The Garden Life of a Little Gardener

Inside the Mingyue Building in Suizhou, three chefs who have been selected through layers of selection stand in the lobby on the first floor, quietly waiting for the news of the next round of competition.

When the time came to 07:30, almost all the chefs, relatives and friends who came to watch the competition were present, but the box on the third floor where the judges and examiners were supposed to sit was empty.

The chefs downstairs are fine, but the relatives and friends on the second floor have been whispering to each other, asking why the judges and examiners who came early in the previous two games have not shown up now, and what is the test today?

After asking and asking, no one knows, and no one can explain clearly, so this place is even more messy.

At [-]:[-], it was still quiet on the third floor. Some of the relatives and friends couldn't help but go up to take a look. The news they brought back was that except for a few service staff, there was only one person nothing.

Now the relatives and friends are at a loss. Seeing that the competition time is about to come, none of the referees, judges, and examiners have come out, and they don't know what to test. What's going on?

"Could it be that something happened suddenly so I didn't take the test? Otherwise, I can't leave alone."

"Then someone has to come out and say, whether it is a make-up exam or another time to follow up, there must be an explanation."

Just as the group of relatives and friends were discussing, the sound of a car came from the gate.

Everyone rushed to the window when they heard the sound, and saw two cars parked at the door of Mingyue Building, one was a minibus, and the other was a cold chain transport vehicle.

The two cars stopped one after the other, and the minibus in front opened the door. Mr. Zou, Mr. Qi, and Lao Xiao came down one by one. After the cold chain car stopped, Mr. Zou on the co-pilot He got out of the car first, and then the driver and a middle-aged man who looked polite and held a briefcase in his hand also got out of the car.

After these people got out of the car, Master Zou said to the cooking buddies who were watching the excitement, "Don't look, come and help carry the frozen things from the cold chain car into Mingyue Tower."

The kitchen helper and the waiters who were staying at the door ran to the rear compartment of the cold chain truck. Several young and strong guys carried the boxes to Mingyue Tower in pairs.

Some of the relatives and friends upstairs had guessed that the things that were carried in should be the protagonists of today's Dou Cai Banquet, so they pulled their necks and looked out, as if to see what was inside the box.

Not to mention that he really saw the frozen things in the box with sharp eyes, Zhou Quan heard someone shouting from the other side: "I saw it, the thing in the box is a fish, a very big fish."

As soon as he finished yelling, someone chased him and asked, "Do you see what fish it is?"

"I walked too fast so I didn't see it clearly. I only saw a big fish. It was yellow. Could it be a big yellow croaker?"

"Could it be a large yellow croaker? That thing is very expensive?"

"What is the big yellow croaker? I can see clearly. What is carried in the box is the money croaker. It is such a big money croaker that each weighs more than [-] catties. Mingyuelou really spent a lot of money for this time."

Goldfish, also known as yellow-lipped fish, is a very rare warm-temperate rare bottom fish in offshore waters. Because of its delicious taste and precious medicinal value, it has another name of golden fish.

The fish maw produced by this fish is the most precious of all fish maws. The market price of a catty of yellow-lipped fish maw is more than 150 million.

Fish Maw is one of the Eight Treasures, a high-grade ingredient that is as famous as bird's nest, shark's fin, and sea cucumber.

This kind of food is made by drying the swim bladder of big fish in the sea, so it is called isinglass, also known as fish maw.

The food maw is delicious and nutritious, and has high medicinal value. It has been one of the top ingredients on the tables of dignitaries and dignitaries since ancient times.

The fish maw made from the swim bladder of the yellow-lipped fish has always been highly regarded for its powerful nourishing and medicinal effects.

It is said that the isinglass of this fish has a powerful function of nourishing yin and stopping bleeding. It has a miraculous effect on blood disorders caused by various yin deficiencies, especially postpartum hemorrhage. It is also effective in treating couples who are infertile after marriage for a long time. Demand exceeds supply.

In ancient times in Suizhou, rich families would ask for yellow-lipped fish gelatin when the girl got married, and send it to her husband's house with the girl as the most important dowry. sub-guarantee.

Not only fish maw, but also other parts of yellow-lipped fish have good medicinal value. Fish scale is a good medicine for treating respiratory diseases, and has a good therapeutic effect on bronchitis, laryngitis, and cleft lip. The soup made from fish head and fish bone is suitable for Patients with long-term illness and weak body take good care of their bodies, and fish is also a good source of high-quality protein.

Because of these reasons, the price of yellow-lipped fish has always been very expensive. The price of large yellow-lipped fish weighing more than 200 catties is more than [-] million, and there is still no market for the price.

It really has a price but no market, because this fish is a bottom-dwelling fish and lives in the offshore area with a water depth of 50-60 meters. Because of its precious attributes and high price, this fish is now less and less, and it can be seen every year. Less than a few.

Master Zou asked someone to carry it into the box in Mingyue Tower. The chilled ones are indeed yellow-lipped fish, not only yellow-lipped fish, but also large fish weighing more than [-] catties. Being able to know it in news reports shows how much it is cherished.

Hearing the comments from the people around him, Zhou Quan's brows were indeed frowned. As a young chef, of course he knew how precious the yellow-lipped fish and the gelatin made from that fish were, but he knew even more Because the number is scarce and there is no way to raise them artificially, the yellow-lipped fish has been listed as a second-class national protected animal many years ago. This time, Mingyuelou blatantly brought back three large yellow-lipped fish. Isn't it afraid of breaking the law?

Obviously, it is not only Zhou Quan who knows this, but also some well-informed relatives and friends on the second floor, so soon someone shouted down: "Mr. Zou, the yellow-lipped fish is a second-class protected animal in the country. Eat, quickly change to another ingredient."

Mr. Zou, who had already entered the door, raised his head and looked upstairs when he heard the words, then waved his hand to signal everyone to be safe and calm.

After all the ingredients were carried into the lobby, the old man stroked off the broken ice covering the fish with his own hands, revealing a large yellow fish about the height of a person hidden under the ice.

"It's really a yellow-lipped fish. All three are so big. This time it's an eye-opener."

"Fish is a good fish, but you are not allowed to eat it. I didn't hear someone say that it is against the law to eat it."

"Nonsense, I saw news a few days ago that someone picked up a yellow-lipped fish weighing more than 100 catties and sold it for more than 200 million. It was a sensation."

"That's picking. You go to sea and fight for a try. You'll be able to pass through the prison."

"It's not that serious, it's just a fish."

"Yes, a fish worth more than 200 million yuan."

Amidst the discussion among the crowd, the old man invited the middle-aged man with the briefcase to his side, motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then said: "I think everyone already knows what this is, yes, these few are precious. Yellow-lipped fish, they are the ingredients that will be used in this Doucai Conference. Don’t worry about animal protection issues. The person next to me is Director Qiu of the Yellow-lipped Fish Protection and Breeding Center in Suizhou Province. He brought them here These three yellow-lipped fish are the second generation of domesticated yellow-lipped fish. They are artificially bred, not wild species. Now, Director Qiu will speak for us, everyone is welcome."

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After the old man's words fell, everyone began to applaud with dignity.

Director Qiu, who is very leadership, waved to everyone with a smile on his face and said: "Hi everyone, I am the director of the Population Breeding Office of the Yellow Lipped Fish Conservation and Breeding Center. My surname is Qiu. Our center is committed to protecting wild yellow lipped fish. The number of populations, research and overcome the technical difficulties of artificial breeding of yellow lip fish, the protection of the yellow lip fish species and the development of economic value are the directions we have been working hard on.”

"After years of unremitting efforts, we have successfully domesticated a batch of wild yellow-lipped fish and bred several batches of second-generation offspring. In order to continue to improve technology and develop greater economic benefits, after careful consideration by relevant departments and superior leaders, Allow us to take out some second-generation bred yellow-lipped fish roe as test items, and try to taste the difference between the artificially bred and farmed yellow-lipped fish and the pure wild yellow-lipped fish."

"Of course, in terms of taste, we are laymen. We are not afraid of being laughed at by everyone. Don't look at me in this business, but I have never eaten yellow-lipped fish since I grew up, and my colleagues have rarely eaten this kind of fish. But the work is very good. Do it, so we found out from many sources that Mr. Zou and Mr. Qi of Mingyuelou are experts in making yellow-lipped fish, so we have the cheek to beg to come here, please open your mouth and see what we raise Compared with the wild yellow lip fish, how does it taste?"

"Hey, what does this person mean by saying so much? Why didn't I quite understand?"

"I still don't understand, that is, this person is in charge of artificially breeding yellow-lipped fish to develop the economic benefits of yellow-lipped fish. He recently raised the fish, but he doesn't know whether the yellow-lipped fish he raised is good or not. What is the difference in comparison with the current one, so I found Mingyue Tower here."

"Oh, that's the case, then they found the right place. Most of the chefs in Mingyuelou, who are in their 50s and [-]s, have cooked this thing, and they know the pros and cons of yellow lip fish very well."

This is true. Before the Animal Protection Law was implemented in the 90s, fish such as yellow-lipped fish might be cherished elsewhere, but it was not uncommon in Mingyuelou.

Master Zou and his generation of masters have basically cooked this kind of fish with their own hands, and they know all about the taste and method of this kind of fish.

But it was limited to their generation. Chef Bao and the others never had this kind of opportunity. Mingyue Tower is definitely a model unit that abides by the law.

Therefore, after learning about the appeal of the Yellow Lipped Fish Conservation and Breeding Center, the old men discussed it and immediately ordered the main course of Doucai to be the Yellow Lipped Fish.

The ingredients that the disciples and grandchildren have never cooked are equally ignorant and inexperienced, which is fair to everyone.

Standing in the hall, Mr. Zou announced: "The last round of Doucai begins, and the topic is Yellow Lipped Fish Feast."

The author has something to say:

The idea of ​​Bazhen first came from "Zhou Li Tianguan Zhongzai", which mentioned such a sentence: food medicine, palm and king's six foods, six drinks, six meals, a hundred delicacies, a hundred sauces, and eight treasures. It is the earliest recorded book to put forward the theory of Bazhen.

However, the eight treasures in the past dynasties have different contents. The eight treasures we are talking about now are mostly the eight treasures of the Republic of China.The Eight Treasures of the Republic of China have many differences due to different regions, and they are divided into upper, middle and lower eight treasures. I will not list them one by one. Those who are interested can check it out.