visiting.

Zhao Mengmeng's father was an invisible prodigal in his early years. Once he drifted to Cijin and tasted the old soldier's shark cigarette. He was so shocked that he was a man of heaven and prostrated himself under his banner ever since. The prodigal son returned with money, but later the old soldier taught him his life-long knowledge, and he also

She married Zhao Mengmeng's mother and married into the Zhao family. Zhao Mengmeng had been influenced by her since she was a child. Although her cooking skills were not as good as those of her younger brother, she was still similar to her, which was how she was able to train her elder sister's cooking skills.

Jin Xiaoyu once went back to Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology to see an exhibition at the Ocean College in Cijin, and even went to patronize the Zhao family's business. The local scenery and seafood delicacies were something she would never forget. Just when she was immersed in the memories of her youth,

The shark smoke was finally finished, and she quickly opened the pot. A strong aroma of barbecue filled her nostrils, filling the entire kitchen in an instant, and overflowing, and could still be smelled all the way to the end of the corridor.

"ah……"

Looking at the texture and color of the meat, they are all perfect, just like Zhao Mengmeng’s!

Jin Xiaoyu had not tasted this taste for a long time, and she was almost drooling at this moment, but as a veteran, she could not lose her composure, so she just took out one piece, cut it into pieces suitable for the mouth, and passed the freshly baked delicacy around in turn.

The crowd tasted it.

"Come on! Try it! Eat it with the sauce."

The common way to eat shark smoke is similar to sashimi, with mustard mixed with soy sauce for dipping. The mustard can effectively remove the residual fishy smell and add a fresh and salty taste. However, the supplies in Kaohsiung are not abundant, and Jin Xiaoyu cannot find wasabi or wasabi.

When I got to mustard, there was no horseradish available, so I had to mix garlic and chili with soy sauce to make a version of it. Even such a simple sauce is actually considered a luxury. It’s just because she is a veteran that she can use it without scruples.

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Horseradish and wasabi are not rare things. They are found in Lingao. Why don't they grow them in Kaohsiung? I must mention this next time I see Wei Bachi.

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. The "gift of food" from the senator was honorable, but after all, it was an ingredient that was rarely taken care of. The smell was quite attractive now, so it shouldn't be too unpalatable.

Everyone is looking at Xiaoxiang, not because she is a gourmet, but because she is responsible for the logistics work of the whole school.

Xiaoxiang saw that everyone was looking at her, so she couldn't refuse. She took a piece of meat, dipped it in the sauce and put it in her mouth. So Xiaoxiang's shark smoke was not a cheap delicacy, and she could feel the smoke as soon as she entered the meat.

The aroma of smoke, the right part to eat, including the flesh and cartilage, is full of gelatin and crispy, soft and tender just like tofu but full of chewiness. After chewing, a sweet and fresh taste jumps to the tip of the tongue for a moment.

Xiaoxiang suspected that he wanted to swallow his tongue too.

"It's delicious!" Xiaoxiang said with a smile, "It's soft and tender, like tofu! It doesn't have any peculiar smell at all!"

Everyone's throats let out a sound of satisfaction. To be honest, this thing is not really "excellent", but at this moment it is "turning decay into magic", and the diners naturally do not hesitate to praise it.

"Everyone, please work harder and smoke them all. I want one to treat guests tonight, and the other half for the faculty and staff to add to the evening meal, and the other half..." She turned to Xiaoxiang and asked, "Is the Haiqi still in Kaohsiung?"

?”

"Still." Xiaoxiang's face turned slightly red.

After "Haiqi" ​​arrived in Kaohsiung, it was docked in Kaohsiung for annual maintenance and repair work. The sailors on the ship can also take this opportunity to relax and have fun.

"Ask a few people to send the remaining shark cigarettes to the Haiqi, along with the sauce. Just say it's a reward from me. Thank them for their hard work along the way."

"I'll take someone there right away." Xiaoxiang replied simply and neatly, then turned around and went to ask someone to get the paper basket.

That night, the crew of the Haiqi tasted shark smoke, and everyone feasted on the navy's special beer. During this period, a navy sergeant named Li Fengshou remembered this dish deeply. People said that veterans can do anything.

, it’s true! Even this beast of the sea can be made into delicious dishes.

Many years later, Xiao Li retired from the army and settled down in Kaohsiung. In order to make a living, he opened a restaurant, which specialized in this dish. As for why he cooked this dish, the reason was that Xiao Li later married Xiaoxiang as his wife.

Jin Xiaoyu studied under a teacher.

After continuous attempts and improvements by him and his wife, the technology has become increasingly sophisticated, and has long surpassed the golden elder of the three-legged cat. But memories are always the best, so this event that happened in Kaohsiung in the summer of 1635 should be recorded in the history of food.

As word of mouth spreads among people, it becomes further and further away from the truth. As long as people come to Kaohsiung, they must try this famous Chinese and foreign delicacy.

A few years later, after eating this dish in Kaohsiung, a Dutch naval officer couldn't help but sigh: "Even sharks, the overlord of the sea, have become a daily side dish for Australians. From this small detail, we can know that Australia and Song Dynasty

The navy is invincible."
Chapter completed!