Chapter 34 The Four Meridians of Cooking Immortals
The women entered, arranged the dishes, announced the names of the dishes, and left in less than three seconds. Yun An was stunned for a moment.
He looked at the four plates of cold dishes in front of him and said dully: "One clear and two white, shallots mixed with tofu? Clear melons and jade crisps, cold cucumbers? A gathering of heroes, is this pickled radish? Gold and silver thread, bean sprouts mixed with dried tofu? Finally
What’s so special about this tea and why is it called Dragon Bud and Phoenix Grass?”
"The name is nice, isn't it?" Milo responded with a smile, took out his chopsticks and picked up a piece of soy-flavored white radish.
This pickled radish is cut into orange-leaf-sized pieces, and the slices are white in color. After being pickled with a special sauce, the whole piece is slightly transparent and looks crystal clear, like a snow pear.
When you eat it in your mouth, you will first feel a sour and crisp taste, and then a faint sweet and spicy aftertaste, which makes people unable to stop their appetite.
Milo picked up another piece of emerald-like green radish. Compared with white radish, the meat of this green radish is crispy and dense, and the pickling time is shorter. It has more of the original flavor of green radish, which is fragrant and juicy. Compared with sweet and spicy,
More refreshing.
The most important thing is that unlike white radish, green radish contains more essence and is more suitable for Milo at this time.
Seeing this, Yun An also picked up a few pieces. After eating, he exclaimed: "Interesting, just this piece of radish, at worst, can't compare to the energy I replenish by eating a bowl of rice on weekdays, but the more I eat, the more energy I replenish."
Hungry, is this also Baiweilou’s routine?”
"The preparation of cold dishes should be the specialty of Baiweilou, and the name should be the specialty of Haiyuntian!"
After Milo responded, seeing that Yun An was still curious, he asked: "Yun An, do you know why the Baiwei Tower is divided into four factions?"
"Isn't it because the kitchen utensils refined by the Food Immortal Old Man were divided into categories?"
Yun'an's answer made Qian Zhiwen beside him couldn't help but shake his head and explained: "Of course not, Yuanji Cauldron, Qiankun Stick, Sancai'an, Siling Stove, Wuqi Pot, Liuheku, Seven-Star Knife, Bagua Pot, Jiugong
bottle."
"These nine pieces of kitchen utensils represent Shi Xianweng's exploration of the four directions of cooking: harmony, stove fire, taste and sacrifice, as well as his own summary of cooking."
Milo picked up the teapot and poured tea for the two of them. He continued Qian Zhiwen's words and continued to explain: "Needless to say, the Yuanji Cauldron is the natal magic weapon of the Immortal, and it can be regarded as the manifestation of his Taoist Fruit."
"Wuweihe inherited the Qiankun Gun and Sancai An, and inherited the principles of harmony in cooking. To put it simply, it is to integrate various concepts into cooking. Their lineage is successful in practice, and they have all kinds of strange phenomena, which you can't even imagine.
, there’s nothing they can’t do.”
"Nowadays, many special dishes are created by the five flavors and people of the same lineage, through the fusion of various concepts."
"Wanmintang inherits the four-spirit stove and the five-gas pot. It inherits the principles of cooking and human stove fire, and strives to make the most high-end dishes with the simplest ingredients. Therefore, most of the visions in their lineage are all phenomena in the world.
.”
"Speaking of which, although Manmin Tang is the least original among the four heritages, many of the convenience dishes now sold at street stalls and alleys in various places are mostly simplified versions of Manmin Tang from the other three high-end restaurants."
"Juxian Pavilion inherited Liuheku and Qixing Dao. It specializes in the taste and delicacy of food. It likes to pursue the ultimate, either the ultimate delicacy or the ultimate original taste, with minimal human involvement. More often than not, monks in this lineage are
Traveling to various places in pursuit of the most delicious ingredients.”
"Therefore, after successful practice in this lineage, the strange phenomena will be the least. However, at least 60% of the newly discovered ingredients every year are discovered by the Juxian Pavilion disciples, so many people think that they are hunters who hunt for ingredients rather than cooks.
The chef of food.”
"The last one Hai Yuntian inherited was the Bagua Pot and the Jiugong Bottle. The former is for wine and the latter is for spices. They inherit the principles of kitchen rituals and represent the food sacrifices that have been passed down since ancient times."
"It's just that in the past, more emphasis was placed on offering sacrifices to emperors, gods, and ancestors. Now some people think that food sacrifices are sacrificing themselves. Therefore, this pursuit of a sense of ritual can be regarded as a manifestation of their understanding of sacrifices and etiquette."
During the explanation, a woman knocked on the door and came in with three hot dishes.
Milo saw it, pointed to one of the dishes and said: "Look at this fried pork with green pepper, it is a very typical Haiyundian cooking concept."
"What's so strange about this? Isn't it just a farm-style stir-fry?"
Yun An said, picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of fried meat. Instantly, a weak green-red light bloomed from the fried meat and spread to all sides. Then, a strong aroma of green pepper and spicy heat spread out,
Yun An, who was facing the impact, made his cheeks turn red.
The strange thing is that the spiciness of this green pepper is not just spicy and fragrant, there are many spices in the two, making it more layered.
The aroma and spiciness, like ocean waves, hit Yun An one after another, making the lean meat in his mouth even more delicious.
"This taste makes me feel like I was eating at home, but my mother's image is too easy-going..."
Yun An's mouth was full of oil after eating, but there was an unnatural look on his face.
“Isn’t perfection bad?”
Milo asked with a smile. Yun An thought for a moment and said, "There's nothing wrong with it, but it still feels a little unreal."
When Qian Zhiwen heard this, he joked: "Aunt Yun is actually very gentle. It's just Yun An that you were too noisy when you were a child, so she was strict with you."
"Come on, my mother has been gentle to you since you were a child, but she has never been kind to me."
As Yun An spoke, he picked up two more chopsticks of fried pork with green pepper and threw it into his mouth. After chewing it twice, he seemed to say unintentionally: "Speaking of which, Zhiwen, how do you feel about eating this dish?"
"Nature is the feeling of mother. This is also the intention that Miss Yang gave to this dish, the taste of home and the traces of mother. It's just that the feeling of mother that this dish brings to me is so humane."
"Human touch? Easy-going?"
Yun An felt that he seemed to have understood the cooking concept of Baiweilou Simai. He looked at Mi Luo and Qian Zhiwen and said curiously: "Because Hai Yuntian is a sacrifice, the image of the mother is perfect. So the same intention, the same
Regarding the taste, is what the monks of Wanmin Hall bake is closer to life, and the image of the mother will be more vivid. Does Juxian Pavilion taste better, but it won’t make people feel better?”
"It's almost the same. The remaining five-flavored monks add some stove flavor during the cooking process to bring out the feeling of being a monk and a mother. This is also a major way to identify the Baiweilou monk school in the early days."
Qian Zhiwen was obviously not used to such spicy dishes, so he poured himself another cup of tea, took a sip, and continued: "Besides, we can also use their cooking and serving methods. Hai Yuntian likes it
Use more spices, Wanmintang’s ingredients are usually cheaper, Juxiange’s ingredients are the freshest, and most of them are freshly made and sold. The rest you can’t really tell, most of them are the five flavors.”
"I don't understand your elaborate eating methods. For me, as long as it can replenish energy and taste good enough."
Yun An said, taking two more bites of hot food.
Hearing this, Qian Zhiwen smiled and said: "Your idea is not bad. The Shenwu Yang family thought the same way back then. But later, didn't they separate into the Baiweilou Yang family? So, it is good to learn more.
, it will save you from not being able to answer when your children ask you questions in the future.”
Yun An didn't pay any attention to the rest of what Qian Zhiwen said. His eyes widened and he repeated with disbelief: "Shenwu Yang family?"
Milo was also very surprised. He looked at Qian Zhiwen and said, "Is it the Shenwu Yang family I thought about?"
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