After a while, Tong Rui brought a pack of things to Gu Zheng, the most of which were candied fruits and dried fish.
"really not bad."
Gu Zheng took the candied fruits and dried fish with a smile on his face. The weapon spirit had already given the grades of these ingredients, a small part of which were inferior, and the rest were all ordinary.
"What kind of fruit is this preserve made of? It tastes very good!"
Gu Zheng ate a translucent red candied fruit. Judging from the appearance, this candied fruit looked very much like plums, but the taste was completely different from plums. There was no sourness at all, and it was just sweet but not greasy.
Refreshing, with a unique fruity aroma outside.
"This is the 'Wufeng apricot' that is a specialty of our Wufeng Island. Fellow ancient Taoist, please try some other varieties. The taste is not bad at all!" Tong Rui said with a smile.
"It's really good. This is the best preserved fruit I have ever tasted."
Gu Zheng has already tasted several kinds of candied fruits, some are sour, some are sweet, and some even have a milky aroma! Candied fruits with such a great taste will definitely be snapped up by girls if they are placed in the market outside.
"If you have time, fellow ancient Taoists can come to our Wufeng Island as a guest. The taste of these candied fruits and fresh fruits is also unparalleled." Yang Zhenling invited.
"Yes, I will definitely visit your Wufeng Island when I have time. However, Wufeng Island is in the vast sea. Even if I want to go, I don't know how to get there!"
Gu Zheng really wanted to visit Wufeng Island. He had never been to a few overseas islands, let alone the island where the cultivator sect was located. Besides, there should be a lot of things on Wufeng Island that he couldn't see in the mainland.
It’s a good idea to go over and collect some of the ingredients.
"I'll tell fellow Taoist Gu how to get there."
Yang Zhenling happily told Gu Zheng how to get to Wufeng Island. However, Yang Zhenling naturally did not directly tell Gu Zheng where Wufeng Island was. He just told Gu Zheng a coastal port and asked Gu Zheng to go there.
Find a restaurant belonging to the Tianxin Sect and tell the person in charge of the restaurant that he is here to find Yang Zhenling, and the person in charge will send the news back as soon as possible.
"Friend Gu Dao, please try it. How does this dried fish taste? I pickled it myself!" Tong Rui couldn't help but urged when she saw that Gu Zheng was only interested in eating candied fruit.
Gu Zheng nodded: "Okay, let me try it."
In fact, as far as preserves and dried fish are concerned, Gu Zheng prefers dried fish, so he left the dried fish for last taste. Unexpectedly, Tong Rui couldn't wait to hurry up before the preserves were finished.
The dried fish is not ordinary pickled salted fish, but the vacuum-packed 'spicy fish' like those sold in the market. However, this is the first time Gu Zheng has seen the fish Tong Rui makes dried fish.
It looks a lot like whitebait in shape, has a light layer of red oil on the outside, and exudes a spicy fragrance.
Picking up a small fish, when 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 appear a little greasy. But when the small fish actually entered the mouth, a spicy feeling immediately appeared on the tip of the tongue.
When you pop it open, you can't feel any greasiness at all, and only a mouthful of spicy and delicious flavor is left after chewing.
Gu Zheng ate three small fishes in a row, and then he said: "The taste is very good, what kind of fish are these small fishes? Also, the oil used to pickle the small fishes is not ordinary rapeseed oil, it should be a kind of
There is no fishy fish oil, and it is precisely because of the penetration of this fish oil that the meat of the small fish appears to be very good, chewy but not old, and the fresh flavor of the fish is also particularly prominent. As for the chili and Sichuan pepper used to pickle the fish
, is also very good, the original taste is very pure, but unlike ordinary chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns, the spicy feeling will continue on the tongue after eating, and its spicy taste dissipates quickly."
"The name of the small fish used to make dried fish is 'Deep Sea Whitebait', which is generally not seen at sea. Ancient Taoist friends are very good at eating it! The fish oil used to pickle 'Deep Sea Whitebait' is also taken from
It's a deep-sea fish. Ancient Taoist friends should have never seen this kind of fish, but they can eat it and know that it is fish oil. This is not easy!" Tong Rui looked a little surprised.
In fact, it was not that Gu Zheng could tell that it was fish oil after eating it, but that the Tiexian Jue allowed him to feel the trace substances in the ingredients. He understood the truth from the trace substances.
"I do have some research on the art of diet." Gu Zheng smiled, and then asked: "Have you ever made meals using candied fruit and dried fish?"
"No."
Tong Rui and Yang Zhenling shook their heads together. In their opinion, candied fruits and dried fish are just like snacks. It is not that it is particularly unimaginable to use snacks to make meals, but it seems that no one has done this on Wufeng Island.
"There are still a lot of these candied fruits and dried fish you gave me. I'll add some more and make a meal for you two to try!" Gu Zheng said.
"Ah? Cooking?"
"No, fellow Taoist monk, we have already eaten. Besides, we didn't bring any cooking utensils, so we can't cook this meal!"
Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui were both surprised. They did not expect that a person like Gu Zheng would actually say that he would prepare a meal to treat people.
"I brought the cooking utensils, it's up to you if you want to eat."
Gu Zheng patted his bag. In fact, there was no cooking utensils in his bag at all. He had a bulging bag just to hide it from others when he was taking things from the ancient space.
"Of course I want to eat it."
Although they had doubts about Gu Zheng's cooking skills, Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui still said in unison.
Gu Zheng was also very excited to see the fresh ingredients, so he quickly completed the preparations.
There are many kinds of candied fruits, and Gu Zheng picked out eight kinds and prepared to make ‘Eight Treasure Rice’ with Xian rice.
As for dried fish, Gu Zheng is going to make ‘dried fish stewed with lotus root’.
To cook traditional 'Eight Treasures Rice', you need to steam the glutinous rice first. The so-called 'Eight Treasures' should be soaked and boiled. Then grease the bottom of the bowl and place the 'Eight Treasures' on the bottom of the bowl.
Put the steamed glutinous rice in the bowl, steam it again, put the bowl on the plate after it is out of the pot, pour out the formed 'eight-treasure rice', and then pour the honey juice that has been boiled in advance.
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Gu Zheng is different from ordinary chefs. When he makes "Eight Treasure Rice", he directly mixes rice and candied fruits in a bowl, puts it in a basket and steams it.
“Friend Gu Taoist, can the candied fruit in this ‘Eight Treasure Rice’ be steamed?”
Yang Zhenling was a little confused. Not only had he eaten the 'Eight Treasure Rice', he had also seen others make it. If the candied fruit with a relatively dense texture like Gu Zheng's was not soaked in advance, it would be difficult for the candied fruit to achieve a soft texture during the steaming process! Even if it is achieved,
I guess the rice tasted terrible at that time.
Moreover, 'Eight-treasure Rice' must be made with glutinous rice to be delicious. It has a sticky and glutinous taste. However, the rice used to make 'Eight-Treasure Rice' in ancient times looks no different from ordinary rice.
The crystal-like texture is completely different from the pure white color of glutinous rice.
"Don't worry, you will know later if it can be steamed."
Gu Zheng smiled faintly and used the Fire Control Technique and the Water Control Technique at the same time. In the pot that Yang Zhenling and the others could not see, the water soaked into the densely packed candied fruit at an extremely fast speed.
After a while, the fragrance of fairy rice wafted out, causing Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui to twitch their noses.
"Friend Gu Taoist, what kind of rice did you use? Why does it smell so fragrant?"
"Yes, I have never smelled such a fresh rice fragrance."
Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui spoke out one after another.
"This is a kind of rice grown by ethnic minorities with a very small yield. I managed to collect some." Gu Zheng said with emotion.
"My ancient Taoist friends don't have much collection, but they still bring them out to invite us. It's really embarrassing."
"When the ancient Taoist friend comes to Wufeng Island as a guest, I will definitely treat the ancient Taoist friend with the best food!"
The faces of Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui were full of emotion, but they didn't praise the reality of ancient disputes.
Gu Zheng nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll make it a deal."
"By the way, fellow Taoist Gu, did you use your internal energy to steam the 'Eight Treasure Rice'?" Yang Zhenling asked.
"Why do you ask?" Gu Zheng smiled.
"If you don't use internal energy to cook food, how can you steam preserves like this? But I have also seen people using internal energy to cook food, but their hands were close to the cooking utensils."
Yang Zhenling looked at Gu Zheng who was handling lotus roots, and his face was filled with confusion. If Gu Zheng used internal energy, why didn't his hands touch the kitchen utensils? But if he didn't use internal energy, he could just rely on heat and experience.
Steaming the candied fruits is a bit incredible.
"Of course I use internal energy, but the method of exerting internal energy is quite special. It is only used at the beginning and does not need to be continued, so I can free up my hands to do other things." Gu Zheng
Smiled.
Lotus Root Gu Zheng collected some of them while looking for duckweed in the prehistoric space. The ingredients were of second-class quality and the taste was pretty good.
In fact, Gu Zheng still prefers to eat lotus root. Lotus root is used to stew pork ribs or make lotus root sandwich, and it tastes very good.
It's a pity that when he didn't get the inheritance from Tiexian, Gu Zheng was relatively lazy. He didn't make lotus root stewed ribs and lotus root clips at all. If he wanted to eat, he would go out and buy it. And the lotus root he ate at that time was definitely not of good quality.
.Now that I have better cooking skills and better ingredients, I am a bit tight on time. Often, things I wanted to cook and eat before were only made once by chance.
According to Gu Zheng's understanding of ingredients, the taste of this 'dried fish stewed lotus root' must be good. The spicy and spicy taste of deep-sea whitebait will blend with the fragrance of lotus root, and the taste of the soup will become more mellow. As for the ingredients
The taste itself is, of course, nothing to say.
The dish 'Stewed Lotus Roots with Dried Fish' is nothing fancy in itself. From the outside, you just put the dried fish into the pot first, then cook it for a while, then put the chopped lotus roots in. It's almost out of the pot.
I put some salt in it. But in this seemingly simple process, not only Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui frequently made the sound of swallowing saliva, but also Uncle Zhang, who was attracted by the fragrance, had the same reaction.
"Fellow Taoist Gu, I really didn't expect you to have such good cooking skills. This, this is so fragrant. Is it really made from dried fish?"
Although Uncle Zhang couldn't help but ask Gu Zheng, his eyes kept staring at the pot on the charcoal fire. Unfortunately, there was a lid on the pot, so he couldn't see the specific situation inside.
"Of course it's true. We're just watching here. The ancient Taoist friend didn't put anything else except a little salt."
While Tong Rui was talking, she glanced outside the tent and saw a few people watching eagerly. If Master Zhang hadn't ordered to be careful, they would have come to see what they were cooking that was so fragrant.
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"alright."
Gu Zheng took out the 'Eight Treasure Rice' and 'Stewed Lotus Root with Dried Fish'.
"Ah? Only three copies?"
Seeing Gu Zheng and the others getting a share each, Master Zhang's face was full of disappointment.
"Yes, when I was preparing to do it, there were only three of us."
Gu Zheng simply said that he didn't have a good impression of Uncle Zhang.
The disappointment on Uncle Zhang's face became even stronger, but then his eyes lit up again, and his gaze fell on Yang Zhenling and Tong Rui.
"I am starving!"
Tong Rui looked at Uncle Zhang's eyes and immediately understood what he wanted to do. After opening her mouth, she quickly buried her head and started eating.
Staring at Tong Rui fiercely, Master Zhang said to Yang Zhenling: "Master Nephew, please give me some advice. I want to taste such a fragrant thing!"
"Uncle, I'm hungry too!"
After Yang Zhenling said this, he was about to start eating, but Uncle Zhang stretched out his hand to stop him: "Boy, when you were eating just now, you not only ate candied fruit and dried fish, but also a lot of dry food. You can't even think of lying to me!"
"It's really hilarious. As a cultivator in the early stage of the fifth level and a master uncle, Zhang Dongliang, you are so embarrassed to grab food with a junior!"
Laughter came from outside the tent, and Luo Jin and Shangguan Feng also came over.
"Fellow Daoist Luo, what are you talking about? How can I say that you are snatching food from a junior?" Zhang Dongliang said to Luo Jin with a red face, and then turned to look at Yang Zhenling. He was originally trying to prevent Yang Zhenling from eating.
Something, and the palm that had been holding his wrist exerted force, and he said in an old manner: "Senior nephew, shouldn't juniors be filial to their seniors?"
"Yes, your uncle is right. As a junior, I naturally have to respect my uncle!" Yang Zhenling wanted to grin in pain, but he did not dare to show it on the surface: "Uncle, we will share these things equally.
Bar!"
It hurts, but in the face of delicious food, Yang Zhenling must strive for benefits as much as possible.
"good!"
Zhang Dongliang laughed, let go of Yang Zhenling's hand, then picked up half of the 'eight treasure rice' and 'dried fish stewed lotus root' that Yang Zhenling gave him, and looked at Luo Jin with pleasure: "You are still laughing at me, now I
See if you are still smiling, don’t think I don’t know, you are also here after the fragrance! But it is a pity that the ancient Taoist friends only made so much, and you can’t eat any more.”
Being exposed, Luo Jin's face turned red: "Zhang Dongliang, you only have this much potential. We just came here to tell fellow Taoists that it is not good to create these fragrances in the wilderness. What if we attract some spiritual beasts?"
What to do? Don’t say there are no monsters in Kunlun Mountain!”
"It's okay, there are so many of us, I don't believe that we will encounter a spiritual beast that we can't handle!" Zhang Dongliang said hastily, and then took a bite of the 'eight treasure rice'.
After swallowing the 'Eight Treasure Rice', Zhang Dongliang's expression turned into shock, and he hurriedly swallowed the second mouthful.
"tasty!"
Chewing the 'Eight Treasure Rice' in his mouth, Zhang Dongliang's face was full of intoxication.
