vstars Chapter 815: Delicious food, close friends, aftertaste
Chapter 815: Delicious food, close friends, aftertaste
Wei Sanxiang said, "Brother Zhou, tell me in detail." He was very interested. Zhou Baizheng said, "It is said that the female devil has done many evil things, but her strength should not be underestimated. Ordinary tools will definitely not be able to capture her." Zhou Baizheng bowed and said, "The major gangs in the martial arts world, the Red Dragon Sect, the Purple Cloud Sect, the Iron Faction, the Shengyi Sect... have gathered together before the Demon Extermination Conference and used all their strength to create a magic weapon to capture demons."
Zhou Baizheng added: "With the magic tool for catching demons, combined with the magic of the Heavenly Secret Dao, I think this demon-eliminating conference will be foolproof." Just as he was about to speak, he smelled the aroma of wine and turned his head to look.
Li Changxiao took advantage of the gap between the two people's conversation to start preparing the ingredients. Zhou Baizheng and Wei Sanxiang are both food lovers. Just now they were talking about world affairs and the devil. Now they put all of it behind their minds and looked forward to the delicious food.
You was surprised to see Li Changxiao's treatment method. He took out nine-inch centipedes from the basket, but he didn't cut off their heads or tails, nor did he kill them directly. Instead, he used two bamboo sticks to pierce their heads and tails respectively, and then held them up in the air. The centipedes were still alive, twisting their bodies constantly, but because their feet were not on the ground, they could not move at all.
This repeated process lasted for over a hundred centipedes, all of which were fixed in the air, twisting their bodies. Zhou Baizheng asked, "Brother Li, we have never seen such a technique before." Li Chang laughed and said, "Haha, just wait and see. I know my limits."
He took an iron pot, lit a blazing fire, poured water, wine, and vinegar into the pot, and soon the water started to boil, with steam rising. Li Changxiao directed the scorching steam toward the nine-inch centipede that was stabbed in the air.
The heat made the nine-inch centipede struggle more violently. However, since the wooden sticks pierced its head and tail, it could not run away and could only be swept away by the heat bit by bit.
Wei Sanxiang suddenly realized: "Yes, with a combination of wine and vinegar, slowly steaming the nine-inch centipede can eliminate the toxicity of its meat. It can preserve the meat flavor to the greatest extent. Brother Li, this is a great idea, this is a great idea." Li Chang laughed and said, "I don't deserve it."
Zhou Baizheng asked, "What's the meaning of leaving the head and tail?" Li Changxiao explained, "If I cut off the head and tail, how can the centipede survive? It will take at least one or two hours to steam it like this to remove the toxicity. If the centipede is dead for too long, the freshness will disappear. By then, the taste will probably not be as good as the original method used by Brother Zhou."
Zhou Baizheng suddenly realized and secretly admired Li Changxiao's wide knowledge. He couldn't help wondering: "Brother Li looks young, only about 20 years old. Even if he has been practicing martial arts and swordsmanship since he was a child, and he is gifted, his martial arts attainments are not shallow. But the experience of traveling in the martial arts world is gained step by step. Has he learned more than me?" He didn't think deeply about it, and just thought that Li Changxiao just knew how to do it.
Because the wine and vinegar boiled very quickly, the boiling water in the pot quickly dried up. Li Changxiao asked Zhou Baizheng and Wei Sanxiang to go out and buy more wine and vinegar. After an hour of slow steaming, the poison of the nine-inch centipede was completely gone, and the red color on its body faded, replaced by a black gold color.
It was already evening, and the afterglow of the setting sun reflected a variety of colors on the centipede's shell, making the color even brighter. A faint meaty fragrance wafted into the air. Zhou Baizheng and Wei Sanxiang took a good sniff and both felt their stomachs stir and their saliva flowed.
Li Chang smiled and said, "You two try eating it raw." Zhou Baizheng asked, "Raw?" Li Chang smiled and said, "Yes." Zhou Baizheng and Wei Sanxiang looked at each other. They both knew that the meat of this nine-inch centipede was poisonous, and it was extremely poisonous. If it was not handled properly, the poison would evaporate from the body if eaten raw. Within three breaths, the abdomen would be cramped and ulcerated, and poisonous sores would appear in the throat. Even if it was cured, it would not be able to eat or speak in the future, which was tantamount to death.
Hearing that they were to be eaten raw, Zhou Baizheng was nervous. But he changed his mind and said, "Brother Li worked hard for us all day, but I doubted him. It's wrong. If he really died of poison, it's fine. I, Zhou Baizheng, died a worthy death. There's nothing to be afraid of." He made up his mind, took a centipede, cut off its head and tail, peeled off its legs one by one, and scraped open its shell with a knife.
The jade-white flesh was exposed. The fragrance was even stronger, like ripe pears deep in the orchard, not like meat, but more like fruit. Zhou Baizheng took a bite and found it so fresh that it was hard to describe. It had the texture of meat and the sweetness of fruit. After eating it, he felt a surge of freshness and felt very comfortable all over.
Zhou Baizheng's eyes widened, unable to say a word, he just raised his thumbs repeatedly. Wei Sanxiang also put a mouthful of centipede meat into his mouth, closed his eyes and felt it, his soul wandering in the sky. Li Changxiao laughed loudly. Zhou Baizheng suddenly burst into tears and said with emotion: "Brother Li, Brother Wei, we are so lucky. There are so many people in the world, but how many people can find close friends like the three of us and taste a bite of the heavenly fragrance? I'm afraid there is nothing else in the world that can compare with this dish?"
Wei Sanxiang nodded in agreement. Li Changxiao paused and sighed in his heart. There are still many dishes in the world that are more delicious than the nine-inch centipede. But it is hard to find a dish more delicious than the "water lotus". The beauty is gone, the magical object has disappeared, but the "water lotus" has a strong taste at the time, and then gradually fades, but it has always remained in my heart and is hard to forget.
Thinking of the past, the smell seemed to come back to my nose. Wang Ruyi must have been savoring the smell from time to time. But she only had to savor it for a few decades. Li Changxiao's road was long and difficult, and he had to savor it for a long time. Thinking of it this way, he really "lost" a lot.
Li Changxiao gathered his thoughts and said, "All things carry Yin and embrace Yang. The meat of the nine-inch centipede is actually non-toxic, but its blood is highly toxic. The meat can resist the toxicity and is a good tonic. Once the blood poison is completely removed, the original fragrance of the meat can bloom."
Zhou Baizheng and Wei Sanxiang both admired Li Changxiao very much and felt that they had learned a lot. Li Changxiao said, "After removing the poison, these centipedes will not be unpalatable no matter how you cook them. They have a unique flavor even when eaten raw." Zhou Baizheng said, "Haha, Brother Li is right."
Li Chang smiled and said, "Why don't you two show us your skills and give it your free play?" Zhou Baizheng and Wei Sanxiang said in unison, "That's exactly what I was thinking."