Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Seven: Magic, how can it be said to be medicine?
"Yeah, ha~"
Hermione's throat rolled, her face turned slightly red, and she let out a breath of hot breath.
Closing his eyes and pursing his lips, the brown-haired little Luoli recalled the taste that had just passed through his tongue, and couldn't help but look at the magically flavored mashed potatoes in Elena's hand.
Hermione Granger was no stranger to this most common food in Britain, but in the past eleven years, no portion of mashed potatoes had ever given her such a unique taste and visual experience.
"If I'm not wrong, Elena, did you add honey to this?" Hannah licked her lips, thoughtfully.
Since she often helps out in her family's pub, Hannah has a little knowledge of cooking and is vaguely aware of the sweetness hidden behind the food.
"Yes, there's actually milk."
Elena smiled slightly and nodded. Cooked mashed potatoes and honey have a good auxiliary effect on regulating the stomach and lungs and replenishing qi. Eating the two together is the most suitable breakfast staple.
However, the most suitable way to mix it is to add an appropriate amount of honey and stir it when the potatoes are half-cooked, so that the honey has enough time to slowly penetrate into the potatoes that are gradually softening.
Therefore, Elena added a small amount of hot milk to ensure that the honey could be blended more harmoniously with the already formed mashed potatoes without appearing too sweet.
At the same time, the light milky aroma will further enhance the aroma and mellowness of the mashed potatoes.
"So that's it."
Hermione nodded understandingly and took a closer look at the mashed potatoes in Elena's hand.
Different from the monotonous mashed potatoes on other Hogwarts tables, what comes into view is a more viscous and mellow mashed potato with a light golden amber texture. Between the mashed potatoes, it seems that
Sparkling with the breath of spring.
"No, it's not just honey."
Hermione suddenly frowned, shook her head and said seriously.
It's not as if, besides honey and milk, there is definitely something else - a more important finishing touch.
Hermione Granger rubbed her eyes vigorously, and a few scattered bits of dark green were scattered among the mashed potatoes in Elena's hand, making the whole food look particularly tempting.
She closed her eyes, and a faint fragrance mixed with the sweetness of potatoes flowed into her nasal cavity, making her whole body feel refreshed.
This is the smell! An aroma she has never smelled in other mashed potato recipes.
"It's lichen. I added lichen that grows on the underground floor of Hogwarts Castle to the mashed potatoes."
Noticing Hermione's eyes, Elena narrowed her eyes proudly and took out a few dark green flaky plant chips from her arms.
Hannah only felt that it seemed slightly familiar, but she could not remember where she had seen it on the basement level of the castle.
"Lichen? What is that?"
"Is this food edible?"
The two people's attention was instantly attracted by the plant chips in Elena's hand, and they asked in unison.
At first glance, it looks like countless small wrinkled leaves grouped together to form a crispy vegetable snack.
The surface of the lichen chips has a sheen, as if coated with a thin layer of oil.
As Elena took out the lichen crisps, the vaguely sweet and fresh crispy fragrance before became much more intense and fragrant.
"Of course you can eat it. This is a very rare delicacy."
Elena nodded and answered seriously, with a trace of nostalgia flashing in her eyes.
Lichen is a group of special fungi. This group of special fungi usually only survives in nature in a mutualistic symbiotic ecosystem with algae or cyanobacteria. There are more than twenty edible species in the world, and the remaining ones are almost
Most are also non-toxic.
(For more details about lichens, please click here)
They are extremely slow growing and usually grow on cliffs, rocks, tree bark or desert floors.
Its tolerance to industrial pollution is very low, but its ability to adapt to harsh natural environments is very strong. Lichens exist in many alpine zones, permafrost zones, and at both poles of the earth.
In previous lives, China, which had not experienced pollution from the industrial revolution, was the country with the richest lichen resources in the world.
In addition, the people living on this land are close to and understand all natural things. Of course, the history of edible and medicinal lichens is also quite long, and the earliest may even be traced back to the period of the Yiqi clan.
Delicious edible lichens that have potential in anti-cancer and anti-HIV, such as Lichen lichen, were almost eaten alive before Elena traveled through the world and became endangered species. Chinese gallbladder and Chinese navel scales, if not preserved in
The batch in the laboratory is even one step away from being directly declared extinct.
However, what Elena has in her hands is a variant of Bianzhiyi that is less common in Asia, one that has a slightly less chewy texture.
They are small lichens usually used in the spice industry. Perhaps due to the influence of this magic castle, the color of these lichens has changed from light green to dark green, with a hazy shimmer flashing from time to time on the surface.
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During the chaos of the melee between the two houses in the morning, Elena accidentally discovered these delicious plants on the wall at the corner of a stone corridor near the Slytherin common room.
After arriving at Dumbledore's office, she acted coquettishly and pestered the old man to use magic to confirm again that it was non-toxic. After that, she used the fireplace in the principal's office to bake a few lichen crisps to use as condiments later - in this
There is no country where onions, ginger, and garlic are fried to enhance the flavor, so Elena had to find some substitutes on her own.
As for the baking method, it’s actually even simpler.
You only need to tear the Hogwarts mutated lichen into about two or three centimeters in size, remove all the thick stems and adsorbed parts near the wall, mix honey, olive oil and a few spices in a small saucer, and put the lichen on
Stir evenly inside to ensure that each leaf is covered with sauce, then place it directly on the flame and bake it back and forth until crispy and delicious.
"...That's it. In addition, I just discovered that if you inject a little magic power, it will bring about a more exciting and intense improvement in taste."
Glancing at the two little luoli who seemed to understand, Elena smiled slightly, crushed a piece of Hogwarts Castle lichen crisp into a bowl filled with honey mashed potatoes, took out the wand and tapped it lightly, a few like
Elf-like light spots spread out, making the entire dish look like an exquisite handicraft.
"Come on, try it. Hogwarts honey-scented lichen mixed with mashed potatoes. It's time to experience the delicious taste of magic."
Elena smiled lightly, her voice was as soft and sweet as a whisper, and she scooped up a large ball of shimmering mashed potatoes with a spoon, and brought it to little Hermione who was still processing the new amount of information, "Here,
Open your mouth, ah——"
"Um, um."
Looking at the delicate face in front of her that seemed to exude infinite charm, Hermione Granger nodded in a panic and opened her mouth subconsciously.
Click.
Accompanied by the sound of the crispy lichen in the mouth, the shimmering light quickly blended into the fragrant and delicious mashed potatoes, and the delicious taste that was as sticky as honey but not sweet instantly exploded on the tip of the tongue.
Raindrops fall.
It was as if a heavy rain of mashed potatoes, honey, and milk suddenly fell from the sky.
The wind blew, and the boundless rich fragrance came from all directions, wrapping Hermione in the middle. The sticky honey and mashed potatoes continued to pass through her body, as if there were no traces of clarity, and a sense of warmth and security came from her heart.
The depths kept gushing out, and the whole person seemed to have returned to the lazy bed in the afternoon when he was a child.
Among them, the fragrant and crispy Hogwarts Castle lichen is the lightning that cuts through the sky from time to time. Every time it appears, it hits the whole world hard, making Hermione's soul tremble with extreme pleasure.
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"Yeah... No, you can't, you can't make an embarrassing sound..."
Hermione's face turned crimson, biting her lip hard, and unconsciously clamped her legs together. Her eyes were slightly hazy, as if she were bending a pool of autumn water. Her fair skin exuded a slightly pink sheen, and she held her hands together.
He hugged himself tightly and trembled helplessly.
It's really not frank. It's already like this, and it's so delicious. She's already hungry.
(o﹃o?)
It seems that as a friend, Miss Granger needs a little help.
Elena shook her head helplessly, picked up the spoon, glanced at the shimmering food at her hand, and tapped the wand again.
Then firmly, scoop up and feed.
——As a good friend, you must let Hermione experience true happiness.
With the addition of the last straw, the last line of defense tight in the brown-haired little Luoli's consciousness completely collapsed.
...as if...the consciousness...has flown away...
"Uh-huh, uh-huh~uh-huh~~~~~"
The effect is unexpectedly good, but it seems that the magic power should be slightly less next time?
Elena nodded quite satisfied, without looking back, she quickly reached out her hand and grabbed Hannah's little luoli who was trying to escape, showing a gentle smile.
(o﹃o?)
"Don't run away, it's your turn now, little cutie Hannah."
"No, you can't...well..."
"Uh-huh...Ah!...Uh-huh! I...! Ahhh..."
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Goo.
A good boy should cover his eyes and not think blindly. Because the mashed potatoes are very hot, that’s why he gasps - explaining carefully⊙▽⊙