A Mouthful of Sky-high Fried Rice, Lao Tang Apprenticed on the Spot

  Chapter 91 Taishan Red Scale Fish

  Qin Lan didn't realize that she was carrying a plate of tofu along the way, but she didn't care at all after bringing the salted tofu to the table.

   This made her a little curious, so she went back to the kitchen and asked Li Yi: "Chef, do you make the tofu you use yourself? Does it feel different from ordinary tofu?"

   "We did it together, handmade!"

  Wu Lei proudly pointed to the stone mill beside him: "I just use this, I polished it all day yesterday!"

   "Really? No wonder."

  Qin Lan nodded and said, "I found that this tofu doesn't seem to have a beany smell."

   "Of course not! We use the best soybeans, which are ground with five hundred and one catties of Heihe golden beans. The beans have a very strong aroma, and they are delicious without any seasoning."

  Wu Lei is very proud. He has made great efforts to make this tofu.

Seeing a few slices of unused salted tofu on the plate next to Li Yi, he stepped forward to pick up a piece, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, and praised: "Wow! This salted tofu tastes so good, the salty taste is just right. good."

  Qin Lan looked at him with a look of enjoyment, and her expression was a little complicated, with fear and disgust, but also a hint of curiosity.

  Seeing this, Li Yi deliberately asked her: "Do you want to try it?"

   "Huh? No, no, thank you."

  Qin Lan hurriedly waved her hands.

  She still couldn't forget the shadow in her heart.

  Li Yi didn't care, just nodded, and told Wu Lei: "Bring a basin of pure water here."

   As he spoke, he reached out and opened the knife box, and took out a small short knife that was as long as a palm.

"coming."

  Wu Lei squeezed a piece of tofu, grabbed two peanuts and put it in his mouth, then clapped his hands, turned around and found a basin, went to the water purifier to get a basin of water, and brought it over.

   "Put it here."

  Li Yi signaled him to put the basin on the desk beside him, then picked up a piece of southern tofu sent by Zhao Jinmai, and put it into the water.

  Following, he put his left hand into the water, gently supported the tofu, and then held a small knife with his right hand, and cut into the tofu along the side.

"Eh?"

  Wu Lei looked at Li Yi's movements curiously, and asked curiously, "Brother Yi, do you want to engrave characters?"

   "No, I want to carve some fish out."

  Li Yi explained casually.

   "Fish? What fish?"

   "Red scale fish."

  Li Yi looked at the tofu in the basin, his hands were steady, and the knife was smooth and impartial.

   Zhao Jinmai on the side asked curiously: "Brother Yi, do you want to use tofu to carve fish?"

"Um."

  Li Yi explained: "Qilin offers blessings. This dish was originally dry-fried Taishan red scale fish, but it has to be made with tofu in the tofu banquet, so it can only be carved."

   "Taishan red phosphorus fish? Never heard of it, is it famous?"

  Zhao Jinmai has no impression at all.

   "Famous and delicious."

  Li Yi kept in his hands: "Red scale fish, oil fish and bow fish from Erhai Lake in Dali, yellow carp from Qinghai Lake, and shad from Fuchun River are listed as the top five famous fish in China. The meat is tender, soft and boneless, and it is most suitable for frying.

  Since the Song Dynasty, it has been a royal tribute fish, and there is a dish of fried red scale fish in the Manchu banquet.

But this kind of fish can only be found in mountain streams at an altitude of 270-800 meters in Mount Tai, and it is difficult to raise. You must put a large tank in deep water under the shade of a tree, and cover the tank with a bamboo cover. And not long.

  Therefore, there has been a saying since ancient times that Chilin fish cannot go to Mount Tai, and it is even more difficult to transport it from Mount Tai to the capital. "

  Listening to Li Yi's explanation, Zhao Jinmai was puzzled and asked, "Since it's fish, why is this dish called Qilin Xianfu?"

Li Yi stared at the tofu, and while cutting the knife, explained in a slow voice: "It also has a name, Chilinyu. It is recorded in "Taishan Medicine Chronicles", that Chilinyu has a square head and a huge mouth, a dragon beard and dragon eyes. The whole head looks like a dragon but has no horns. Because of its "Chi" character, it gets the word "Lin" because of its **** like rain.

  There is a local folklore that says that this kind of fish is placed on rocks, and after being exposed to the hot sun, it can turn into oil and flow, leaving only scales and bones, so it is also called odd scale fish, which is homophonic for unicorn.

  Of course, this is just a legend. Even if it is exposed to the sun, this fish will not turn into oil, but it is delicious.

  In the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai ate this kind of fish when he passed by Mount Tai, and left a poem. "

   "What poem?"

   Zheng Jun asked.

  He is a senior official in Shaanxi Province, Chang'an was the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Bai, a poetic fairy, is also his idol, so he was naturally aroused.

   "I think about it..."

Li Yi recalled it, and read: "Lu wine is like amber, and Wenyu purple brocade scales. The rich officials in Shandong are handsome, and they bring this thing in their hands to present to people far away. By the way, the red scale fish also has a nickname called Zijin scales." , because of this poem."

  Listening to Li Yi's explanation, Zheng Jun nodded slowly: "Interesting, when you have a chance, you must try it."

   "Worth a try."

  Li Yi glanced at him and said with a smile: "If you want to eat it, I'll teach you how to pick it, depending on the color of the scales.

  The whole body is golden and oily. It is the top grade, called Jin Chilin, and it is the most delicious, but it is basically gone now. It is rare, and it is hard to come by.

  The color of the scales is silver and white, and the one that bullies Frost is silver red scales. This kind is also rare, so you are lucky if you can eat it.

  The most common ones are pea-green backs, and black-gray ones, bean-red scales and grass-red scales. These two types are good for their names and taste, but they can’t compare with gold and silver red scales. "

  Zheng Jun swallowed subconsciously when he heard it, and then smiled and said: "No, I have to remember, this is really useful. If you eat it at that time, you can avoid a lot of pitfalls!"

   "I have to remember it too."

  Wu Lei smiled and pointed to the program group: "In the later stage, help me to release this section and send it to me!"

  In the live broadcast room, the audience listened to their conversation and talked a lot.

   "Good guy, watching this show is really informative. This is the first time I've heard of red scale fish."

"The local people in Tai'an proved that we do have this dish of dry fried red scale fish. I've never seen a red scale before."

   "Oh! It's great to be rich. I can hardly even eat carp, let alone red scale fish, the five famous fish."

   "There are indeed red scale fish in Mount Tai. I ate them when I went to climb Mount Tai, but I heard that they are all farmed now, and there are no wild ones."

   "Damn! Why haven't I eaten anything delicious?"

   "I'm so hungry! Why can't I get the takeaway yet? It's red and warm! Boil it!"

   There were so many barrages, but Li Yi had no time to take care of them.

  The blade in his hand moved over the tofu, and the blade penetrated into the tofu, but the gap could not be seen, as if it had penetrated into a piece of liquid.

  Following, I didn't see him making any big moves, but with a light flick of the blade, a bright yellow tofu fish slipped out of the tofu and fell into the water.

  The smooth and tender tofu fish swayed with the current in the water, shaking its head and tail. At first glance, it really looks like a living thing.

   "Hey!"

  Wu Lei on the side just saw this scene, and exclaimed suddenly: "It's really a fish! Oh my god! It seems!"

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  (end of this chapter)