Pushing open this restaurant with a bar-like decoration, a lively scene greets you.
The air was mixed with the smell of barbecue spices, a bit of smoke from burning charcoal fires, the smell of sweat from the guests, and a bit of perfume.
This kind of air was a critical blow to Lulia, who had an extremely inspired nose. The tail behind the black cat witch suddenly stood up, she quickly covered her nose with her cuffs, and then stood still in front of the restaurant door until Lorraine Hill walked up.
Follow her in small steps.
Because she is the witch who controls the wind, Lorraine Hill is surrounded by weak airflow, which can easily filter and purify the odor in the air. You can get the same refreshing experience by following this white cat-like girl.
"Phew, I feel better now." Holding Lorraine Hill's arm, Luria fanned the air in front of her nose with her hand, and then looked at the restaurant's environment with curious eyes.
Because today is the weekend, it is busier than usual. Even at noon, there are many guests here. Many of them are workers or guards of Falfna, and some are local traders and handicraft workers. Occasionally,
I can see several people traveling here from other regions.
Most of them were men, except for Lorraine Hill and Lulia, there were only two young women. It seemed that they were both mages and came with their apprentices.
These people sit in twos and threes at thick wooden tables, drinking beer. Occasionally, only those with money will order a glass of imported elf wine.
Compared with the wine brewed by humans, the elves' wine tastes better, and of course is more expensive. It has always been a powerful export product of the elves to the outside world. The girl has seen this in the forest.
Those elves are always very patient and leisurely to study various fruits, grains, and flavors brewed in different ways. If you meet an elf who likes this, they can even talk to you for three days and three nights, and it will be different every time.
Flavor brewing methods and tips.
"Good lunch, you two. What would you like to eat? Today's special dish is 'Ice Elephant BBQ'."
Not long after the two girls entered the door, the clerk walked over in small steps.
"Sounds good, do you want to eat this?" Lorraine Hill asked the black cat witch next to her.
"Okay." She agreed first, and then asked curiously, "Are there any other special dishes?"
“There are others, but today we serve ‘Ice Elephant BBQ’. The food is different every day, so you can eat different delicacies every day.”
"This is good~" Lulia clapped her fingers briskly. Just as the clerk continued to ask what side dishes were needed, a whistling sound of flames came from behind the restaurant. Even indoors, you could feel a heat overflowing.
, making the face warm and the hair slightly fluttering.
"Hey, the boss started barbecue again today. Is this your first time here? If so, you can go to the back to watch. It is definitely a rare experience." Hearing a burst of shouts and cheers from behind the house, the clerk was excited.
Introduced to two girls.
"Really, let's go and take a look." After saying that, Lulia pulled Lorraine Hill and walked towards the back eagerly.
After passing through the short corridor, the blazing red light that went straight to the back filled the field of vision. When the firelight became slightly weaker, others could clearly see the whole backyard.
Behind this restaurant is a hanging cliff, and a huge red-scaled fire dragon is under the cliff. Its huge body, just by raising its neck and standing, its head exceeds the height of the restaurant.
There is a flat piece of volcanic rock placed in the open space in front of the cliff. At this moment, the fire dragon is opening its mouth slightly, spitting out rich and blazing flames, constantly roasting the meat on the volcanic rock, and there is an alluring feeling in the air.
Meaty.
Although the piece of meat is not bigger than the fire dragon, it is more than five meters wide and half a meter thick. There are both fat and thin in it, and there are also cut bones. In the flames, it quickly turns from dark red to white, and then slowly turns to brown.
, the grease overflowed and boiled, making a pleasant sizzling sound.
"This noodle is ready." After the fire dragon roasted the meat for a while, a very strong man next to him shouted loudly.
Hearing his cry, the fire dragon stopped spitting fire, and then shook its neck. The red scales sparkled in the sun, and it was obvious that the fire dragon was very healthy and young.
After the flames dissipated, the man picked up the huge sword on the side that looked like a door panel, inserted the sword into the gap between the meat and the stone slab, and then lifted it up violently, causing the wide pieces of meat to rise in the air, bringing with it billowing white smoke.
The smell of the meat and the smell of meat firmly attracted the eyes of those who were watching. Then the meat piece fell down again, slammed against the stone slab, and changed its side to face up.
"alright!"
Then, the man who was once a dragon knight took a few steps back to make room, and the fire dragon breathed fire again.
The dazzling blazing flames surged out, covering the entire piece of meat. Then the flames slowly stabilized, and the red particles evenly and rhythmically covered every corner of the meat piece.
The water on the meat slices is quickly evaporated and the surface becomes dry. Then the proteins and sugars in the meat begin to undergo a wonderful 'Maillard' reaction. The molecules begin to condense, polymerize, cyclize, etc., and then generate aldehydes, ketones, and alcohols.
Substances such as amines, ketones, aldehydes, etc., along with the decomposition of sugars and proteins, an attractive fragrance begins to overflow.
The high-temperature particles of the flame continue to penetrate deep into the interior of the meat slices, penetrating the heat into the tough meat. At the same time, the meat on the surface slowly becomes brown, and the slightly minced parts begin to carbonize. Such crispness will give the meat slices a crispy texture.
Give it a different taste, making it more layered with the internal taste and more attractive.
During the baking process, the dragon knight wielding a giant sword inserted the sword into the giant barrel prepared aside, and then took it out at an angle. The brown wood chips flew out and fell into the flames.
The black pine sawdust from the southern forest burns quickly in the flames and then rises. These sawdust, which still contains slight moisture, emit white gas during the burning. The lignan molecules decomposed when the pine wood burns are converted into smaller ones in the flames.
particles, the eugenol and guaiacol are integrated into the water vapor, and are brought to the fat on the surface of the meat slices by the flame particles, and blend together to produce an intoxicating smoky aroma.
It is not strong, but has a resinous fragrance, which slightly neutralizes the fragrance of the oil, making it more delicious. After this step, the fire dragon also stopped spraying flames under the command of the dragon knight to prevent it from continuing.
The high temperature destroys the aroma and taste.
In this way, the main step of barbecue is completed, and then it is time to sprinkle different spices and side dishes according to the needs of different guests.
Looking at the slate that was still sizzling with oil, Luria, the cat witch, had become motionless, as if her whole life had been impacted by a higher level.
"It turns out that barbecue can be so awesome..." Looking at the shining look in her eyes, she almost jumped at him.
In the expectant eyes of everyone on the side, the dragon knight stepped forward, slashed with his giant sword, and easily cut into half of the barbecue, and then the clerk who had been prepared for it carried a wooden bucket filled with ingredients and poured it on the piece of meat.
Use a wooden spatula to quickly smooth it out, and a pungent spicy flavor will overflow.
"What is this?" Lulia looked at it in confusion, but soon she knew why.
The dragon knight picked up the piece of meat with his sword and threw it directly towards the fire dragon. Then the latter took a bite and tasted it slowly in his mouth. Looking at the way it enjoyed it, it seemed that it was very satisfied with today's masterpiece.
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After giving the due rewards to his partners, the dragon knight used his sword to cut the remaining half into even small pieces, and then the clerks picked them up on plates one by one and brought them to the table in front of them.
"The two ladies' portions are ready, please come with me." The previous clerk saw that the two girls were still looking curiously at the busyness of the store, and walked over with a smile to greet them.
"Okay." Lorraine Hill pulled the reluctant Luria beside him and walked to the front of the restaurant. Soon a huge plate of steaming barbecue was brought in front of the two girls, and it was also placed on the side.
Various auxiliary ingredients, such as cumin, chili pepper, salt, spices, etc., can be added freely by two people.
"I don't know what flavors you two like. If you don't know, we also provide recommended combinations here to help you sprinkle it."
"Then I'll trouble you." Both Lorraine Hill and Lulia were here for the first time, so they simply asked the store clerk to help match them.
"Okay." Then the clerk quickly and skillfully picked up various bottles and cans, and spread them quickly and evenly in front of the two of them.
"While the heat has not dissipated, now is the best time to eat. Please enjoy it." Then he slowly withdrew.
Looking at the one-meter-wide barbecue in front of the table, the fiber in the meat slices still shows the unique toughness of the ice elephant, rough and savage, and the aroma is full of steam, constantly tempting the nose.
"No, I just can't bear it anymore." Lulia stretched out her hand and passed it instantly. The meat slices were divided into neat small pieces and fell into the plate in front of her. They were quickly picked up and thrown into her mouth.
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"Phew, it's so hot!" The black cat witch seemed to have a tongue like a cat, which was very sensitive and intolerant of high temperatures. She exclaimed, then blew air continuously, and then slowly ate the piece of barbecue.
"Woo, T_T..." After eating, the black cat couldn't help crying.
"What's wrong, isn't it delicious?" Lorraine Hill just cut off a piece and put it on the plate before eating it.
"No, it's so delicious. What should I do if I can't eat it in the future..."
"That big man and the fire dragon can only live for a few hundred years at most. Woohoo, so pitiful..." I don't know whether the witch is pitying the other party or herself. Lorraine Hill felt relieved and slowly felt the words in her mouth.
The roasted meat is still hot and blazing, and the magic-rich heat seems to be extra long-lasting and full of stamina.
First, there is the slightly crispy outer layer, the stimulating and pleasurable spices that make saliva secrete quickly, and then there is the slightly chewy meat layer. During the process of tearing the meat, the overflowing oil and fiber are on the tongue and
New flavors and textures are produced in the teeth, and finally there is the softer meat inside. There still seems to be some remaining desolation and roughness of the ice sheet like trekking on the wasteland, tough and slightly lower temperature, mixed with
The spices in the mouth burst out with the final impact.
With just one piece of meat, there are three completely different experiences, and the layers are clear. The mixture in the end is extremely long, which is evocative and amazing.
Sure enough, it's delicious.
Although I had heard of the name of this restaurant before, this time I came here and I deeply understood the magical charm of this kind of food.
No wonder the dragon knight gave up his position and insisted on pursuing delicious food. It seems that he has indeed found an unprecedented path, which is amazing.
After slowly enjoying this small piece of meat, Lorraine Hill looked up and saw that Lulia beside him had already finished eating. I really don't know how she did it, while maintaining elegance and enjoying it in small bites.
time, and did it so quickly that no one else noticed.
After finishing the meal, the black cat immediately jumped up, ran to the front desk with small steps, and immediately ordered the next piece of barbecue.
That ice elephant is very big. It will probably be baked until tonight before it is used up.
"I'm not going anywhere today, just eat barbecue here, Lorraine." Although it was a suggestion, Lorraine Hill understood that this black cat couldn't stop being greedy.
"Okay, okay, let's stay here today." The girl also smiled happily.
The two stood on the cliff, like people watching the roar of a huge excavator at work, watching the even bigger red dragon swaying flames wantonly, roasting the pieces of meat into shapes.
This process gradually changed from unfamiliar to familiar in the eyes of the two people, and then it carried a certain rhythm and magic. It seemed that people could never tire of it, and it was very decompressing and relaxing.
The rough, brutal, raw meat with the smell of blood slowly filtered out the smell of blood in the flames. The rough and hard-to-bite meat gradually expanded and became slightly curved. The oil slowly overflowed, and the fiber
It also becomes soft and exudes steaming white gas and fragrance.
From irregular, rough and slightly cold raw meat, to regularly cut pieces of meat full of aroma and rich in oil, from disorder to order, from shapeless to regular and delicious, the world seems to show another world.
This kind of special charm, if we use Eastern words, seems to be vaguely in line with the Tao.
This kind of process enjoyment that is clearly visible and consistent with reason, vision, and smell makes people addicted. It can even be said that the person and the dragon are not working, but enjoying every second.
Perhaps ordinary people cannot detect or understand this state, but for two sensitive extraordinary witches, they will not ignore it. This is why they are obviously witches, but they are willing to spend time, just
Stand aside and watch them barbecue.
When your skills have improved to such an extent, you seem to be able to detect the slightest changes and understand them clearly. That kind of grasp and control of the details gives people an unimaginable sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, and thus continues to urge people.
It makes you keep moving forward, the better and faster, the faster the better, until you leave everyone far behind and reach a new realm that has never been seen before.
At this time, skill is no longer just a tool for making a living. It seems to have become the light in your life, bringing you endless hope and expectations, illuminating other dark corners and smoothing out the shadows of frustration in life.
, inferiority complex, wounds, etc., it also brings many by-products such as income and even respect.