Haidonghang

Chapter 30 Arriving in North Korea
"Second brother, what's the matter with you?" At this moment, seeing Li Sui in a daze, Jin Shihou asked strangely.

"It's okay, I just remembered some past events. Come on, brother, let's continue eating." Li Sui picked up a piece of pineapple and ate it.

After the two had finished their meal, they went to thank the owner of the boat, my grandson Taro.

"Thanks to the old man for saving his life. The two of us are deeply grateful. We will definitely repay the old man's great kindness when we have the opportunity in the future." Li Sui and Jin Shihou bowed deeply to my grandson Taro.

"Meeting is fate, why don't you say that a big kindness is not a big kindness?" My grandson Taro smiled kindly at Li Sui and the two of them.

"After you two arrive in my hometown, if you don't mind, you can come to my house as a guest. The sushi in my hometown is very famous."

Speaking of this, my grandson Taro's eyes showed a sense of loss.

Yes, thinking about it, I haven't eaten sushi from my hometown for more than 50 years. Looking at my hair that has been dyed white, it is really "the local accent has not changed and the sideburns have faded".

The sushi my grandson Taro refers to is traditional Japanese food.

China and Japan face each other across the sea. During the long history, the two countries have influenced each other in terms of crop types and food customs.

However, due to the different climates, the people of the two countries have different pursuits for the taste of cuisine.

Chinese cuisine pays attention to "full color, fragrance and taste." As two-thirds of Japan's land is mountainous, Japan itself is an island country surrounded by sea.

That's why they have the sayings of "fortune of the mountains" and "fortune of the sea". They respect nature and pay special attention to the original taste of the ingredients in their cooking.

Someone once said, "There is a principle in Japanese cuisine, that is, its deliciousness should not exceed the original taste of the ingredients."

Sushi is a delicacy that brings out the original flavor of ingredients to the extreme.

It is rumored that people in subtropical regions discovered that if cooked rice was put in clean fish chambers, placed in altars, and then placed in cellars, food could be preserved for a long time.

In addition, due to the fermentation of food, the food will produce a unique umami taste, which is the source of sushi.

However, when this kind of food was introduced to Japan, the Japanese rejected it at first, because since ancient times, the Japanese have regarded rice as a sacred food, and their taboo on meat is relatively strong.

So the development of sushi in Japan has gone through a difficult and long process.

Eventually, the Japanese accepted this cuisine, and sushi became an important representative of Japanese food.

There are 12 types of sushi, namely rolled sushi, large rolls, hand rolls, thin rolls, warship rolls, pressed sushi, nigiri sushi, Inari sushi, chirashi sushi, Edomae chirashi sushi, and Gome chirashi sushi.

The method of sushi is simple. The rice commonly used by the Japanese is Akita Komachi and Ei no Hikari.

However, when cooking sushi rice, pay special attention to the ratio of rice to rice. At this time, the ratio of rice to water is one to one.

Then add sushi vinegar made of salt, sweet and sour (the vinegar is based on Japanese white chrysanthemum vinegar) on the cooked sushi rice, but at this time also pay attention to the ratio of rice to vinegar is 180 kg of hot rice Proportion [-] grams of sushi vinegar.

It is best to add vinegar little by little and stir well, at this time the color of the rice will appear very soft and shiny.

At this time, if you add an extra lemon or two plums, it will make the rice taste more fragrant.

Depending on the ingredients, you can also add seasonings that you can trust.Once the rice has cooled down, you can start making sushi.

Lay seaweed on the sushi mat, and then place the stir-fried rice, meat and seasonal vegetables you like in turn.

It is then rolled up, squeezed with air to form it, and cut with a knife dipped in water.

At this time, you can sprinkle different dipping sauces according to your own taste.

At this time, a mouthful can be described as a special taste.

Although Li Sui and Jin Shihou were a little moved by my grandson Taro's words, they also wanted to go to Japan to taste sushi.

However, this is not the time for them to go to Japan, after all, they are going to the Korean peninsula to deal with matters.

At this time, Jin Shihou took off the jade wrench finger from his hand and handed it to my grandson Taro.

"Elder man, although I'm a little embarrassed to say this, but the two of us are going to North Korea to deal with matters, can you trouble the old man to send the two of us to North Korea first? This is a thank you gift." Jin Shihou said with a look of embarrassment.

The reason why I gave the jade ring to my grandson Taro is because the banknotes on Jin Shihou's body have already been soaked in the sea water.

At this time, the only valuable things on Jin Shihou's body were the gadgets he was wearing.

After hearing what he said, my grandson Taro waved his hands and said, "I'm an old man, what do you want this thing for? There's no need to be so troublesome."

"I think you both seem to have read the book, how about this, you answer me a difficult question, if you answer correctly, I will immediately turn around and send you to North Korea."

"If you can't answer, it's okay, go to Japan with me for a few days first, and I'll send you to North Korea after a while, how about it?"

Why is it a problem again?Jin Shihou didn't understand why the people he met along the way liked to ask questions so much, Chen Zuyi was like this, and the Japanese old man he met today was also like this.

However, Jin Shihou believes that as long as Li is with him, there will be no unsolvable problems in this world.

"Please tell me, old man." At this time, Li Sui gave a gentle salute to my grandson Taro.

"We all know that there are 72 Confucian disciples who are proficient in the six arts. What I want to ask you now is, among these 72 people, how many are adults? How many are young people?"

Whenever my grandson Taro has a problem, it is related to the Four Books and Five Classics. It seems that his stay in China for so many years is not in vain, and he is really a veritable "China hand".

At this time, Jin Shihou immediately turned his attention to Li Sui. It is true that he himself has read the book, but he ran into business in a few years, so he did not expect to be able to answer my grandson Taro's difficult problem from the very beginning.

After pondering for a moment, Li Sui replied, "There is a cloud in the Analects of Confucius, those who are in late spring will wear spring clothes. Five or six crowned ones, six or seven young boys, bathe in Yi, dance in the wind, and return home after singing."

"Five six thirty, six seven 42, add up to exactly 72 people, so there are 30 adults and 42 teenagers."

"Hahaha, it really is the waves behind the Yangtze River that push the waves ahead. I can't think of a problem that the old man took many years to solve, but my little friend solved it so quickly." My grandson Taro laughed loudly after hearing Li Sui's answer.

"Come on, turn the bow of the ship and go to North Korea first." At this time, my grandson Taro ordered his men to turn the direction.

In this way, after the big ship sailed on the sea for two months, Li Sui and the others finally saw the shadow of the coast.

In front of them is the North Korea they are thinking about.

(End of this chapter)