Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

"Are you sure this guy is edible?"

Half an hour later, Xiao Feng looked at the carp Wang Yao caught with suspicion.

"When I was a kid, my dad told me that Magikarp is nothing but scales and bones."

"Of course it's edible... Otherwise, why would Pidgeot capture the Magikarp that jumped out of the water?"

Wang Yao said with certainty.

"There's fake news like this going around... It must be those Air Force guys who can't even catch a Magikarp telling lies!"

Even so, Wang Yao still felt a little helpless when he saw the Magikarp struggling on the beach.

"Ah... that makes sense! I knew it - he looks so fat, but it's because of this..."

"When I was little, I wanted to taste Magikarp... I've been deceived for so long."

Xiao Feng suddenly understood what Wang Yao said.

"Um...let your Diya Sea Lion come out and help!"

Wang Yao was making a decision between Ponyta and Steelix in his mind, but suddenly he had a new idea.

I’m tired of grilled fish… let’s try something different this time.

……

Another half an hour later, the giant crab, Arbok and Coward that went out to sea to hunt also returned.

In addition to half a net of tench, there were four pike and two wild perch.

Fortunately, Wang Yao often goes to the fresh food market, otherwise he would not be able to recognize their identities.

The reason why pike and wild bass are caught in "chunks" instead of "strips" is because of the expert fishing master, the giant crab.

"Well done..."

Wang Yaoqing counted the three Pokémon he had obtained.

It should be a scene where pike and wild perch were preying on tench. After all, these two guys are also carnivorous fish.

"Wow...it's a wild bass!"

Xiao Feng looked at the blue-striped wild bass that was cut into two pieces in the net bag with surprise.

"This is something you can only see on the dinner table during the Chinese New Year!"

"You have eaten?"

It was the first time for Wang Yao to catch wild bass and pike. Before that, he had only seen carefully cut fish fillets on the refrigerated shelves of stores.

It’s just that the price is a bit expensive...so Wang Yao hesitated for a long time and was reluctant to buy it.

"Yes... and the fish that the giant crabs caught is a blue-striped wild perch. Its meat has a light taste and is more suitable for steaming or making soup.

"...if it's red striped wild sea bass, the fish meat has a high fat content and is more suitable for direct frying or grilling - it would be even more perfect if it is paired with a super spicy tomato dip!"

Xiao Feng recalled the taste of the wild sea bass and couldn't help wiping the saliva from the corner of his mouth.

As a resident who grew up in a coastal city and has a father who loves to go to the fish market... Xiao Feng is still very authoritative in this area.

Although he has not made any achievements in cooking, he is still good at food tasting.

"Then do as you say..."

I didn't expect Xiao Feng to be quite knowledgeable about fish dishes. Wang Yao planned to try everything according to what she said...

It has been cut into two halves...so I will make soup with the fish head and steam the fish tail.

"So how should we cook the barracuda?"

Wang Yao asked casually.

"Hmm... the meat of the barracuda is a bit tough, but it's also very fatty... so let's grill it and eat it."

Xiao Feng obviously didn't think very highly of the pike.

"OK! Little Fire Horse... light the charcoal first."

Wang Yao took out the stew pot, skewers and grill.

Because the vegetation on Honglian Island is still recovering, Wang Yao, who loves the environment, did not cut down trees to make fire like before.

Instead, natural fruit charcoal purchased in advance is used as fuel.

"Eh-!"

The little fire horse lowered its head and spewed out flames that burned the charcoal.

There are some skills to lighting charcoal... Wang Yao is a master in this area!

The first step is to spread a layer of charcoal in the stone fire pit.

The powerful firepower of the little fire horse soon burned through the pieces of broken carbon, and Wang Yao added a few whole pieces of charcoal on top.

The small fire horse and the burnt charcoal below provide fire power at the same time, allowing it to burn through slowly.

As long as the large pieces of charcoal show signs of burning, you can break them up, so that the charcoal fire can be maintained faster.

A common mistake made by beginners is to start grilling when one part of the charcoal is red and the other part is still black...

But this kind of charcoal will burn directly once it touches oil...the smoke and flames are very big.

Only when all the charcoal flames are gone and covered with a layer of white ash, that is the best time to barbecue!

"Thank you for your hard work... Little Fire Horse."

Wang Yao cleaned the stew pot, filled it with half a pot of water, hung it on a tripod and started to boil the water. After the water boiled, he put the steaming bowl in to steam the fish.

After a simple preparation, the mullet is placed directly on the stones of the fire pit and grilled. The only seasoning is simple sea salt.

The grill is responsible for cooking the barracuda.

……

“It tastes great!”

Xiao Feng tasted the steamed sea bass tail.

Even without excessive seasoning, the meat of the wild sea bass itself is extremely delicious.

“…It tastes good.”

Wang Yao also showed a satisfied expression.

But there was one thing he didn't say...why does the taste of this sea bass so similar to crab meat?

The texture of the meat is very clear, and the fish meat is chewy when eaten.

Wang Yao tasted another bite of barracuda...

Hmm... It's a bit similar to saury, and it's indeed quite woody, but after being charcoal-grilled, the aroma of the oil blends into the fish meat and it tastes very fragrant.

The most abundant fish tasted bland...

After being roasted, they become small dried fish with a bit of saltiness. However, this thing is quite durable in storage. If you can’t finish it, you can put it away and use it as a daily snack for giant crabs.

As for the carp Wang Yao caught...

"Although this is my first time trying it, the taste is not very satisfying..."

Xiao Feng, a gourmet from Shuijing City, commented like this.

"Maybe Magikarp is more suitable for braising... For sashimi, we need to use more high-end ingredients."

Wang Yao took a bite, but the fish meat dipped in mustard soy sauce did not have much sweet and fresh taste.

And the meat is a bit loose... It turns out that unexercised muscles have no edible value.

"But I didn't expect that your Diya Sea Lion also mastered such a powerful move as [Absolute Zero]..."

Wang Yao originally just wanted to freeze the Magikarp and cut it into sashimi to eat in the evening.

Just freezing it and using the freeze beam will do it...

"It would be too cruel for Magikarp to watch himself being cut up piece by piece and then tasted... Wouldn't it be more respectful to the food to kill it with one strike?"

Xiao Feng is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see Magikarp suffer.

Moreover, the ultra-low temperature of absolute zero can lock in the freshness of the fish.

"That makes sense..."

Wang Yao nodded and called Arbok over.

Pour the whole plate of Magikarp sashimi into the snake's mouth.

“Letting it return to the natural food chain is probably the most respectful way to eat food.”

"Crack~"

Arbok tasted the Magikarp sashimi...

It's icy and cool, and seems to be different from what we usually eat.