Is there something wrong with making food a beast?

Chapter 290 Mustard
Seeing that it was past five o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Lang decisively decided to set up camp next to the Lanqiu Waterfall tonight.

Of course, it is impossible to set up tents close to Chengshuitan.

Although the waterfall is beautiful, the roar that does not distinguish between day and night still affects rest.

After taking a few beautiful photos under the waterfall, the three walked along another stream from Chengshuitan for about one kilometer and came to a clearing.

The roar of the upstream waterfall is almost inaudible here, and it will not affect the rest too much.

Both Qin Lang and Zhou Tianhao were experienced in outdoor survival. The two of them were nimble and quickly set up three tents for one person to rest.

Shen Qian wasn't idle either, although she didn't know how to set up a tent, but when the other two were setting up the tent, she took the food spirits around the neighborhood, and when she came back, she had a lot of green wild vegetables in her hands.

"Look what I found!" Shen Qian waved the wild vegetables in her hand with a smile, "There are still a lot of mushrooms in the bag!"

"Huh? This is..." Qin Lang washed his hands by the stream, and took the wild vegetables from Shen Qian, with a hint of surprise on his face.

"What kind of wild vegetable is this? It's the first time I've seen it." Zhou Tianhao also approached curiously, but after looking at it for a while, he couldn't match the wild vegetable in front of him with any vegetable in his memory.

"I don't know, but I have eaten this kind of wild vegetables once before, and the crunchy taste is not bad." Shen Qian pointed to an area behind him, "There are a lot of them there, they look very fresh, so I picked some, See if you can eat it."

"It's edible, it's mustard greens." Qin Lang smiled, weighed the handful of mustard greens in his hand, and turned to look at Shen Qian, "You said just now that there are still many?"

"That's right, at least it weighs a few hundred catties..." Shen Qian subconsciously said, and then noticed Qin Lang's expression at the moment, and his heart moved, "You know this kind of wild vegetables, so you must know how to do it, right?"

"Indeed." Qin Lang nodded slightly.

The development of gastronomy in the two worlds has never intersected, so there are many differences in some aspects.

Just like this mustard greens, Qin Lang had never seen it in any vegetable market before, and it was called a wild vegetable by Shen Qian, which proved that this kind of food was not valued in this world.

"Mustard greens can be stir-fried directly. They are crunchy and taste good." Qin Lang paused slightly, "However, there is another classic method for it, which is to dry and ferment it to become a new kind of vegetable. Side dish - plum dried vegetables."

"It's actually dried and fermented?" Shen Qian felt that it was unexpected, but it was reasonable.

The production of sauces is a combination of fermentation and other processing steps. Qin Lang is quite proficient in making all kinds of sauces with wonderful flavors by himself.

Zhou Tianhao on the side nodded thoughtfully, showing a look of anticipation, "How long does it take to make plum dried vegetables?"

"It's not too long..." Qin Lang calculated in his mind, "It can be done in ten days."

The fermentation time of dried plums is not long, mainly due to repeated drying and steaming, and the former is nothing compared to the time required by the latter.

"So soon?" Zhou Tianhao showed a joyful expression, "It seems that I have the opportunity to taste this side dish called plum dried vegetables."

"When it's ready, I'll let you guys try it first." Qin Lang smiled, got up and walked towards the direction Shen Qian pointed.

He has to see how much wild mustard greens are here.

What an added bonus.

Qin Lang couldn't help but swallowed when he thought of a famous classic dish made with dried plums - braised pork with plum vegetables.

Soon, Qin Lang left and returned with a bright smile.

The amount is bigger than he expected, and he can pick it up and take it with him when he leaves Lanqiu Forest. It won't be long before he has another exclusive side dish.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Lang checked the other ingredients that Shen Qian had picked.

They are all common edible mushrooms, because the wild ones are not that big, but the concentrated ones are the essence, and the taste must be better than ordinary ones.

It is worth mentioning that Shen Qian also found a dead tree nearby, and the humid environment made the tree's trunk covered with fungus.

Looking at the little one, whose crispy fungus can be felt with a pinch, Qin Lang smiled even wider, "With these ingredients, we can make a mushroom soup at night."

"Catch a few more fish and serve them with mustard greens." Qin Lang looked at the stream beside him, and soon had an idea, "Fish soup with mushrooms and vegetables!"

Although it sounds like a hodgepodge, the taste should be very good.

One of the delicacies for dinner is determined in this way.

Just imagining the deliciousness of the fish soup made Shen Qian and Zhou Tianhao feel a little hungry.

Although I ate a lot at noon, I had already digested the hike through the forest in the afternoon.

"I seem to have seen a wild tit just now, the kind you roasted at noon." Zhou Tianhao chuckled, "I'll grab a few and see if there are any other ingredients by the way!"

The two crispy tits at noon were not enough for everyone. If possible, he would like to try it again for dinner.

"Good tit!" Shen Qian obviously wanted to go with Zhou Tianhao, she nodded excitedly, then she seemed to think of something, her eyes lit up, "Qin Lang, I have an idea!"

"You want to compete again?" Seeing Shen Qian's expression, Qin Lang knew what this guy was thinking.

"Yes! This time our theme is 'unpopular cooking methods', how about it?" Shen Qian said with a smile.

The reason why she suddenly mentioned the comparison again was because Shen Qian suddenly felt that she was also an imperial chef after all, and it always made Qin Lang look like a salty fish when cooking.

The ingredients and the common animals in the forest that she was looking for just now made her think of a special delicacy that she mastered.

The taste of this delicacy is very good, but what makes it even more special is the way it is cooked.

This is also the reason why Shen Qian set the theme of this competition as "an unpopular cooking method".

Qin Lang touched his chin when he heard this topic, thought for a moment and readily agreed, "No problem!"

Although unpopular cooking methods are rare, it is not difficult for Qin Lang.

However, he has not yet decided which dish to serve, which needs to be determined according to the ingredients.

"Since you two are going to compete, let me be the referee?" Zhou Tianhao said with a smile on the side.

During the chatting in the afternoon, Zhou Tianhao also learned about the frequent exchanges between Qin Lang and Shen Qian.

Although the two people in front of him are not as strong as him and are younger than him, when it comes to cooking skills, Zhou Tianhao is the one at the bottom.

So Zhou Tianhao wanted to participate in it, but he didn't intend to participate as one of the contestants.

Qin Lang and Shen Qian also had no objection to Zhou Tianhao's proposal.

After a brief discussion, Zhou Tianhao left a food spirit to guard the house, and the three of them separated and started looking for ingredients for dinner.
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